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: BRIGADOON at Dutch Apple is a Great Escape
April 2, 2013
April 2, 2013
Director Vince Legaretta and choreographer Kerry Lambert create a music and dance spectacle you may see once in a hundred years
BWW Reviews: ANGELS IN AMERICA: PERESTROIKA at EPAC - The Great Work Concludes
April 1, 2013
April 1, 2013
Part Two of ANGELS IN AMERICA comes to EPAC with director Ed Fernandez and the same cast as Part One -- and it's still worth the time to be there.
BWW Reviews: World Premiere of Michael Daugherty's REFLECTIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI
March 30, 2013
March 30, 2013
On March 24, Philadelphia Orchestra principal tubist Carol Jantsch and the Grammy-nominated Temple University Symphony Orchestra presented the world premiere of Daugherty's new concerto to a receptive and enthusiastic audience
BWW Interviews: Rachel Bay Jones, PIPPIN's Catherine, On Being Unconventional
March 29, 2013
March 29, 2013
The Broadway veteran talks Catherine, Anna, and her other roles -- on stage and in life
BWW Reviews: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at the Arden Is a Dream Not Deferred
March 27, 2013
March 27, 2013
Walter Dallas, former director of Freedom Theatre, brings a perfectly staged production of Hansberry's American classic to the Arden.
BWW Reviews: New FUN BETWEEN THE COVERS Brings Laughs At Rainbow Dinner Theatre
March 27, 2013
March 27, 2013
A new farce written by Rainbow veteran John Delancey and directed by Scott Russell brings bookstore events to a new level of chaos, with hilarious results
BWW Reviews: Emanuel Ax in Recital of Beethoven and Chopin Through Gretna Music
March 27, 2013
March 27, 2013
Noted pianist Emanuel Ax delighted the audience at Leffler Performance Center in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania with his performance of the 'Pathetique' and other works
BWW Interviews: Carol Jantsch of the Philadelphia Orchestra on Daugherty's 'Reflections' and on the Tuba as Solo Instrument
March 22, 2013
March 22, 2013
Carol Jantsch, principal tubist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, reflects on her instrument and Michael Daugherty's composing prior to the world premiere of Daugherty's 'Reflections On the Mississippi for Tuba and Orchestra'
BWW Interviews: Composer Michael Daugherty on 'Reflections On the Mississippi For Tuba and Orchestra'
March 20, 2013
March 20, 2013
Noted modern composer Michael Daugherty explains why the tuba is the centerpiece of his new work focusing on his childhood memories, and what to expect from the piece
BWW Reviews: THE ANDREWS BROTHERS Barge Their Way Onto the Allenberry Playhouse Stage
March 20, 2013
March 20, 2013
Allenberry's new season is off to an uproarious start with the tale of three USO stagehands who fill in for their favorite singers
BWW Reviews: A Mixed Bag of Blessings in York Little Theatre's GODSPELL
March 20, 2013
March 20, 2013
A cast of fine younger singers and performers and great music will charm the audience at York Little Theatre, though some directorial quirks may break the spell
BWW Reviews: Theatre Harrisburg's WAIT UNTIL DARK at the Krevsky Center
March 18, 2013
March 18, 2013
Although the first act feels just a bit slow in its development, and one or two of the cast take a few moments to warm into their roles as one watches, it is certainly not unsatisfactory. But it is the second act of WAIT UNTIL DARK that is what the audience is there for, especially for the ending. And the second act does not disappoint.
BWW Reviews: Every Little Step of Marc Robin's New A CHORUS LINE is a Sensation At the Fulton
March 15, 2013
March 15, 2013
Marc Robin's re-choreographed and re-imagined A Chorus Line is Michael Bennett for a new age, and theatrical dance fans will not feel 'Nothing' when they watch it.
BWW Interviews: Marc Robin of the Fulton Theatre on Re-Choreographing A CHORUS LINE
March 13, 2013
March 13, 2013
Fulton Artistic Director Marc Robin re-envisions the classic choreography of Michael Bennett in A CHORUS LINE, with a dash of Fosse in the mix
BWW Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA: MILLENIUM APPROACHES - A Miracle on EPAC Stage
March 9, 2013
March 9, 2013
Director Edward Fernandez brings in a spectacular production of Kushner's Pulitzer-winner -- after losses in cast and crew nearly stopped production.
BWW Review: Modern Adaptation of THE SCARLET LETTER at Oyster Mill
March 9, 2013
March 9, 2013
Director Joyce O'Donnell steps out of retirement to present Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic, reinterpreted by Phyllis Nagy
BWW Review: Leonard Nimoy's VINCENT Brilliantly Explores Art and Madness at Gamut
March 3, 2013
March 3, 2013
Director Clark Nicholson and actor David Zayas bring Nimoy's acclaimed study of Van Gogh to life at Gamut/Harrisburg Shakespeare Company
BWW Reviews: THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON Scores At Susquehanna Stage Co
February 23, 2013
February 23, 2013
Director Jim Johnson coaches a point-taking performance of the Pulitzer-winning play at Susquehanna Stage Co.
BWW Review: Director Brings Experience and Energy to RUN FOR YOUR WIFE at Dutch Apple
February 18, 2013
February 18, 2013
Victor Legaretta directs and stars in the Ray Cooney classic at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre.
BWW Reviews: HAVE I GOT A GIRL FOR YOU Brings Warm, Fuzzy Valentine Laughs to Rainbow Dinner Theatre
February 9, 2013
February 9, 2013
Cynthia and David DiSavino direct a tight, funny, warm production of Jon Lonoff's SKIN DEEP under a Rainbow Dinner Theatre title
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