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It takes a lot of Joes to make a sound you can hear. Iron Crow Theatre is on fire right out of the gate with its fantastic season opener, The Cradle Will Rock. Under the expert direction of Artistic Director Sean Elias, this Brechtian revival hits all the right notes – notes sadly still relevant […]
As The American Century Theater’s (TACT) final musical Broadway Hit Parade is about to open tonight, I chatted with Artistic Director Jack Marshall. Joel: Since our last interview, you have had more time to reflect on the history of TACT and the final season. What feelings are you having now as you are about to open […]
The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Best Productions and Performances honors in University productions go to: UNIVERSITY PRODUCTIONS: Absurdities: An Evening of Ionesco at The George Washington University Collidescope: Adventures in Pre-and Post-Racial America at The University of Maryland Carousel at The Catholic University of America Cosi Fan Tutte at University of […]
When The American Century Theater announced that next season was going to be their last, I knew I had to ask Artistic Director Jack Marshall about his favorite productions and memories. Joel: Why is The American Century Theater closing after next year’s 20th Anniversary season? Jack: We set out to demonstrate that there were wonderful American shows […]
“The Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre entrance temporarily closed for emergency work until Monday, March 31.” For anyone familiar with the legendary lockout that threatened to strand several hundred eager ticket holders on the mid-June, 1937 opening night of composer Mark Blitzstein’s controversial musical, this was either life imitating life (or art), art imitating art (or […]