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Sunday, July 23, 2023

‘Big Fish’ is quite the catch at City of Fairfax Theatre Company by Terry Byrne

Prepare to be reeled in by a big cast, a whopper of a story, and larger-than-life characters in this buoyant musical.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:26AM
Monday, July 17, 2023

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Onion Skin’ by Dara Padwo-Audick (3 stars) by Terry Byrne

Dramatic comedy by a skin cancer survivor is theater advocacy at full tilt.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 08:50PM

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Between Raindrops’ by Elizabeth Cutler (3 stars) by Terry Byrne

First-time playwright brings little-known DC historical tragedy to life.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 04:28PM

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ’29th and Oakes’ by Daniel Niewoehner (3 1⁄2 stars) by Terry Byrne

At the intersection of self-acceptance and self-deception lies a new musical about lost love.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 03:39PM
Sunday, July 16, 2023

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘INHIBITIONIST(!)’ by Hope Lafferty (3 1⁄2 stars) by Terry Byrne

In this one-woman existential exhibition, Hope Lafferty demands you escape your comfort zone.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:21PM
Sunday, May 7, 2023

A playwright probes his wife’s suicide in ‘M’ at StageCoach Theatre Company by Terry Byrne

A deeply personal script, a brave act of catharsis, a raw letter from beyond the grave.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:23PM
Saturday, April 22, 2023

A wigged-out twist on ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ at Dominion Stage by Terry Byrne

The groundbreaking, heartbreaking musical features a refreshingly off-kilter Cam Shegogue as the titular punk rocker.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 03:52PM
Monday, March 27, 2023

‘Into the Valley Below’ dives into a disaster at StageCoach Theatre Company by Terry Byrne

The tragic history of the Johnstown Flood of 1889 is dramatically brought to life by a young generation now accustomed to mass fatality.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 10:39AM
Sunday, March 5, 2023

Two women’s love not stopped by hate in ‘Stop Kiss’ at Reston Community Players by Terry Byrne

How director Kimberly Leone layers the work’s froth with a commitment to cast out 'othering' is where the show's true magic lurks.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 09:16AM
Sunday, March 27, 2022

‘Enchanted April’ trips from gloom to bloom at Providence Players of Fairfax by Terry Byrne

An escapist and endearing comedy in which four mismatched British women get away to a castle in Italy for a break from life’s doldrums.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:03PM
Saturday, March 19, 2022

‘Riverdance’ refresh: An exhilarating ride of pride and precision by Terry Byrne

This '25th Anniversary Show' company is nothing short of superhuman.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:51AM
Sunday, February 27, 2022

‘Blue Stockings,’ Little Theatre of Alexandria’s latest, is a triumph by Terry Byrne

A stellar cast depicts a not-so-distant Victorian-era women's rights battle.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:51PM
Saturday, February 26, 2022

Reston Community Players’ ‘Delightful Quarantine’ is a wacky caper by Terry Byrne

The action onstage is genuinely deep-in-the-bones funny.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:11PM
Saturday, February 19, 2022

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ at NextStop riffs on reasons to live by Terry Byrne

Star Evan Hoffmann keeps guests gravitating between giggles and goosebumps.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:07PM
Saturday, January 22, 2022

Neil Simon’s ‘The Dinner Party’ serves delicious fun at Vienna Theatre Company by Terry Byrne

It’s a full course in farce and dramedy by the wisecracking icon.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:44PM
Saturday, December 4, 2021

NextStop Theatre packs ‘Every Christmas Story’ into hysterical remix by Terry Byrne

Get a load of these fruitcakes — three wise-guy gals bearing timeless gifts of mirth

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:00PM
Saturday, October 16, 2021

Smart satire and sorcery from Reston Community Players teens by Terry Byrne

Pop quiz: If you set out to train young musical theater artists, whose canon would you sample? A) Rodgers and Hammerstein B) Stephen Sondheim C) Jerry Herman D) Andrew Lloyd Webber E) Kander…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:18PM
Sunday, October 3, 2021

A grand night of singing in ‘A Familiar Melody’ at NextStop by Terry Byrne

A revue of beloved showtunes makes for a giddy reunion of artists and audience.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:26AM
Sunday, September 26, 2021

In ‘Prepping for Widowhood,’ it’s ladies night and never too late by Terry Byrne

Best Medicine Rep channels women of a certain age ready for their next act.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:10PM
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

‘Theater people are magic’: A Q&A with Deaf and gay artivist Joshua Castille by Terry Byrne

The LA-based performance artist—now appearing as Romeo at the Frederick Shakespeare Festival—talks about being labeled and falling in love.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:10AM
Sunday, August 8, 2021

A mesmerizing and moving ‘R&J’ from Endangered Species (theatre) Project by Terry Byrne

Too many Shakespeare reinventions hang on costume overhauls or time travel. But Endangered Species (theatre) Project’s Romeo and Juliet is not your garden-variety redo. This ambitious gend…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:32AM
Thursday, August 5, 2021

On directing R&J with a Deaf Romeo: A Q&A with Christine Mosere by Terry Byrne

Broadway veteran Joshua Castille (Deaf West's 'Spring Awakening') comes to Frederick Shakespeare Festival and a classic gets a rethink.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:38AM
Monday, August 2, 2021

Signature’s ‘Detroit ’67’ is a fiery history lesson that grooves and moves by Terry Byrne

Played out in a basement bunker, this uplifting virtual show spins on nostalgia and desire.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:23AM
Sunday, July 25, 2021

‘Rumors’ swirls with mischief and mayhem at Little Theatre of Alexandria by Terry Byrne

A solid reason to return to live theater for an outlandish peek at the ups and downs of married life.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:34PM
Saturday, July 17, 2021

What the fork?! ‘What Comes Next’ picks up where pandemic left us off-kilter by Terry Byrne

In an era of TikTok attention spans, 21st Century Players' new audio play is a refreshing dive into storied traditions that came before.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:22AM
Sunday, June 11, 2017

Review: ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Creative Cauldron by Terry Byrne

America’s beloved franchise The Wizard of Oz gets a sprightly and spectacular makeover at Creative Cauldron this month. The musical — with music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harbu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:36PM
Sunday, June 4, 2017

Review: ‘Red, White, and Tuna’ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria by Terry Byrne

The title alone is fair warning. Red, White, and Tuna is irreverently reverse-patriotic. Let’s break it down: red state (Texas), mixed with a dash of white supremacy and a tangy, Southern …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:28PM
Sunday, May 7, 2017

Review: ‘Private Lives’ at Reston Community Players by Terry Byrne

Some plays are like peeping through your eye doctor’s phoropter — layer upon layer of filters. Say, a playwright of the Roaring Twenties borrows a style of the 1660s English Restoration …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:10AM
Sunday, November 13, 2016

Review: ‘Broadway Bound’ at 1st Stage by Terry Byrne

As self-conscious plays go, Neil Simon’s Broadway Bound is both a self-fulfilling prophesy and a cross-examination of the creative process. The play, which was nominated for a Pulitzer P…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:31PM
Friday, November 4, 2016

Review: ‘Godspell’ at W.T. Woodson High School by Terry Byrne

Stephen Schwartz’s often treacly Godspell, conceived by book writer John-Michael Tebelak, is a parade of parables borrowed from the New Testament’s Matthew and Luke set to a hippie-chic …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:45PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards