247 stories by "Jeffrey Walker"
– We talk to Mary Zimmerman, director and creator of Metamorphoses, now completing a successful run in the Fichlander at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Zimmerman …
When tiny Creative Cauldron in Falls Church, Virginia, decided to stage a musical about the boy who wouldn’t grow up, they tapped the talents of three in-house artists for a fresh appr…
The music is unmistakable. A quick drum lick pattern introduces a characteristic, throbbing beat that says steel drums and a relaxed island atmosphere. The words insist on a benevolent compl…
Aimed at the young and the young at heart, Peter Pan and Wendy is filled with a whimsical spirit as several gaggles of youthful performers retell the adventurous journey to Neverland and bac…
The water drew me in. The performance kept me there. And now the indelible images flood my memory as I replay the scenes of men and women being at one with the water, floating age-old storie…
We talk with Johanna Day, who plays Good People‘s central character, and director Jackie Maxwell Margie Walsh is good people. A single parent, who has to work hand to mouth, paychec…
Richard Schiff, the star of Eugene O’Neill’s Hughie at Shakespeare Theatre Company, first got to know DCÂ during his time on "The West Wing" (1999-2006), for which he won an Em…
Hey, Batman: park the Batmobile. And, Spiderman, you'd better hang it up. Japan's most popular hero is ready to battle greedy ogres, packing a peach powered punch. Bethesda's got him and he …
The prospects looked grim during the Boston tryouts for Our Town. Business at the box office was poor, and puzzled Bostonians walked out during the performances. After all, there was no scen…
This week, on the west side of the U. S. Capitol, with millions watching, President Barack Obama gave his second inaugural address calling for unity as we seize the future together. Just a f…
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): An…
Zorro 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, darker ver…
When 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…
Have 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 …
The 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 of …
Even 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…
If 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…
Audiences 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 that …
Ethan 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 weav…
During 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…
Headlined 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 …
I 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…
Actor 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 craftsmen…
- 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. "…
North 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…
