744 stories by "John Stoltenberg"
Having heard tantalizing details about Bell in a pre-opening interview, I attended the National Geographic Live production with the sort of eager/anxious anticipation one might have…
Who would have guessed that a family drama about everyday ethics and far-left ideology could be so engrossing and engaging, the characters so real and riveting, that what happens on stage en…
Some plays don't age well; they get dated but dusted off anyway. Some time-travel okay, and get mounted in modern dress. But rare is the work that"while still set in the period years ago whe…
National Geographic has been thinking outside its trademark yellow box a lot lately. The Society's motto is "Inspiring people to care about the planet." Adventure and exploration are its DNA…
If you've never made your way to The Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage fest, let me let you in on a few pleasures that await you even before the pleasures packed into this annual Labor Day week…
If you like theatrical storytelling"the kind that catches you by the heartstrings, gets you all wrapped up, then doesn't let loose until the very end"you're going to love The Resurrection of…
Claire Lebowitz conceived a documentary theater piece called Bradass87 and crafted the script from primary sources"including Bradley Manning's own online chats and instant messages, in…
"I am Nijinsky," says the actor/dancer Primož Bezjak, in a tone almost primal. "The great Nijinsky." He speaks in Slovenian as his words appear on overhead screens in English. He has been…
Who is the real Bradley Manning? Does anyone know? Can anyone know? These pressing and compelling questions ricochet today even in mainstream news media, which"more beholden to elit…
Exploding onstage like a fusillade of biting wit and badinage, A Few Good Men is getting a crackling-good production that makes this power-packed 1991 play feel like it was ripped from…
In 1972 some men made a film that did her wrong. Unspeakably and indelibly wrong. The film was named Deep Throat. Now some men"with two women producers"have made a film that does right…
Caroline, or Change"the gorgeously resonant musical about race relations and resilience"has just opened in a gloriously heart-rending production by The Elden Street Players. Here in He…
The Third Breast is a gritty play, produced by a gutsy company. The three actors are arresting; the music and visuals, appealing. But for some interesting reasons, the challenging script by …
The Book of Mormon… CONTAINS HERESY. That's not a preshow advisory you'll find posted at The Kennedy Center where The Book of Mormon is playing to standing-room houses. No,…
The term "gay musical theater" is almost redundant, especially for countless closeted teens who found they could forget their troubles and get happy when they happened upon the uniquely Amer…
There's some wondrous strange stuff in the Bible, but for out and out bizarro it's hard to top the tale of the king Herod's pervy thing for his stepdaughter (Salomé) and his macabre beheadi…
Cross-gender casting of the classics can be sometimes a silly stunt, sometimes an earnest bemusement, and sometimes"as in Romeo and Juliet as staged for Capital Fringe by We Happy Few Produc…
More than 100,000 people have no earthly need for what follows, and you know who you are: You're this year's happy horde of audience members in DC's most vibrant, creative, and unconventiona…
RFK is a triumph. A Capital Fringe production from Philadelphia's New City Stage, it's a powerfully moving flashback for anyone who remembers Robert F. Kennedy's life and times, …
