One 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): …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:59PMZorro is back – dressed all in black, sword at the ready to defend the weak. But there’s a twist. “It’s a Zorro for today,” said Eleanor Holridge. “This is a grown-up, da…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:53AMWhen a play can get the job done in an hour and not short-change the audience in terms of character, language, or story, I’d say we have a winning combination. A local writer has writt…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:28AMHave you heard there’s a film version of “Les Misérables”? Just kidding; of course you have. For the last several months the media bombardment preceding the Christmas day …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:30AMThe Negev accounts for more than half of Israel’s land area. Extending over Israel’s southern region, this sparsely populated desert area has a rich history that stretches back thousands…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:28AMEven legends have to go through the awkward years. Take that icon – stealing from the rich and giving to the poor – Robin Hood. Celebrated in song and story for hundreds of years…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:16AMIf the holidays have got you down or you need a refreshing break from the hustle and bustle, why not try a visit with the Holiday Guys? In a relaxed, cabaret setting, two abundantly talented…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:40AMAudiences familiar with Arlington’s award-winning Signature Theatre know that size matters, but not necessarily how one would expect. Signature is known for intimate productions tha…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:24AMEthan McSweeny’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a feast for the senses. The Shakespeare Theatre Company has turned McSweeny loose to traffic in the magic of the theatre that …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:06AMDuring the bygone era of glamorous passenger trains connecting major cities with small hamlets, those customers who could afford to board a sleeping car, would be greeted by a smiling attend…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:28AMHeadlined by Broadway star and American Idol veteran Constantine Maroulis and pop and R&B singing sensation Deborah Cox, Jekyll & Hyde has pumped up the vocals and ramped up the sex …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:49AMI have fallen in love all over again with My Fair Lady. I cannot speak for the rest of the capacity crowd sitting in the Fichlander at Arena Stage the other night, but I was bewitched by the…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:26AMActor Bruce Dow had a confession to make. “I never thought I’d do Bottom.” He described Midsummer Night‘s Nick Bottom, a weaver, and member of the theatrically inclined craft…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:38AM- This is a the second in our 2 part look at the new production of Lerner and Loewe’s masterpiece musical My Fair Lady about to open at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:27PMNorth Korea. There are probably immediate connotations associated with this Asian country with a storied past. The Korean peninsula, bordering Russia, China and the Sea of Japan, was once an…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:30AMA taste of Scottish culture and an extraordinary journey can be washed down with an ice-cold beer, courtesy of a traveling troupe of actors who will perform in one of D.C.’s popular bars. …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:23PMThe rest of the country is starting to notice Ro Boddie. Our favorite headshot of Ro Boddie A graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, Boddie made an auspicious Washington debut in…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:40AM- This is a two part look at the new production of Lerner and Loewe’s masterpiece musical My Fair Lady at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. - It was only a matter of tim…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:26AMDirt. It’s in us, around us. We spend time, money and effort to reduce it or get rid of it. We also produce it. Heaps of trash crowd landfills, and serve as both food and an environmen…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:48AM- Best known in our area as the choreographer of those show-stopping numbers at Arena Stage for Oklahoma! and The Music Man, Parker Esse returns to give back to the talented students at Cath…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:43PMMolly Smith is helping to light the fuse of an explosive new play headed to Broadway. The Artistic Director of Arena Stage will be making her Broadway directorial debut with The Velocity of …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:34AMThe Conference of the Birds is a theatrical event that has traveled from an “empty space,” to villages in Africa. Now it comes to the stage of the Folger Theatre. Aaron Posner in action …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:16AMIlluminating a dark chapter in Poland’s history, Our Class at Theater J features a strong acting ensemble and assured direction by Derek Goldman. On July 10, 1941, nearly all the Jews in t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:49AMWhat happens when an actor is cast as a master cook and famous gastronome? In the case of Nick Olcott, he digs in to some cookbooks and heads for the market. Nick Olcott (Photo: courtesy of …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:15PMIt all started with the voice. As a child, Randy Johnson listened intently to a recording of George and Ira Gershwin’s “Summertime.” Little Randy was not listening to an opera album or…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AMThe story of the Tuskegee Airmen gets set to open Ford’s Theatre’s season. Ricardo Khan is a man of the theatre. He is the co-founder and former artistic director of the Tony Award-w…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:40AMHow does a 2012 Tony Award-winning regional theatre open up their newest season? Doing The Government Inspector is a great way to start. As the Shakespeare Theatre Company prepared to open t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:35AMWilliam Shakespeare penned memorable words and characters and fashioned them into some of the most renowned stage works in the Western world. The comedies still delight; the history plays co…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:57AMConstellation Theatre Company’s impeccably cast production of Alan Ayckbourn’s Taking Steps delivers buckets full of laughs. A clever twist of a British farce, the show is presented at S…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:12AMA ruined city. A populace scarred by a despot and the ravages of war. American soldiers whose lives are forever touched by violence and its after effects. And the ghost of a majestic Bengal …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:07PMThomas Holzman and Alison Drucker have been married for many years. They have shared many aspects of their lives. They have raised two children, now grown, and they are both attorneys. Now, …
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