Reviews
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
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
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
I don’t know how to start Explaining the story of Prudencia Hart. A modern play written in verse Of such things I am normally obverse, Yet it is so wonderfully acted and brilliantly written That I had no choice but to be instantly smitten; The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. Okay, I’m not a poet … 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
Black Watch – Social Media Day
Well, I think I’m going to try and find more of these types of events. I do enjoy getting to see machinations involved in putting a show together. The real treat for me and a bit of a surprise was that the original director John Tiffany was there. The show has been touring for several … 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
Here’s to leaving when there’s no good reason to stay…
Well it was a momentous night tonight; for the second time in my life I’ve found a show so uninteresting that I left at intermission. Tonight’s show was Eugene O’Neal’s, “Strange Interlude” at the Shakespeare Theater Company. The night did not get off to an auspicious start when I sat down for our 7:30 pm … Continue reading
