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Monday, September 29, 2014

‘Lobster Alice’ at Flying V by Cyle Durkee

Oh Frabjous Day!! I must say, the toves were slithy! And gyring and gimballing were happening all over the stage! And, this take on the creation of Alice in Wonderland really lived up to its…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:36PM
Monday, September 15, 2014

‘Metamorphosis’ at Alliance for New Music-Theatre by Cyle Durkee

How does one begin a review about a boy turned into a dung beetle? I suppose, just like that. And, no, I’m not giving anything away, unless you have never had even a cursory acquaintance w…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:57AM
Monday, September 8, 2014

‘Spark’ at Theater Alliance by Cyle Durkee

For all who were wondering: there is, in fact, a whole world across the river in Anacostia. In that world sits a lovely little theater called the Anacostia Playhouse. And, if you ever have …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:12PM
Saturday, August 23, 2014

‘Twelfth Night’ at Theatre Prometheus by Cyle Durkee

Aaaah….Shakespeare. We Washingtonians love you! We love you so much that we have your library here! And we have 14 theater companies dedicated to your works! We, as an educated and civil t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:02AM
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

‘Shining City’ at Scena Theatre by Cyle Durkee

Conor McPherson loves the supernatural. His plays exude an otherworldliness that seeps into the dialogue and infects the players. But, his plays aren’t about the supernatural. They seem to…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:59PM
Saturday, August 2, 2014

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Capital City Showcase #5-July 27, 2014 by Cyle Durkee

The final Showcase! And my final Fringe review…..sigh. Well, let’s get to it! This final installment of the Capital City Showcase was a bit more subdued than the other I saw, which could…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:06AM
Friday, July 25, 2014

Capital Fringe Review: Capital City Showcase #3-July 23, 2014 by Cyle Durkee

Showcases! Sometimes amazing, and sometimes appalling, and this time pretty darn good! This is the Capital City Showcase (which can be seen outside the walls of Fringe {check their website f…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:14PM
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

‘The Veil’ at Quotidian Theatre Company by Cyle Durkee

Conor McPherson’s play The Veil is a play set in an Irish mansion in the country in 1822. It’s story takes us through two weeks of time seeing hopes being sprung, dashed and meekly born…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:27PM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review ‘Mobile Personal Series’ by Cyle Durkee

If you were to walk up to what looks like a hot dog vendor with a surgical mask on, you might ask: “What’s the mask for?” You might then look down and realize that the vendor is pushi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:49AM
Friday, July 18, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Feisty Jew’ by Cyle Durkee

(Best of the Capital Fringe) There are story tellers. There are actors. There is a difference between the two. In one we find a desire to live the character. To be a new person on stage so …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:15PM
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Relationsh!t’ by Cyle Durkee

There is something to be said for idiosyncratic behavior contributing to the spice in any relationship (there is something else, entirely, to he said for the same behavior wrecking any and a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:22AM
Monday, July 14, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘La Llorona’ by Cyle Durkee

La Llorona is a Hispanic folktale about a woman who is spurned by her lover and goes on to murder her children. She then wanders the land as a ghost called the wailing woman and hearing her …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:47PM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ by Cyle Durkee

(Best of the Capital Fringe) Setting aside certain things about this performance is difficult. They are greedy, selfish, and cruel. Greedy for deciding they should hoard such a mountain of t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:22PM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Mutualistic Melody’ by Cyle Durkee

In a show who’s concept is so interesting I was surprised to find so many flaws in both script and execution.The script was unwieldy and suffered from many freshman mistakes. For insta…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:48PM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Interpersonal Underworld’ by Cyle Durkee

This review will be in two parts. One part about the dance (yes, this is a dance show) and one about the spoken aspects of the show (which, due to a proclivity for answering any question ask…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:33AM
Sunday, July 13, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: “Master Harold”…And the Boys by Cyle Durkee

