Get ready to have the “Time of your Life” as the 1987 movie classic “Dirty Dancing” comes to life on stage! This week, Washingtonians gathered at the historic National Theater for the opening night of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage.
For those who have you seen the timeless “Dirty Dancing,” I will give you a brief synopsis. This was the film that put Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey on the map! The sleeper hit of the year made
Theatre Revue by Denise A.
It is Tony weekend and if you love musicals, Beauty and the Beast is a show to see. With multiple performances at The Filene Center this weekend, there is no excuse not to get out and support live theatre.
DC, Are you ready to rock but have no place to go? Do you need Somebody to Love? Has the work week put you Under Pressure and you want to Break Free? Something tells me that you are in need of a Queen fix. Well, you are in for a treat as the Warner Theatre combines the classic hits of the legendary band with the musical talents of a stellar cast that includes Brian Justin Crum and Ruby Lewis in the touring production “We Will Rock You.”
For Broadway fans in the Baltimore area, this is a fun night of theatre. If you have saved up to see one show all year, this might not be the one. While the show itself is super funny, the tongue-in-cheek humor is great, and this cast delivers on every punchline, the overall night at the theatre is a little lackluster.
by Stephanie Taylor & Dean Rogers
Going into a new Cirque Du Soleil this past Friday, we wondered how any Cirque Du Soleil show fits in with the rest that we have seen. Each show is unique in their own way, but whoever thought to combine arresting visuals common to their performances and the wonderful music from the legendary Michael Jackson is a genius.
As I write this revue, I hear “Rave On” playing from the jukebox in the movie “Pleasantville” and am again reminded of the impact that Buddy Holly had on music, culture, and performance. He was a true genius and innovator and deserves a full-blown show in his honor!
On this Sunday afternoon an enjoyable experience with strings attached; literally not figuratively speaking of course. A puppet show! It was the Cashore Marionettes presentation of Simple Gifts. Joseph Cashore a professional puppeteer has performed all over the world, he crafts all his puppets by hand and even designs their mechanics.
I am surprised that it wasn’t a sold-out show. I say, plan early for 2014 because once the word gets out, this will be sold-out… “Grease, is the word”!! We had “Summer Lovin'”, we were “Hopelessly Devoted, and we all were “Born to Hand Jive”!
Green Day’s american IDIOT (Work Light Productions) plays at the Hippodrome through Sunday, May 12th.
I would typically warn that this is a non-Equity cast, but this cast proves that talent doesn’t have to be in a union to exist!
