Tag: DC Metro Area
The Male and Female ‘The Odd Couple” at Sterling Playmakers by...
Sterling Playmakers delivers a one-two punch with Lora Buckman's production of both the male and female versions of The Odd Couple. Written by Neil Simon,...
‘Hello Dolly’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther
Put on your Sunday clothes and head down to Spotlighters Theatre to see a great classic revived to its glory days in their production...
‘Baby’ at Rockville Musical Theatre by Joel Markowitz
Rockville Musical Theatre is performing the musical Baby in the intimate The Gaithersburg Arts Barn. The show has a score by David Shire and...
‘Sleeping Beauty’ at The Kennedy Center by Mike Spain
David Gonzalez presents a version of Sleeping Beauty the audience has not seen or heard before. Gonzalez follows in the footsteps of others -...
‘John & Beatrice’ at The Hub Theatre by Pat Davis
The Hub Theatre’s production of John & Beatrice is riveting. The play is funny, poetic, suspenseful, and deep. A young woman advertises that she...
Designers Colin K. Bills, David Ghatan, and Matt Rowe on their...
The Designers: Colin K. Bills, David Ghatan, and Matt Rowe
Joel: Where were you when you found out that you had been nominated for a Helen Hayes Award,...
‘The Soldier’s Dream’ at Iron Crow Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther
The precarious balance of a family on the edge of loss is a profound thing. Their struggle to come to terms with what is...
Schmoozing with Helen Hayes Awards Nominees Ben Cook and Chris Dinolfo...
Nominees Ben Cook and Chris Dinolfo talk about their performances in Billy Elliot and King Lear. Their performances were full of passion and energy...
‘Pinocchio’ at The Puppet Co. by Julia L. Exline
The Puppet Co. presents Pinocchio, the classic story of a wooden puppet’s adventurous quest to become a real, live boy! Directed by Allan Stevens,...
‘The Whipping Man’ at Centerstage by Amanda Gunther
They say it’s the dark tales that start out on stormy nights and this story is no exception. Centerstage’s production of Matthew Lopez's The Whipping...
‘The Seafarer’ at Scena Theatre by Kevin O’Connell
In Conor McPherson’s The Seafarer, Richard Harkin says of his brother, Sharky, “It’s a well-known fact in this whole area that my brother has...
Schmoozing With the 2012 Helen Hayes Awards Nominees: Flye, Hébert, Mendenhall,...
I am so happy to begin a series of short interviews with this year's Helen Hayes Award nominees with five of my favorite local...
Film Review: ‘JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI’ by Bari Biern
His restaurant seats ten. He serves no appetizers, no side dishes, no desserts. He consistently earns three Michelin stars, a rating that implies that...
’35mm: A Musical Exhibition’ at Stillpointe Theatre Initiative by Amanda Gunther
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, but what about a song? Can one picture inspire a song? How about fifteen photos? Each...
Introducing ‘Capital Sound’ on DC Theater Arts by Mike Spain
Welcome to Capital Sound!
My new column will focus on covering the music scene in the local area around Washington,, DC. Any night one can...
An Interview with CityDance’s Lorraine Spiegler by Jane Coyne
I recently had the opportunity to visit with Lorraine Spiegler - Director of Studio Education of and Conservatory at CityDance. CityDance is a wonderful arts organization,...
A Group Picture of the 2012 Helen Hayes Nominees by Joel...
Last night a reception was held at Rivers at the Watergate in Washington, DC to honor this year's Helen Hayes Awards nominees. It was...
‘Rapunzel’ at Imagination Stage by Julia L. Exline
Imagination Stage presents Rapunzel, a musical fairytale adventure, with Book and Lyrics by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, and Music by Michael Skloff. Director Kathryn...
‘SPIDERMUSICAL: A Second Chance for Awesome’ at Landless Theatre Company by...
Look up in the sky! Slinging through the trees! It’s a bird - it’s a plane - it’s - a nerdy teenage boy in...
Kathryn Kelley on Playing Emily Dickinson in ‘The Belle of Amherst’...
Kathryn Kelley is portraying the poet Emily Dickinson in Bay Theatre Company's production of The Belle of Amherst, and is receiving raves from local...