Theater;mini-Reviews
OPENING
* Cabaret - The Mechanic Theatre. Lea Thompson stars as Sally Bowles in the acclaimed Kander and Ebb musical. Opens Tuesday. 410/752-1200.
* Charming & Rose - The Theatre Conspiracy. A fairy tale with Prince Charming, Princess Rose and some surprising twists and turns. Opens tonight at D.C. Arts Center. 202/462-7833.
* Undesirable Elements - Gala Hispanic Theatre. Ping Chong's piece exploring the effects of history, culture and ethnicity on individuals and the essence of being "other" in society. Opens tonight. 202/234-7174.
NOW PLAYING
* Betty's Summer Vacation - Studio Theatre Secondstage - (THREE STARS). Christopher Durang's marvelously demented play has more bile than a bad frozen margarita and at times feels like one long hot day at the beach, but you nearly split your thong laughing at Mr. Durang's lunatic humor. Director J.R. Sullivan keeps the hilarity at a vertiginous pitch. The play's one-flip flop-on-the-banana-peel premise centers on Betty (Holly Twyford), a chipper sort who consents to share a summer rental with a group of strangers. Much of it …
The rest of this article is only available to active members of Questia
Sign up now for a free, 1-day trial and receive full access to:
- Questia's entire collection
- Automatic bibliography creation
- More helpful research tools like notes, citations, and highlights
- Ad-free environment
Already a member? Log in now.
Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Publication information:
Article title: Theater;mini-Reviews.
Contributors: Not available.
Newspaper title: The Washington Times (Washington, DC).
Publication date: June 1, 2000.
Page number: 23.
© 2009 The Washington Times LLC.
COPYRIGHT 2000 Gale Group.
This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means.
One moment ...
- Georgia
- Arial
- Times New Roman
- Verdana
- Courier/monospaced
Reset