Does one follow justice to the letter of the law or is true justice following the spirit of it? Thus asks Victor Hugo in his epic novel “Les Misérables” and in its famous Broadway incarnatio... Read more
Many people think of Steve Martin as a comedian—as goofy gumshoe Rigby Reardon in “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” or as con-man Freddy Benson in “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.” In “Bright Sta... Read more
“In my happy poverty, I squander like I have a millionaire’s soul.” These sanguine sentiments are evoked in the libretto to “La Bohème,” but can an impoverished, bohemian life truly result i... Read more
In Workhouse Art Center’s “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a somewhat lonely musical enthusiast, Man in Chair played convincingly by Jeffrey Davis, spins a record on his phonograph of a 1920s musical... Read more
In Washington National Opera’s unique and fascinating production of the classic opera “Turandot” by Puccini (directed wonderfully by Francesca Zambello), the setting has been updated to the... Read more
One of the strongest points of the Puppet Co. in Glen Echo Park and its puppet shows is the ability to captivate everyone, from the youngest excited squirmy audience member to the most stark... Read more
During the height of the inferno of a blazing summer, Wolf Trap Opera took its audiences “to hell and back” with its unusual production of “Faust.” Charles Gounod’s opera, based... Read more
“Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab orisItaliam, fato profugus, Laviniaque venitlitora, multum ille et terris iactatus et altovi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram;multa quoq... Read more
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts is currently presenting “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Director and producer Patrick A’Hearn correctly describes t... Read more
Opera Review: ‘The Valkyrie’ by Virginia Opera at the Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Flamboyant, sci-fi style costumes help bring “The Valkyrie” (“Die Walküre”) to a new generation in the Virginia Opera production with Claudia Chapa as Fricka and Kyle... Read more
