176 stories by "Steven McKnight"
Sex with strangers can be exciting, awkward, and unsatisfying (or so I am told). The same can be said of Virus Attacks Heart by promising young playwright Shannon Murdoch at Venus Theatre. B…
During the football drama Colossal the central character recalls the sensation after being hit for the first time. "I'm alive. You cannot hurt me." The irony of that feeling of youthful invi…
Traveling to to New York City for Broadway shows? Consider taking advantage of "Broadway Week" which has 2-for-1 ticket offers for Sept. 1-14, 2014 and tickets go on sale at 10:30am today. T…
Dateline: Macbeth is a mashup of the tabloid style of true crime reporting and Shakespeare famous tragedy. Unfortunately this mashup is more of a mishmash of conflicting objectives and style…
The Capital Fringe Festival is a time for trying ballsy shows and occasionally finding surprising gems such as La Llorona. It is an intelligent and affecting drama about a woman accused of d…
Ever get tired of those darling romance stories that start with a "meet cute" moment and stay precious even when the attractive couple has disagreements? The Other Day provides a welcome dos…
Who would you choose if you were trying to find a date for Captain Ahab from Moby Dick? Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye? Jane Eyre from, well, duh? That's the delightfully demen…
At the start of The Big “A”: Scenes from a Vanishing Landscape an older couple is slow dancing. It is a nice image, until you wonder why both are holding their canes while swayin…
I arrived at Kennedy Center Friday night excited. A flag would be planted to An American Solider in a libretto by the accomplished playwright of American stage and screen, David Henry Hwang.…
When folks learn that I have attended all three ten-minute collections, the inevitable question is "Which should I attend?" or "Which is the best?"Â The answer to the first question is ea…
While revenge can be a dish best served cold, other than Erik Gernand's sensitive What Remains of Youth, it is a dish best served as humor at the Source Theatre Festival. If you enjoy co…
 If you are seeking an interesting evening of theatre, the Quests series of 10-minute plays is a fine selection. Of the three collections of short plays, it features the most diversit…
H.L. Mencken famously observed that the role of a journalist is to "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." Sometimes a playwright can fill a similar role. Cecilia Copeland's fan…
Two mentally ill Norwegian roommates face the challenge of reintegrating into society in Elling. Â The result is an affectionate, amusing comedy that successfully targets both your funny b…
Last fall the hottest and most expensive theatre ticket (at $170) on Broadway was not for a three hour musical with a large cast and supporting orchestra. It was for a 90 minute revival …
If theatre was judged like diving with a degree of difficulty factor, a play by British playwright Caryl Churchill would be akin to a reverse twisting three-and-a-half summersault dive. …
Monday morning I awoke to a two-sentence radio news item that said  Broadway composer Mitch Leigh had died at the age of 86, and that he had written the music for Man of La Mancha and the…
The first trailer for the hotly-awaited reimagined and remixed version of the musical Annie is now available, revealing details about how screenwriters Will Gluck, Aline Brosh McKenna, and E…
Rarely does theatre make you feel educationally illuminated and shamelessly entertained at the same time, but such are the charms of Ambassador Theater's production of the ancient Greek come…
Glassheart is an offbeat, mature riff on the classic "Beauty and the Beast" fairy tale. The Beast must not only conquer the ancient curse that has given him a combined human-animal appea…
One of the daughters in Tracy Letts' August: Osage County thanks God that we can't see the future because if we could "we'd never get out of bed." The future of August: Osage County is as cl…
Composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch is profiled in the newest episode of the PBS series American Masters. Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love premieres tonight, Friday, December 27,…
The release date for the highly anticipated film adaptation of August: Osage County has been changed. The dark comedy about the highly dysfunctional Weston clan assembling in rural Oklah…
50 million people are expected to watch the 87th Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, including 3.5 million seeing it in person. That group includes many lovers of Broadway since the parade usual…
How can you tell the story of the massive 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed over 200,000 people in fourteen countries, one of the deadliest disasters in history? Playwright David Yee…
