Here are some recent pieces I’ve written elsewhere:
- A feature for the Washington Post on the mighty all-female drum crew Batalá.
- A report for Smithsonian Magazine on the unveiling of the official portraits of Michelle and Barack Obama at the National Portrait Gallery.
- Talking with Nas about the classical presentation of “Illmatic” at the Kennedy Center on PBS.
- A story about the background of the current “Waco” miniseries for Smithsonian Magazine.
- An interview with the director of the new IMAX film tracing the development of American music.
- A review of an original play about John Brown at the Theater Alliance in Anacostia.
- A chat with Dhani Harrison about his new album, his dad, and his mentors.
- A look at how Ryan Murphy approached “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” for his current miniseries.
- Chronicling the moment the Queen decided to sit down for her first TV interview, about her Coronation.
- A stage review of an inventive interpretation of Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Lathe of Heaven” at Spooky Action Theater.
- A story about creating an art show around a work by Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss hero, at the National Portrait Gallery.
- Six reports from the TV Critics Association winter press tour for TV Worth Watching, covering Fox, FX, CBS, ABC, NBC, Cable and PBS.
- A story about a TV documentary tracing the importance of Panama in migration.
- A deeply cynical review of the traveling Broadway show “The Illusionists” at the Kennedy Center.
- A piece for Smithsonian Magazine about a colorful interlocking overhead puzzle at the Renwick Gallery.
- Review of a world premiere play “La Foto,” about the problems of selfies by a Venezuelan playwright at GALA Hispanic Theatre.
- Two reviews from the Women’s Voices Theater Festival at the same Silver Spring theater: One is Saviana Stanescu’s “Waxing West”; the other, a less successful futuristic play.
- A dance review of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet’s final performances at the Kennedy Center.
- A review of a one-man show about a legendary DJ, “In Search of My Father.. Walkin’ Talkin’ Bill Hawkins’ at Atlas.
- A stage review of the sequel “See Rock City” at Washington Stage Guild.
- Writing about a kids’ play about Duke Ellington at GALA Hispanic Theatre.
- These rock reviews were also seen here, but not with these much better pictures at shows by Noel Gallagher, First Aid Kit, The Posies, David Rawlings, Joe Henry and Morrissey.