Some of Washington’s favorite actors inhabit this Tom Isbell Christmas concoction, with songs written by the witty Mark Russell.
The Color Purple
Heartwarming. Soul-nurturing. Epic in ambition and yet intensely personal. The Color Purple is a musical triumph on so many levels that it would be difficult to know where to begin were it not for Fantasia
Ragtime
“We never know when our feelings will creep up on us and go boom and startle us,” says the character Mother to her friend Tateh in Ragtime.
Don Pippin on Jerry Herman
He’s just past seventy-seven now: an icon, a Broadway fixture since his debut at the Imperial in 1962 in Oliver. He’s known for his music, of course (Mame, 110 in the Shade, A Chorus Line, La Cage aux Folles, among others), but his career is full of delightful odds and ends – two plays, The […]
Financial Crisis Brings Offer of Help from Kennedy Center
Kennedy Center Offers Guidance to Struggling Arts Organizations The Kennedy Center has agreed to make the services of its senior staff available to any tax-exempt American performing arts organization which needs specialized expertise to endure our current difficult economic times, the Center has announced. The Center will offer guidance in fundraising, budgeting, marketing, building a […]
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde Adapted for the stage by Heather Hach from the MGM film, based on the novel by Amanda Brown Music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin Directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell Presented by The Kennedy Center Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson Legally Blonde is a big splashy musical with heart. Sure […]
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon By Peter Morgan Directed by Michael Grandage A touring production presented by The Kennedy Center Reviewed by Tim Treanor Richard M. Nixon, the disgraced former President who resigned thirty-four years ago, was well known as an equivocator and a liar, so let us not compound his felonies with anything but complete honesty. This show […]
The Playboy of the Western World
The Shadow of the Glen &The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge directed by Garry Hynes A DRUID Theatre Company production, presented by The Kennedy Center reviewed by Steven McKnight If you think the work of early 20th century Irish playwright John Millington Synge is merely broad comedies about Irish peasants, The […]
Blanche and Beyond
Blanche and Beyond from Selected Letters of Tennessee Williams adapted and Directed Steve Lawson presented by The Kennedy Center in the Terrace Theater reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackso Richard Thomas has come a long way from playing John Boy Walton (early 1970’s) with over 40 films and countless stage productions since those early years. Although the familiar […]
the break/s
the break/s: a mixtape for stage performance work by Marc Bamuthi Joseph presented by the Kennedy Center reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson Performer and personal narrative poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph is getting well earned, rave reviews for his latest expression, the break/s which infuses hip hop culture into his personal stories of identity, filled with […]
Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter
Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter by Julie Marie Myatt Directed by Jessica Thebus Produced by Oregon Shakespeare Festival Production at the Kennedy Center Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson The basic story about a soldier carrying physical and emotional wounds trying to return to society, is as current and timeless as it gets.
The Lion King
The Lion King Music & Lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice . Additional Music & Lyrics by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi Directed by Julie Taymor A Disney production presented by The Kennedy Center Reviewed by Ted Ying When Disneyland first […]
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