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‘A Broadway Christmas Carol’ at MetroStage

Julia Amis 2014-12-01

MetroStage presents Kathy Feininger’s A Broadway Christmas Carol, the classic Dickens tale retold through parodies of famous Broadway show tunes. Michael Sharp directs and choreographs this silly,...

Judyisms: ‘You Must Keep Your Dream in Your Focus’

Judy Stadt 2014-11-30

I’ve all but stopped reviewing the facts of my childhood and spend my time enjoying my NOW, since NOW is all we really have anyway. The only thing I will maintain is that when I was six I made a very...

Filichia on Friday: ‘Ten Thousand, Ten Thousand and One, Ten Thousand and Two …’ (And a Look at ‘Little Dancer’)

Peter Filichia 2014-11-30

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. And Mazel Tov to Peter on seeing his 10,000th show…and...

NSO Pops: An Evening with Sutton Foster at The Kennedy Center

Diane Jackson Schnoor 2014-11-29

NSO Pops Electrifies with An Evening With Sutton Foster at The Kennedy Center When two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster takes the stage, anything goes, and she served up a delightful mix of charm,...

‘Into the Woods’ at Woodrow Wilson High School’s Theatre Arts

Bev Fleisher 2014-11-22

Into the Woods is magical in two ways: the performance is out of this world, and; some time travel must have been involved to get Yana Madrid (the Witch) and other characters back from their...

DC Area Soprano Danielle Talamantes On Her CD Signing on Sunday in Vienna, VA, the Met, Concert Music, and the Opera Singer’s Life

David Rohde 2014-11-21

Rising local soprano Danielle Talamantes talks about the Met, concert music, and the opera singer’s life Politicians and lobbyists running to catch the Acela at Union Station in D.C. or Penn Station...

‘The Secret Garden in Concert’ at Young Artists of America by Brent and Linda Stone

Guest Author 2014-11-18

Young Artists of America (YAA) presented classics from the musical The Secret Garden for their annual fall concert, held at the Cultural Arts Center at Silver Spring. The 80 high-school aged...

Violinist Yevgeny Kutik at Peoples’ Symphony Concerts in NYC

David Rohde 2014-11-17

Challenging or dissonant music can be a slog for both the classical music performer and the listener. If you’re at all fearful to see live concerts because of the reputation of 20th-century “serious”...

‘Crazy for You’ at Blake High School

Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell 2014-11-17

Will we ever get tired of the classic narrative, “boy meets girl—boy loses girl—boy gets girl”? Never! Especially when it’s presented as a singing, dancing, comedic extravaganza such as Blake High...

‘The Laramie Project’ at Indian Creek Upper School

Maria Kuhns 2014-11-16

The Indian Creek Upper School production of The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theater Project on Saturday evening at the Jack and Nancy Becker Center for the Performing...

Catching Up With ‘Filichia on Friday’: ‘Penelope Daulton: In Comes Company Manager’;’A Busy Time for Musicals’;’October’s Leftovers & November’s Brainteasers’;and ‘It’s Time for ‘A Time for Singing”

Peter Filichia 2014-11-14

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. Time to catch up : November 14, 2014: *Penelope Daulton: In...

Pianist Thomas Pandolfi’s ‘One Singular Night’ at the Todd Performing Arts Center

David Rohde 2014-11-10

Standing alone on the stage of the Eastern Shore home of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, pianist Thomas Pandolfi joked that no orchestra was magically going to materialize before the audience’s...

‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ at Anne Arundel Community College

Wendi Winters 2014-11-10

The plot of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, by Christopher Hampton, makes those old TV soap operas, Peyton Place and Dynasty look like child’s play. The main characters are corrupt, malicious and cruel....

‘Madama Butterfly’ at the Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric

Wendi Winters 2014-11-08

The opera great Beverly Sills, who shared a birthday with me – and, sometimes, the same hair color, was saddened when she learned I had never attended an indoor opera. That I’d been to several “Summer...

