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A Perfect Production of Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” at Signature Theatre
Into the Woods Signature Theatre Jordan Wright November 23, 2022 Special to The Zebra
The cast of Into The Woods (Photo/Daniel Rader)
Smack dab in the heart of the holiday season comes Into the Woods. For fans of the legendary […]
She Loves Me Signature Theatre Jordan Wright March 11, 2022 Special to TheZebra.Org
Ali Ewoldt (Photo/Christopher Mueller)
If you don’t fall in love with a capital “L” with Director Matthew Gardiner’s production of She Loves Me in the first five minutes you might as well call yourself a hard-boiled cynic. It is a […]
Jordan Wright November 11, 2019
Director Matthew Gardiner’s reinterpretation of A Chorus Line features brand new choreography from Denis Jones and departs from the original branded choreography by Michael Bennett. Though I can’t recall the original enough to make a comparison of the two, I don’t think it’s necessary to enjoy the musical we’ve […]
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 August 24, 2018
Weeks ago, I began to think about Natascia Diaz in the role of Fosca after I saw her perform one of the numbers from Passion at Signature’s Annual Open House. I wondered how this actress would inhabit a character not known to garner sympathy from female audiences. Having witnessed […]
Jordan Wright November 17, 2017 Special to The Alexandria Times
Is there such a thing as a ‘tapa-palooza’? If no one’s yet invented this neologism, I offer it up as a descriptor for Signature’s shiny, splashy production of Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent’s musical comedy, Crazy for You. It’s the only way to explain the […]
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