2016 — Page 10 — DC Theater Arts Archive

Review: ‘Young Frankenstein’ at Silhouette Stages

Wendi Winters 2016-10-15

Silhouette Stages has a remarkable production of Young Frankenstein that is so dynamic, audience members kept checking the program to make sure they weren’t teleported back to 2008 when the original...

Review: ‘POTUS Among Us’ at Washington Improv Theater

Jane Franklin 2016-10-15

A quick but firm handshake, a genuine embrace, a passing glance to own the room and most of all a nudge, wink and leaning in to make me feel welcome; I have met my first candidate and I haven’t even...

Review: The Arden Cabaret Series: Michael Ogborn at The Arden Theatre Company, in Philadelphia

Celeste Mann 2016-10-15

The Studio Theatre of the Arden Theatre Company’s Hamilton Family Arts Center was transformed into a nightclub/cabaret for Michael Ogborn’s Night at the Blue Parrot. Small round tables, covered with...

Review: ‘The Plough and the Stars’ from the Abbey Theatre at Annenberg Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Megan Diehl 2016-10-15

An adventurous new take on Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars brings a fragile yet startling version of the Irish classic to the Annenberg Center stage courtesy of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin....

Review: ‘Cirque Spooktacular’ at The Kennedy Center

Terry Byrne 2016-10-14

Like The Nutcracker at Christmastime, Cirque Spooktacular, the NSO Pops’ Cirque de la Symphonie Halloween Extravaganza, is bound to become a seasonal tradition at The John F. Kennedy Center for the...

Review: ‘Wonder of the World’ at Howard Community College Theatre Program

Susan Brall 2016-10-14

Wonder of the World by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Bill Gillett and presented by Howard Community College Theatre Program, opened last night. The thundering Niagara Falls serves as a perfect...

Review: ‘The Year of Magical Thinking’ at Arena Stage at The Mead Center for American Theater

Amy Kotkin 2016-10-14

Kathleen Turner is back at Arena Stage, and that is always good news for Washington theater-goers. Having starred in Mother Courage and her Children, and Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly...

Review: ‘Speech and Debate’ at George Washington University Department of Theatre and Dance

John Stoltenberg 2016-10-14

“Why can’t we talk about anything real in school?” The question is posed by Solomon, a nerdy high school student and wannabe journalist, whose teacher has forbidden him to report on the topic he wants...

Review: ‘¡Viva Cesar, Viva Kennedy!’ Featuring Eugenia León and La Santa Cecilia at The Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater

Ana Teslik 2016-10-14

It is Hispanic Heritage Month at The Kennedy Center; as soon as you enter you can feel there is something different in the air. As soon as you enter you are greeted with some powerful artwork...

A Celebration of Life for Zelda Fichandler This Sunday October 23rd From 2-7 PM and Monday, October 24th From 2-4 PM at Arena Stage

Guest Author 2016-10-14

ARENA STAGE AND THE FICHANDLER FAMILY HOST A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR ZELDA FICHANDLER AT THE MEAD CENTER FOR AMERICAN THEATER Open reading of her words on Sunday, October 23 from 2:00-7:00 p.m. Public...

Rick Foucheux, Veteran DC Actor, Talks About Giving Back for Quotidian Theatre’s ‘HUGHIE’ Benefit Performance on October 30th at 7 PM

Guest Author 2016-10-14

It’s an act of love and giving back. Rick Foucheux, veteran actor and esteemed member of the DC theater community, is taking to the Quotidian Theatre Company stage in Bethesda to reprise his iconic,...

WAPAVA Presents Its List of 2015-16 Season Archives 50 Productions from Washington, DC Area Theaters Preserved

Guest Author 2016-10-14

Do you love DC-area theater, but missed seeing one of this season’s performances? Are you a theater professional and need to review the blocking or set design of a particular show? Or perhaps you are...

A Preview of Colonial Players of Annapolis’ ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’? by Director Craig Mummey

Guest Author 2016-10-14

Colonial Players of Annapolis may be in its 68th season, but the production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opening October 21, 2016, will be its first regular season production from the Edward...

Review: “Oh, Hello on Broadway” at the Lyceum Theatre in NYC

Richard Seff 2016-10-14

I imagine there is a first time for everything. There I was, sixth row on the aisle at the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway, at an early performance of an evening called Oh, Hello On Broadway. I did not...

