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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

‘Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo’ at Round House Theatre by David Friscic by David Friscic

There are no easy answers in Rajiv Joseph’s terrific play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, but there is a hell of a lot of interesting questions to ponder. Now being given a superlativ…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:01AM

Sunday, September 2, 2012

‘The Temperamentals’ at Rep Stage by David Friscic by David Friscic

In Rep Stage’s production of The Temperamentals the ensemble of fine actors plunge into Jon Marans’ very observant play with intensity and verve. Playing with brisk efficienc…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:29PM

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

‘August Osage County’ at The Keegan Theatre by David Friscic by David Friscic

Like a modern day variant of Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Tracy Letts’ superb sprawling epic of familial heart break and destruction - August: Osage County propels us into a wo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:04PM

Monday, July 30, 2012

‘Marathon ’33′ at The American Century Theater by David Friscic by David Friscic

If you think the Summer Olympics from London this year is a grueling test of endurance, join the haggard corps of downtrodden, exploited dance marathon contestants at the grueling Marathon…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:20PM

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’ at The Studio Theatre by David Friscic by David Friscic

With a randy impudence and audacity – occasionally bordering on the sophomoric - Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson pokes fun at our seventh president of the United States with the anarch…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:44AM

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Barbara Cook at Barbara Cook’s Spotlight at The Kennedy Center by David Friscic by David Friscic

Who is Barbara Cook? Kennedy Center Honoree, peerless Broadway, concert and cabaret star —or simply a legendary icon? Barbara Cook stepped out on the stage of the Kennedy Center…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:20AM

Monday, June 11, 2012

‘Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It all for You’ at American Century Theater by David Friscic by David Friscic

If you want to go back in time to those glorious days when you were a tortured student in parochial school taught by the “nun from Hell,” then consider signing up for a scath…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Aaron Lazar by David Friscic

Broadway star, Aaron Lazar (Phantom of the Opera, revivals of Les Miserables and A Little Night Music) casually sauntered into the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater and slowly started …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:24AM

Thursday, April 19, 2012

‘Come Fly Away’ at The Kennedy Center by David Friscic by David Friscic

Twyla Tharp, the innovative dance pioneer and Kennedy Center Honors recipient, joins forces with the smooth, lush, and swinging vocals of Frank Sinatra to conceive the glorious and witty h…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:08PM

Saturday, April 14, 2012

‘Emily Skinner’ at The Barbara Cook Spotlight Series at The Kennedy Center by David Friscic by David Friscic

Broadway musical singer and stage actress Emily Skinner dazzled the crowd at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre Friday evening, April 13th, for a scintillating set of 13 songs inters…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:07AM

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