If you are a fan of Jane Austen and have a special fondness for “Pride and Prejudice,” the current production at Capital Stage should be a must for you.  “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” is a perfect Christmas play and a perfect sequel to the story of the Bennet sisters that was introduced in Austen’s […]

               The results are (mostly) in from last week’s mid-term election.  The Democrats won back control of the House of Representatives with a net gain of somewhere between 30 and 39 seats (depending on final results in contests that were awaiting late mailed ballots and possible recounts), and the Republicans gained several Senate seats (one […]

Lynn Nottage’s “Sweat” received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama last year, and the current production at Capital Stage is as good a staging of the play as I can imagine one could see.  Directed by Michael Stevenson, the company’s producing artistic director, the nine-character, two-act play is a powerful drama that was especially compelling theater […]

               Preet Bharara is something of a celebrity in legal circles.  He distinguished himself as the hard-nosed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York during the Obama administration.  Bharara was coined a “crusader” prosecutor for aggressively fighting public corruption and Wall Street crime during his eight years in the position.  He gained his […]