Jun 05 Conversation: Michael John LaChiusa By Arts Desk Michael John LaChiusa is one of today's leading musical theater composers whose shows have appeared on and off Broadway. His musical, "Giant," based on the 1952 Edna Ferber novel, made its world premiere at the Signature Theatre. Continue reading
Jun 02 Passionate Pursuits in 'Arcadia' By Arts Desk Originally produced in 1993 with revivals now playing in London and Washington, D.C.'s Folger Shakespeare Library (staged by director Aaron Posnert), "Arcadia" pays homage to the pursuit of knowledge, and has been hailed as one of the finest plays of… Continue reading
May 29 Conversation: Geoffrey Rush By Arts Desk Geoffrey Rush is well-known for many film roles, including "Shine," for which he won an Academy Award, "Shakespeare in Love" and much more. "Exit the King" is his debut on Broadway, and he's been nominated for a Tony Award for… Continue reading
May 19 Elevator Repair Service Works On the Experimental Level Witness the weird magic of the Elevator Repair Service. The group has set out to confront "the problem of performance" through its trademark swirl of imaginative choreography and dense soundscapes. Continue reading
May 05 'Billy Elliot' Leads in Tony Nominations The nominations for the 2009 Tony Awards bear a distinctly Tinseltown glint, with big- and small-screen heavyweights leading the list. A number of the recognized performers -- Angela Lansbury, James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels, Marcia Gay Harden, Allison Janney and Jane… Continue reading
May 01 At Black Rep, Women's Voices are Loud and Clear "In the Continuum" reaches across continents to track the separate lives of two young women, one African and the other African-American, as they deal with the grave realities of the AIDS epidemic. Continue reading
Apr 24 Conversation: Poet Mark Nowak and Director April Daras Discuss 'Coal Mountain Elementary' Mark Nowak's recently published poetry collection "Coal Mountain Elementary" explores the perils and at times personal tragedies of the coal mining industry. "Coal Mountain Elementary" is also being staged as a play by Davis & Elkins College. Continue reading
Mar 19 Last Run: Historic Baltimore Theater Closes Hundreds of Baltimoreans grabbed seats Monday night at the historic Senator Theatre, but not to catch a movie. They were there to discuss the landmark's future. As of last weekend, the city's only single-screen movie house was forced to close… Continue reading
Mar 05 Writer Horton Foote Dies at Age 92 By Arts Desk Horton Foote, who captured the dignity, depth of character and frequent hardship of American life for the stage and screen, died Wednesday in Hartford, Conn., at the age of 92. Continue reading
Feb 25 Al-Bassam Theatre Finds Modern Inspiration in Shakespeare's 'Richard III' By Arts Desk Here's the second in our broadcast series on Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World, which began Monday at the Kennedy Center. Tuesday evening, Jeffrey Brown profiled Kuwaiti writer and theater director Sulayman al-Bassam. Continue reading