In 2003, I had the great opportunity to spend several weeks reporting on treaty discussions at the United Nations HQ in New York City. The added bonus to that great ‘fresh out of grad scho…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:07PMTaffety Punk Theatre Company, one of the most innovative small troupes in Washington, DC, has taken on William Shakespeare again with its concert reading of the narrative poem, The Rape of L…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:14AMLove Story: The Musical, based on the well-known Erich Segal novel and film, originally premiered at the UK’s Chichester Festival Theatre in 2010 and later that year transferred to the Wes…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:19PMLast October, I had the great privilege of visiting Scotland on work travel. On a day off, I climbed up the very long set of stairs and visited the Edinburgh Castle and the National War Muse…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:14PMFor the 11th year, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has opened its doors to local theatres to showcase works still in development to the general public at its ‘Page-…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:10AMRichard Rodgers (Music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (Book and Lyrics) are a solid example of a composing team being ahead of the times. Just as in South Pacific, the dynamic duo takes on social…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:18PM14 Signature Theatre understudies closed out Signature Theatre’s Summer 2012 Sizzin’ Summer Cabaret Series with Revenge of the Understudies. Presenting an interesting conglomeration of …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AMSome time ago, I went to see a No Rules Theatre Company production of The Stephen Schwartz Project and I remember being impressed by a petite brunette with a really, really fierce belt. That…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMNatascia Diaz has several NYC/Broadway credits and has been a mainstay in the DC theatre scene for nearly an entire decade. Given her well-established musical theatre pedigree, I arrived at …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:43PMJace Casey is, put simply, a wunderkind. This young DC area teen with Signature Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, and Olney Theatre Center performing credits, has directed, composed, arranged, and …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:35AMFallen Angels, a trio of miniature operas composed, produced, and musically directed by Michael Oberhauser, shows much promise for future expansion. Under the direction of Nick Vargas, the c…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:34PMJustin Purvis’ autobiographical monologue, Hysterical Blindness, is a compelling one. Directed by Daniel Flint and co-created/produced by Chantal Martinaeu, it starts off as largely a c…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:34PMDischarged, written by Erin Webreck and performed by Kelley Quinn, is a solo-piece, which explores how family pressures and relationships impact one’s life no matter one’s station and pe…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:24PMThe Extermination Machine, written and directed by Michael Wright and presented by SeeNoSun OnStage, at its core has the makings of a good, if not chilling, historical drama. It depicts the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:26AMIt was another hot Washington, DC summer evening at Wolf Trap on Friday, July 6th. However, those who braved the heat were treated to a rocking National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) concert feat…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:04AMAs the final installment of Signature Theatre’s 5-show 2011-2012 cabaret season, Matthew Gardiner (Director) has conceived a quite memorable presentation of ‘lost’ songs from Broadway …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:14PMAs part of a festival celebrating The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is hosting a Hungarian theatre’s production of Gypsies. In i…
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