141 stories by "Debbie Jackson"
Elephant & Piggie enthusiasts will pack the theater in search for their beloved friends, Gerald the bespectacled wary elephant who is devoted to his best friend, rambunctious Piggie the …
Having seen numerous renditions of Black Nativity over the years, I didn't rush to Theater Alliance last year despite hearing how fabulous it was and ended up missing it.  When it swep…
Those of us waiting anxiously for new work from playwright by Cheryl L. West can rest easy"she's still got it and Akeelah and the Bee is worth the wait. Her adaptation of the screenplay by D…
This inaugural production of the New Millennium Howard Players opens with a sizzling first scene featuring a delectable Lily played by Annette James being thoroughly courted by Sowande Ticha…
Those of us at a certain age grew up with the image of Carmen Miranda as the exotic Brazilian fruit wearing artist who was all the rage in the 1950's. With Gimme a Band!, Pointless Theatre p…
Oliver! The Musical is an ambitious undertaking blending top young talent with seasoned professionals on a prestigious stage, and man does it pop and zing!  Director Joseph Ritsch bri…
There is something about the energy that changes with non-traditional casting that thrusts a tale into new dimensions, even in puppet theater. In this innovative version of Snow White at the…
Johnny Cash" the name conjures up the iconic look, sound and feel of the man and his music which has become part of the American musical lexicon. Many of us have heard the voice, and recogni…
We are in darkness. A shatteringly loud gunshot explodes. The lights go up. There is a body under a cover, and a gruesome splattering of blood all over the room. Particularly…
The endearingly minimalist Our Town by Thornton Wilder gets a Commedia dell'Arte treatment from Faction of Fools. Does a Commedia troupe have anything special to bring to the Pulitzer Prize …
Having seen the movie, the Royal Ballet, and even the opera, it just makes sense to finish off my Cinderella fixation with the puppet version. In my case, no matter how many renditions I see…
On the surface, The Letters refers to communications written by the beloved Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky to his male lover – letters so full of explicit "degenerate" mater…
The Blood Quilt, being given its world premiere at Arena Stage, is a loving portrayal of sisters battling their way through deep-seated, sometimes painful memories to get to a better, bright…
Sinbad: the Untold Tale is based on the errant adventures of a mild mannered, even trepidatious porter, who just happens to have the same name as the famous sailor. The two Sinbads cross pat…
There's probably not a more perfect time to get inside of the head of John Wilkes Booth than now, the 150th commemoration of Lincoln's death and Joe Brack smokes him out in his Don't Die in …
There is something mysteriously wonderful about Theater Alliance's Black Nativity sweeping the Helen’s Outstanding Musical, Musical Direction and Ensemble Awards with the cast standing…
Adventure Theatre tackled L. Frank Baum’s epic story and brought it to life with a playful script by Jacqueline E. Lawton that highlights key messages of appreciating the wonderful wor…
Don't try to make GW’s Dr. Charles Samenow choose between his two passions, theater and medicine, because his plate is full with both currently, almost to overflowing. That's because h…
A small theater company has set up a living room in a tiny downtown second floor space to tackle the somersaulting polemics of Tony Kushner's A Bright Room Called Day. Filled with passio…
In this “If you see something, say something” era, what if what you saw didn't happen, except in your mind? Bigger Than You, Bigger Than Me explores what could be happening aroun…
The Puppet Co. uses all kinds of wizardry, creative projection design, and of course, terrific puppetry to bring the ageless tale of Aladdin to life. Just when you thought you knew all t…
Imagination stage brings the sights, sounds, and images alive of the backwoods where a young boy must face his biggest fears of life. Ian Anthony Coleman is perfectly cast as the sleepy, ret…
Love, honor, revenge, blood sacrifice– these and other seminal elements flow through the inner workings of August Wilson's King Hedley II. The script is masterful, the themes course th…
Petite Rouge, a Cajun Red Riding Hood is so steeped in Louisiana back-water country you can almost smell the wafting aroma of gumbo and need cornbread to sop it up. Mike Artell adapted the b…
Nothing can quite prepare you for the seismic impact of this innovative script in the hands of a stellar cast and designers with Bernardine Mitchell at the helm of Bessie's Blues. Twenty yea…
