Author Archives: Theater Pimp
Coming to Broadway – Spring 2014
Could it be? Is that a light flickering at the end of my tunnel of ennui? Is there something I’m actually excited to see headed to Broadway? Is it Neil Patrick Harris staring in the Broadway Premier of Hedwig and the Angry Inch?! Yes! Yes it is! This show is combining several ingredients that immediately … Continue reading
Broadway Ennui (or 2013 Tony Awards)
Having watched the Tony Awards I am sure of three things, Neil Patrick Harris should be the host in perpetuity, Lin-Manuel Miranda should always write the opening/closing numbers and my total lack of interest in this year’s musical crop is pretty well justified. There wasn’t a single performance last night that swayed my opinion of … Continue reading
Coriolanus – Shakespeare Theatre Company
It was with not small amount of excitement that I received the news that Patrick Page had completed his term beneath the Green Goblin’s mask (reference Spider-man: Turn off the Dark) and after an absence of many years (and a few false starts) was returning again to the Shakespeare Theatre Company. I’m still slightly bitter … Continue reading
Three Musketeers – Synetic Theatre
This production is a fun, energetic and buckle-swashing good time. It seemed pretty clear by the promotional photo (see above) that they were planning to take a lighter note with this production and I was really looking forward to it. I love the gravitas of Synetic Theatre’s more serious works but I looked forward to … Continue reading
Liza & Alan – NYC – UPDATED
UPDATE: Last night’s show was wonderful! Mr. Cumming has yet to fail me and last night was no exception. I really can’t describe why I enjoy his performances so much but I was sitting up and leaning toward the stage for the entire show. Mr. Cumming personifies “stage presence,” when he is singing or acting he captures your … Continue reading
Hughie – Shakespeare Theatre Company
The latest offering from the Shakespeare Theatre Company is this pithy nearly one-man play by Eugene O’Neill. While the play is titled “Hughie” it is actually about Erie, an erstwhile gambler who has had a run of bad luck and is stumbling home to his third class hotel after a three day drunk and encounters … Continue reading
By the pricking of my thumbs…
Okay folks, this is an opportunity you shouldn’t miss. The one man production of Macbeth starring the talented Alan Cumming is coming to Broadway for a limited engagement. This show has three things that have yet to fail me (theatrically speaking): the actor, Alan Cumming; the director, John Tiffany and the National Theatre of Scotland … Continue reading
One Day More!
Unless you’re one of those close to a movie theater that is having a viewing tonight at 10pm – LIKE I AM! But really I’m not excited at all…
A Midsummers Night’s Dream – Shakespeare Theater Company
This production is a great example of why I am willing to see the same show more than once. I’ve seen a few versions of Midsummer Night’s Dream, this is even the second time I’ve seen it at STC, but you never know when you may discover new facets to a show you thought you … Continue reading
Happy Merry Hanu-mas!
I was very excited when I got the email from Signature Theatre that they had added another holiday show to this seasons cabaret performances and it was entirely due the return of Marc Kudisch to metro DC area. I’ve seen him perform several times both here and in NYC and he’s just a talented, talented performer; he’s one … Continue reading
