Interview: Theatre Life with Peter Salem
Today’s subject Peter Salem is currently living his theatre life as the composer of Scottish Ballet’s production of The Crucible. The show runs now through May 28th at Kennedy Center in the Eisenhower Theater....
Interview: Theatre Life with Sarna Lapine
Today's subject Sarna Lapine is currently living her theatre life at the directing helm of Signature Theatre's upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim's gothic musical masterpiece Sweeney Todd. The production begins performances on May 16th and will play through July 9th in Signature Theatre's MAX s...
Interview: Theatre Life with Susan Rome
Today's subject Susan Rome is currently living her thetre life in an epic way. She is currently playing four very different roles in Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches at Arena Stage. The production runs through April 23rd in Arena Stage's Fichlander Theatre Space....
Interview: Theatre Life with Sophia Manicone
Today’s subject Sophia Manicone is currently living her theatre life on Broadway playing Iola Stover in the acclaimed revival of Parade. The show’s limited engagement, which stars Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, runs through August sixth at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The production marks Soph...
Interview: Theatre Life with Jason Ma
Today's subject Jason Ma is currently living his theatre life telling us all about 'The Advantages of Floating in The Middle of The Sea' in Signature Theatre's current production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's underappreciated masterpiece Pacific Overtures. Jason plays the lead role of Recit...
Feature: It's Not Just About What Happens Onstage: An Interview with Studio Theatre's Administrative Apprentices
A few weeks back, I wrote a feature on the Production Apprentices of Studio Theatre. The piece also talked about Studio Theatre’s Apprenticeship Program and how it also focusses on other areas besides the performance side of things....
Video: Patrick Page Is Tackling Shakespeare's Biggest Role
Fresh off his Broadway run in Hadestown, Patrick Page is back onstage at Washington DC's Shakespeare Theatre Compnay, playing the titular king in King Lear, directed by Simon Godwin. In this video he tells BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge all about his latest role....
Interview: Theatre Life with Justin Huertas
Today’s subject Justin Huertas is currently living his theatre life as the composer/lyricist of Kennedy Center’s World Premiere Commission Musical The Mortification of Fovea Munson. The show begins performances March fourth and plays through the nineteenth in Kennedy Center’s Family Theater....
Interview: DC Theatre Royalty is Going Back INTO THE WOODS: An Interview with Felicia Curry
Those of us in the DC area have known about the talents of Dame Felicia Curry for many years. I’m sure you remember her recent star turn in My Lord, What a Night at Ford’s Theatre where she played the famous opera star Marian Anderson or maybe you saw her blow the roof off of Arena Stage in Nina...
Feature: Passion and Drive for Their Craft: An Interview with Studio Theatre's Production Apprentices
Something I have said many times is that I wish audience members would fully realize the amount of work and the amount of people it takes to put on a production. The things I have heard in theatre lobbies are both scary and laughable at the same time. Things like 'Oh, I want a chance to crash that c...
Interview: Theatre Life with Dani Stoller
Today's subject Dani Stoller is currently living her theatre life as the playwright for Girlhood at Round House Theatre. The production is Round House's 21st Annual Sarah Metzger Memorial Play and as always, is performed by Round House's Teen Performance Company. The show performs February 17th thro...
Interview: Theatre Life with Jessica Vosk
Today's subject is one of those performers that proves you can reinvent yourself to great success. Many of us locally came to know Jessica Vosk when she blew into the Kennedy Center with the national tour of Wicked in the role of Elphaba. After touring with the show she took Broadway by storm in tha...
Video: Stephanie J. Block Unpacks Norma Desmond
Norma's back! And it's as if she never said goodbye. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is getting ready to present Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Sunset Boulevard. Watch this video as Stephanie J. Block tells us all about her take on Norma Desmond....
Interview: Theatre Life with Thomas Floyd
Today’s subject Thomas Floyd is someone you probably know if you are a regular reader of The Washington Post. Thomas is an arts journalist who contributes features on theater, movies, television, books and comedy for the Weekend and Style sections. He also writes theater, film, and literary critic...
