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1,519 stories by "Peter Marks"

A zany team gets 'Spamalot' up on its funny feet " at breakneck speed by Peter Marks

It takes nerves of steel and a village of deft theater people to whip up a full-fledged Kennedy Center musical like "Spamalot" in the space of two weeks.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:48am on May 12, 2023

Gospel singers and a son's kiss were the theater the coronation needed by Peter Marks

As the coronation revealed once again, pageantry is as natural on British shores as the White Cliffs of Dover.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:24pm on May 6, 2023

'Some Like It Hot' leads the 2023 Tony nominations, with 13 nods by Peter Marks

"Some Like it Hot" garners the most nods, 13, for the 2023 Tony Awards, including best musical; "Leopoldstadt," "Ain't No Mo' " lead for best play

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:32am on May 2, 2023

Jodie Comer knows how to slay. She had to learn how to bow. by Peter Marks

Jodie Comer, star of "Killer Eve" and Broadway's "Prima Facie," talks about the challenges and epiphanies of a theater debut.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:18am on April 28, 2023

If you must see a Kander and Ebb show, this is the one to see by Peter Marks

"The World Goes 'Round" gets a joyful, spirited revival at Olney Theatre Center

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:02pm on April 27, 2023

Start spreading the news: Broadway's 'New York, New York' is a snooze by Peter Marks

A lyrical assessment of Broadway's sappy new stage version of Martin Scorsese's 1977 film, "New York, New York."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24pm on April 26, 2023

Hana S. Sharif is named as Arena Stage's next artistic director by Peter Marks

Molly Smith will pass the torch to Sharif, artistic head of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and now the first person of color to run Arena Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:32am on April 25, 2023

Jodie Comer comes to Broadway and turns the heat up full blast by Peter Marks

"Killing Eve's" Jodie Comer delivers a Broadway solo turn for the ages, in "Prima Facie," Suzie Miller's monodrama about sexual assault

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18pm on April 23, 2023

'Make 'em laugh' is the upbeat mantra on New York stages this spring by Peter Marks

With productions of "Shucked," "Fat Ham" and "White Girl in Danger," comedy is suddenly king, on Broadway and off

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:12pm on April 20, 2023

'The Great British Bake Off' as a musical? Now that takes the cake. by Peter Marks

A British songwriting team adapts a global TV hit, "The Great British Bake Off," for London's West End.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:18am on April 20, 2023

'Guys and Dolls,' 'Medea' and more: Classics in London feel new again by Peter Marks

The plays and musicals on London stages may be from days gone by, but the theaters putting them on reverberate with a 2023 freshness and ingenuity.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:54am on April 18, 2023

'Camelot' gets the Aaron Sorkin treatment, with no happily-ever-aftering by Peter Marks

The 1960 musical "Camelot," starring Phillipa Soo and Andrew Burnap, opens on Broadway with a new book by Aaron Sorkin, but lacks the exuberant spirit that it needs.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:18pm on April 13, 2023

Shakespeare Theatre trimmed 'King Lear' " and made it a box-office champ by Peter Marks

The sleek, streamlined "Lear" starring Patrick Page is something of a sensation.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:23pm on April 5, 2023

Shakespeare Theatre trimmed 'King Lear' " and made it a box-office champ by Peter Marks

Actor Patrick Page and director Simon Godwin discuss the success of their record-breaking "King Lear" at Shakespeare Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:12am on April 5, 2023

'Angels in America' is back in freshly provocative, exhilarating form by Peter Marks

At Arena Stage, director Janos Szasz finds dazzling visual metaphors for Tony Kushner's monumental play "Angels in America," about the AIDS crisis.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:18pm on April 2, 2023

'Life of Pi' is a feast for the eyes, but don't expect much drama by Peter Marks

"Life of Pi," a 2001 novel that became a 2012 movie, has now come to Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:36pm on March 30, 2023

Welcome to the scintillating 'Jungle.' Bring your empathy. by Peter Marks

Directors Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin stage an immersive experience about the migrant crisis, "The Jungle," in D.C.'s Harman Hall

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:32pm on March 28, 2023

Ford's Theatre's roof is raised by the gospel of 'Shout Sister Shout!' by Peter Marks

The story of the Swinging Gospel Queen, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, makes for an evening of rousing musicality.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:32pm on March 27, 2023

Groban and Ashford ignite the flames of a funny, sexier 'Sweeney Todd' by Peter Marks

Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford ignite the flames of a funny, sexier "Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street," which had its official opening Sunday.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:01pm on March 26, 2023

With 'Angels in America,' a Hungarian director puts down roots in U.S. by Peter Marks

Janos Szasz, leaving behind a repressive homeland, directs the revival at Arena Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:06am on March 24, 2023

Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Bad Cinderella' gets the title it deserves by Peter Marks

An evening of desultory juvenile antics awaits theatergoers at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, where Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Bad Cinderella" has officially opened.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24am on March 24, 2023

Signature's 'Pacific Overtures' is gently moving but needs more bite by Peter Marks

Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 'Pacific Overtures,' about an unwelcome expedition, reminds us of the composer's genius

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:07pm on March 20, 2023

Jessica Chastain was scared of returning to Broadway. Ibsen cured that. by Peter Marks

Oscar winner Jessica Chastain is receiving critical acclaim for her portrayal of Nora Helmer in Jamie Lloyd's production of "A Doll's House."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:00am on March 17, 2023

Ben Platt takes the lead in a too-stately 'Parade' on Broadway by Peter Marks

"Parade," the musical about the unjust conviction of a Jewish man in 1913 Georgia, stars Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:00pm on March 16, 2023

They sing 'Agony' in 'Into the Woods' nightly, and feel the joy daily by Peter Marks

Gavin Creel and Jason Forbach, the princes in the Sondheim-Lapine musical, break down one of the musical's best numbers.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:00am on March 16, 2023
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