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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
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
Any Day Now
As part of my on-going love of all things Alan Cumming I feel the need to promote his new movie. Based on a true story, it’s one of those small indie films that appears to be a labor of love as much as anything else. Taking place in San Francisco it the story of a … Continue reading
Whorehouse – Signature Theater
I initially thought that “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” was an odd show for Signature Theatre to open their season with. The show did not strike me as timely or fresh (and I was half right) but having seen it, it’s easy to see how a show about whores and prostitutes politicians and the pervasive … Continue reading
Kinky Boots – a new musical
So there may be conspiracy afoot to get me to start liking the movie to stage musical transfers. It’s something I oft and usually deservedly deride but now they’re going and making a musical about shoes thereby combining two of my favorite things. My loves of theater and shoes have developed a symbiotic relationship, when … Continue reading
Les Miserables – The Movie
I have been trying not to get my hopes and expectations up about this movie. The current spate of movie musicals have been mostly adequate and sometimes just awful (Rock of Ages anyone?). This is a musical I love and it’s staring one of my favorite actors and I really, really want it to be … Continue reading
Peter and the Star Catcher
This season’s crop of Broadway show revivals and ‘movie musicals’ really left me feeling underwhelmed. Instead gnashing my teeth trying to whittle down the number of shows down to those I absolutely MUST see, I sorted through shows that I either felt I should see (Evita, etc.) and shows you would have to pay me … Continue reading
Brother Russia – a sneak peak
Last week I had a fun opportunity to get a glimpse of the Signature Theater’s upcoming show “Brother Russia.” One of my favorite things about Signature Theater is their willingness, or more accurately, insistence, on helping to develop original works for the stage. This year they’ve embraced that aesthetic by producing four new original works … Continue reading
SMASH
NBC’s new series about the development of a Broadway musical got off to a really good solid start. They covered a lot of ground in the first episode but did a great job introducing you to the characters and setting up the initial conflicts and tensions that will presumably be propelling the series. The cast … Continue reading
Alan Cumming Alert!
It is months away but Mr. Cumming is one of my favorite stage actors and high on, possibly at the top of, my list of must see actors. He’s a fantastic performer and I’ve yet to be disappointed by any of his performances. So when you combine Mr. Cumming with one of my favorite plays, Macbeth, you’ve created a … Continue reading