Review: ‘Inner Voices’ at Premieres in NYC

Deb Miller 2016-10-13

The human condition can be challenging, whatever your age, gender, background, or experience. Inner Voices explores, with insight and humor, some of those debilitating personal difficulties, and the...

Review: ‘DEMO by Damian Woetzel: Heroes’ at The Kennedy Center

Carolyn Kelemen 2016-10-13

The New York City Ballet’s “main man” for 25 years, Damian Woetzel is a hero to many, certainly one of my favorite dancers. Dressed in stylish jeans and midnight blue t-shirt, his dark curly hair...

Meet the Cast of Peace Mountain Theatre Company’s ‘A Delicate Balance’: Part 2: Louis Pangaro

Joel Markowitz 2016-10-13

In Part 2 of a series of interviews with the cast of Peace Mountain Theatre Company’s A Delicate Balance, meet Louis Pangaro. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell readers where they have seen you...

Meet the Cast of ‘Ruthless! The Musical’ at Creative Cauldron: Part 4: Alan Naylor

Joel Markowitz 2016-10-13

Meet the Cast of ‘Ruthless! The Musical’ at Creative Cauldron: Part 4: Meet Alan Naylor. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen you appear on local stages and...

Fringe Encore Series Review: ‘Piaf and Brel (The Impossible Concert)’ at SoHo Playhouse in NYC

Deb Miller 2016-10-12

Though they never met or performed together, Édith Piaf (1915-63) and Jacques Brel (1929-78), nearly fifteen years apart in age, both became legends of the modern “chanson française” and the...

Review #2: ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’

John Stoltenberg 2016-10-12

Now and then there comes a production of a play that is so spectacularly original it confounds one’s every expectation of what can be achieved in theater. The story—a marvel in itself—could not be...

Review: Joey Alexander at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club

Bev Fleisher 2016-10-11

To say that 13-year-old jazz pianist Joey Alexander is a child prodigy is an understatement. He is the future of jazz. According to his bio on his website, he has appeared in performance with Wayne...

A Report on ‘The Bohemian Girl’ Semi-Staged Concert at The Victorian Lyric Opera Company

Bev Fleisher 2016-10-11

The Victorian Lyric Opera Company (VLOC) presented a semi-staged concert version of the 1843 opera, The Bohemian Girl. The opera has music by Michael William Balfe and a libretto by Alfred Bunn....

Review: ‘Holiday Inn’ at Studio 54 in New York City

Richard Seff 2016-10-11

The gifted director Michael Blakemore once said, “When the curtain goes up, the audience is in trouble.” What he meant was that we out front want to know what we’re in for in the 2 hours traffic...

Review: ‘Net Worth’ at The Strand Theater

Patricia Mitchell 2016-10-11

The Strand Theater (“The Strand”) opens its Ninth Season with the regional premiere of Net Worth, a funny and touching one-person show by Bari Hochwald. It was The Strand’s first show in its new home...

Meet the Cast of Peace Mountain Theatre Company’s ‘A Delicate Balance’: Part 1: Nancy Blum

Joel Markowitz 2016-10-11

In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of Peace Mountain Theatre Company’s A Delicate Balance, meet Nancy Blum. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell readers where they have seen you...

Review: Fringe POP (Performance over Projection) Private Track at the Logan Fringe Arts Space by PJ McMahon

Patrick (PJ) McMahon 2016-10-11

FringePOP has started its run at Capital Fringe in Washington, DC. POP stands for Performance over Projection. The evening blends theatre and film, with 4 short plays and 4 short films that play...

Review: ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at St. Mark’s Players

Amy Kotkin 2016-10-10

When the cast of St. Mark‘s Players’ new production, Peter and the Starcatcher, charges out from behind deep red curtains for their opening scene, that is your cue. Stop right here and suspend your...

Review: ‘An Iliad’ at Taffety Punk Theatre Company

Michael Poandl 2016-10-10

Surprisingly little greets the audience as they enter the intimate black box space at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop where Taffety Punk Theatre Company makes their home. Set, Costume, and Prop...

An Interview with Playwright Larissa FastHorse

Patricia Mitchell 2016-10-10

Larissa FastHorse is one of the playwrights participating in Center Stage’s Wright Now Play Later project, which kicks off today. I had a chance to chat with FastHorse last month, when she was in town...

