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Marakay Rogers

 America's most uncoordinated childhood ballet and tap student before discovering that her talents were music and writing, Marakay Rogers finally traded in her violin for law school when she realized that she might make more money in law than she did performing with the Potomac Symphony and in orchestra pits around the mid-Atlantic. Unfortunately, she forgot to factor in the student loan repayments! She has never recovered from being chewed out by Terrence Mann in public for hanging up her bow. 


A graduate of Wilson College (PA), Marakay is also a writer, film reviewer and interviewer. Additionally, as of 2014, she serves as vice-chair of the Advisory Board of the Beaux Arts Society, Inc. and is a member of GALECA. 


She's also taught college-level communications, writing, theatre criticism and English literature classes, has received multiple writing awards  for several small-press novels, and is listed in Marquis' "Who's Who in America".  She has done additional post-collegiate English and drama studies coursework with Open University (UK) in drama and literature.


Her junior high English teacher was Broadway star Katrina Yaukey's mother, Kay Yaukey.  (Her high school math teacher was Ordean Yaukey, Katrina Yaukey's father, but between Marakay's mother, an editor, and Katrina's mother, English won out.) Marakay is senior theatre critic for Central Pennsylvania and a senior editor for BWWBooksWorld as well as a classical music reviewer. In her free time, Marakay practices law and often gets it right.



 


 


 






BWW Reviews: MENOPAUSE: THE MUSICAL at Dutch Apple
BWW Reviews: MENOPAUSE: THE MUSICAL at Dutch Apple
September 1, 2013

Seth Greenleaf directs a varied ensemble in the musical comedy that shows the common experiences of women of a certain age.

BWW Reviews: HAIRSPRAY Keeps Allenberry Playhouse Held Firmly in Place
BWW Reviews: HAIRSPRAY Keeps Allenberry Playhouse Held Firmly in Place
August 31, 2013

The current production, directed by Dan Dunn, is easily the playhouse's best show this season.

Annual Summer Triple Arts Intensive Completes Its Run
Annual Summer Triple Arts Intensive Completes Its Run
August 31, 2013

The annual summer high school theatre intensive run by Tony nominees Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise presented new takes on ANNIE and MATILDA, while encouraging student self-discovery

BWW Reviews: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Brings Man-Eating Adventure To Gettysburg Community Theatre
BWW Reviews: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Brings Man-Eating Adventure To Gettysburg Community Theatre
August 27, 2013

Director Greg Trax brings the horrific Audrey II to sing its way into infamy on the Gettysburg Community Theatre stage

BWW Reviews: Ludwig's FOX ON THE FAIRWAY Scores At Rainbow Dinner Theatre
BWW Reviews: Ludwig's FOX ON THE FAIRWAY Scores At Rainbow Dinner Theatre
August 25, 2013

Owners Cynthia and David DiSavino star in Ken Ludwig's send-up of the country club set and their clubs

BWW Reviews: THE BIKINIS Sing And Dance Out The Gretna Season
BWW Reviews: THE BIKINIS Sing And Dance Out The Gretna Season
August 24, 2013

Director Jason Summers and four powerhouse singers recreate the girl groups of the Sixties on stage at Gretna Theatre

BWW Reviews: Peter S. Fischer's PRAY FOR US SINNERS
BWW Reviews: Peter S. Fischer's PRAY FOR US SINNERS
August 23, 2013

Peter S. Fischer's latest Joe Bernardi mystery combines an on-screen Hitchcock thriller with Joe's own latest case

BWW Interviews: Dawn Trautman of THE BIKINIS at Gretna - Taking Risks and Breaking Rules
BWW Interviews: Dawn Trautman of THE BIKINIS at Gretna - Taking Risks and Breaking Rules
August 23, 2013

She's not just a triple-treat actor -- her work as a life coach lets her pick roles with meaning for her.

BWW Reviews: Destination ARTS! Gallery Fest in Waynesboro, PA - Weekend Getaway In South-Central Pennsylvania
BWW Reviews: Destination ARTS! Gallery Fest in Waynesboro, PA - Weekend Getaway In South-Central Pennsylvania
August 22, 2013

A small Pennsylvania town is now a large gallery scene at the moment, in close range to Baltimore, Philly and DC, and not that far from New York -- and it's a prime location for your next 2 or 3 day weekend.

