GarthSome of the other things I’ve written lately for other outlets include:

  • A report on the Library of Congress Gershwin Award given to Garth Brooks, for Entertainment Weekly
  • A look at a new exhibit of John Singer Sargent charcoal drawings at the National Portrait Gallery (before the coronavirus shutdown), for Smithsonian Magazine.com.
  • An interview with Cáit O’Riordon about the Poguetry tour celebrating the music of the band she helped originate, the Pogues. For The Vinyl District.
  • A review of the Washington National Opera’s production of “Samson and Delilah” at the Kennedy Center, for Broadway World.
  • An overview of 20 shows coming to the Smithsonian this year (not anticipating the current temporary museum shutdowns).
  • A review of a pair of Tennessee Williams one acts in Arlington.
  • An Q&A with Sergio Mendes for The Vinyl District.
  • A report on Alex Trebek’s visit to the TV Critics Association winter press tour, for TV Worth Watching.
  • Dance review of the National Ballet of Canada, visiting the Kennedy Center with some new work.
  • A look at a new exhibit built around a portrait of artists in Denmark, for Smithsonian Magazine.com.
  • Dance review of a South African troupe doing “Bolero” at the Kennedy Center.
  • An assessment of the 20 splashiest acquisitions at the Smithsonian museums last year.
  • A report explaining the new divisions of FX networks from the TCA winter press tour.
  • Review of Harrison David Rivers’ strong “This Bitter Earth” by Theater Alliance.
  • A thing about the time Hillary Clinton visited the TV Critics Association winter press tour.
  • Reviews of two things at the Taffety Punk theater company: “I Take Your Hand in Mine” and “Suicide Chat Room.”
  • Review of Washington Stage Guild’s “Bloomsday.”
  • A play that brought a Pulitzer prize winning playwright to town gets a review.