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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Synetic, Keegan theaters release schedule of plays, musicals for upcoming season by Jessica Goldstein

Synetic’s 2012-13 season boasts four world premieres. “My take is that four brand-new productions . . . will inspire people in different ways,” said Paata Tsikurishvili, the theate…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:45AM

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Aslan transforms into Washington Ballet character by Jessica Goldstein

Aslan leaps. He leaps like no lion could ever leap. Aslan is impossible. He’s a puppet, this Aslan, though puppet designer Eric Van Wyk would “consider it a compliment if someone said it…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:37PM

Monday, June 11, 2012

Signature Theater’s things that go bump in the night by Jessica Goldstein

Things are about to get a little spooky scary at Signature Theatre in Arlington: The theatre is commissioning two new musicals, both of which have a bit of a horror bent. The commissions, gr…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:12PM

Olney’s new artistic director to ‘raise some eyebrows’ by Jessica Goldstein

Olney Theatre Center’s new artistic director is ready, in his words, “to raise some eyebrows.” Martin Platt, who began his new role at Olney on May 28, thinks next season’s roster of…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:12PM

Thursday, June 7, 2012

‘Beauty and the Beast’ gets a budget-friendly makeover by Jessica Goldstein

Once an enchantress warned a young prince not to be deceived by appearances. “Beauty is found within,” she told him, and surely you recall what happened next. You’d do well to heed tha…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:39PM

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

GALA Hispanic Theatre makes lemonade out of lemons by Jessica Goldstein

Hugo Medrano, the producing artistic director of GALA Hispanic Theatre, was set to direct the musical “Puerto Rico . . . ¡fua!” He’d been working on the show for six months when,…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:39PM

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

‘Beertown’ returns to Washington for more political humor by Jessica Goldstein

Rachel Grossman is going to be an eighth-grader again. Perhaps this doesn’t sound particularly appealing to you. Maybe it gives you Puberty PTSD flashbacks: teeth tangled in the prison of …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:35AM

Friday, May 25, 2012

Surviving on tour? ‘You’ve got to let leftovers go.’ by Jessica Goldstein

Jay Frisby has been playing Tom O’Brien on the national tour of “South Pacific” since September. After Kerouacing it up all over the country for nine months along with a 50-member cast…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:43PM

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Backstage: After a stint on ‘Mad Men,’ actor Marty Lodge coming to Round House by Jessica Goldstein

Marty Lodge has something really cool to say, except he’s not allowed to say it. “I’ve been sworn to secrecy,” he said. Okay, fine, he will say one thing: “I’m going to be on ‘…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:57AM

Friday, April 6, 2012

Fairy tales for theaters and audiences seeking happy endings by Jessica Goldstein

Maybe somebody spiked the D.C. water system with pixie dust. Or maybe we’re all aching for some happily-ever-after closure as an escape from the open-ended chaos that is current public dis…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:17PM

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Backstage: Studio Theatre’s 2012-13 season by Jessica Goldstein

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to present the thing, to be frank,” said David Muse of Oren Jacoby’s adaptation of “Invisible Man,” which will kick off the Studio Theatre�…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:21PM

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Backstage: Theater of the First Amendment scales back by Jessica Goldstein

Theater of the First Amendment is closing its doors as George Mason University’s professional theater company in residence. TFA will be funneling its resources and energy into a new initia…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:48PM

Wayne Brady rants about Twitter by Jessica Goldstein

Wayne Brady didn’t know he was going to be writing a rant. He was under the illusion that this was a standard-issue interview. “Not so!” I informed him, in so many words. “The Rant i…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:48PM

Backstage: Synetic tames a 21st-century ‘Shrew’ by Jessica Goldstein

Paata Tsikurishvili began by asking himself a question: Who in today’s world could possibly qualify as a shrew? Tsikurishvili is directing “The Taming of the Shrew,” the latest instal…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:48PM

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Backstage: Arena casts ‘Music Man’; Improv smackdown; Signature’s 2012-13 season by Jessica Goldstein

The role of Harold Hill in Arena Stage’s upcoming production of “The Music Man” will be played by Burke Moses.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:41AM

Friday, February 10, 2012

Valentine’s Day date tips from Washington Improv Theater by Jessica Goldstein

Say you have a date for Valentine’s Day. Hooray! The hard part is over, right? Wrong. As anyone who has ever braved the world of dating can attest, dates are to awkward moments as politica…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:35PM

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