The NVTA Festival 2008 opened Friday night at the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church on Friday evening. ShowBizRadio is unable to attend this year due to other commitments. Michael Toscano of the Washington Post ran a brief article last Friday about the festival. Washington Post: Festival Showcases Original Works
The Washington Post reported on the Helen Hayes Awards report on the DC area’s professional companies in 2007: …67 professional companies presenting 8,050 performances of 454 shows. … Even so, derrieres in seats numbered about 36,000 fewer in 2007, the Hayes staff reported, with 1,908,557 people attending shows. Full story at More Shows, Fewer Showgoers […]
Robin Rose Parker wrote a wonderful behind the scenes article “Second Act” about Duke Ellington School of the Arts’ February production of The Wiz. The production had a $200,000 budget, and involved nearly 200 students from all eight of the school’s arts disciplines: theater (acting), technical theater, dance, vocal music, instrumental music, visual arts, museum […]
Michael Toscano for the Washington Post has published his review: Providence Players’ ‘Time of Your Life’ Night to Remember.