Monday, July 30, 2018
A Broadway musical about Broadway musicals—what could be better for theatre-lovers of all stripes? The iconic A Chorus Line truly fits the bill! It features music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyric…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:06PMSaturday, June 16, 2018
Pure enchantment is the watchword as Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. With music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Li…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:33PMSunday, December 3, 2017
Surely, Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is the definitive Christmas story—at least, in the fiction category—and Paul Morella’s scrumptious and spooky adaptation has become a perennial fav…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:27PMSunday, November 12, 2017
Both “Under the Sea” and in “The World Above,” Damascus Theatre Company brings us a truly charming production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Based on the Hans Cristian Andersen st…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:08PMSunday, July 23, 2017
For those who love musical theatre, there is something amazing going on in Fairfax, Virginia this weekend and next, as the City of Fairfax Theatre Company and Truro Anglican Church present J…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:37PMSunday, June 25, 2017
Not your grandparents’ My Fair Lady, Olney Theatre Center presents a brilliant reimagining of this classic musical. With book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, it…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:14PMSaturday, January 7, 2017
What goes on in the secret deliberations of juries? And what lessons are there for all of us in terms of group dynamics and how to persuade people? The answers to these interesting questions…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:23PMSunday, November 20, 2016
Imagination Stage serves up a charming and delightful holiday treat with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. This timeless 1994 Broadway musical was adapted for the stage from the Academy Award…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:17AMSunday, November 13, 2016
Nicknamed “A Musical Fable of Broadway,” Guys and Dolls is a 1950 musical comedy based on the short stories of the legendary Damon Runyon. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:57AMSaturday, November 12, 2016
Parent-child relationships have been a perennial issue throughout history, even “In the Beginning.” Damascus Theatre Company’s production of Children of Eden takes the audience on a mu…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:01AMTuesday, November 1, 2016
For my last blog post before retirement, I am pleased to feature the research and analysis of Emma Winter Zeig, volunteer and former intern, on one of the songs discovered for "Laughter, Agi…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 06:54PMSaturday, October 29, 2016
American University’s Greenberg Theatre performed a hilariously funny ancient Roman farce, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. With music and lyrics by the incomparable Stephen…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:12PMSunday, October 23, 2016
If you want to see a thoroughly charming romantic comedy, visit the Laurel Mill Playhouse for their lovely production of Pride and Prejudice. Based on the legendary Jane Austen’s 1813 no…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:08PMTuesday, October 11, 2016
Scene from the stage production AmericanaDue to our unique existence as a research center of The New York Public Library and a constituent member of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, I…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:58PMSaturday, October 1, 2016
Envious skullduggery, a beautiful interweaving of Mozart’s music, and a fictionalized but fascinating plot are just a few of the reasons to see the Providence Players of Fairfax’s specta…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:15AMThursday, September 22, 2016
Bob Cole and J. Rosamond Johnson, 1902. Image ID: TH-03842The National Museum of African American History & Culture opens on September 24, 2016. The opening ceremonies will be broadcast …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 12:04PMMonday, August 29, 2016
Photograph by Myron Ehrenberg, October 25, 1945, “provided by [press representative] Ivan Black for Café Society.” Jerome Robbins Dance Division
The Library for the Performing Ar…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:06PMFriday, August 19, 2016
Carousel is a bittersweet tale of romance and redemption set against the backdrop of a town on the Maine coastline at the turn of the 20th century. With music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:25AMSunday, July 24, 2016
Poverty, street violence, guns, drugs, working-class whites blaming Hispanic immigrants for their financial woes, mistrust of the police—is this an article in last week’s newspaper? It c…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:04PMSaturday, July 9, 2016
Imagine, if you can, that it is July 2017 and Donald J. Trump has been elected as the 45th President of the United States. While some of you might find that prospect wonderful and others ho…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:36AMMonday, July 4, 2016
John Street Theatre, NYC, c. 1791. Image ID: 1650651
A guest post on the research that informed the earliest material in Shakespeare's Star Turn in America, by volunteer (and former intern)…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 12:34AMFriday, June 24, 2016
A guest blog by volunteer and former intern Emma Winter Zeig
Photograph taken by the author.
Before a television ad sells a product to the consumer, the company behind the product has …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:46PMHow do you make fun of someone who always makes fun of himself? Well, last night, Roastmaster Bob Saget and The Kennedy Center’s District of Comedy Festival managed to do just that, roasti…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:39PMMonday, June 20, 2016
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Anti-Prom 2016 was a great success. The outfits designed by the High School of Fashion Industries were beautiful interpretations of t…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 02:58PMSunday, June 12, 2016
What is a family? Is it all about biology or does it have much more to do with love? Surely, it’s the latter, and this lesson has never been more sensitively, humorously, and colorfully pr…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:59PMMonday, June 6, 2016
Rose dancer, 1914. Image ID: 5208659
It is almost time for the Library’s fabulous Anti-Prom. On Friday, June 17, New York teens will assemble on the steps of the Schwarzman Building and…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 04:31PMMonday, April 25, 2016
From Handel’s Giulio Cesare to Donizetti’s Anna Bolena to Adams’ Nixon in China, real-life historic figures have often been the subjects of operas. The multi-talented actor, singer, co…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:50AMThursday, April 21, 2016
John Street Theatre, NYC, c. 1791. Image ID: 1650651
A guest post on the research that informed the earliest material in Shakespeare's Star Turn in America, by volunteer (and former intern)…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 09:10PMMonday, April 11, 2016
Henry V. Stage-plot. Directions for scenery, curtains, drops, etc. with drawings and diagrams. *NDB [RBS] 97-1287 (Shakespeare, W. Henry V)
This post is a report by volunteer/former intern …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 12:04PMFriday, April 8, 2016
Lyndon Baines Johnson, popularly known as “LBJ,” was one of our best presidents, and also one of our worst. Truly a study in contrasts, he could evince both strength and weakness at the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:08PMMonday, April 4, 2016
James H. Hackett as Falstaff. Image ID: TH-26477
Shakespeare’s Star Turn in America focuses on production of Shakespeare’s works in North American theaters and why certain plays were po…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:57PM 
