Missy Frederick

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• Posted Can't Help Lovin' Dat Showboat to DCist
  The cast of Signature's "Showboat." Signature Theatre's production of Showboat demonstrates two things: that sometimes a hefty dose of an old-school musical is just what you need, and that even those old chestnuts can still have some surprises in store. Take Terry Burrell's rendition of "Bill," Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's classic ode to inexplicable love (I remember the lyric, "I love him because he's...I don't know," getting a half hour-long rave from my...
• Commented on Looking for an Investor With a Dremo
  Here's the piece I did for WBJ - includes contact info for Andrew, for those asking. They're reportedly close to a signing a lease in Clarendon. http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/top_shelf/2009/11/more_on_the_return_of_dr_dremos.html...
• Posted Woolly Keeps the Audience Running Full Circle to DCist
  The dangling apartment setting of Woolly's Full Circle. When it comes to Woolly Mammoth's season-opening production of Full Circle, sometimes you just have to run with it. Literally. This is a show where the audience relocates from separate rooms to a central location, from the complex lobby to the main theater. All the movement helps contribute to the chaos in which the show is set – in East Germany, just after the collapse of...
• Posted DCist's November Theater Preview to DCist
  Signature's production of Showboat. November's proving to be a month of classics in D.C. From A Christmas Carol to Camelot, old favorites are showing up quite a bit on local stages. Here's what's playing around town. Signature Theatre is hoping to bring some new life into the musical Showboat. Step One: Lose the boat (Nov. 10). The longest running off-Broadway show has made its way to Arena Stage: The Fantasticks. "Try To Remember" it's...
• Posted Folger's Festive Much Ado About Nothing to DCist
  The cast of Folger's Much Ado About Nothing. Does director Timothy Douglas's choice to set Folger's production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing during the D.C. Caribbean Carnival feel arbitrary? Sure. Does it matter? Not entirely. The setting, while not really transforming this production of the classic tale of bickering lovers into something new, awards a carefree, colorful spirit to the proceedings. The closing wedding scene is visually brought to life with bright, feathered...