2012

‘To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday’ at Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions at Theatre On the Run by Julia L. Exline

Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions presents their inaugural production, the poignant drama To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, by Michael Brady. Aly Ettman directs this story about grief, and how much...

‘Nunsense’ at The Alliance Theatre by Queen Charlotte Lottie Yard

The Alliance Theatre’s production of Nunsense is a madcap comedic musical that showcases a wacky gaggle of multi-talented performers who are absolutely ‘nuntastic.’ Scott Olson’s direction allows each...

Tomorrow Night’s Guests Announced for ‘La-Ti-Do’ at 8 PM at Black Fox Lounge by Don Mike Mendoza

TOMORROW – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 AT 8 PM La-Ti-Do At The Black Fox Lounge 1723 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20009 $10 cover charge at the door. Doors open at 7:50 pm for an 8 pm...

‘La Boheme’ at Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric by Amanda Gunther

Viva La Vie Bohème! One of the classic lines shouted out in Broadway’s Rent. But before the Bohemian lifestyle became a trendy Tony Award-winning musical, it started as a dark and tragic tale of love...

‘Inexcusable Fantasies’ at Strand Theater Company by Amanda Gunther

You’re sitting alone fantasizing; perhaps about a powerful interior decorator, or maybe about a certain smokin’ hot bike. Whatever your fancy, you’re alone and your thoughts are yours. But what if you...

‘The Solar System’ at Pointless Theatre by Grace Kim

Pointless Theatre’s production of The Solar System Show is charming, witty and fun! What is there not to love about a puppet show, especially when it’s a puppet show performed by professional theatre...

‘The Soul Collector’ at Port City Playhouse by Joel Markowitz

I am a big fan of playwright and actor David Emerson Toney and actress extraordinaire and director Deidra Starnes – and I was thrilled when I heard that David’s play The Soul Collector would have its...

‘Dr. John & The Blind Boys of Alabama’ at George Mason University by Dr. Cheryl Paulhus

The ‘Dr. of funk’ left no doubt that, decades after being known as “The Night Tripper,” he can still stir up a mean musical brew. Dr. John got the party started Saturday night at George Mason...

‘Assassins’ at The Center Stage at Catholic University by David Friscic

The Center Stage production of Stephen Sondheim’s dark and subversive musical Assassins, now playing at Catholic University, is a valiant attempt but just misses the mark. A Sondheim work is often...

‘Amarillo’ at GALA Hispanic Theatre by Don Michael Mendoza

I have never been to the GALA Hispanic Theatre and was excited to see the restored theatre space and watch a show brought to DC all the way from Mexico. Teatro Linea de Sombra’s original production of...

‘Galactica’ with Jeffrey Johnson at Black Fox Lounge by Cyle Durkee

Galactica is the drag queen. Jeffrey Johnson is the man behind the makeup. It’s important that you know that as you go into his cabarets, because you get to spend the night with both. And what a...

‘Sweeney Todd’ at George Washington University by David Friscic

‘We are all guilty and we are all implicated’ seems to be the collective consensus of the superb chorus ensemble (akin to a very chilling Greek Chorus) as they reproach the audience in George...

Actor John Dow on Appearing in ‘Heroes’ at Everyman Theatre by Joel Markowitz

Luck usually doesn’t strike twice, but that’s exactly what happened to veteran actor John Dow when he got cast in two productions of Tom Stoppard’s Heroes. Why did you want to be part of this...

‘Cabaret Macabre’ at Happenstance Theatre by Amanda Gunther

For a gory delight that perfectly befits the autumnal season you should let your aesthetic palette sample Happenstance Theatre’s 3rd Annual Cabaret Macabre. For September is the month of dying and...

‘Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Midori in Recital: 30th Anniversary Concert’ at The Kennedy Center by Francine Schwartz

Violinist Midori celebrated thirty years in music at The Kennedy Center by performing Beethoven Sonatas and works by Webern and Crumb. She was expertly accompanied by pianist Özgür Aydin. The duo are...

‘A Couple of Critical Importance’: Rich and Judy Massabny by Barbara Ruben of The Beacon

When I attend press nights at the theatre, I am guaranteed that Rich Massabny and his wife Judy will come up to me and ask me how I am and we’ll spend time schmoozing and catching up. Rich is such a...

The Kennedy’s Center’s Renovated ‘Theater Lab’ to Reopen on November 12th by John Dow

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will officially open its renovated Theater Lab on November 12, 2012 at 6 p.m. with a performance of music and poetry. The evening will feature...

