Saturday, August 4, 2012
Jerry Seinfeld packed the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall last night. Seinfeld has been doing stand-up comedy routines for 37 years and along the way appeared on late-night television shows …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:39AMTuesday, July 24, 2012
It is rare to see the headliner introduce the opening act; however that is exactly what Jackson Browne did Monday night at Wolf Trap when he introduced Sara Watkins. Jackson Browne also sat …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:32PMMonday, July 23, 2012
John Tesh looks so natural fronting a band even if it is a 12-piece big band orchestra. His speaking voice and stage presence has been honed by many years of television and radio work. Fifty…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:21PMFriday, July 20, 2012
The steamy heat of a Washington summer night added to the ambiance of the World Premiere of Me and the Devil Blues by Seamus Sullivan, after all the play is set in Hell. The band played smoo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:30AMThursday, July 19, 2012
The Lee Ranaldo Band opened for Wilco on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Ranaldo is best known for his time spent with Sonic Youth – a band he founded and spent three decades as the band’s l…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:43PMMonday, July 16, 2012
Airswimming (Abridged) is a play written by Charlotte Jones about two ladies in a London asylum. It stars Charlotte Jones (Dora/Dorph) and Julia Smith (Persephone/Porph) who also presente…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:54PMThe Pallas Theatre Collective production of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Mirrors does exactly what a comedy is supposed to do, make you laugh. The laughs come often from the talente…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:16PMSaturday, July 14, 2012
A local playwright Suzanne Beal is having a World Premiere run of I Am (Not) My Mother at Maryland Ensemble Theatre. Proceeds go to help The Woman’s Giving Circle. It is a great story of p…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:25PMFriday, July 13, 2012
It is not often you get to see two living legends on one night. However, that is what happened on July 12, 2012 at Wolf Trap. British blues legend John Mayall opening up for blues legend Bud…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:18PMThursday, July 12, 2012
The anticipation was high with Macy Gray opening for Seal at Wolf Trap. Unfortunately for those who were seated in the lawn – it rained most of the night. However, a large crowd weathe…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:40AMWednesday, July 11, 2012
The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) is celebrating its 22nd season at Shepherd University, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Those seasons have created a history of 90 new play…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:28AMSaturday, July 7, 2012
The sanctuary at All Saints Episcopal Church in Frederick, Maryland was once again turned into a concert hall for the amazing California Guitar Trio. It is the 11th time in 21 years that th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AMThursday, June 28, 2012
Norah Jones was returning to Wolf Trap for the first time in nine years and the Filene Center was sold out. Up-and-coming singer/songwriter Sasha Dobson had a generous 40-minute set. Sasha w…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:52PMFriday, June 22, 2012
It was a hot, hazy, humid summer evening at Wolf Trap and Diana Krall and her special guest Denzal Sinclaire cooled the audience with their smooth jazz. Denzal is establishing himself as one…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:12PMTuesday, June 19, 2012
Yoni Gras shows the Maryland Ensemble Theatre likes their music like their theatre productions daring. The event consisted of six independent bands over two nights and about six hours of mus…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:02AMFriday, June 15, 2012
David Nail had the honor opening for Martina McBride Wednesday night at Wolf Trap. David is a gifted singer/songwriter who has two album releases under his belt, and he entertained the crowd…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:39AMFriday, May 25, 2012
Everything about going to a Fun Company production at Maryland Ensemble Theatre involves having a good time. The afternoon starts on a high note with free face painting before the show begin…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMTuesday, May 22, 2012
The Wailers performed Friday night at The H Lounge located in the middle of Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. Local reggae band Jah Works had the honor to open up for the legendary gro…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMWednesday, May 16, 2012
Director Tad Janes bills The All New, Grand Ole Hee Haw Hootenany Hoe Down Jamboree! as ‘a spoof country variety show.’ It’s really a collection of special guests, bluegras…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:30PMLonely Planet replaced another production at MetroStage which I was looking forward to seeing. As I entered the theatre I knew very little about this play, but I am so glad my editor convinc…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:45AMTuesday, May 8, 2012
The Washington Nationals are a baseball team full of young talent like the 19 year-old sensation Bryce Harper and pitching ace Stephen Strasburg. However, when you go to a baseball game not …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:33PMWednesday, April 25, 2012
On April 17th, the area was treated with a true bluegrass treat when Peter Rowan, Tony Rice and the Travelin’ McCourys shared the stage to celebrate Bill Monroe at The Music Center at Stra…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMWednesday, April 18, 2012
Peter Rowan, Tony Rice, and The Travelin’ McCourys, who are some of the biggest names in Bluegrass came together to honor Bill Monroe at The Music Center at Strathmore in a program called …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:49PMMonday, April 16, 2012
The Lopez Conservatory Program production of Elton John and Tim Rice’s musical Aida demonstrated they can produce talented young actors who will have bright futures in theatre. After wat…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AMSunday, April 15, 2012
David Gonzalez presents a version of Sleeping Beauty the audience has not seen or heard before. Gonzalez follows in the footsteps of others – like Disney and The Grimm Brothers –…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:30AMWednesday, April 11, 2012
Welcome to Capital Sound! My new column will focus on covering the music scene in the local area around Washington,, DC. Any night one can hear the rhythms and beats seeping out of the count…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:00AMTuesday, April 3, 2012
The fun starts at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s Fun Company’s production of The Young Olympians and the Most Amazingly Awesome Adventure Ever! before we ever take our seats. The …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:44AMWednesday, March 28, 2012
Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s ( MET) presents a new world premiere adaptation of Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Antigone by MET ensemble member Reiner Prochaska. This sets Antigone against K…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:04PMMonday, March 26, 2012
When I take my seat at the James Lee Community Centerto to see the Providence Players of Fairfax’s production of Side Man - I feel like I am sitting at Charlie’s Melody Lounge &…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:49PMWednesday, March 14, 2012
The ground breaking, innovating, guitarist Jimi Hendrix became a legend of rock and blues music in his brief life. Forty years after his death his legacy lives on with the Experience Hendrix…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMSaturday, March 3, 2012 was declared ‘Smokey Robinson Day’ in Washington, D.C. by Mayor Vincent C. Gray shortly before the legendary musician took the stage at the sold out Kennedy Cente…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:37AM 
