Interviews and Features

Sam Ludwig on ‘Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living...

Here is an interview with Sam Ludwig in Part Two of interviews with the cast of MetroStage’s Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living...

Nibbles and Sips Around Town: ‘Graffiti Goes Glam’ by Jordan Wright

What is so extraordinary about legendary graffiti artist Futura, neé Leonard McGurr, is that at a mere 57 years-old he has outlived so many...

Natascia Diaz on ‘Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living...

Here is Part One of interviews with the cast of MetroStage's Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. To begin our series,...

Nibbles And Sips Around Town: ‘Kraut Rocks Competition and Brings Cool...

Kraut Rocks is the hipster appellation promoters have conferred upon a sauerkraut competition involving five of DC area leading chefs. Steered by Bravo’s Top Chef alumni Spike Mendelsohn, the...

‘Taking SHAPE’ Part 2: Frank Britton and Dane Figueroa Edidi on...

In Part Two of Taking SHAPE actors Frank Britton and Dane Figueroa Edidi introduce us to their characters Billy and Cordelia McClain. From Frank Britton (Billy McClain): When my...

An Interview With Choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess by Rick Westerkamp

In preparation for his show on September 21st, 22 and 23 at 8 PM at The Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, I interviewed Dana Tai...

Karma Camp on ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ and Her...

Karma Camp has choreographed so many shows at Signature Theatre that I have lost count. Each show she has worked on is filled with...

Stage Dad: ‘Talking to Other Parents’: Part Three: ‘Parents Give Their...

Over the past two columns, I have written about what other parents have to say about raising a child in show business. We’ve looked...

Stepping In For An Insane Dentist & 7 Others: An Interview...

It's not easy replacing a local theatre icon, having to play 8 kooky characters and trying not to become lunch for a man-eating plant...

Stage Dad: ‘Talking to Other Parents’: Part One by Glenn Cook

Balance is something every parent wants. Vertigo is what we can get, if we allow it to happen. That’s true for all parents, but the...

Interview with ‘TRIPTYCH’ Composer Robert Sirota and Collaborating Artist Deborah Patterson...

Composer Robert Sirota will be in Baltimore next Sunday, September 9, 2012, to attend a concert featuring a performance of his work, TRIPTYCH, a...

2012-2013 Season Preview: An Interview with Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Michael Kahn...

Shakespeare Theatre Company's Artistic Director Michael Kahn schmoozed with me about the exciting 2012-2013 season at STC. Joel: You have a very exciting schedule for...

Hoop Dancer Eric Hernandez From Cirque du Soleil’s ‘TOTEM’ by Joel...

Please introduce yourself and tell me when you were first approached by Cirque du Soleil to appear in TOTEM. Cirque du Soleil was looking for...

Nibbles And Sips Around Town – ‘Interview With Top Chef Master...

A child is seated on the grass in the Land of the Midnight Sun, his attention drawn downward by a clump of flowers. They...

Estelle Parsons on ‘Nice Work if You Can Get It’ by...

I have been a fan of Estelle Parsons since I saw her light up the screen in her Oscar-winning role in Bonnie and Clyde....

Director Grady Weatherford on ‘A Maze’ at Rorschach Theatre

To find your way out of a maze you put your hand on the wall and follow the wall. Eventually you will find your...

Vladik Miagkostoupov: Juggler Extraordinaire at Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Dralion’ by Carolyn...

Juggling is a way of life for “Cirque” star Vladik Miagkostupov is the Mikhail Baryshnikov of juggling. With stylized choreography that makes the most of...

An Interview with Filmmaker Shawn Anthony by Teresa McCormick Ertel

Filmmaker Shawn Anthony is an accomplished illusionist, known as the “Post Modern Houdini.”  He is also the creator of Vampires: Rise of the Fallen,...

Josh McKerrow on Directing ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Reisterstown Theatre Project...

Shakespeare in the Park, as brought to the community by Reisterstown Theatre Project, has become a welcome summer staple in the area. This year,...