The cast of RENT at Signature Theatre. Photo by Christopher Mueller. David Merino (Angel Dumott Schunard) in RENT at Signature Theatre. Photo by Margot Schulman. Ines Nassara (Joanne Jefferson) in RENT at Signature Theatre. Photo by Christopher Mueller. November 10, 2021 By: Jordan Wright Jordan Wright February 10, 2020 Special to the Alexandria Times In an extraordinary adaptation of Phantom of the Opera, Director Paata Tsikurishvili re-envisions the Phantom’s world – not as an opera, but as a ballet. It is a tremendous stroke of genius. The most ballet-centric production Synetic Theater has ever mounted, it stars two […] Jordan Wright June 29, 2019 Full disclosure: I am a descendant of Edward Teach aka Edward Thatch aka Blackbeard. Okay, now that my admission of partiality is out of the way, I can talk about why the world premiere of Blackbeard is a rousing success. First and foremost, Lyricist John Dempsey (Brother Russia, The Witches […] Jordan Wright May 20, 2019 Alex Mills as Richard iii ~ Photo Credit Brittany Diliberto Artistic Director Paata Tsikurishvili calls this Richard iii “the most challenging production ever.” That may well be an understatement, because since the company’s inception nearly 20 years ago, they have consistently broken ranks with theatrical stereotypes through […] Jordan Wright October 10, 2018 Warning: This is not your childhood storybook version of Sleepy Hollow. Thanks to Director Paata Tsikurishvili, Washington Irving just got woke. This reimagining foretells a far darker, far cooler, swashbuckling horror story of a headless horseman and his nemesis, Ichabod Crane. Zombie lovers, this one’s for you. Jordan Wright April 28, 2018 Shakespeare’s first play, Titus Andronicus, was written for pure shock value. It’s considered a revenge play and his purpose was to get noticed and to one up his competition. A sort of revenge of the playwright, if you will. It worked. In today’s world, it would probably be categorized […] |
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