Spine: Hip-Hop, Flow, and ‘How We Got On’

Robert Michael Oliver 2014-11-07

When I think of Hip-Hop my imagination immediately flies to urban America, to a gritty, “tougher than leather” New York City filled with N.W.A, LL Cool J, and of course Public Enemy (#1). When I think...

Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Faith Prince: Have a Little Faith at The Kennedy Center

David Friscic 2014-11-01

Tony Award winner and Broadway virtuoso and Tony Award winner Faith Prince beguiled and dazzled the audience at her concert entitled Have a Little Faith at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater. Ms....

‘The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy’ at McLean High School Theatre Company by Jason Landrone

Guest Author 2014-11-01

Why not cap off Halloween with a late-night showing of The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy? And so the cast, crew and creative team at the McLean High School Theatre Company (MTC) brought this...

Greenspring Players-A Retirement Community Theatre Troupe-Performs ‘Dial M for Murder’ From November 11-15th

Eric Denver 2014-10-31

This year is the 11th Anniversary of the Greenspring Players (GP) based at the Greenspring Retirement Community‘s Village Theater in Springfield, VA. I was fortunate to have a roundtable discussion...

A Duo of Dance and Comedy: Arts Collective @ HCC’s ‘Hallow-Scream’ and Washington Ballet’s ‘Petite Mort’

Carolyn Kelemen 2014-10-28

The late Alan M. Kriegsman once told dance critics at a conference that a “laundry list” of reviews should be avoided at all costs. With apologizes to Mike (who was a dear friend and colleague),...

‘Our War’ at Arena Stage at The Mead Center for American Theater

Sophia Howes 2014-10-25

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Our War, an unforgettable production, explores the present-day echoes and historical memories of the Civil War, in a series of monologues which are really like one-act...

Meet the Cast of ‘Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown’ at American University: Meet Drew Copeland

Joel Markowitz 2014-10-24

In our series of interviews with the director and cast of American University’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, meet cast member Drew Copeland. Joel: Introduce yourself to our readers and...

Meet the Cast of ‘Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown’ at American University: Meet Jesse D. Saywell

Joel Markowitz 2014-10-23

In our series of interviews with the director and cast of American University’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, meet cast member Jesse D. Saywell. Joel: Introduce yourself to our readers...

Meet the Cast of ‘Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown’ at American University: Meet Patrick Kavanagh

Joel Markowitz 2014-10-22

In our series of interviews with the director and cast of American University’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, meet cast member Patrick Kavanagh. Joel: Introduce yourself to our readers...

‘Girls Night: The Musical’ at The Warner Theatre

Gina Jun 2014-10-22

Girls Night: The Musical, an off-Broadway show, described as Desperate Housewives meet Mamma Mia with Sex in the City bawdiness, made its Washington, DC premiere at the Warner Theatre Friday night,...

Meet the Cast of ‘Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown’ at American University: Meet Sarah Yoney

Joel Markowitz 2014-10-21

In our series of interviews with the director and cast of American University’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, meet cast member Sarah Yoney. Joel: Introduce yourself to our readers and...

‘Ain’t Misbehavin” at The Vagabond Players

Joel Markowitz 2014-10-20

The joint was jumpin’ yesterday as The Vagabond Players wisely chose The Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr. Tony Award-winning musical Ain’t Misbehavin’ filled to open their 99th Anniversary Season...

‘I Love Lucy Live on Stage’ at Hippodrome Theatre at The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center

John Harding 2014-10-16

If it has been gnawing at you since 1953 that you missed your big chance to go to the CBS Desilu Studios in Hollywood and watch a live taping of I Love Lucy, take heart: Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre...

DCMTA Scene Stealers-Week Ending 10/12/14

Joel Markowitz 2014-10-12

Here are our new DCMetroTheaterArts Scene Stealers. Congrats to all our honorees. ______ The Cast of University of Maryland’s The Me Nobody Knows ‘Singing “Numbers,” “Take Hold the Crutch,” and “If I...

‘Jacques Brel is Alive and Well’ at Creative Cauldron: Meet Alan Naylor

Joel Markowitz 2014-10-12

In Part 5 of a series of interviews with the Co-Directors and the cast of Creative Cauldron’s Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, we meet cast member Alan Naylor. Joel: Where have...

