Posts Tagged ‘stage’
The Lang Way Around
Big TicketLang Lang became interested in classical music the same way that many of us took our first interest in it: through Saturday morning cartoons.
Arms and the Woman
Big TicketStage West’s press release about Major Barbara likens the play to The Apprentice.
Domestic Troubles
Big TicketSarah Ruhl has told this story often, but it bears one more repetition: She came up with the idea for her comedy The Clean House after going to a party and overhearing a woman talk about her maid, who had stopped cleaning her h...
A Turn (and Jump) for the Better
TBT’s Nutcracker has always been a pleasure but is a must-see this season.Stage
From a humble American beginning at the San Francisco Ballet under war-rationing restrictions in 1944, The Nutcracker has become a national Christmas tradition, performed by seemingly every dance company in the country, every y...
Burning Brightly
Local stage-lighting designer Chad R. Jung is an artist in his own right.Stage
I’ve been a theater critic for about a dozen years now, and I’ve never heard anyone say, “I can’t wait to see that show! I heard the stage lighting is awesome!”
Act III
Stage West gets ready to move into new digs and rediscover some lost energy.Kultur
In its 28 seasons, Stage West has offered a little bit of pretty much everything: regional premieres, regional and national debuts, sentimental favorites, you name it.
The Juke Jumpers
Listen UpAnyone who’s seen The Juke Jumpers knows the wild, sweaty nights this band can invoke.
Death Becomes Them
Mozart’s Requiem isn’t all gloomy in TBT’s hands, er, feet.Stage
In his six years with Texas Ballet Theater, artistic director Ben Stevenson has led the company back from the abyss.
Shoestring Budget
Though underfunded, Metropolitan Classical Ballet proves with its latest outings that it can still tackle Russian repertory, no matter how elaborate.Leonard Eureka
Every time Metropolitan Classical Ballet goes onstage, the Arlington-based, Russian-influenced company dances a fine line between ambition and reality. Co-directors Paul Mejia and Alexander Vetrov are tops in their fields and h...