America's most uncoordinated childhood ballet and tap student before discovering that her talents were music and writing, Marakay Rogers finally traded in her violin for law school when she realized that she might make more money in law than she did performing with the Potomac Symphony and in orchestra pits around the mid-Atlantic. Unfortunately, she forgot to factor in the student loan repayments! She has never recovered from being chewed out by Terrence Mann in public for hanging up her bow.
A graduate of Wilson College (PA), Marakay is also a writer, film reviewer and interviewer. Additionally, as of 2014, she serves as vice-chair of the Advisory Board of the Beaux Arts Society, Inc. and is a member of GALECA.
She's also taught college-level communications, writing, theatre criticism and English literature classes, has received multiple writing awards for several small-press novels, and is listed in Marquis' "Who's Who in America". She has done additional post-collegiate English and drama studies coursework with Open University (UK) in drama and literature.
Her junior high English teacher was Broadway star Katrina Yaukey's mother, Kay Yaukey. (Her high school math teacher was Ordean Yaukey, Katrina Yaukey's father, but between Marakay's mother, an editor, and Katrina's mother, English won out.) Marakay is senior theatre critic for Central Pennsylvania and a senior editor for BWWBooksWorld as well as a classical music reviewer. In her free time, Marakay practices law and often gets it right.
BWW Reviews: THE ROAD FROM APPOMATTOX Leads To Gettysburg's Majestic Theatre
July 13, 2013
July 13, 2013
Richard Hellesen's production for Ford's Theatre is on stage at the Majestic for Gettysburg's 150th anniversary.
BWW Reviews: Lee Rowan's RANSOM is Engaging Summer Entertainment Reading
July 12, 2013
July 12, 2013
In 2005, the New York Times ran an article on romance novels, noting that romance novels were read by 51 million people a year, accounted for 49 percent of all paperback sales, and sold nearly one and a half billion dollars' worth of books annually. That's a lot of romance - and at the time, as the Times noted, the market was aimed almost exclusively at heterosexual women with heterosexual romance. The article's real focus was on the emerging market for same-sex romance novels.
BWW Reviews: Carlisle Theatre Company Presents A Colorful 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL As Part of SummerFest
July 11, 2013
July 11, 2013
Dustin LeBlanc directs a fine ensemble and some talented leads in Dolly Parton's musical fantasy of revenge on the boss
BWW Reviews: Picardo and Wilkof Bring Down House As THE SUNSHINE BOYS At Totem Pole Playhouse
July 11, 2013
July 11, 2013
Lee Wilkof and Robert Picardo, directed by John Putch, present a knockout version of the Neil Simon classic
BWW Reviews: IMPERFECT PAIRINGS By Jackie Townsend
July 9, 2013
July 9, 2013
Townsend's sophomore novel is a charming tribute to all things Italian -- its culture, its wine, and its families, no matter how flawed they may be.
BWW Reviews: A Musically Lush SOUTH PACIFIC At Dutch Apple
July 8, 2013
July 8, 2013
Two spectacular singers headline the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein wartime story of star-crossed lovers
Indie Director John Putch Re-Premieres ROUTE 30, TOO for Totem Pole Playhouse
July 7, 2013
July 7, 2013
Cult favorite independent film director John Putch screened the second Route 30 film with cast and crew at his father's Totem Pole Playhouse in Fayetteville, PA, where the movies have been filmed.
BWW Interviews: Philly Native Robert Picardo Visits Totem Pole Playhouse
July 5, 2013
July 5, 2013
The popular television and movie star appears with Broadway star Lee WIlkof in Neil Simon's THE SUNSHINE BOYS at Totem Pole Playhouse, directed by John Putch. Here the stage and screen veteran gives an overview of a career launched by Leonard Bernstein.
BWW Interviews: Cabaret Comedy Legend Steve Hayes Plays Summer Rep in Connecticut
July 5, 2013
July 5, 2013
If you're wondering where the Tired Old Queen At The Movies and MAC Award winner has been lurking, look no further than Connecticut Repertory Theatre, though he'll be bringing laughs back to the city shortly.
BWW Reviews: Theatre Weekends In Brunswick, Maine
July 3, 2013
July 3, 2013
Brusnwick, Maine is home to galleries, restaurants, Bowdoin College, and Maine State Music Theatre. Theatre packages make Brunswick a great weekend getaway during the theatre season.
BWW Reviews: Performer Johanna Kelly 'Reminisces' About THE REHEARSAL CLUB
July 3, 2013
July 3, 2013
Retired entertainer Johanna Kelly writes of life at one of the single 'career women's' lodgings for actresses in New York, and of how performer Carol Burnett helped give its residents a leg up on their careers.
BWW Reviews: Sater's ARMS ON FIRE Doesn't Quite Ignite At Chester Theatre Company
July 1, 2013
July 1, 2013
Stephen Sater's world premiere play isn't setting the world on fire at Chester, but strong cast keeps the tinder lit
BWW Reviews: Investigate WATSON at Gretna Theatre and Deduce a Success
June 30, 2013
June 30, 2013
Playwright Jaime Roblado's farcical but loving tribute to the long-suffering sidekick of Sherlock Holmes makes its East Coast premiere at Gretna Theatre
BWW Reviews: Russian Opera Workshop Programs Begin With RUSSIAN ROMANCES
June 30, 2013
June 30, 2013
Ghenady Meirson's annual young vocalists program begins with a recital of Rachmaninov art songs and more
BWW Reviews: DAMES AT SEA Sails Into Totem Pole Playhouse
June 28, 2013
June 28, 2013
Totem Pole veteran Carl Schurr directs a cast of Broadway and Totem Pole veterans in the classic feel-good play spoofing early Broadway musicals
BWW Reviews: Gilbert and Sullivan's PATIENCE at Camp Hill Light Opera Experience
June 28, 2013
June 28, 2013
Operetta composer Libby Moyer brings Gilbert and Sullivan to Central Pennsylvania in the classic tale of Aesthetic poets and their crazed fans
BWW Reviews: CANARY CABARET Sings At Gettysburg Fringe Festival
June 30, 2013
June 30, 2013
Gettysburg Community Theatre's contribution to the Fringe Festival is classic cabaret
BWW Reviews: ROBIN'S BLUE by Pam Alster Brings Back 1980s Excess And Survival
June 21, 2013
June 21, 2013
Robin Daniels is a woman trying her best to survive the go-go years of the 1980's, and hanging on by a thread.
BWW Reviews: EPAC Presents Warm, Funny BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
June 17, 2013
June 17, 2013
EPAC presents a delightful production of Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical childhood tale
BWW Reviews: Gettysburg Community Theatre Presents Wildhorn's THE CIVIL WAR For Battle's 150th Anniversary
June 17, 2013
June 17, 2013
Director Chad-Alan Carr and a cast of talented performers tackle Frank Wildhorn's version of The War Between The States and come out far ahead of Wildhorn's book
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