Tag: trumpet
‘Take A Bow!’ Part 2: The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts’ Favorite DC/MD/VA...
The Bald Ballerina in Dancing for Divas: A Labor of Love at Howard Community College.
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house after Margaret “Maggie”...
Review #2: ‘An Evening with Chris Botti’ at Strathmore
World-renowned, Grammy Award-winning trumpet superstar Chris Botti returned to Bethesda’s Strathmore Music Center Thursday night to serenade a packed crowd to an elegantly enlivening...
Review: ‘An Evening with Chris Botti’ at Strathmore
Chris Botti and his Band know how to rock a house.
“There are a few things that make us different from other bands,” announced popular...
Craig Wallace on Playing Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong in ‘Satchmo at the...
He is one of my favorite actors and now Craig Wallace has received rave reviews and standing ovations for his riveting and tour de...
Magic Time! ‘Satchmo at the Waldorf’ at Mosaic Theater Company of...
It is the morning after I saw a compelling and telling bioplay about Louis Armstrong just opened at Mosaic Theater Company, Terry Teachout’s Satchmo...
Review: ‘Satchmo at the Waldorf’ at Mosaic Theater Company of DC
It’s poignant and painful, funny and moving. Yet most of all, Satchmo at the Waldorf—the beautifully-wrought one-man show that opened to a packed house...
In the Moment: ‘Jelly’s Last Jam’ at Signature Theatre
What a way to blast open the new theater season. So take your seat at Signature’s bold, daring, muscular production of a tale about...
Review: ‘Jelly’s Last Jam’ at Signature Theatre
The early days of American jazz come fully back to life in Signature Theatre’s Jelly’s Last Jam. But if the notion of spending two hours...
Review: ‘Advance Always: A Celebration of Frank Battisti and Garwood Whaley’...
The Baldwin Wallace University Symphonic Wind Ensemble (BWUSWE), conducted by Dr. Brendan Caldwell, and the Bishop Ireton Symphonic Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Randall...
Review: Washington Performing Arts Presents Chris Botti at The Kennedy Center
Washington Performing Arts Produces an Eclectic and Entertaining Musical Evening with Chris Botti
I went to a Chris Botti concert and Cirque du Soleil and...
Review: ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ at Riverside Center for the Performing...
Like most people my age, before I prepared for this review, I knew that Buddy Holly was a famous singer from the 50's who...
Review: ‘Shake Loose’ at MetroStage
Shake Loose: A Musical Night of Blues Moods & Icons
Hang on to your seats, guys and gals! Over three dozen songs – twelve never...
Discovery Artist in the KC Jazz Club: Fresh Cut Orchestra
On December 12th, 2015, The Kennedy Center Jazz Club showcased a ten-piece jazz ensemble from Philadelphia: the Fresh Cut Orchestra. The show, located in...
‘Side Man’ at The Colonial Players
They say that art is the decoration of space, but music is the decoration of time. More than mere decoration, though, music captures time,...
National Symphony Orchestra, ‘Mahler Explored’ With Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor and Leonidas...
Last night at The Kennedy Center Concert Hall marked a special evening for all – conductor, players, and audience alike.
The audience, foremost, was treated...
‘The Magic Flute – Impempe Yomlingo’ by the Isango Ensemble at...
The South African Isango Ensemble makes a joyful noise with soaring, full of life signature flair performing catchy rhythms, and singing beautiful melodies fusing...
5 Top Scene Stealers of the Week-Week Ending 5/29/14
Here are our 5 Top Scene Stealers for the week ending May 29, 2014. Congrats to all our honorees!
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(1) Frank Britton as Pontius Pilate Testifying...
Washington Performing Arts: Chris Botti
Washington Performing Arts Produces an Electrifying Concert
Grammy-winning trumpeter Chris Botti was born to entertain. A mesmerizing trumpet player, Botti can play hot and he...
World Stages: International Theatre Festival -‘The Suit’ at The Kennedy Center
The World Stages: International Theater Festival takes the center stage at The Kennedy Center, March 10-30, 2014 bringing together some of today's most exciting...
‘Nick Blaemire and the Hustle: Nerd Soul’ at Signature Theatre’s Autumn...
Signature Theater treated an enthusiastic audience on Friday Night to an evening of the smooth, soulful sounds of Nick Blaemire and the Hustle, which...