The Rude Mechanicals of Virginia present “Master Harold”… and the Boys, a play by Athol Fugard. It’s a piece of theater that lends itself to subtle choices in order …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:36AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘I Fucked Your Country’ by Cyle Durkee

Twanna Hines is fun and sexy. Which is great for someone who talks about sex for a living. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this show, so I was happily surprised when I discovered it …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:12AM
Saturday, July 12, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Bitch: A Play About Antigone’ by Cyle Durkee

(Best of the Capital Fringe) Though you travel the perilous river of the Fringe and are beset on all sides by ravening flyer bearers and incoherent plots. Though you are forced to cringe so …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:53PM
Friday, June 20, 2014

Ranting With Cyle: ‘Here’s Where I’ve Been and I’m Back Now!” by Cyle Durkee

I write to you all after a long absence (no, I didn’t get abducted by aliens {but wouldn’t that be a cool story to share [with the other inmates of the psych ward]}) and come to realize …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:12AM
Friday, July 26, 2013

Ranting With Cyle: ‘Collaboration’ by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

F%#k you! (Not you, sorry! {I should probably have explained that statement a bit first]) The reason I said that is that it’s not something that you typically hear in a collaborative proce…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:52AM
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Ranting with Cyle: ‘Theatrical Community’ by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

How do you know that it’s too early in the morning (on a Saturday, no less), and no one has gotten enough sleep (we all know that sleep is something that happens to people outside the …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:42AM
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Ranting With Cyle: What is an Artist? by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

What is an artist? An artist is many things. An artist is an individual who creates, certainly. But, there is so much more to the description. Artists are those who strive for something new,…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:20AM
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Ranting With Cyle: ‘When the Show Speaks to Me’ by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

In our last foray into the philosophies of theater we began our journey into the relationship that we, as people, have with the art that we call theater (and pretentious people call theatre)…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:34AM
Monday, November 26, 2012

FallFringe Review: ‘Burlesque + Belly Laughs’ by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

Burlesque. Comedy. Together. Right? Can you go wrong with this? No. Let’s begin with the opening of the room. As people enter they are personally greeted by Justin Purvis. He is not a char…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:21PM

FallFringe Review: ‘R.U.X.’ (Rockwell’s Universal seXbots) by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

Robot Sex. Perfect Fringe show, right? You would think so. And it almost is. R.U.X. is about an embattled businessman named Rockwell. Rockwell Jr. to be precise. His father’s company has b…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:56PM
Sunday, November 18, 2012

FallFringe Review: ‘The Brontes’ by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

I used to think that the best thing about the old west was that you could ride around doing just about anything you wanted, as long as you had a big gun (and you were willing to mortgage you…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:22PM

FallFringe Review: ‘McGoddess’ by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

Imagine a story of a man’s life. Now imagine that it is told by his daughter.  Now imagine that that daughter is hilarious. Got it? Great. That is where we begin this journey. So keep tha…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:17PM
Saturday, November 17, 2012

fallFringe: ‘Double Consciousness Redux’ by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

Double Consciousness Redux (DCR){carpel tunnel is something that is going to happen to other people}) begins with a haunting scene in which comes onto the stage assisted by two nurses in whi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM
Friday, November 9, 2012

‘Medieval Story Land’ at fallFringe by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

Medieval Story Land’ – the fun sendup of adventure stories is plain fun. We begin our journey with the “hero,” a young elf named Todd (played joyfully by Forrest Rilling). T…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:01PM
Saturday, November 3, 2012

‘Galactica’ with Jeffrey Johnson at Black Fox Lounge by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

Galactica is the drag queen. Jeffrey Johnson is the man behind the makeup. It’s important that you know that as you go into his cabarets, because you get to spend the night with both. And …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:10PM
Saturday, October 20, 2012

Ranting With Cyle: ‘Sounds of Silence’ by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

Silence. Makes people…. Nervous. Which I find a bit odd. You would think that it would take the pressure off, right? We could all just not talk, and everyone should be fine with that (…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards