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Jordan Wright February 1, 2015 Special to The Alexandria Times
Gigi stars Vanessa Hudgens
When MGM’s movie Gigi debuted in 1958 legions of little girls were captivated by the City of Lights and its magical allure. I know. I was one of them, listening hours on end to the vinyl soundtrack by […]
Jordan Wright October 22, 2014 Special to The Alexandria Times
Mary Kate Morrissey (Sharon Falconer), Nova Y. Payton (Mary Washington) and Charlie Pollock (Elmer Gantry) – Photo by Margot Schulman.
Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer has gone back to the well to remount Elmer Gantry, a show he co-produced in DC with writer John […]
Jordan Wright August 18, 2014 Special to The Alexandria Times
The cast of Sunday in the Park with George. Photo by Christopher Mueller.
It’s been 16 years since Signature Theatre under the direction of Eric Schaeffer, mounted Sunday in the Park with George – Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer and Tony […]
Jordan Wright June 16, 2014 Special to The Alexandria Times
Fat Tony (Ed Dixon), Nick Cutter (Doug Carpenter) and Gino (Christopher Bloch) sing “Who Put the Mob In” in “Cloak and Dagger,”Photo by Margot Schulman.
If you want to be cast in a major part, or nail half a dozen roles in […]
Jordan wright April 29, 2014 Special to The Alexandria Times
Photo of Mitchell Jarvis by Christopher Mueller.
Is capitalism and corruption as pervasive today as when Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill wrote The Threepenny Opera in 1920’s Germany? They certainly thought so then basing their theme on John Gay’s 1728 The Beggar’s […]
Jordan Wright September 1, 2013 Special to The Alexandria Times
Thom Sesma plays the French-Vietnamese club owner who refers to himself as The Engineer in “Miss Saigon” Photo: Christopher Mueller.
With the Vietnam War as dramatic backdrop, Miss Saigon, presents a poignant tale of doomed love amidst the horrors […]
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