{"id":793497,"date":"2026-03-03T13:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=793497"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:24:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:24:02","slug":"angela-hall-appears-in-chez-joey-at-arena-stage-in-washington-dc-through-march-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/angela-hall-appears-in-chez-joey-at-arena-stage-in-washington-dc-through-march-15_793497.html","title":{"rendered":"Angela Hall Appears in Chez Joey at Arena Stage in Washington, DC Through March 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/03\/5fbffda41aed6290bca324a521372d46.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"419\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Washington, DC &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>Acclaimed performer <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.angela-hall.com\" target=\"_blank\">Angela Hall<\/a> is currently appearing in the musical <em>Chez Joey<\/em> at Arena Stage&rsquo;s Kreeger Theater, running through March 15. The production reimagines the classic Rodgers and Hart musical with electrifying jazz energy under the co-direction of Tony Award&ndash;winning choreographer Savion Glover and actor, director, and producer Tony Goldwyn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Set in 1940s Chicago, <em>Chez Joey<\/em> follows ambitious nightclub singer Joey Evans as he navigates romance, power, and opportunity in a city where connections can make or break a career. Featuring a celebrated Rodgers and Hart score, the production includes beloved standards such as &ldquo;Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered,&rdquo; &ldquo;I Could Write a Book,&rdquo; &ldquo;What Is a Man?,&rdquo; &ldquo;This Can&rsquo;t Be Love,&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Lady Is a Tramp.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hall portrays <strong>Lucille<\/strong>, the commanding owner of Lucille&rsquo;s jazz club, delivering a performance that has drawn strong praise from theater critics:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;&hellip;the women of this cast provide the show&rsquo;s essential heart and emotional depth&hellip; Angela Hall provides an amazing foundation of jazz talent, flawlessly engaging the audience from precise tap dancing to powerful vocals.&rdquo; &mdash; <strong>Michael Woestehoff, Washington Lobbyist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;Angela Hall&rsquo;s pragmatic and lightly comic portrayal of Lucille (the owner of Lucille&rsquo;s club) is full of authority and gusto. Ms. Hall delivers a witty rendering of the classic song &lsquo;I Wish I Were in Love Again.&rsquo;&rdquo; &mdash; <strong>David Friscic, Broadway World<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;As Lucille, Angela Hall commands the club with a seasoned presence that anchors the show&rsquo;s emotional core.&rdquo; &mdash; <strong>Keith Loria, Theatermania<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About Chez Joey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The stakes are high, the jazz is hot, and the game of romance and ambition never sounded so good.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The year is 1940-something, and Chicago&rsquo;s nightlife is sizzling. Enter Joey Evans &mdash; a velvet-voiced songster with dreams bigger than the bandstand. Torn between a hopeful chorus girl and a wealthy baroness who can bankroll his future, Joey must decide whether to play it safe or risk everything for the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Credits<\/strong> Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Lorenz Hart New Book by Richard LaGravenese Inspired by John O&rsquo;Hara&rsquo;s novel and the <em>Pal Joey<\/em> stories published in <em>The New Yorker<\/em> Choreography and Orchestrology by Savion Glover Co-Directed by Tony Goldwyn and Savion Glover<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Arena Stage &mdash; Kreeger Theater <strong>Running Time:<\/strong> Approx. 2 hours 30 minutes (including one 15-minute intermission)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tickets &amp; Information: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arenastage.org\/tickets\/chez-joey\/\">https:\/\/www.arenastage.org\/tickets\/chez-joey\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Photo Credit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Production photography by <strong>Michael Murphy (@murphymade)<\/strong>. Photo used with permission.<\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/angela-hall.com_176434.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">THE CARSON KOLKER ORGANIZATION LTD<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Barry Kolker, agent<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=angela-hall-appears-in-chez-joey-at-arena-stage-in-washington-dc-through-march-15\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 212-221-1517<br \/><strong>Address:<\/strong>18 EAST   41ST STREET, Suite 801<br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> NYC, 10017<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angela-hall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.angela-hall.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=angela-hall-appears-in-chez-joey-at-arena-stage-in-washington-dc-through-march-15\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC &#8211;&nbsp;Acclaimed performer Angela Hall is currently appearing in the musical Chez Joey at Arena Stage&rsquo;s Kreeger Theater, running through March 15. The production reimagines the classic Rodgers and Hart musical with electrifying jazz energy under the co-direction of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/angela-hall-appears-in-chez-joey-at-arena-stage-in-washington-dc-through-march-15_793497.html\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433,454,439,404],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-793497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Arts-Entertainment","category-Celebrity","category-Leisure-Activities","category-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=793497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793497\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=793497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=793497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=793497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}