Tag: Virginia Theatre
‘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...
‘Emily Skinner’ at The Barbara Cook Spotlight Series at The Kennedy...
Broadway musical singer and stage actress Emily Skinner dazzled the crowd at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theatre Friday evening, April 13th, for a scintillating...
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,...
‘ALICE (in wonderland)’ at The Washington Ballet by Carolyn Kelemen
Alice (in La La Land) takes us on a heady trip
Moments before last night’s world premiere of ALICE (in wonderland), Septime Webre bounced onto...
‘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...
Anna Caterina Antonacci at The Kennedy Center by Simon Chin
If Anna Caterina Antonacci had taken a more conventional path, the Italian soprano would likely be enjoying the peak of a major international career....
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,...
Strathmore Presents: ‘Kevin Costner and Modern West’ on Thursday, April 5,...
Kevin Costner brought his band Modern West to Strathmore on Thursday night. Kevin Costner … as in Academy and Golden Globe Award winning actor, as in...
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...