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Archive for November, 2007

Mount Vernon High School Working

By Cappies • Nov 11th, 2007 • Category: Cappies, Reviews

“Brother Trucker” featuring Torres Hodges
“Bang, Bang! Click, Click! Ring, Ring!” The miscellaneous sounds of Working were emitted in Mount Vernon High School’s recent lively production.
Working, adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso from the best-selling novel by Studs Terkel, received several Tony award nominations during its time on Broadway. The musical incorporated the lives [...]



Flint Hill School Somewhere in Between

By Cappies • Nov 11th, 2007 • Category: Cappies, Reviews

Natalie Berk, Alexis Abbey, and Michael Libonati
Ever been trapped in an elevator with a claustrophobic, overly-stressed woman or found yourself making poor attempts at flirting in the local bookstore? Examples of the quirky, awkward scenarios that make up the macrocosm in which we live were found all throughout Flint Hill School’s inspired production of Somewhere [...]



Thomas Edison High School Disney’s High School Musical

By Cappies • Nov 11th, 2007 • Category: Cappies, Reviews

Gabriella (Adrianna Monteagudo) and Troy (Blair Hicks) try to unify the Jocks and Brainiacs.
They’re all in this together at Thomas Edison High School in their production of Disney’s High School Musical. This popular Disney musical features Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez as they attempt to break away from their stereotypical cliques at East High, competing [...]



Shakespeare Theatre Company Casting Call

By Laura & Mike Clark • Nov 11th, 2007 • Category: News

The Shakespeare Theatre Company at the Harman Center for the Arts seeks a local boy 15-19 years old under 5′7 to play leading role in On the Eve of Friday Morning, a new play by Norman Allen, to be directed by Associate Artistic Director David Muse.
Must be available from December 18th 2007 – January 19th, [...]



Sterling Playmakers The Mousetrap

By Laura & Mike Clark • Nov 10th, 2007 • Category: Reviews

Listen to our review of Sterling Playmakers’ production of The Mousetrap [MP3 3:59 1.8MB]; or read the transcript.



Foundry Players A New Brain

By Laura & Mike Clark • Nov 9th, 2007 • Category: Reviews

Anyone with One Will Love Brain
They always said reality was better than any fiction, and words couldn’t be truer in this case. A New Brain is an autobiographical musical recount of the experiences of its composer, William Finn. It is also the latest production of the Foundry Players. Finn based this musical off of his [...]



Kensington Arts Theatre Little Shop of Horrors

By Laura & Mike Clark • Nov 9th, 2007 • Category: Reviews

Listen to our review of Kensington Arts Theatre’s production of Little Shop of Horrors [MP3 3:37 1.7MB]; or read the transcript.



St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes High School Metamorphoses

By Cappies • Nov 9th, 2007 • Category: Cappies, Reviews

Catalina Tresky, Chris Forsgren, Paul Funkhouser, Pat Kane &
Chris Luggiero.
The Gods on Mount Olympus themselves would smile upon St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School’s entrancing production of Metamorphoses. Written by Mary Zimmerman, Metamorphoses is a collection of Greek myths based on Ovid’s stories. Some tales are familiar, such as “Midas” and “Orpheus and Eurydice.” Others, [...]



Spotlight on the Port City Playhouse

By Laura & Mike Clark • Nov 8th, 2007 • Category: Backstage, Interviews, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

Listen to Mike interview Ron Field, the President of the Board of Port City Playhouse [MP3 12:51 5.9MB]; or read the transcript.



Rockville Musical Theatre Into The Woods

By Laura & Mike Clark • Nov 8th, 2007 • Category: Reviews

Listen to our review of Rockville Musical Theatre’s production of Into The Woods [MP3 4:40 2.1MB]; or read the transcript.