one-man sensation
The Jonathan Reinis Production of


written & performed by Josh Kornbluth
in collaboration with director David Dower
October 9 through 26, 2008
in Crystal City

Troubled by the election in 2004 and the health of American democracy, Josh Kornbluth (author of Red Diaper Baby) came to the conclusion that perhaps voting is just not enough. As a result of his distress, Kornbluth created this smart and funny exploration of active citizen participation. Just in time for election season, Citizen Josh weaves a web of entertaining and moving autobiographical tales into a personal quest to examine and engage the fundamentals of democracy. Kornbluth last produced Love & Taxes at Arena and continues his long-time association with our own Producing Artistic Associate, David Dower. So before you cast your ballot on November 4th, consider one last perspective from an irreverent, side-splitting and powerful citizen.

“Beautifully staged…It’s smart. It’s very funny. It’s another highly entertaining evening with Kornbluth.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Kornbluth is a writer with great originality and depth and a spell-binding performer. What more can you expect from an evening at the theater?” —New York Daily News

a powerful musical evening

co-conceived and written by Maureen McGovern and Philip Himberg
directed by Philip Himberg
musical direction by Jeffrey D. Harris
a co-production with the Huntington Theatre Company
March 31 through April 12, 2009
in Crystal City

A Long and Winding Road is an entertaining and introspective look at the songs that inspired Maureen McGovern > before her Academy Award-winning hit song “The Morning After.” A nostalgic tribute to Maureen’s roots as a folk singer, this show-stopping concert celebrates her love affair with the early works of Jimmy Webb, Carole King, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman and other groundbreaking singer-songwriters from her youth. The repertoire includes an eclectic selection of iconoclastic singer-songwriter material including "The Circle Game," "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress," "Imagine," "Fire and Rain" and many others. The songs, as The New York Times has called them, have become "the second half of the Great American Songbook." They're classic, timeless and evoke all kinds of memories.

Music from Maureen McGovern >

"A captivating musical scrapbook from the 1960's to the early '70's. Ms. McGovern is blessed with a vocal technique second to none." —The New York Times

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