Showing posts with label DC Area. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DC Area. Show all posts
Friday, June 21, 2013

Everybody Rise! – I’d Like to Propose a Toast to Signature Theater’s "Company"

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By Mark A. Newman Photos by Scott Suchman After a 2012 – 2013 season that got off to a less-than-stellar start with Best Little Whoreho...
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Sunday, April 28, 2013

He Sang, She Sang: "The Last Five Years" at the Signature Theatre, Arlington, Va.

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Review by Mark A. Newman Has it really been a decade since I saw the original version of The Last Five Years , the two-person Jason Robe...
Friday, November 30, 2012

Supreme Beings: “Dreamgirls” at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia

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By Mark A. Newman Photos by Christopher Mueller Many people whom I respect in the world of theatre cite Dreamgirls as one of their f...
Friday, September 28, 2012

Don’t Mess With Texas: "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" at the Signature Theatre

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By Mark A. Newman Despite a game cast and charming design, the Signature Theatre’s production of late 1970s chestnut, The Best Little W...
Monday, June 4, 2012

“Xanadu:” A Vivid 1980s Flashback at Arlington’s Signature Theatre

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By Mark A. Newman The 1980s and all its garish colors and awful fads (leg warmers, head bands) have come skating back to life on the st...
Monday, April 16, 2012

“Brother Russia” -- Arlington’s Signature Theatre debuts another original musical

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By Mark A. Newman Photo by Scott Suchman I have to admit to being somewhat hesitant about the new musical Brother Russia at the Signa...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Divine Intervention – Tony-winning "Hairspray" Can’t Stop the Beat in Northern Virginia

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Review by Mark A. Newman Baltimore is reborn with newfound glee (allusion intended) on the stage of the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va....
Friday, December 9, 2011

“A Second Chance” – Signature Theatre’s barrage of original musicals continues with an intimate look at a Manhattan couple’s courtship

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Review by Mark A. Newman Two-person musicals are a mixed bag. For every masterpiece like Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years , there a...