Landless Theatre’s ‘Davey Jones’ Locker’ Plays at Piratz Tavern November 10, 17, and 18 by Andrew L. Baughman

The Landless Theatre Company, DC’s purveyor of all theatre that is fun and insane, is setting sail for a most unusual venue this November: The Piratz Tavern of Silver Spring! This Fall, Landless will...

NNPN Commissions Works by Paige Hernandez, Jacqueline E. Lawton, Stephen Spotswood & Gwydion Suilebhan by Jojo Ruf

The NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN), the country’s alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, proudly announces the commission of...

Theatre Lab to Honor Michael Kaiser at Benefit/Cabaret on Monday, November 11th by Dane Petersen

Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts will honor Michael Kaiser, president of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as it celebrates its 20th anniversary at its annual Cabaret Benefit...

Bill Largess on ‘Mary Rose’ at Rep Stage by Joel Markowitz

Bill Largess is a busy man. He’s a teacher, Artistic Director, and an actor, and is now appearing in Mary Rose at Rep Stage. What is Mary Rose about and why did you want to be in this production? Mary...

‘They’re the Altar Boyz’ Part Two: Meet Zack Powell by Joel Markowitz

Here is Part 2 of our series of behind the scenes interviews with the director and cast of 1st Stage’s Altar Boyz. Meet Zack Powell. I’m Zack Powell. I am a 26 years old white male, dashing,...

A Video Interview with “War Horse” Actor Andrew Veenstra by Todd Clark of TheDCPlace

TheDCPLACE and DC Theater Arts present a video interview with actor Andrew Veenstra of War Horse at The Kennedy Center. Co-Host: Mitchell Ugwuezi Lead Actor Interviewed: Andrew Veenstra Taped and...

Doing the Timewarp: Meet the Cast of Washington Savoyards ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Part Seven: Chad W. Fornwalt

Here’s Part Seven of meeting the cast of The Washington Savoyard’s The Rocky Horror Shows. Today: meet Chad W. Fornwalt. I am Chad W. Fornwalt (Brad). I am happy to be working with Washington...

‘Sunlight’ at Colonial Players by Amanda Gunther

Through the darkness there is a light. And when two sides of the debate heat up churning amid that darkness it is often hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Directed by Terry Averill,...

‘The Conference of the Birds’ at Folger Theatre by Amanda Gunther

“The way is open but there is neither traveler nor guide.” That is the closing statement and tagline of Folger Theatre’s production of The Conference of the Birds. Based on the poem by Farid Uddi...

‘Cantorial’ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria by Julia L. Exline

The Little Theatre of Alexandria presents Cantorial, a ghost story written by Ira Levin and directed by C. Evans Kirk, who also contributes the set design. While this isn’t your typical ”creepy” ghost...

Rep Stage Cancels Tomorrow Night’s Performance of ‘Mary Rose’

The first preview performance of Mary Rose at Rep Stage tomorrow night – on October 31st and Halloween – has been cancelled. Performances resume their regular schedule on Thursday, November 1st at 7...

Schedule Changes at Arena Stage for ‘My Fair Lady’ and ‘One Night With Janis Joplin’

Additional Performance of One Night With Janis Joplin added Sunday, November 4th at 1:00 PM and First Preview of My Fair Lady on Friday, November 2nd is Cancelled. Due to Hurricane Sandy, the...

‘Spiraling’ at The Music Center at Strathmore’s CityDance Studio Theater by Breena Siegel

“You are half of the performance,” Artistic Director Christopher K. Morgan of Christopher K. Morgan & Artists (CKM&A) reminded the audience before his company took the stage for the evening-length...

Doing the Timewarp: Meet the Cast of Washington Savoyards ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Part Six: Danny Tippett

Here’s Part Six of meeting the cast of The Washington Savoyard’s The Rocky Horror Shows. Today: meet Danny Tippett. My name is Danny Tippett. I appeared most recently in Legally Blonde the Musical at...

Miřenka Čechová presents ‘S/he is Nancy Joe’ at Mead Flaspoint November 9-11th

Award-winning performer Miřenka Čechová brings her unique blend of movement style to the American premiere of her newest work, S/he is Nancy Joe in a series of preview performances at the Mead Theatre...

‘Pygmalion’ at The Washington Stage Guild by Erica Laxson

The Washington Stage Guild has been working their way through George Bernard Shaw’s prolific plays and their 26th season includes their 25th presentation of one of his works. Director Bill Largess...

