160 stories by "David Friscic"
The motley crew of neurotic and quasi-neurotic characters in Falsettos, now playing at the Kennedy Center, offers an eye-opening look at all-too-human dilemmas. The rituals of everyday life …
Mark Christopher Lawrence is a comedian of myriad talents. Appearing at the Bier Baron Tavern's Comedy Loft, Mr. Lawrence commanded the stage with an act that was multi-dimensional " and wit…
Rainbow Theatre Project has presented a trenchant and exciting production of the rarely produced Clothes for a Summer Hotel. The dualistic themes of the great playwright Tennessee Williams a…
The Maryland Lyric Opera (MDLO) presented an evening of an assortment of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's musical excerpts from three of his most esteemed operas"The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovann…
The National Symphony Orchestra delighted with a superb program on Thursday night at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Acclaimed cellist Kian Soltani performed with panache as he joined force…
The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC has presented a production of the musical Working that perfectly captures the individual and collective spirit that embodies the strength and dignity o…
Jeffrey, the current offering of the Rainbow Theatre Project by playwright Paul Rudnick, casts a humorously defiant eye towards the tragedy of the AIDS epidemic –Â as set in the New …
The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC presented their annual Holiday Show on a cold winter's night and the warmth exuded by this very polished and respected chorus obliterated any bitter wi…
Jeffrey Higgins: A Deafening Sound is an apt title for the anguish and turmoil that singer and pianist Jeffrey Higgins went through after being fired as a singer in the Archdiocese of Washin…
The Washington National Opera's current production of the opera Silent Night is a shattering indictment of the futility and waste of war set during the historical truce that occurred during …
Washington National Opera's current production of Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata is a moving and heart-wrenching view of tragic romantic love in all its variations. Under the taut and astute d…
The current offering from the justly renowned GALA Hispanic Theatre, Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water For Chocolate) is a veritable feast for the senses and a savory mixture of theatrica…
In The Legend of Georgia McBride, a theatrical cornucopia of camp, country music, drag, domestic dilemmas, and larger-than-life divas await you. This disarming and sexually-charged excursion…
The "double bind" of being gay in an oppressive climate of prejudice against gays and, yet, choosing to turn down any hope of redemption with a loving partner (or a political party that does…
As was announced at the beginning of the National Chamber Ensemble's recent musical offering Today's Classical and Jazz Masters —in a veiled reference to the British Royal Wedding R…
The current production of the Washington National Opera "Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville plays like a frenetically captivating musical dreamscape of schemers, clowns, and romantic …
An eerie sense of the supernatural combined with an almost ritualistic sense of the minutiae of daily living combine to form the aesthetic ambiance of playwright Annie Baker's haunting and d…
An eclectic excursion into choreographic experimentation, innovative instrumental accompaniment, and exciting vocalizing is all part of DEMO by Damian Woetzel: Now at Kennedy Center's …
"Peace and transcendence can only be found in death" seems to be the eternal thread that runs through Verdi's operatic masterpiece, Don Carlo. Presented by the Washington National Opera, the…
Enticingly presented by Monumental Theatre Company as part of the Atlas Intersections Festival, Infinite Future: Bernstein's Lasting Impact is an exciting and multi-dimensional theatrical ev…
The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC has just offered the DC Metro Theatre Region an alternately wistful, romantic, and humorous cabaret review entitled It Takes Two…. Presented at t…
The Washington National Opera is now offering opera lovers the rare treat of a disarming and whimsical baroque opera, Alcina, by Composer George Frideric Handel. An opera, by default, is oft…
Eternal, romantic love conquers all — even a jealous rival — in Verdi's ravishingly melodic Aida, now being presented by the Washington National Opera with splendid work from all…
Gorgeous, ravishing arias by the legendary Puccini, an ethereally beautiful performance by Soprano Ermonela Jaho as Cio-Cio San (Butterfly), and an exceptionally ingenious concept and stage …
Wearing his heart on his sleeve throughout, entertainer extraordinaire Alan Cumming (Tony-award winner for Cabaret, regular on the hit television series The Good Wife, concert and recording …
