2012

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: “The Every Fringe Show You Want to See in One Fringe” by by Mario Baldessari and Ethan Slater

It’s a fast-paced, funny love letter to the Fringe itself! It’s the most fun you can have in an abandoned building this summer! It’s the longest show title in the world! It’s The Every Fringe Show You...

Howard Community College’s Arts Collective Improv Group Holds Auditions July 10 and 11 by Sue Kramer

Howard Community College’s Arts Collective: Improv Group Auditions – July 10 & 11 AUDITIONS: “What Improv Group?!?!” (W.I.G.): Tuesday July 10 and Wednesday July 11, 7:00pm-10:00pm (two audition slots...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Children in the Mist’ by Sean Pflueger

A supernatural mist surrounds a small town grocery store, trapping local residents inside. A man, with his young son, has to decide if the danger is found with the monsters outside or the people...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Souls’ by Kent Neidhold

This summer you will only have 5 chances to take part in the journey of Souls, premiering at the 7th annual Capital Fringe Festival in July. Souls is a thoughtful and moving metaphysical narrative. It...

‘Stretchmarks: Growing Into Motherhood’ at Strand Theater Company by Amanda Gunther

Everybody has their own ideas about motherhood, what it’s like to be a mother, what to expect when expecting. There are zillions of books to read through and everyone has their own little piece of...

‘RAIN – A Tribute To The Beatles’ at Wolf Trap by Erica Laxson

Raised on a steady diet of The Beatles, I’d like to think I know can truly appreciate their genius, and RAIN has taken The Beatles experience to a whole new level. RAIN -A Tribute To The Beatles are...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Superhero Celebrity Rehab: The Musical’ by Brendan Snow

It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s a tabloid crotch shot… it’s an unfortunate cocaine habit… it’s an exclusive luxury inpatient facility… it’s a song about the Higher Super Power… Actually, it’s only the...

Nibbles and Sips Around Town: ‘Fancy Food Show’ by Jordan Wright

With over 180,000 products from 80 countries and regions on display at this week’s Fancy Food Show in DC, even a veteran show-goer needs a game plan before navigating the packed convention floor....

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Lady Luck is a Whore’ by Leanne Linsky

Lady Luck is a Whore is my one-woman show about my real life experiences with marriage, friendships, guns and God. I’ve spent a lifetime watching everyone around me put on a show and now it’s my turn...

‘Diana Krall’ at Wolf Trap by Mike Spain

It was a hot, hazy, humid summer evening at Wolf Trap and Diana Krall and her special guest Denzal Sinclaire cooled the audience with their smooth jazz. Denzal is establishing himself as one of the...

Part 1: ‘Finding Big Love’ at The Hub Theatre by Kirsten Kelly

Kirsten Kelly, Big Love Director for The Hub Theatre, is writing a 4-part essay, Finding Big Love. Follow the journey to opening night, for the next four Fridays on DC Theater Arts. They say,...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Right to Remain…The Life and Mind of Tupac Shakur’ by Susanne Pinedo

What If Works Productions proudly presents Right to Remain…The Life and Mind of Tupac Shakur, an original play at the 7th Annual Capital Fringe Festival. Written by and starring, local actor, Meshaun...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘The Post Reality Show: ‘TALK MEDIA!’ by Randall Packer

The Post Reality Show: TALK MEDIA! Hosted by Randall Packer The Post Reality Show: TALK MEDIA! broadcasts live from multimedia artist Randall Packer’s underground studio bunker in Washington, DC. This...

SILVERDOCS: ‘Wagner’s Dream’ by Bari Biern

Wagner’s Dream (USA) 112 minutes Richard Wagner spent 25 years composing the Ring Cycle, a 16-hour magnum opus, largely based on Norse and German myths. The Ring is comprised of four operas (Das...

Vincent Kempski on Playing Melchior in ‘Spring Awakening’ at The Keegan Theatre by Joel Markowitz

Vincent Kempski is wowing audiences in The Keegan Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of Spring Awakening. Here he talks about the challenges of playing a rebel and working with Directors Mark...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: 1970s Women’s History ‘Pushing Boundaries’ by Ellouise Schoettler

In 1978, 100,000 women marched along Constitution Avenue demanding more time to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Were you there? I, Ellouise Schoettler, was there. Hear that story and more when...