Review: Fringe POP (Performance over Projection) Private Track at the Logan Fringe Arts Space by Jane Franklin

Jane Franklin 2016-10-10

The Logan Fringe Arts Space, now offering year-round programming, has launched a new annual series. Julianne Brienza, CEO/Founder of Capital Fringe, has a vision for experiment and the courage to make...

See Your Stories Made into Theater: Center Stage’s “Wright Now Play Later” Project Starts TODAY

Patricia Mitchell 2016-10-10

See Your Stories Made Into Theater: Center Stage’s Wright Now Play Later Starts TODAY Today, Monday, October 10, 2016, Center Stage is taking the next step in their ongoing commitment to supporting...

Review: ‘Ruthless! The Musical’ at Creative Cauldron

Nicole Hertvik 2016-10-10

Ruthless! The Musical, Creative Cauldron’s season opener, offers a night of supersized camp and comedy. Ruthless! debuted Off-Broadway in 1992 with music by Marvin Laird and book and lyrics by Joel...

Review: ‘The Birds’ at Curio Theatre Company, in Philadelphia

Tim Dunleavy 2016-10-10

When you think of The Birds, you probably think of Tippi Hedren running for her life through the streets of a California town – a town inexplicably under attack by every winged creature within miles....

Review: ‘The Emperor Jones’ at South Camden Theatre Company in Camden, New Jersey

Neal Newman 2016-10-10

Imagine the shock of the Provincetown Players of 1920 when they received the script for The Emperor Jones. The play contains a monumental role for a “negro” actor, and hundreds of roles for others...

Review: ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’ at Imagination Stage By Julia Exline

Julia Amis 2016-10-10

Imagination Stage presents The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, a stage adaptation Kate DiCamillio’s award-winning novel. The story follows a china toy rabbit through the era of America’s Great...

Review: ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ at The Kennedy Center

Gina Jun 2016-10-10

The national tour of the critically-acclaimed, five-time Tony Award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time made its sojourn to The Kennedy Center’s Opera House this...

Review: “Volcanes: Cuentos de El Salvador (Volcanoes: Tales of El Salvador)” at GALA Hispanic Theatre

Nicole Hertvik 2016-10-10

Cornelia Cody’s Volcanes: Cuentos de El Salvador is the latest offering of GALA Hispanic Theatre’s GALita children’s theater. Volcanes centers on a Salvadoran family split between the US and El...

Review: ‘Bat Boy: The Musical’ at Montgomery College

William Powell 2016-10-10

Director Matt Bassett, a faculty member of Montgomery College, in choosing Bat Boy: The Musical to direct, chose to examine, “how someone who doesn’t fit the social norm must struggle for recognition...

Review: The Gary Bartz Quartet at The Kennedy Center Jazz Club

Robert Michael Oliver 2016-10-10

The KC Jazz Club opened its 14th season last Friday with a soul-tossing river of jazz. Gary Bartz starts the evening with a prayer: “Sadness must leave this room,” as Paul Bollenback’s guitar, James...

Review: ‘Comic Potential’ at McLean Community Players

Kevin Michael Smith 2016-10-09

Playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn is well known in England, but less so here in the states. A prolific playwright with over seventy plays to his name, his work includes dramas, comedies, and many...

Review: ‘Zombie Prom’ at Unexpected Stage

William Powell 2016-10-09

With Halloween drifting in the cool, autumn air, Zombie Prom, as directed by Unexpected Stage Company Co-Producing Director Christopher Goodrich, and with Book and Lyrics by John Dempsey, is a zany...

Review: ‘A Matter of Perspective’ at Live Garra Theatre

Jacqueline Brown 2016-10-09

Is he or is he not guilty? That is the question to be answered in Live Garra Theatre’s production of A Matter of Perspective, by C.G. Gardiner. Eight jurors from diverse backgrounds (five...

Review: ‘Murder on the Nile’ at Stockton PAC, in Galloway, NJ

Ricky Young 2016-10-09

Aquila Theatre is an NYC based theater company that has a passion to reenvision what a classic play is and expand the theatre canon. Their mission statement is to “bring the greatest works to the...

Round House Theatre and Olney Theatre Center Present ‘After Orlando’ Tomorrow, 10/10 @7 PM: An Evening of Short Plays in Response to the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida

Guest Author 2016-10-09

Round House Theatre and Olney Theatre Center, in association with Missing Bolts Productions Inc. (Blair Baker & Zac Kline artistic directors) and NoPassport Theatre Alliance and Press (Caridad Svich,...