‘The Sound of Music’ at Riverside Center Dinner Theater by Julia L. Exline.

Riverside Center Dinner Theater presents the timeless family favorite The Sound of Music, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and book by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse....

‘All This Intimacy’ at Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center by Mariya Danilenko

All This Intimacy, a play by Rajiv Joseph (The Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo), is about a Columbia professor, Ty (Sean Coe), who is having an affair with three different women. The play focuses of...

‘Night of the Living Dead’ at Reisterstown Theatre Project by Amanda Gunther

Warning! Extreme levels of radiation have caused dead tissue to reanimate and come back to life! A zombie outbreak is eminent and the safest course of action is to make your way to the Reisterstown...

‘These Shining Lives’ at Silver Spring Stage by Amanda Gunther

It isn’t a fairytale, though it may start like one. And it isn’t a tragedy, though it does end like one. It’s a story, and more than that it’s Silver Spring Stage’s fall offering of Melanie Marnich’s...

‘Heroes’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

There are some bonds that even time is not strong enough to dissolve. When three men who have all previously served in the Great World War, find themselves at a Veteran’s old age home, they take to...

‘The’re the Altar Boyz’: Part One: Steven Royal on Directing ‘Altar Boyz’ at 1st Stage by Steven Royal

In Part One of a Six Part Series of behind-the-scene interviews of First Stage’s upcoming production of the hit musical Altar Boyz, Director/Scenic and Costume Designer Steven Royal tells us how he...

Composer and Musician Tom Teasley on ‘The Conference of the Birds’ by Joel Markowitz

Tom Teasley is not only a brilliant composer, musician, and performer, but he is one of the nicest people in our theatre community. He is full of passion and energy and watching him perform in a show...

‘Dracula’ at The Washington Ballet by Carolyn Kelemen

The Redskins may be in a slump but The Washington Ballet has never looked better. The nation’s capital premier ballet troupe is beginning its season with an impressive undertaking of the full-length,...

‘What I Did Last Summer’ at McLean Community Players by Francine Schwartz

McLean Community Players’ production of A.R. Gurney’s What I Did Last Summer is beautifully directed by Adriana Hardy, and is a showpiece for young actors whose ability to inhabit a collection of...

‘The Hobbit’ at Encore Stage and Studio by Julia L. Exline

Encore Stage and Studio presents J.R.R. Tolkien’s timeless adventure The Hobbit, a tale about an ordinary hobbit who embarks on an extraordinary adventure…and discovers an unexpected heroic side of...

‘Into the Woods’ at George Mason University by Audrey Thornton

Hang on to your seats everyone! Bring your best belly laugh and strongest applause — you are in for a treat when the final musical presentation of Into the Woods takes center stage today at 4 PM at...

Doing the Timewarp: Meet the Cast of Washington Savoyards ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Part Five: Caroline Wolfson

Here’s Part Five of meeting the cast of The Washington Savoyard’s The Rocky Horror Shows. Today: meet Caroline Wolfson. I’m Caroline Wolfson and this is my DC professional debut. I just graduated in...

Rajiv Joseph’s ‘All This Intimacy’ Opens This Weekend by Emily Morrison

In Rajiv Joseph’s comedy All This Intimacy, opening this weekend at Cultural Arts Center, we meet a nice enough guy and three nice women who get caught up in an almost unbelievable tale of lust and...

‘Aesop’s Foibles’ at Elden Street Players by Colleen Sproull

Walking into the spiffy black-box theater for the opening performance of Aesop’s Foibles, part of Elden Street’s Players’ Theater for Young Audiences, I was cheerfully greeted by the sound of some of...

‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ at StillPointe Theatre Initiative by Amanda Gunther

You are cordially invited to tea at the Brewster residence. A splendid time is guaranteed for all as Aunties Abbey and Martha will entertain you with their unusually sweet and eccentric charm — you...

‘Rent’ at Silhouette Stages by John Harding

The sexy young cast reviving Rent at Silhouette Stages in Columbia is better than a can of Red Bull at delivering a jumpin’ jolt of energy. Here’s a weekend show guaranteed to crank you up and get you...

‘Crimes of the Heart’ at Dignity Players by Amanda Gunther

Sit down with a nice refreshing glass of lemonade, grab your burglar gun and shoot your husband. Well, maybe you shouldn’t do the shooting bit, but if you come see Crimes of the Heart, the final...