SILVERDOCS: ‘The World Before Her’ by Bari Biern

The World Before Her (Canada) 90 minutes With the arrival of foreign corporations in India, as well as satellite tv and the Internet, some young Indian women are now eager to escape their restrictive...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: ‘The Nita and Zita Show’ by Audrey Elizabeth Emmett

This production is like a love letter to DC, a gift from my heart, and very precious as the first production in New Orleans was 8 years ago. I stumbled upon the story in a vintage costume shop, buying...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: “Dreams in the Arms of the Binding Lady” by Izumi Ashizawa

Trapped in the intertwined web of seduction, these are the dreams that the entangled man saw in the arms of the Binding Lady. Jyorogumo=Binding Lady: Japanese spider species Nephila clavata. According...

SILVERDOCS: ‘Ann Richards’ Texas’ by Bari Biern

Ann Richards was a whip-smart feisty feminist elected to govern the state of Texas. She was the second woman and the last Democrat to hold that office. Richards attained national prominence as the...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Breaking Up with ED’ by Angela Pirko

In a quiet rehearsal room in an empty building, with a simple set laid out of five black stools and five small purple bins for quick costume changes, five actors are rehearsing, moving about the space...

SILVERDOCS: ‘Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey’ by Bari Biern

In 2008, a young Canadian singer/songwriter named Justin Bieber was discovered on YouTube by the man who later became his manager. Halfway across the globe, another YouTube Cinderella story was...

SILVERDOCS: ‘A Brief History of John Baldessari’ and ‘Brute Force’ by Bari Biern

A Brief History of John Baldessari (USA) 6 minutes In slightly more time than it takes to read this review, you can learn an impressive amount of knowledge about American artist, John Baldessari....

‘Puerto Rico…ifua!’ at GALA Hispanic Theatre by ZSun-nee Matema

If ever there was a shoulder shaking, foot tapping moment in theater, Puerto Rico…ifua! now playing at GALA Hispanic Theatre, gives you that and more. The history of Puerto Rico is filled with long...

‘Yoni Gras’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Mike Spain

Yoni Gras shows the Maryland Ensemble Theatre likes their music like their theatre productions daring. The event consisted of six independent bands over two nights and about six hours of music. The...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: ‘LapBand Texas’ by Patrick DiBattista

“When we say let’s put on a show,” we mean it. Once we drove through a snowstorm with a bed strapped to the roof of van to perform at the Kraine Theatre as part of the Frigid Festival in New York. The...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: “R.U.X.” by Maurice Martin

The idea that a person might have sex with a robot came my way via the movie Westworld. Michael Crichton wrote that story about a theme park full of robots where you go to live your Wild West...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Planet Egg’ by Ali Skye Bennet

“It started with the search for a puppet who could really ‘die,’” recalls mastermind, Zvi Sahar. Experiments with shaving sweet potatoes and tightrope-walking eggs over a frying pan ensued; however,...

‘SILVERDOCS’ Now Open Through June 24th by Bari Biern

Yesterday the AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival opened and will run through June 24th. SILVERDOCS is celebrating its tenth anniversary at the historic AFI Silver Theatre and...

‘Souvenir’ at Vagabond Players by Amanda Gunther

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and perhaps the same can be said of how beauty is heard. In this case the ear of the beholder belongs to a charming tone-deaf diva who believes she has been...

‘Rapunzel’ at Studio 3 Theatre for Young Audiences by Julia L. Exline

Studio 3 Theatre for Young Adults presents Rapunzel, the classic childhood favorite that has re-gained a booming popularity in the recent years. Director Caren Hearne stays true to the version that...

‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

The riotous romp, the scandalous show, the hilarious hyjinx is making its way to the tail end of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s 25th Anniversary Season with William Shakespeare’s crackpot comedy...

‘The Sorcerer and Trial by Jury’ at The Victorian Lyric Opera Company by Lauren Katz

Last night, I was introduced to the classical world of Gilbert and Sullivan, but with a twist. The Victorian Lyric Opera Company decided to take a modern perspective on the traditional stories of The...