Filichia on Friday: A ‘Cabaret’ That Would Make Hal and Sam Blush

Peter Filichia 2014-10-10

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. This Week: A CABARET That Would Make Hal and Sam Blush. Peter...

Catching up With ‘Filichia on Friday’: ‘Broadway University Entrance Exam Answers, ‘September’s Leftovers and October’s Brainteaser,’ and ‘Let’s Hear It for the Rainbow Tour’

Peter Filichia 2014-10-05

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. September 19, 2014 The 2014 Broadway University Entrance Exam...

Nibbles and Sips Around Town: ‘Human Rights Campaign’s “Chefs For Equality” Evening Scores Big With DC Chefs And Their Fans’

Jordan Wright 2014-10-02

Human Rights Campaign’s “Chefs For Equality” Evening Scores Big With DC Chefs And Their Fans When Washington Post food writer David Hagedorn is doing the asking, big name chefs and restaurateurs...

‘I Capuleti e i Montecchi’ at Washington Concert Opera

Michael Poandl 2014-09-30

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect as I shuffled past elegantly dressed opera-goers in the cavernous Lisner Auditorium Sunday evening. My experience with opera is mostly limited to Bugs Bunny’s...

Patti LuPone: ‘Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda’ at ‘Arts by George’ at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts

Tiffany Draut 2014-09-28

Last night George Mason University’s annual Arts by George! benefit outdid itself as they had Broadway legend and TV star Patti LuPone headline their gala event. LuPone, whose credits span the...

Patti LuPone at ArtSpeak! at Blake High School

Marlene Hall 2014-09-27

Last night I enjoyed an evening with American icon, Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award winner Patti LuPone at Blake High School at ArtSpeak!. ArtSpeak! has been around 18 years and the 850 people who...

‘Lucky Stiff’ at Being Revived and The Fredericktowne Players

Andrew L. Baughman 2014-09-27

“Something funny’s going on” in Frederick, and it is Being Revived and The Fredericktowne Players’ co-production of the rarely performed Lucky Stiff, an early work by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty...

It’s a Bittersweet Homecoming for ‘Evita’ Stars Sean MacLaughlin (Juan Peron) and Caroline Bowman (Evita)

Carolyn Kelemen 2014-09-26

It’s a bittersweet homecoming for Evita stars The final stop on the Evita tour at The Kennedy Center is bittersweet for hometown stars, Sean MacLaughlin (Juan Peron) and Caroline Bowman (Evita). Both...

Nibbles And Sips Around Town: A Green Wolf Resides on 14th Street, Tapping the Trees, A Visit to Maple Avenue Restaurant, Station 4 Goes to Valencia for Inspiration and Porchetta for a Crowd at Jackson 20

Jordan Wright 2014-09-25

A Green Wolf Resides on 14th Street, Tapping the Trees, A Visit to Maple Avenue Restaurant, Station 4 Goes to Valencia for Inspiration and Porchetta for a Crowd at Jackson 20 One of the most frequent...

‘Broadway’s Next Hit Musical’ at Hylton Performing Arts Center

David Siegel 2014-09-21

Cue the bright lights. Quick witted, theatrically smart, and skillful improv artistry took to the stage of the gleaming Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas bringing good cheer to the full-house...

A Chat with Patti LuPone on ‘Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda’ on September 27th, 2014 at ‘Arts by George’ at George Mason University

Joel Markowitz 2014-09-18

Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone and I had a conversation about her upcoming performance of Coulda Woulda Shoulda coming up at George Mason University’s Arts by George on September 27th at The...

Michele Shay, Director of August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars,’ Shares His Philosophy and Wisdom, and Discusses Her Inspired Production at No Rules Theatre Company

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins 2014-09-18

“We are addicted to ‘story’ and we become inspired by each others lives,” says Michele Shay, the Director of No Rules Theatre Company’s current production of August Wilson’s Seven Guitars. My...