It seems to me that people have forgotten lately about what the true meaning of the holiday season is. We are so interested in getting that 60 inch flat screen or getting toWalmart at three …
My fellow readers, the holiday season has officially started and among all of the theatrical attractions to choose from, the musical Elf is fast becoming an alternative to the standard produ…
Usually when a production is put together the director stages the show, it opens and the stage manager keeps the show in shape for the remainder of the run. But what happens when the product…
Note: To view a video of each master class session discussed, click on the appropriate link then click watch and listen. All of the master classes were documented with the exception of Count…
There are many things that move us when we listen to a song. More often than not, it's the vocal performance. The American Voices concert at the Kennedy Center's Concert Hall this past weeke…
DC's National Theatre for a long time was a prime space for Broadway tryouts. We forget now that shows use to play one, two, or even three cities before going to NY. It was a way to fix a sh…
Dancer/choreographer/actor/singer Maurice Hines will be turning 70 in a few weeks, so it's only fitting that his new show Maurice Hines is Tappin Thru Life, now playing at Arena Stage's K…
John Lescault is currently preparing to open in The Lyons at Round House Theatre where he will play the role of Ben starting November 27th.  He has previously been seen at Round House …
Playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo proves that lightning can strike twice for a up and coming playwright. His first play Really Really opened to rave reviews at Signature Theatre in 2012. …
My fellow readers, I want to start this review with a question for all of you. If your play won the 2013 Best Drama at Capital Fringe and you were asked to come back for fallFringe, would yo…
Hilda Cronje is currently performing in what is possibly the most potent and brilliant piece of theatre in town right now. She is the title character in Mies Julie now playing at Shake…
Hilda Cronje is currently performing in what is possibly the most potent and brilliant piece of theatre in town right now. She is the title character in Mies Julie now playing at Shakespeare…
Super director/choreographer Matthew Bourne has a knack for taking classical stories and kicking them up a notch for today's audiences. Two examples are his brilliant take on Swan Lake, w…
One of the best things about DC theatre is when we get a chance to host a theatre company from another part of the world. Shakespeare Theatre Company is doing just that, as the South African…
Michael Goldsmith is currently making his DC and professional Shakespeare debut as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at Folger Theatre. Regionally Michael has been seen at Huntington Theatre in…
Is anyone really immortal? Genetic science has been asking this question for a long time and now Keegan Cassady's play The Immortal Jellyfish as presented by Avalanche Theatre Company brings…
Serge Seiden currently has a tough directing assignment at Studio Theatre where he is the producing director. He is the director of The Apple Family Plays which are two separate plays runnin…
Today’s Quick 5 column features a man who is a legend of his craft. Maurice Hines is a tap dancer/choreographer/director/singer and actor who is currently ready to start a run of his n…
Stage and TV performer Lucie Arnaz has been entertaining audiences for over 45 years now. She is the daughter of the legendary comic Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and some of you might remembe…
Charlayne Woodard is currently performing her solo piece about not being a parent called  The Night Watcher at Studio Theatre. Previous solo work creations include Pretty Fire…
     Regie Cabico is a master slam poet/stand up comic. He is currently performing in a return engagement of  his solo show at fallFRINGE after a successful run thi…
Dawn Ursula is currently playing Desiree in Love in Afghanistan where she is making her Arena Stage debut with this role. Some recent Washington area appearances include Prudence in…
Signature Theatre is the only theatre in the area that is constantly producing world premiere musicals; so for the first attempt of the 2013/2014 season, they have chosen to present a musica…
Every once in a while there is a show I want to see, but for varying reasons I am not able to. In the case of the funkalicious musical Disco Jesus and the Apostles of Funk there was a very g…
Singer/songwriter Carole King's songs have been a part of the American landscape for over 40 years now; so it seems right that someone would put together a tribute show to her for their late…