‘The Music Man Kids’: Part Two: Meet Jamie Goodson by Joel Markowitz

This is Part Two in a series of interviews with the very talented group of five young actors in the cast of Arena Stage’s production of The Music Man. Today – meet Jamie Goodson. Joel: You are 13...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: ‘The Pundit’ by John Feffer

Ambitious Washington pundit Peter Peters is an expert on everything, even things he’s never heard of. His slick media appearances put him on the fast track…until one of his interviews blows up in his...

‘Riverdance’ at Wolf Trap by Erica Laxson

Riverdance is synonymous with spectacular Irish dancing, but the hit performance offers more than you could ever expect. From one-of-a kind musicians to a cultural exploration of dance, Riverdance’s...

‘Sleuth’ at Olney Theatre Center by Katie Elizabeth Quinn

“That’s detective fact, not detective fiction,” says one character to another in Anthony Shaffer’s Sleuth, now playing at Olney Theatre Center. It’s a line that’s repeated more than once, with good...

Barbara Cook at Barbara Cook’s Spotlight at The Kennedy Center by David Friscic

Who is Barbara Cook? Kennedy Center Honoree, peerless Broadway, concert and cabaret star —or simply a legendary icon? Barbara Cook stepped out on the stage of the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater...

National Festival Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin at University of MD

From the first notes of the violins at tonight’s concert by the National Festival Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin conducting, the audience knew they were in for a delightful night, with a first-rate...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: “JESUS le MOMO” by JR FOLEY

In 1948, Antonin Artaud, French poet, playwright, actor, dies of an overdose of chloral hydrate – only months after release from the insane asylum at Rodez – just weeks after French radio pulls the...

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre by Jane Coyne

Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre opened its 2012 season Friday night with a delightful presentation of Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Roberta Gasbarre. There is much to like about this show,...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: ‘The Play About The Coach’ by Paden Fallis

With the success of last year’s Lombardi and the recent run of Bird/Magic on Broadway, actor and writer Paden Fallis started thinking the time was ripe to remount his one-man show, The Play About The...

“Sisters of Swing: The Story of The Andrews Sisters” at Infinity Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Come here that bugle blowing as Patty, LaVerne, and Maxene sashay their way into your hearts at the Infinity Theatre Company’s production of Sisters of Swing: The Story of The Andrews Sisters....

‘The Normal Heart’ at Arena Stage at The Mead Center for American Theater by Alex Murphy

Like the playwright himself, Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart is passionate and explosive in a way that strikes at the core of the HIV-AIDS crisis, and makes this production a heart-wrenching gem....

‘Foot of Water’ at Single Carrot Theatre by Amanda Gunther

An elaborate exploration of self-discovery. Examining the roles of actor and spectator in what can only be called a creative exercise of genius with the elements of sex and water combined as one...

‘Beauty and the Beast’ at The National Theatre by Mariya Danilenko

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, directed by Rob Roth, is an extravagant musical fit for children and adults. The show is filled with fun and dazzle including incredible singing and musical numbers, a...

‘Memphis’ at The Kennedy Center by Joel Markowitz

Hockadoo! I was a little apprehensive about walking into The Opera House to see a new cast and production of a musical I have loved since I first saw it in NYC, but let me put the doubts to rest for...

Julianne Brienza on the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival by Joel Markowitz

As the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival is only 5 weeks away – July 12th to the 29th – I asked Executive Director Julianne Brienza to fill us in on what’s new and exciting in this year’s Festival. Joel:...

‘Martina McBride’ at Wolf Trap by Mike Spain

David Nail had the honor opening for Martina McBride Wednesday night at Wolf Trap. David is a gifted singer/songwriter who has two album releases under his belt, and he entertained the crowd with a...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Making Love Legal’ by Sara Schabach

Making Love Legal by Carl Frandsen is a farce. It takes place in Old Jerusalem in 1968, 9 months after the Six Day War. A Muslim man and his 9 month pregnant Jewish girlfriend are desperate to marry...