I had a dream the other night in which I was transported to a quaint European city where the sounds of gypsy violins pervaded the air and romance was just around the corner. Actually, this w…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:30AMA dash of old-time TV variety show, a pinch of late-night talk show, and more than a soupçon of improvisation are the ingredients the guys at No Rules Theatre Company hope will satisfy fun-…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:31PM- We talk with Alan Paul, co-director of The Rocky Horror Show, about to open at Studio Theatre’s 2nd Stage - This year marks forty years of pelvic thrusts, cross-dressing aliens, and go…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:43AMWhen the popular boy-band from the late-90s ‘N Sync broke up in 2002, Justin Timberlake rose to even greater fame as a solo performer and actor. But what if success had not followed Timber…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:25PMFighting back appreciative tears, Joshua Morgan declared “Aaron Posner is like a theatrical father” to No Rules Theatre Company. The day after Father’s Day, Monday, June 17, the yo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:24AMAs the audience enters, strains of vintage country tunes fills the air. The music segues from the pops and cracks of old recordings to the live band that will serve as back-up for the late c…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:55AMSophistication, wit and a vivid leading female character are front and center in S.N. Behrman’s Biography. Thank you, American Century Theater for finding this forgotten gem. If you like y…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:26AMSummer’s coming, and with it, Pippin co-producers Anna Roberts Ostroff and Alan Ostroff return to Annapolis to open Infinity Theatre’s third season of bringing New York talent to…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:27AM- Enjoy an interactive discussion on Twelfth Night with acclaimed author and Tony Award-nominee Ken Ludwig, followed by a book-signing for his new book, “How to Teach Your Children Shakesp…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:32AMStriding in through the doorway of the Kennedy Center’s African Gallery, Julie Halston enters, greeting her guest like an old friend. “Hello, Jeff Walker.” And hello, to Julie Halsto…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:37AMSpank! head writer and director Jim Millan talks about the show. Taking guilty pleasures to new heights, the “Fifty Shades” trilogy by fan-fiction writer E. L. James broke publishing rec…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:50AMThe gods moved to New Orleans for the music. So goes the premise of Dan Dietz’s riff on an ancient Greek tragedy, Clementine in the Lower 9, the latest from Forum Theatre, opening May 23…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:50AMA blind date can be a boon or a bust for two strangers seeking romance. But what if the couple know each other and use blind dates as a game in an attempt to keep a spark in their relationsh…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:44AMFor your consideration: An evening of theatre with echoes of “The Twilight Zone” and “Star Trek.” And if you look closely, you also might find glimmers of Waiting for Godot. The thes…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:07AMOffering seven weekly roundtrip flights to Paris, via the swinging sixties, Rep Stage is currently flying Boeing Boeing direct from the Smith Theatre at Howard Community College.Camoletti’…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:16AMFor the current production of Bill Cain’s deeply personal How to Write a New Book for the Bible, Ryan Rilette, producing artistic director at Round House Theatre, has moved to the directo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:43AMCostume designer Murell Horton has a simple philosophy: “Theatre, to me, is really good storytelling if it’s done well. It’s also about coming together to create a world that had not …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:09AMAn Interview with Olney Theatre’s Jason King Jones and actor Michael Russotto Take four middle-managers from a Manchester business firm – think the UK version of “The Office.” …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:49AMWhen you are fourteen, choosing which clothes to wear and lunch table politics should top the list of big events of your school day. Jason Papadopoulos wishes those were his biggest problems…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:20AMNancy Opel is a trouper, yet, until now, her thirty year career in theatre missed one thing. Her credits include a who’s who and a what’s what of distinguished productions: Broadway’s …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AM– We talk to Mary Zimmerman, director and creator of Metamorphoses, now completing a successful run in the Fichlander at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Zimmerman …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:22AMWhen tiny Creative Cauldron in Falls Church, Virginia, decided to stage a musical about the boy who wouldn’t grow up, they tapped the talents of three in-house artists for a fresh appr…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:49AMThe music is unmistakable. A quick drum lick pattern introduces a characteristic, throbbing beat that says steel drums and a relaxed island atmosphere. The words insist on a benevolent compl…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:48AMAimed at the young and the young at heart, Peter Pan and Wendy is filled with a whimsical spirit as several gaggles of youthful performers retell the adventurous journey to Neverland and bac…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:37AMThe water drew me in. The performance kept me there. And now the indelible images flood my memory as I replay the scenes of men and women being at one with the water, floating age-old storie…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:39PMWe talk with Johanna Day, who plays Good People‘s central character, and director Jackie Maxwell Margie Walsh is good people. A single parent, who has to work hand to mouth, paycheck …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:55AMRichard Schiff, the star of Eugene O’Neill’s Hughie at Shakespeare Theatre Company, first got to know DC during his time on “The West Wing” (1999-2006), for which he won an …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:06AMHey, Batman: park the Batmobile. And, Spiderman, you’d better hang it up. Japan’s most popular hero is ready to battle greedy ogres, packing a peach powered punch. Bethesda’s got him a…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:34PMThe prospects looked grim during the Boston tryouts for Our Town. Business at the box office was poor, and puzzled Bostonians walked out during the performances. After all, there was no scen…
SOURCE: feeds.feedblitz.com at 10:30AMThis week, on the west side of the U. S. Capitol, with millions watching, President Barack Obama gave his second inaugural address calling for unity as we seize the future together. Just a f…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:50AMOne could say Theater J’s current production is drama about a whistle blower trying to protect his community from a dangerous water supply. And it is. But, it seems to me Boged (Traitor): …
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