Friday, November 21, 2014
The Count Basie Orchestra is a perfect paring with The Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club as it rises to its stated goal of being “The Copacabana of the mid-Atlantic.” The packed …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:20AMWednesday, November 19, 2014
Bright shiny objects in unexpected places often draw our attention. This weekend’s bauble, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, drew the spotlight to Magruder High School. The eve…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:20AMSaturday, November 8, 2014
Masterful! David Gaines solo performance was clever, skilled and totally engrossing. Using only his body, facial expressions and some gibberish, he transported the audience to the circus, b…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:04PMFriday, November 7, 2014
The energy of Africa Umoja virtually leapt off the stage. At times, the performer’s enthusiasm was nearly matched by the shout-outs, ululations, whistling, foot stomping, singing, arm-wavi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:08PMFriday, October 10, 2014
As Alicia Mitchell-Mangual sings and the lights come up, I anticipate another fantastic production by the Howard University Department of Theatre Arts. The six actors and keyboardist Kayla V…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:46PMMonday, September 8, 2014
The music to celebrate Brazilian Independence Day at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club Saturday night drove most of the attendees onto the dance floor. Both Alma Tropicalia and Nation Beat…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:35PMSaturday, September 6, 2014
Of course The Nighthawks lived up to their reputation as “the quintessential bar band.”Forty plus years in, DC native Mark Wenner only gets better and a bit funkier. The surprise of the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:22PMSunday, August 31, 2014
In the setting of the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club, I was expecting The Rat Pack to bring me on a nostalgic trip to the early 60s when Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:40PMSunday, August 10, 2014
In 1998, Forbes magazine declared Doc Scantlin and His Imperial Palms Orchestra the “best band in America.” And that was before they attained a huge following for their entertainment va…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:56PMSaturday, August 2, 2014
FRESH was the defining feeling at Zydeco Trouble’s dance party at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club. Lead by Curley Taylor, the five-piece band consistently delivered a straight up zydec…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:20AMSunday, July 20, 2014
Dani Girl is a gem worthy of placement at the highest point in a royal’s crown. Go see it before it closes its brief run on August 10th! Every member of this musical’s cast and creative …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:59PMMonday, July 14, 2014
(Best of the Capital Fringe) This production is not to be missed! It is clearly one of the ‘Best of the Capital Fringe.’ Hilary Morrow’s solo performance is riveting.Morrow is both pla…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:11AMIf you are familiar with H.P. Lovecraft’s early writing about the fictional deity called Cthulhu, this play is hilarious. If you are not familiar with Lovecraft’s writing, take just a mo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:23AMSunday, July 13, 2014
Balloon Plays is a great way to introduce kids to the wonders of Fringe. It is, to my knowledge, the only offering directed towards a younger audience. The approximately 10 kids and 40 adul…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:12PMFour good comics, eight short skits and one ‘ha, ha, not so funny’synopsis made for a sporadically funny performance of this collection written by Robert Kittredge and directed by Lisa H…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:37AMMonday, June 16, 2014
This much-anticipated yearly event at WolfTrap was a winner once again. The Stooges Brass Band, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet and Big Sam’s Funky Nation showcased the breadth of music…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:05PMMonday, June 9, 2014
Sergio Mendes and Eliane Elias ruled the stage Friday night as part of Strathmore’s Jazz Samba Project festival, celebrating Brazilian bossa nova music. Both Elias and Mendez performed som…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:22PMSaturday, May 17, 2014
David Mavricos, as the confused suitor, Charles Marlow, exemplifies the quality of Pallas Theatre Collective’s production of Oliver Goldsmith’s popular farcical romp She Stoops…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:21PMTuesday, April 29, 2014
Tom Paxton‘s soul-stirring performance at The Barns at Wolf Trap brings us near the end of his more than 50 year career as one of America’s most influential folk singers. He retires…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:45PMTuesday, April 8, 2014
Lisner Auditorium was filled with movement, color, dazzle and (ear-splitting) sound during Saturday night’s 21st annual Bhangra Blowout. Eight colleges vied for championship of Bhangra B…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:55PMSunday, April 6, 2014
Marc Bamuthi Joseph, best known as a spoken word artist, and his collaborators, raised questions and gave many ideas for discussion through a multi-layered, multi-sensory performance at The…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:17AMThursday, February 27, 2014
Founded in 1971 as a dance collective by Dartmouth College students, this company still wears its revolutionary stripes on its sleeves. Pilobolus was named after a barnyard fungus that prope…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:21PMWednesday, February 26, 2014
Pro Musica Hebraica ended its seventh season in the packed Kennedy Center Concert Hall with a moving evening of music and poetry, both rendered exquisite by pianist and lover of Yiddish poet…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:24AMSunday, February 23, 2014
Jonathan Larson, who wrote the original book, music and lyrics for Rent, summarized the musical in one sentence: ‘Rent is about a community and about celebrating life in the face of death …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMMonday, February 17, 2014
Béninoise singer-songwriter and activist, Angelique Kidjo worked most of the audience into an exuberant dancing frenzy at her performance last night at Lisner Auditorium. Her 17-song set co…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:13PMSaturday, February 1, 2014
All of us were raised with the enchantment of fairy tales, from Thumbelina (Hans Christian Andersen) and Cinderella (Charles Perrault), to Rapunzel (Brothers Grimm), many of them later po…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:26PMTuesday, January 28, 2014
I am a big fan of The Little Theatre of Alexandria because of their consistency in presenting top-notch productions – which always run like clockwork – so I was disappointed that…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:37PMThe press opening performance of Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song, conceived, directed, and choreographed by Maurice Hines, was a tour de force. I strongly recommend that anyone with an …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:48PMSunday, January 26, 2014
Who-done-its often involve multiple twists and turns, dead ends, and tangential material — all leading to the capture of the criminal and justice served at the last moment. Director Laurie…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:37PMSunday, January 19, 2014
Reston Community Players’ production of Les Misérables is la plupart magnifique! From the moment the curtain rose on a group of prisoners, including Jean Valjean, toiling in misery …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:06PMFriday, January 17, 2014
Christie Dashiell and her band graced the stage at the Mansion at Strathmore on Wednesday night with a seven-song set. Her skills as a jazz vocalist and composer brought joy throughout the p…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:02AM 
