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The Lion King Roars into Town at The Kennedy Center
The Lion King The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Jordan Wright June 27, 2023 Special to The Zebra
Darian Sanders as Simba (Photo/Deen-van-Meer)
In its opening number Disney’s The Lion King quite literally roars onto the stage with […]
Director Simon Godwin Delivers “Much Ado About Nothing” with a Healthy Dose of Hilarity and High Jinks Shakespeare Theatre Company Jordan Wright November 17, 2022
Rick Holmes and Kate Jennings Grant (Photo/Tony Powell)
I often hear complaints from lovers of Shakespeare’s works that they only want to see what they refer to […]
Jordan Wright February 26, 2020
You’d think by now Shakespeare’s plays would have taught society a few basic life lessons. Be nice, don’t let your ego get the better of you, love madly, and don’t trust a drunk. Take Timon of Athens – a wealthy aristocrat whose “friends” (and I use that word loosely) […]
Jordan Wright December 21, 2019
The story of Eliza Doolittle, a street waif transformed into a high society lady by the over-achieving phoneticist, Professor Henry Higgins, has recently been adapted to reflect the #MeToo movement. Love it or leave it (I overheard a dismayed audience member kvetch about the changes), Director Bartlett Sher has […]
Jordan Wright December 11, 2019
An exhilarating and fresh new production of Fiddler hit the National Theatre this week. The Tony-nominated revival comes in at number eight in the venue’s 2019-2020 “Broadway at the National” series – a series that includes an unprecedented 17 productions. As with many a national touring show, it is […]
Jordan Wright November 6, 2018
In Terrence McNally’s lavish musical Anastasia the luxe life of the dynasty that was the Romanovs collides head on with reality. The Russian Revolution of 1917 proved to be the downfall of the gilded empire ruled by the Romanov family. Collateral damage included the brutal murders of Tsar Nicholas, […]
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