BWW Reviews: LEADER OF THE PACK Closes Totem Pole Playhouse 2013 Season
BWW Reviews: LEADER OF THE PACK Closes Totem Pole Playhouse 2013 Season
August 21, 2013

The jukebox musical of Ellie Greenwich hits closes the 2013 season for Totem Pole with the roar of motorcycles and the harmonies of the Shirelles

BWW Interviews: Mary-Mitchell Campbell on ASTEP - A BIG FISH in Broadway's Charity Works Pond
BWW Interviews: Mary-Mitchell Campbell on ASTEP - A BIG FISH in Broadway's Charity Works Pond
August 22, 2013

The noted musical director, currently taking on BIG FISH, also takes on the issues of children, poverty, and education with her arts organization, ASTEP

BWW Reviews: Oyster Mill's ALMOST, MAINE is Just About, Perfect
BWW Reviews: Oyster Mill's ALMOST, MAINE is Just About, Perfect
August 19, 2013

The popular collection of almost-romantic vignettes is on stage at Oyster Mill Playhouse, and may be the best play of their season to date.

BWW Reviews: GREENHORN By Anna Olswanger Is More Than A Holocaust Story
BWW Reviews: GREENHORN By Anna Olswanger Is More Than A Holocaust Story
August 17, 2013

A young Polish survivor comes to an American yeshiva. Can the other students accept his differences -- and his secrets?

BWW Reviews: Massie's HELL GATE Is A Thrill Ride Of Historic Proportions
BWW Reviews: Massie's HELL GATE Is A Thrill Ride Of Historic Proportions
August 17, 2013

Elizabeth Massie's soon-to-be-released horror-mystery gives Coney Island's adventurous side a whole new meaning

BWW Reviews: Theatre Harrisburg SUMMER SALUTE TO THE BEST OF BROADWAY Delights Whitaker Center Audience
BWW Reviews: Theatre Harrisburg SUMMER SALUTE TO THE BEST OF BROADWAY Delights Whitaker Center Audience
August 13, 2013

For the third year, Theatre Harrisburg and the Alumni Chorale of Lebanon Valley College have presented their ambitious SUMMER SALUTE TO THE BEST OF BROADWAY MUSICALS at Whittaker Center. Steven Flom as Production Director and Gregg Mauroni as Musical Director presented a program calculated to keep the outdoor heat away on August 10 and 11, but to keep the heat going on stage.

BWW Reviews: Feuerman's IN THE COURTYARD OF THE KABBALIST
BWW Reviews: Feuerman's IN THE COURTYARD OF THE KABBALIST
August 15, 2013

The new New York Review of Books e-book plumbs the depths of men and women, of Israelis and Arabs, and finds both common ground and common fear

BWW Reviews: York Little Theatre's GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL Is Trailer-Trashy Fun
BWW Reviews: York Little Theatre's GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL Is Trailer-Trashy Fun
August 12, 2013

The Off-Broadway spectacular set in Armadillo Acres is at YLT's black box studio with limited, must-grab seating

BWW Reviews: Totem Pole's BARNUM Is A 'Jumbo' Spectacle
BWW Reviews: Totem Pole's BARNUM Is A 'Jumbo' Spectacle
August 8, 2013

Director JJ Kaczynski and a stellar lead cast bring the circus -- the three-ring and the marital variety both -- to Totem Pole Playhouse

BWW Reviews: FAME SHARK Is Gritty Examination Of One Man's Need For Celebrity
BWW Reviews: FAME SHARK Is Gritty Examination Of One Man's Need For Celebrity
August 6, 2013

Royal Young presents an unfiltered and uncensored look at the life of someone -- himself -- in desperate need of attention, in a book that deserves some.

BWW Reviews: Hamlisch's MARVIN MAKES MUSIC Encourages Big Dreams
BWW Reviews: Hamlisch's MARVIN MAKES MUSIC Encourages Big Dreams
August 5, 2013

The late composer's posthumously-released children's book shows youngest readers that it's okay to think big, but that sometimes you have to work for it, too



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