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Review: ‘Rock and Roll Man: The Alan Freed Story’ at Bucks...
Who was the first rock and roller? You could say it was Elvis Presley, the first rock and roll superstar. Or Bill Haley, the...
Review: ‘The White Snake’ at Baltimore Center Stage
It was a thrill and a privilege to be at the grand reopening of Baltimore Center Stage last night. I felt like a movie...
Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Ford’s Theatre
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is back at Ford’s Theatre in a production that is guaranteed to fill your heart with Yuletide cheer.
Michael Wilson’s...
Review: ‘Disgraced’ at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ
It is sometimes difficult to imagine what theater might be able to further contribute to an already contentious national conversation about tolerance and devisiveness...
Spine: ‘Pericles’ by Oregon Shakespeare Festival at Folger Theatre (Review #2)
The rarely performed Pericles by William Shakespeare, now on stage at Folger Theatre, is that even rarer of manuscripts: a folk play with epic...
‘In the Moment’: Thoughts on Folger Theatre’s ‘Pericles’
Dazzling.
Indeed Pericles is quite dazzling in the contemporary creation from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival currently at the Folger Theatre. It possesses a radiance with...
‘Pericles’ at the Folger Theatre
Pericles is a night of wonder, perfect for a romantic evening or a thought-provoking night out with family or friends. Watching it is like...
‘Dangereuse’ The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘The Guard’ at Ford’s Theatre
Rembrandt once said, “Of course you will say that I ought to be practical and paint the way they want me to paint. Well,...
The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘The Guard’ at Ford’s Theatre
Only through art do we become immortal. The Guard, commissioned by Ford's Theatre for the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, is an original work by...
Attending ‘The Velocity of Autumn’ Meet the Press at Sardi’s Today...
It was an exciting morning at Sardi's as the cast, producers, and the director of The Velocity of Autumn were introduced to the NYC press....
‘The Velocity of Autumn’ to Open on Broadway at The Booth...
The Velocity of Autum is off to Broadway's The Booth Theatre!
“A bracing, honest and deliciously funny performance played with wonderful gritand wit by the great actress Estelle Parsons.” – The New York Times
“Estelle Parsons...
An Interview with Bruce Dow on Playing Pseudolus in ‘A Funny...
Bruce Dow is wowing DC audiences with his high-energy and funny performance of the slave Pseudolus in Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of A Funny Thing...
‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ at...
The opening number of Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical farce A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the...
A Mother and a Son Look at ‘The Velocity of Autumn’...
Last week my son and I were part of yet another audience captivated by Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella playing mother and son in...
‘The Velocity of Autumn’ at Arena Stage at The Mead Center...
For $64,000, the funny thing about aging is…?
Funny like strange or funny like—?
Like LOL.
Oh, okay, lemme think.
Haven’t got all day.
Please, I need more time!
Come...
‘The Velocity of Autumn’ at Arena Stage at the Mead Center...
With the stage in total darkness the house is consumed with loud noises of a storm and sirens evoking a very chaotic state. It...
‘Fly’ at Ford’s Theatre by Grace Kim
Written by Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan, and passionately directed by Ricardo Khan, Ford's Theatre's production of Fly is a tribute to the experiences of...
