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The Constellation Theatre Company has kicked off its sixth season with their production of Alan Ayckbourn’s British farce, Taking Steps, directed by Allison Arkell Stockman and now playing at Source in Washington, D.C. “Noises Off meets The Office” – one description of this play – is not at all far off. Enthusiasts of British comedy and farce are in for [...]
“All in all it wasn’t so bad, being born…because I got to hear music, and I got to hear Christine.” – Phantom Fans of Gaston Leroux’s gothic, haunting romance from 1911 and of its many popular retellings will most likely be aware of Yeston and Kopit’s Phantom, which is now playing at the Riverside Dinner [...]
I’ve never seen Shakespeare done quite like this. It doesn’t take a lot to get me out to see a Shakespeare play, and when I saw the Annapolis Shakespeare Company was doing The Comedy of Errors, in steampunk, no less, I had to check it out. No matter how successful they might or might not [...]
Get happy! It’s impossible not to wear a delighted grin, when watching and listening to gifted soprano and cabaret singer, Erin Driscoll. I had the pleasure of attending her performance with the Signature Theater this week, and found her to be warm, genuine, and eager. Ms. Driscoll has something special she wants to share with [...]
I think I’ve found my favorite show for the fringe. Apocalypse Picnic, produced by a group that calls themselves Orbit Chef and directed by ensemble member Stephanie Svec, delivers a wry, clever, and silly but witty parody of the cultural times by plunging us into a post-apocalyptic setting. Apocalypse Picnic is a collection of solidly [...]
I’m not sure what “nerd soul” is, but I can tell you this much: Nick Blaemire and The Hustle got funk, soul, and a whole lotta heart. Described as “a 9-piece funk/R&B band that blends their love for the live band sounds of 60s and 70s soul musicians like Donnie Hathaway, Stevie Wonder and Michael [...]
Carolyn Cole is here to win you over, folks, and with her incredible vocal style, utterly charming personality, and adorable stage wit, I’m here to tell you she’s gonna succeed!
It is easy to see why Natascia Diaz has such a strong following. She is pure dancing, sparkling fire, limitless in energy, and a vocal powerhouse who leaves audiences energized and pumped.
“No, I will not waste on you a scream,” Monsieur ‘le Momo’ tells a terrified woman cowering before his restless spirit. Written by JR Foley and directed by Adi Stein, JESUS le MOMO…
“It won’t be long,” Ron Litman sings to a tune by Sam Cooke. “I’m coming home soon.”
“Haunted”— in a word, that is how the production of Miss Saigon, directed by Derek Critzer and Russell Penney and now playing at the James Lee Community Center and produced by Traveling Spotlight Productions in Falls Church, left me feeling.
“If you brought your kids, you’re a bad parent,” Tim German says to nervous laughter at the beginning of this production of Avenue Q, directed by Darnell Morris.
“Enchanted” is the word that came to mind, coming out of The Arlington Players’ production of A Little Night Music. A Sondheim musical performed rather less often than some of his others, this production…
Like Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and George Orwell’s 1984, HUM is a look at a dystopia of modern times, investigating what happens when our ability to express ourselves in the myriad of words language provides is taken away…
