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  • Ford's Focus

    By on March 28, 2007

    Given that it shares a name with one of the largest auto manufacturers, perhaps it's not surprising Ford's Theatre had picked up a reputation as...

  • Lypsinka Dearest

    By on February 7, 2007

    John Epperson's favorite Joan Crawford film is Berserk. The one with the ax? ''No,'' he corrects the reporter gently, ''that one was called Straight Jacket....

  • Comic Escapade: 2007 MAL Weekend

    By on January 10, 2007

    Underneath the glamour, glitz and mascara of Varla Jean Merman you won't find a leatherman. That's surprising, given that Jeffery Roberson, the man behind the...

  • Plays, Pumps and Progress

    By on July 26, 2006

    With showgirls, ''hottie guards,'' elaborate headdresses and even a touch of royalty -- the King and Queen of Sodom, no less -- the Actors' Theatre...

  • Christine Baranski

    By on June 7, 2006

    METRO WEEKLY: How did the performing bug bite you? CHRISTINE BARANSKI: It's hard to exactly pinpoint, but the fact is that my paternal grandparents were...

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    Harriet Harris

    By on June 7, 2006

    METRO WEEKLY: Let's begin with what first got you interested in acting. HARRIET HARRIS: I'm from Texas. I grew up in Fort Worth, and there...

  • Dynamic Duo

    By on August 3, 2005

    It was the kiss that rocked the Tonys. And pissed off Fred Ebb. ''I thought they made spectacle of themselves, frankly,'' the late Broadway legend...

  • Marching to a Different Tuna

    By on June 29, 2005

    There are plenty of tuna recipes. You can grill it, throw it into a salade niçoise, or marry it straight from the can with mayo...

  • Stage Presence: Theatrical Bonds

    By on April 6, 2005

    In 1999, Jeanette L. Buck -- a local filmmaker, playwright and director -- was accosted by a stranger in her home, brutally attacked and left...

  • Stage Presence: Motivating Fences

    By on April 6, 2005

    ''I didn't audition for Troy because I didn't think I would be considered for Troy.'' Michael Sainte-Andress is referring to the leading character in Fences,...

  • Stage Presence: Gay Fruit of the Vine

    By on April 6, 2005

    In 2003, Vincent Worthington, who had worked in theater since he was 14, was faced with an important decision. Keith Waters, founder and Artistic Director...

  • Blonde Ambition

    By on February 16, 2005

    One could almost say Mrs. Robinson is the original desperate housewife. But there's nothing desperate about the woman currently playing her on The Graduate's national...

  • The Ushers

    By on June 9, 2004

    The Ushers Mission: This theater-going group provides both ushers and audience members for small theaters throughout the Washington metropolitan area. Founded: 1990 Number of Members:...

  • Hop, Skip and Jump

    By on April 28, 2004

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  • Olympia's Spirit

    By on March 31, 2004

    Ask Olympia Dukakis if she's as strong a woman as the characters she typically plays in the movies, and the Oscar-winning actress cocks her head...