Tag: Aida
Michael Bobbitt’s ‘Aida’ Mixes Grandeur and Intimacy at Constellation
Michael Bobbitt gets around.
This master-of-all-trades, whose adaptation of Aida is now playing to sold-out audiences at Constellation Theatre, has danced, directed and choreographed his...
‘Perhaps He’s a Prodigy.’ How Walter ‘Bobby’ McCoy Went from High...
Many students use their high school musical to dip their toes into the theater world. Walter “Bobby” McCoy, used it to launch himself into the deep...
Review: ‘Aida’ at Reston Community Players
Aida bursts onto the Reston Community Players’ stage in an explosion of color and sound. With music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim...
Review: ‘Aida’ at Washington National Opera
Eternal, romantic love conquers all -- even a jealous rival -- in Verdi’s ravishingly melodic Aida, now being presented by the Washington National Opera...
New Records: Listening to ‘War Paint’ and ‘Charlie and the Chocolate...
This month we focus on two more shows that opened on Broadway this year and are currently running.
War Paint (Ghostlight Records)
War Paint is an...
Seven Days in Italy with Playbill’s ‘Broadway on the High Seas...
I took me a busman's holiday from September 20 to 30, 2016, by joining Playbill on its seventh cruise featuring Broadway stars and Broadway...
Review: ‘The Sound of Music’ at the Academy of Music in...
While there are amazing new Broadway hits like Hamilton and Fun Home, some things are classic for a reason. And may I say, they...
The Russian Chamber Art Society Hosts Its 10th Anniversary Concert at...
Mainstream classical music commentary in Washington often complains about an over-reliance on the symphonies and concertos of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff for the programming at...
An Interview with Isaac Solomon
On the evenings of November 14, 15, 21, and 22, 2014 Isaac Solomon performed the role of Link in Hairspray at Eleanor Roosevelt High School...
The Washington Chorus: ‘The Essential Verdi’ at The Kennedy Center
The Washington Chorus, marking the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth with a series of concerts, offered the sixth on Sunday evening, with a program...
‘Over the River and Through the Woods’ at Prince George’s Little...
Tengo familgia! In English it doesn’t translate to anything more than “support your family” but in Italian it means so much more. Prince George’s...
‘Signs of Life’ at American University by Jessica Vaughan
American University staged a very special reading of a very special musical Signs of Life about an important part of our history. It was billed as a...
Adam Pascal at The Barbara Cook Spotlight Series at The Kennedy...
Adam Pascal, Broadway singing and acting sensation of such past hits as Rent, Aida, and Cabaret, walked out on to the stage of The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater...
Kristofer Sanz on Conducting YAA & MCYO’s ‘Madama Butterfly & Miss...
In our final interview and article about Young Artists of America and Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras' joint production of Madama Butterfly & Miss Saigon on Sunday,...
Student Vocal Soloists of YAA & MCYO’s ‘Madama Butterly & Miss...
Meet the the student vocal soloists (who are high school students) who will be singing the roles in Miss Saigon at Young Artists of America...