65 stories by "Norman Allen"
When she co-founded Arena Stage 66 years ago, Zelda Fichandler paved the way for today's thriving Washington theatre community - and altered forever the way theatre is produced in t…
This month’s On That Note! looks at the role of the music director, and the unique challenges facing Helen Hayes Award recipient William Hubbard as he delved into a world that encompas…
For this month’s musical theatre focus, On That Note!, we caught up with Marcia Milgrom Dodge, director of 110 in the Shade - at Ford’s Theatre through May 14. Dodge ga…
For this week's web feature, we caught up with playwright and director Randy Baker, nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for his direction of Rorschach Theatre's Very Still &a…
When the Helen Hayes Awards nominations were announced on February 1, choreographer Rachel Leigh Dolan was recognized for her work on both Avenue Q at Constellation Theatre Company and …
For this month's On That Note! playwright Norman Allen visits with writer/director Moisés Kaufman to explore the creative collaborations that brought the world premiere&…
Each month On That Note! explores the myriad aspects of creating musical theatre, from performance to direction, choreography, design, and stage management. With the acclaimed A Gentleman…
Adam Immerwahr arrives in Washington this week as Theater J’s new artistic director. We caught up with him in the final throes of packing for the move, and found him focused on the exc…
Constellation Theatre Company, now in its ninth year, is taking a bold new step with its first production of a Broadway musical. “AJ and I have always loved musicals,” explains A…
For songwriting team Debra Buonaccorsi and Stephen McWilliams location is everything – especially when commissioned to write a musical for family audiences to be performed at the Unite…
Finishing up our theatreWeek celebration of the Women's Voices Theater Festival, we turn to historic Ford's Theatre and the world premiere of Jessica Dickey's The Guard. Playwrig…
When MetroStages presents Gabrielle Fulton's Uprising as part of the Women's Voices Theater Festival on September 17, Cynthia D. Barker returns to a role she knows wel…
When InterAct Story Theatre opens The Hero of Everything this weekend at the Silver Spring Black Box Theatre it reaches a new peak in the history of its own heroic endeavors. Founded in 1981…
When Adventure Theatre MTC’s Caps for Sale, The Musical joins the Women’s Voices Theatre Festival on September 11, it represents an artistic collaboration that spans the decades …
Actor Karen Vincent makes her NextStop Theatre debut in the star-turn double role of Kate and Lilli Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate. She brings some serious Shakespearean experience to this musical …
After every performance of Longacre Lea’s double bill of one acts by Kathleen Ackerley and Miranda Rose Hall, Managing Director Seamus Miller takes the stage to encourage audiences to …
In 2013, Suzanne Beal joined Joseph Ritsch to become Rep Stage's dynamic artistic director duo. Her directing credits with the company include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wo…
Gracie Jones comes to her role as Betty Thorpe in the Pallas Theatre Collective's Code Name: Cynthia after frequent appearances at Olney Theatre Center, including roles in Carousel,…
Actor Rick Hammerly discovered the brilliance of Lionel Bart’s Oliver! at an early age – a very early age. “Mom saw the show when she was five months pregnant,” he ex…
A native of Washington and a proud graduate of Catholic University, Jimmy Mavrikes is appearing as Jack in Into the Woods at Toby’s Dinner Theatre through September 6, and is…
You can catch Alex Nee playing Andrej - and understudying the lead role of Guy - in Once at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts through August 16. It's a deman…
Tom Story, appearing in Studio Theatre's Silence! The Musical through August 9, has found a vital theatrical home in the Washington area. In addition to performances at Studio in Th…
The Unexpected Stage Company’s Romeo and Juliet: Love Knows No Age (playing through August 9) takes a bold new look at Shakespeare’s most beloved play, placing the title characte…
A familiar face to area theatre-lovers, Frank Britton is appearing with Pinky Swear Productions in Stephen Spotswood’s The Last Burlesque through August 16. A company member at WSC Ava…
Appearing in Dear Evan Hansen at Arena Stage through August 23, Will Roland is a Brooklyn-based actor whose recent credits include The Black Suits at Center Theatre Group and Barri…
