It started with her asking, “What kind of musician am I at heart, beyond just traditional bluegrass?” From there Hull began writing and playing more music unencumbered by people’s idea of how she should be writing and performing.
Arts & Entertainment
Press Pass: Leesburg Pike Bluegrass
Bluegrass music typically conjures up images of dusty rural folk posted up on a wooden porch with a “XXX” bottle nearby serving as the inspiration and compensation for a good song. And while that may hold true in some corners of the country, Falls Church’s own Leesburg Pike Bluegrass brings […]
Providence Players’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ Puts New Twist on Famous Play
For its holiday-themed play of the season, the Providence Players of Fairfax chose an extremely ambitious adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” by Rob Zapple that’s set in Missouri during the Great Depression. The classic Dickens iteration follows a miserly businessman in 18th-Century London, Ebenezer Scrooge (played here by […]
Cappies Rave Over F.C. High’s Performance of ‘The Pajama Game’
By Elisabeth Snyder What is one to expect in a half-century old, Tony-award winning show called “The Pajama Game”? Certainly, some sexiness or a love story. But what the show delivers is so much more: A tale of two workers for Sleep Tite Pajama Company, one the superintendent and one […]
‘Madeline’s Christmas’ Returns to Cauldron
After sold out runs in 2014 and 2017, the Creative Cauldron (410 S. Maple Ave., Retail 116, Falls Church) is reviving “Madeline’s Christmas” once more for the 2018 holiday season, running from Dec. 6 – 23. In this musical adaptation, Madeline’s schoolmates and tutor are all sick in bed on […]
‘Civil War Christmas’ Shines at Tysons’ 1st Stage
With the holidays and their all-encompassing cheer afoot, 1st Stage Theatre in Tysons is putting a historical spin on the season with their showing of “A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration.” Taking place in 1864 on Christmas Eve in Washington, D.C., the play weaves together the stories of […]
Signature Theatre’s ‘Billy Elliot’ Continues Play’s Storied Legacy
Arlington’s Signature Theatre in the heart of the Shirlington district is now performing “Billy Elliot the Musical” through January 6. In my life as a devotee of the musical theatre, I rank this show as my Number One. I’ve seen it multiple times in New York, the Kennedy Center and […]
Cappies Review Hails George Mason High School’s ‘Chicago’ Production
Last weekend’s spectacular George Mason High School production of “Chicago,” was called “a fantastic retelling of one of the most produced musicals of all time” by W.T. Woodson High School’s Marlaina Horewitz, selected by the Cappies of the National Capital Area program to write the student review for the show. […]
Awarded Journalist and Film Consultant Talks Role in Rob Reiner Production
As someone who has spent a storied journalism career capturing other people’s stories, John Walcott never envisioned himself being the center of attention. For this reason, it was pretty surprising when he got a call a couple years ago about a movie in development that was partially based on his […]
Dogwood Tavern Honors Hugh Brown with ‘Mr. Brown’s Rusty Nail’
Falls Church’s Dogwood Tavern is honoring Hugh Brown, the longtime owner of Brown’s Hardware who passed away Monday at the age of 92, with a cocktail. “Mr. Brown’s Rusty Nail,” will be available starting Monday as the Little City sports bar’s drink of the week. The twist on the classic […]
