Articles Tagged With: John F. Kennedy Center

& Juliet at The Kennedy Center

author: Erin Tarpley 

“Are you a strong enough man to write a strong woman?”

Ah, Shakespeare.  The Bard.  The Playwright. The bane of every 9th grade English student.  With as famous as his works are, it should come as no surprise that his most famous romantic tragedy of Romeo and Juliet would be turned into a musical at varying times throughout history.  It is also not too surprising that someone would come along and attempt to rewrite The Bard’s work into something different,

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A Soldier’s Play at The Kennedy Center

“Any man ain’t sure where he belongs must be in a whole lotta pain.”

“War! Huh, (good God), What is it good for?” Well, that’s a loaded question for another day.  But back in 1944 on a segregated southern Louisiana Army Base, the promise of deployment to the battle front is a dream for many of our young characters of color that yearn for a chance of serving their country, and perhaps getting the chance to see a part of the world that doesn’t follow Jim Crow laws. 

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Jennafer Newberry as Glinda and Lissa deGuzman as Elphaba in the National Tour of Wicked. ???? Joan Marcus

Wicked at The Kennedy Center

Popular! You know it’s going to be pop-u-lar! It’s the perfect show to see— while you’re in DC— it’s very, green for the hol-i-daaay. You’re simply gonna love it— so don’t wait— get your tickets to-daaay! The musical sensation that’s sweeping the nation once more, Tony Award-winning Wicked has once again landed in Washington DC at The Kennedy Center, having drifted away in an emerald cloud some six years ago. Directed by Joe Mantello,

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