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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 Recap: 'Scottie Hargrave' Arrives On THE BLACKLIST
BWW Recap: 'Scottie Hargrave' Arrives On THE BLACKLIST
May 6, 2016

Famke Janssen's possible spin-off series character, Scottie, arrives on THE BLACKLIST. Why was her company after Liz Keen, and are they responsible for her death? And how is she managing to ignore Raymond Reddington?

BWW Cooks: All That Cheese
BWW Cooks: All That Cheese
May 5, 2016

There's an entire world of cheese out there, and you're still eating the same few all the time. Expand those flavor horizons.

BWW Review: EPAC Delivers a Classic HELLO, DOLLY!
BWW Review: EPAC Delivers a Classic HELLO, DOLLY!
May 5, 2016

You know it. You love it. You want to sing along to it. Hello, boys, Dolly's back.

BWW Review: Oyster Mill I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE Boasts Strong Cast
BWW Review: Oyster Mill I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE Boasts Strong Cast
April 30, 2016

The Off-Broadway sketch comedy musical about relationships is back, and Oyster Mill's got it.

BWW Review: MAD MEN Meets DALLAS in THE OLD FRIENDS at Open Stage
BWW Review: MAD MEN Meets DALLAS in THE OLD FRIENDS at Open Stage
April 29, 2016

Suburban Texas in the Swinging Sixties. It isn't all fun and games -- sometimes it's positively chaos. Get your cocktail duds on and prepare for anything,

BWW Review: Hershey Theatre RAGTIME is All Too Timely
BWW Review: Hershey Theatre RAGTIME is All Too Timely
April 28, 2016

The rich versus the working class. Immigrant crises. Police clashing with rioting African-Americans. Women discovering their independence. Celebrities in your face. Is it 2016 or 1916, and how do you know?

BWW Review: The New 'Chamber Musical' of GHOST is Nearly Awesome
BWW Review: The New 'Chamber Musical' of GHOST is Nearly Awesome
April 24, 2016

One of the most loved films in history produced one of the most panned musicals around. The new, smaller version of the show is closer to the film and far easier to watch - and actually is worth watching

BWW Review: Friel's TRANSLATIONS Shines at Villanova Theatre
BWW Review: Friel's TRANSLATIONS Shines at Villanova Theatre
April 23, 2016

Communication is everything. Can the residents of an Irish village translate the words and the meanings of the English soldiers mapping their district?

BWW Cooks: New Ideas For Those Meals During Passover
BWW Cooks: New Ideas For Those Meals During Passover
April 23, 2016

Passover lasts eight days. After the seders and the leftovers, is there anything left besides matzah lasagna? Please?

BWW EXCLUSIVE: Rubin, Robin and the Cast on the New Production of GHOST
BWW EXCLUSIVE: Rubin, Robin and the Cast on the New Production of GHOST
April 19, 2016

GHOST author Bruce Joel Rubin and director Marc Robin are unveiling a new, leaner, tighter version of GHOST: THE MUSICAL. They and leads Gregg Goodbrod and Liz Shivener speak out on re-recreating a classic story.

BWW EXCLUSIVE: THE BLACKLIST - Liz Keen Is Dead; Long Live Liz Keen
BWW EXCLUSIVE: THE BLACKLIST - Liz Keen Is Dead; Long Live Liz Keen
April 19, 2016

Television fans are reeling at the death of Elizabeth Keen. But in television, dead isn't always dead, and temporary write-outs, even of leads, aren't uncommon.

BWW Review: MY ELECTRIC LIFE Illuminates Theater of the Seventh Sister
BWW Review: MY ELECTRIC LIFE Illuminates Theater of the Seventh Sister
April 16, 2016

Local playwright Paul Hood puts internet addiction to the therapist's couch in this tale of three people who can't turn off the power switch.

BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Little Theatre of Hanover
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Little Theatre of Hanover
April 16, 2016

The bloodthirstiest monster since Dracula is in a florist's shop on Skid Row, and it's in Hanover right now. Can the planet be saved?

BWW Review: Go THE FULL MONTY at Carlisle Theatre Company
BWW Review: Go THE FULL MONTY at Carlisle Theatre Company
April 16, 2016

Artistic director Dustin LeBlanc takes to the stage to lead the story of six unemployed steelworkers with a joint dream and more family and economic problems than can be imagined.

BWW Recap: THE BLACKLIST Introduces Agnes, But Who Just Left?
BWW Recap: THE BLACKLIST Introduces Agnes, But Who Just Left?
April 15, 2016

Liz Keen's wedding blew up; can her delivery be any easier? Raymond Reddington and Tom Keen try to help, but things don't go as planned. Welcome Agnes, but who just died?

BWW Review: GORED - the True and Deadly Story of a Bullfighter
BWW Review: GORED - the True and Deadly Story of a Bullfighter
April 14, 2016

Antonio Barrera has a chilling statistic: he's the most-gored matador of modern times. What drives a man into the bull ring knowing he's chancing death regularly? And what happens when he retires from it?

BWW Cooks: Easy Ideas For Great Risotto
BWW Cooks: Easy Ideas For Great Risotto
April 14, 2016

Risotto -- it's not a challenge any more. There are easier ways to cook it, and more flavors than ever. Learn tips and techniques right here -- from Gordon Ramsay's parcooking method to risotto in a crock pot!

BWW Review: MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE to Wow Tribeca Film Festival
BWW Review: MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE to Wow Tribeca Film Festival
April 14, 2016

Brit journalist Louis Theroux is at it again, and in better form than ever, as he takes on the Church of Scientology. Everything from interviewing former members to being filmed by the Church for an alleged documentary on Theroux comes to light in a revealing portrait of a secretive group.

BWW Recap: 'Mr. Solomon' is THE BLACKLIST's 'Red Wedding' Episode
BWW Recap: 'Mr. Solomon' is THE BLACKLIST's 'Red Wedding' Episode
April 8, 2016

Can Liz Keen marry her ex-husband Tom without a nuclear emergency, the return of Mr. Solomon, Red Reddington discovering a devious plot, and more deaths than GAME OF THRONES? Of course not.

BWW Cooks: Hamantaschen - They're Not Just a Jewish Purim Treat Any More
BWW Cooks: Hamantaschen - They're Not Just a Jewish Purim Treat Any More
April 1, 2016

Your Jewish friend's triangular mini-danishes from that spring holiday have exploded into A Thing. Get in on the fun and bake some yourself.



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