Reviews

‘New Jerusalem -The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza’ By Jennifer Perry at Theater J

Every so often, I get the opportunity to witness a theatrical production that is not only thought-provoking, entertaining, and witty, but has a great deal of intellectual depth. Theater J’s remount of...

‘Blackbird’ at The Barrelhouse Theatre by David Friscic

The insistent presence of a blackbird tapping against a window hovers above the two characters trapped in their own mutual hells in Adam Rapp’s intense and stimulating play Blackbird. Under the astute...

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at The Music Center at Strathmore ‘Voices of Light – The Passion of Joan of Arc.” Saturday, March 3 2012 by Jane Coyne

I’m not totally sure I can write this review, and regardless of what I write, I’m not sure anybody who was not at Strathmore last night will be able to understand what happened there. I left in tears....

‘Husbands & Lovers’ at Washington Stage Guild by Amanda Gunther

Lies deceive. The truth hurts. But in Washington Stage Guild’s presentation of Husbands & Lovers it isn’t always clear which is which or even the best! Written by Ferenc Molnàr and adapted as well as...

‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Julia L. Exline

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, modernized though use of costumes, props, and movement for a timeless effect. Heather Sanderson...

‘California Suite’ at Vagabond Players by Amanda Gunther

A fly on the wall of a Beverly Hills Hotel room would get quite the show in California Suite at Vagabond Players. A series of four different happenings occur in that hotel room over the course of one...

‘Yefim Bronfman: WPAS Piano Masters Series’ on Friday, March 2, 2012, at The Music Center at Strathmore by Jane Coyne

Yefim Bronfman performed a solo recital program at Strathmoreon Friday night that was stunningly beautiful in its simplicity. There was nothing on the stage save a black Steinway concert grand piano....

‘Coastal Disturbances’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Human relationships are like the sea; they ebb and flow crashing upon the sand washing away as if they never existed. Fells Point Corner Theatre sets up a unique experimental study of such...

‘Passing Strange’ at Howard University by Ashunda Norris

To be marginalized for being Black is one thing. To be marginalized for being different and Black is another. Stew and Heidi’s semi-autobiographical rock musical Passing Strange directed by Eric...

‘The Lunch & Judy Show: Men VS. Women?’ by Judy Stadt

I am the host and creator and writer and editor of The Lunch and Judy Show. For four years – every week – DCMTA’s Joel Markowitz and I have been schmoozing for 4 years about theatre in DC, Philly, and...