A conversation featuring soprano Brenda Rae, stage director Bruno Ravella, and conductor Benjamin Manis, offering audiences new insight into the challenging dramatic role of Salome and the wicked world in which the story unfolds.
Dramaturg Jonathan Dean leads a class tracing the twists of Richard Strauss's long and influential career and exploring the meaning of modern music. Students attend and discuss a performance of Salome in addition to analyzing many of Strauss's other operas, songs, and tone poems.
In Washington Ensemble Theatre’s Blood/Sucker, there’s something lurking in the shadows of the public high school, something that wants to suck the life out of all who roam the halls, teachers and students alike. Is it gun violence? Internet trolls? Bullying? Racism? Transphobia? Food insecurity…
Dear Readers, when discussing the play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, currently playing at the Paramount Theatre, we need to consider things in two time frames, B.C. and A.C., Before Covid and After Covid. B.C. the show was only in select places such as New York, London, and San Francisco…
Dear Readers, shows about overcoming adversity are not a new thing. It’s pretty much a staple of many storylines. But what has been coming up more and more are the shows about overcoming a physical adversity. Of course there’s one of my favorites, “Hairspray” dealing with racism and body …
Alicia Keys can write the hell out of a song. Her catalog has been the soundtrack to heartbreaks and first loves for more than two decades. Hell's Kitchen, the Grammy winner's semi-autobiographical musical now at the Paramount Theatre, is a welcome reminder of just how singular her music really is. …
William Shakespeare’s work, undoubtedly, is an acquired taste. Shakespeare’s poetry of language can turn people off (the Elizabethan language can be hard to follow). Would you believe me if I told you that one way to make his work more approachable is by folding in layers of randomness and cha…
When I think of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, I don't think of camp. It's content and presentation are really earnest. But the Taproot Theatre’s latest production leans into ‘camp’ in every sense of the word. Set in a children’s summer camp talent show…
Xian’s performance was a joyful representation of Schiller’s text, ending the rousing evening with an affirmation of much-needed hope for us all. The performance was transcendent in every way.…
One-person productions are typically autobiographical: the performer teaches the audience about themself, as themself. But this seemingly “direct” approach is often not actually revealing, where an artist performs a ritualized series of autobiographical anecdotes that fit into the form’s genre…
There’s a reason Blue Man Group has been beloved for nearly 40 years: their show is pure fun. Packed with electrifying percussion performances, inventive visual storytelling, and laugh-out-loud-worthy comedy, the group's North American tour continues to delight audiences, and their stop at The Par…
Dear Readers, the bio-musical is a tricky thing. Some love them, some hate them. For me, it all depends on if you have an affinity for the music of the subjects, plus it needs a strong book. And then there’s the current show from Village Theatre, “We Ain’t Ever Gonna Break Up: The Hymon and Pa…
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Eureka Day Leo K. Theater (9/24-11/15) |
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RAGTIME Village Theatre (9/15-10/18) |
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Table 17 Union Arts Center (10/24-11/15) |
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THE DUMB WAITER by Harold Pinter Trinity Parish Hall (10/15-10/24) |
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Nanay Pork Filled Productions (10/30-11/14) |
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Improv Holiday Happy Hour Unexpected Productions Improv (12/25-12/25) |
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Harlequin's 2027 "Fact/Fiction" Season Harlequin Productions (1/22-12/24) |
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Galileo Intiman Theatre (1/13-1/30) |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) Paramount Theatre (1/19-1/24) |
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An Improvised Christmas Carol Unexpected Productions Improv (11/27-12/23) |
