Interview: SISTER ACT: BEHIND THE HABIT with Joe Mallon
Today in our weeklong series Sister Act: Behind The Habit, you are going to meet another one of the performers to makes the show come alive eight performances a week.
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Today in our weeklong series Sister Act: Behind The Habit, you are going to meet another one of the performers to makes the show come alive eight performances a week.
Today we begin a week long series of interviews with some of the artists that are bringing Ford’s Theatre’s production of Sister Act to life.
Today’s subject Megan Fairchild has been dancing with New York City Ballet (NYCB) since 2001.
Today’s subject Rayanne Gonzales is currently living her theatre life onstage at Signature Theatre in a role she is very familiar with.
We speak to Jeff Calhoun who is directing and choreographing Sister Act at Ford's Theatre.
Today’s subject Sabrina Lynne Sawyer is currently living her theatre life onstage at Folger Theatre playing Ophelia in the World co-Premiere of A Room in The Castle.
Liz Larsen has been living her theatre life for many years turning out stellar performances onstage, on many recordings, and beyond.
Today’s subject Jordan Slattery is currently living her theatre life onstage at Signature Theatre playing the role of Jane in Job.
Longevity is becoming rarer and rarer in the performing arts.
Baltimore-native Jessica Amber Pinkett returned to the Kennedy Center this week for the annual performances of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Today’s subject Kaitlyn Jackson is currently living her theatre life on tour playing multiple characters which include Beverley the pilot in the North American Tour of Come From Away.
Today’s subject Barry Edelstein is currently living his theatre life as the Artistic Director of San Diego’s renowned Old Globe.
Today’s subject Taha Mandviwala is currently living his theatre life on stage at Kennedy Center playing the title character in the North American Tour of Life of Pi.
Today’s subject Rachel Simone Webb is currently living her theatre life onstage at the Kennedy Center in the North American Tour of & Juliet playing the role of Juliet.
I often say that certain things in the theatre are a total mystery to me.
Today’s subjects Chris Nee, Michael Kooman, and Christopher Dimond are the creators of a fantastic World Premiere Commission Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) musical at Kennedy Center called Finn.
For many years, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company has had a long standing relationship with Chicago’s legendary comedy troupe The Second City.
As the holiday season gets ready to kick into full force, Ford’s Theatre once again will be presenting their always excellent production of A Christmas Carol.
Today’s subject Christopher Bloch is currently living his theatre life onstage at Signature Theatre playing the role of Senex in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Today’s subject Soloman Howard is currently living his theatre life onstage at Kennedy Center in the role of Banquo for Washington National Opera’s (WNO) production of Macbeth.
Over the last eight years, I have been fortunate to interview pretty much every theater critic at The Washington Post for this column.
Judy Kaye has been living her theatre life for over half a century.
Today’s subject Alex Brightman is currently living his theatre life onstage at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) in Comedy of Errors in the role of Dromio of Syracuse.
Today’s subject Alina Collins Maldonado is currently living her theatre life at Folger Theatre where she can be seen as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet.
Today’s subject Kate Kilbane is currently living her theatre life as one of the most important positions in the theatre.
Today’s subject Anita Yavich is currently living her theatre life both locally and on Broadway.
Today’s subject actress Joanna Glushak is currently living her theatre life on tour in the rip-roaring good time board game gone theatrical version of Clue.
Today’s subject, Danny Troob, has been living his theatre life for over 50 years as an accomplished orchestrator and dance music composer.
Christine Sherrill is currently living her theatre life spreading the gospel of the joys of ABBA in the US National Tour of Mamma Mia! where she is playing the lead role of Donna.
Today’s subject Burke Swanson is currently living his theatre life playing the iconic role of George McFly in the North American tour of Back to The Future The Musical.
Recently I wrote a Broadway World feature dealing with a partial restoration of Robert Ginzler’s original orchestrations for Bye, Bye, Birdie at the Kennedy Center by conductor John Bell with additional work by Joshua Clayton.
Today’s subject Abigail Bengson is one half of the singer/songwriter folk song performing group known as The Bengsons.
Today’s subject Salar Nader is currently living his theatre life as the Tabla Artist in the national tour of The Kite Runner.
Nowadays orchestra size has become more and more of an issue for me.
Today’s subject Simon Godwin is currently living his theatre life as the Artistic Director of DC’s Tony Award winning Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC).
Today’s subject Stephen Cole is an accomplished lyricist, performer, and book writer.
As we all know, the 23/24 Broadway theatre season has been one of the busiest in a very long time with many new plays and musicals opening within a short period.
Today’s subject Nora Palka is currently living her theatre life at Signature Theatre playing Jeanie in their current production of Hair.
Today’s subject Katherine Goforth is someone who can definitely be called a breakthrough artist to be sure.
Today’s subject Judy Kuhn is known to musical theatre aficionados from her performances in Rags, Chess, Fun Home and more on Broadway.
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Frida...A Self Portrait Shakespeare Theatre Company Klein Theatre (10/08-11/08) |
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Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (10/09-10/18) |
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The Score Shakespeare Theatre Company (9/11-10/25) |
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Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Monsters of the Villa Diodati Creative Cauldron (10/08-11/01) |
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Some Like It Hot Bernard Family Theatre, Olney Theatre Center (9/18-11/08) |
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Stonewall's Bust The Writers Center (10/09-10/25) |
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Come From Away Ford's Theatre (9/10-10/18) |
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Rockville Musical Theatre presents "Caroline, or Change" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (10/31-11/15) |
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The Last Victorian Washington Stage Guild (11/19-12/13) |