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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…

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Sunday, September 2, 2012

'The Temperamentals' at Rep Stage by David Friscic by David Friscic

In Rep Stage’s production of The Temperamentals theÂ ensembleÂ ofÂ fine actors plunge into Jon Marans’ very observant play with intensity and verve. PlayingÂ with brisk e…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:29PM[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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 marathonÂ contestantsÂ at the grueling Mara…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:20PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson' at The Studio Theatre by David Friscic by David Friscic

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

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:44AM[SHARE]

Sunday, June 17, 2012

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

Who isÂ Barbara Cook?Â Kennedy CenterÂ Honoree, peerless Â Broadway, concert and cabaret star —orÂ simply aÂ legendary icon? Barbara Cook stepped out on the stage of the Ke…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:20AM[SHARE]

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 Â taught by the “nun from Hell,” Â then consider signing up for a s…

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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 andÂ A Little Night Music) casually sauntered into the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater and slowly starte…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:24AM[SHARE]

Thursday, April 19, 2012

'Come Fly Away' at The Kennedy Center by David Friscic by David Friscic

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

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:08PM[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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