The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) Extended Thru November 1st

We are pleased to announce that now you have even more of a chance to catch this hilarious musical theater parody. The Musical of Musicals (The Musical) is extending it's run until November 1, 2009.

"The cast is a gem... They are all incredible performers who have so much fun on stage together... So if you really want to be entertained, skip "Fame" the film and head to MetroStage."
- Charles Shubow, BroadwayWorld.com

Call 800-494-8497 or 703-548-9044 now

to order tickets

or go online to BoxOfficeTickets.com.

Special fundraising event planned at MetroStage

MetroStage is pleased to be hosting our signature Starlit Soiree as a fundraiser for the theatre on Monday, October 19, 6:30-9:30. It will feature a fabulous cabaret starring our favorite artists and shows. Felicia Curry, Stephen Gregory Smith and Matt Pearson will reprise some of our favorite tick, tick...BOOM! anthems (Felicia's "Come to Your Senses" alone is worth the price of admission), the incomparable award-winning Natascia Diaz from ROOMS, a rock romance, will return, along with Roz White (our very own Pearl Bailey) and extraordinary musicians and composers the two Williams (Hubbard and Knowles), Gia Mora and Lori Williams (the lovely multifaceted singers and tappers from Cool Papa's Party), and Ben Horen, Florrie Bagel and Kerry Dietrick reprising some of the excitement of Stephen Schwartz and his beautiful pop ballads. Tracy McMullan will return as our auctioneer from years past with a few songs included in the mix.

Please save the date and plan to come to celebrate MetroStage and the wonderful actors and musicians that consistently grace our stage. It's for a good cause and will be great fun.

Carolyn Griffin, Producing Artistic Director

WETA Around Town Theatre Review

Trey Graham and Paul Bachmann review this MetroStage show, which parodies five of broadway’s composers, with music by Eric Rockwell and lyrics by Joanne Bogart.

Click here to see the video >

Heather Mayes to replace Donna Migliaccio

Heather Mayes will be stepping into the role of "Abby" in The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) on September 17th. Ms. Mayes has performed for Tokyo Disney, small cabarets at The Duplex in NYC, and, most recently, at the Bay Theatre in I Do! I Do!.

Donna Migliaccio is heading to New York City for the Broadway revival of Ragtime, reprising her role as radical anarchist Emma Goldman, which she performed in the Kennedy Center production this past Spring. The show goes into previews on October 23rd and opens November 15th for an open-ended run. We wish her the best of luck on her adventure!

Squigs Knows His Lines - Weekly Sketch

The cast of The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) at MetroStage drawn by Justin "Squigs" Robertson

See a promotional video for The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)

Special Event featuring Yusef Chisholm, MetroStage bass player

METROSTAGE & Carolyn Griffin, Producing Artistic Director

present

YUSEF CHISHOLM
and
COMMON KNOWLEDGE

Live CD and DVD Recording

Monday, September 21, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Admission: $20
(Free CD with purchase of ticket!)

METROSTAGE
1201 North Royal Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

703-548-9044

Be a part of the audience as Yusef Chisholm, one of the most innovative and stylistic bassists in traditional and contemporary music records his latest CD and DVD. A 2008 Agnes Meyers Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Yusef formed Common Knowledge, a contemporary jazz ensemble, in 1995. His 2008 debut project, A Well Kept Secret, earned rave reviews.

Yusef Chisholm, bass; Allyn Johnson, piano; Mark Prince, drums; Tracey Cutler, saxophone; Lori Williams, vocals

Featuring Lauren Highsmith, Donnell Wainwright, William Knowles, Gerry Gillespie and more!

A meet and greet with Yusef and the musicians will follow the concert.

Information about the lobby artwork

Justin "Squigs" Robertson
(MetroStage Gallery Exhibit)

Squigs celebrates the show biz from the back yard to Broadway. In his wrap-up column of last year's Broadway season, Peter Filichia of Theatremania.com said, "J is for Justin Robertson, heir to (legendary caricaturist) Al Hirschfeld and heir apparent to Sam Norkin as the theatre's best caricaturist." In addition to regularly taking on commissions, he makes regular contributions to Los Angeles theatre periodical Footlights Curtain Call, has had work published in the Playbill Broadway Yearbook, and is currently posting sketches weekly on his Facebook page, Squigs Knows His Lines. You can also see more of his work at his website (www.squigsink.com). Originally from Lebanon, Oregon, he currently resides in North Hollywood, California.