160 stories by "David Friscic"
A mystical and lushly romantic journey down the Amazon River is only the beginning of the fully absorbing and richly textured production of the current offering of the Washington National Op…
Like the pointillist dots that fill the canvas of Georges Seurat's masterful painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, each element of Signature Theatre's stunning produc…
Brian Childers IS the exact personification of Danny Kaye in the wonderfully amusing and slightly manic current production at The American Century Theater (TACT), An Evening with Danny Kaye.…
There are horrific and spellbinding moments aplenty to savor in Studio Theatre's SecondStage current production of the alternately beloved and reviled camp, cult classic musical Carrie. Base…
Come Look at the Freaks!" intones the carnival barker at the opening of the unique and musically eclectic and beloved cult musical Side Show and you cannot look away. Now playing at The Kenn…
Two"time Grammy Award winner Diane Schuur showcased her blazing and versatile musical talent in a powerhouse, perfectly-pitched concert at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club on Fr…
The American Century Theater (TACT) has offered the DC Metro theatergoer a chance to see a classic rarely produced play, Abby Mann's Judgment at Nuremberg, and they have succeeded in present…
The respected and accomplished Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C. (GMCW) certainly progressed through the canon of "gay-friendly" songs (i.e.: songs written by Gay writers, songs adored by…
In playwright Motti Lerner's provocative and relevant play, The Admission, now playing at The Studio Theatre (as originally produced by Theater J), the question of when does the personal bec…
Stage, film, and television star, Megan Hilty wowed the audience at The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater last night with an eclectic concert that proved that Hilty is the sort of striking ta…
Quotidian Theatre Company's production of Brian Friel's play Faith Healer is a superlative exploration of the theme of the fallibility of memory versus reality. This intimate play consisting…
There's more than a flickering of interesting technique and stimulating acting in the production (U.S.Premiere) of the play Moth by playwright Declan Greene currently playing at Studio Theat…
I was very pleased to attend the recent musical offering of the esteemed Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, (GMCW), Von Trapped, which was presented on March 14-16, 2014 at The George Washi…
With precise control and an air of cosmopolitan confidence, the prolific Brian d'Arcy James captivated The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater in his unique concert Friday night. Â Careening …
I had never seen a production of Spring Awakening before so I was thrilled to attend the current production now playing at the highly "esteemed Kensington Arts Theatre(though, indeed, I had …
If you were going to create a time capsule to preserve a glorious musical theatre partnership, you need look no further than Mandy and Patti in Concert now playing at The Kennedy Center's Ei…
A Valentine's Day treat was offered to all those who were lucky enough to attend celebrated jazz and cabaret artist Ann Hampton Callaway's concert Let’s Fall in Love: Ann Hampton Calla…
The Keegan Theatre's current production of Gore Vidal's political drama The Best Man is solid entertainment in the best sense of the word. Never having read the play or having seen any previ…
The epic journey of the civil rights movement, the political struggles of the times, and the fruitless hatred of humankind towards those they do not understand are beautifully realized "and …
The American Century Theater (TACT), a stalwart presence in the DC area theatre community, is now presenting the stage adaptation by Eric Simonson of Mark Harris' novel (the second in a seri…
Like a pride of carnivorous lions, the Lyons family is aggressively on the prowl for laughs (underneath the pain) In playwright Nicky Silver’s The Lyons now playing at Bethesda’s…
I came away from Lucie Arnaz‘s concert at The Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre with a blissed-out feeling of elation. An invigorating combination of sheer professionalism and …
It’s good that the Keegan Theatre has not modernized its home on Church Street yet for the musty, slightly decrepit, and highly atmospheric surroundings of this venerable old building …
Tommy Tune’s tall, lanky frame and loquacious manner is a veritable show unto itself. As the iconic Broadway Theatrical legend proved at The Kennedy Center’s Barbara Cook̵…
Theater J is pulling out all the stops in its current and very polemical production of playwright Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros’ The Argument. Directed with a tight, concise flair by As…