Interview: Theatre Life with Norm Lewis
Today's subject Norm Lewis is probably best known for his rich baritone sound and superb acting in several Broadway musicals. His tour de force performance opposite Audra McDonald in Porgy and Bess is still one of the great modern-day performances....
Interview: Theatre Life with Michael Urie
Some of you might know today's subject Michael Urie from his work on the tv series Ugly Betty but his career as a stage, film and TV actor goes far beyond that one famous TV show. He can currently be seen onstage at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) in Jane Anger playing the role of William Shakespe...
Interview: Theatre Life with Lissa DeGuzman
Today's subject Lissa DeGuzman is currently living her theatre life on tour as the belting green faced witch Elphaba in Wicked. The show runs through January 22nd in the Opera House at Kennedy Center....
Interview: Theatre Life with Aaron Posner
Today's subject Aaron Posner is what I call a GOD of DC theatre. He is arguably one of the best interpreters of Shakespeare, Chekov, and so much more. His current production of The Tempest (co-director and co-adapter with Teller, yes, of Penn and Teller) is onstage at Round House Theatre through Jan...
Interview: Theatre Life with Lauren Pekel
Today’s subject Lauren Pekel is currently living her theatre life as the Production Stage Manager for what is easily one of the more technically complex productions running in DC theatre right now. Nightly (with two matinees) at Studio Theatre, Lauren calls over 300 light cues and close to 100 sou...
Interview: Theatre Life with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Today's subject Annabelle Lopez Ochoa has one of the most prolific careers in the world of dance. Starting tomorrow evening, November 30th, you can see her work Doña Perón at the Kennedy Center as performed by Ballet Hispánico. The performance runs through December 3rd....
Interview: Theatre Life with Lance Pennington
Today's subject Lance Pennington proves that longevity can be achieved while working in theatre. For 45 years, yes you read that right, he has been living his theatre life as a member of the props department at Arena Stage. His work can currently be seen with their current production of Holiday whic...
Review: DANCE NATION at Olney Theatre
Dance Nation, Olney Theatre's 22-23 Season opener, is a 2019 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama by playwright and performer Clare Barron and directed for Olney Theatre by Jenna Place. The play follows a 'tweenage dance team from Liverpool, Ohio, more is at stake than a first-place trophy.' Its...
Interview: Theatre Life with Adrian Ries
Adrian Ries is currently living his theatre life as the musical director for the U.S. National Tour of The Band's Visit. The show runs through July 17th in the Eisenhower Theater at Kennedy Center. For those who can't see the tour in DC, it will conclude in Richmond VA playing from July 26th to the ...
Interview: Theatre Life with Bree Lowdermilk
Theatre Life chats with Bree Lowdermilk, one of the most talented modern-day composers working in the musical theatre. You might know her work from her long association with book writer/lyricist Kait Kerrigan. ...
Interview: Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter on Her Long Association with Legendary Film Composer John Williams
Deborah F. Rutter is the President of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. A post she has held since September 1st, 2014. ...
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The Motion Arena Stage (5/06-6/14) |
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Wendell Pierce in Othello Shakespeare Theatre Company (5/19-6/28) |
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A Festival of Favorites and Firsts Theater J (5/30-6/06) |
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Once NextStop Theatre (5/21-6/21) |
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OR Atlas Performing Arts Center (5/15-6/07) |
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An Evening of Cabaret with Lina Koutrakos and Gregory Toroian Palisades Hub (5/29-5/29) PHOTOS |
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Nickelodeon's The SpongeBob Musical Three Notch Theatre (7/10-8/02) |
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HYPER_OBJECT Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center Theater (6/04-6/04) |
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Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents "Patience" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (6/05-6/14) |
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Commedia Christmas Carol (2024) Streaming Traveling Players Ensemble (12/23-12/23) |
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