The wait is over – the anticipated U.S. premiere of Fame, The Musical en Espanol is finally here and it is outstanding! In the opening scenes, students hold unopened letters in their hands…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AMLes Deux Noirs: Notes on Notes of a Native Son, Psalmayene 24’s creatively imagined encounter of two great American writers, Richard Wright and James Baldwin in a Parisian café in 1953, t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:43AMWe hear the sound of children in the front room through baby monitors, while we watch their parents carry on with all kinds of shenanigans in John Morogiello’s comedy Play Date. Kira Burri…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:35AMTopdog/Underdog from WSC Avant Bard is an emotionally charged wonder that leaves no stone unturned or scab safely covered. The trailblazing story by Suzan-Lori Parks rips off the social ba…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:54AMThe magic and artistry of Pablo Picasso shine through in this fun-filled family show at GALA. Playwright director Cornelia Cody brings his talent to life through stories, music, dance and …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:17AMAt the top of Dominique Morisseau’s Blood at the Root, teens burst onto the stage in a blast of energy and music, reciting lines filled with wild rhythms and formations coming every which …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:30PMDickens’s Davy Copperfield is the musical retelling of the classic tale that covers and crystalizes the first ten years in the hardscrabbe life of young “Davy”. When Charles Dickens wr…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:53AMFilled with down home moaning blues sprinkled with glittering magical realism, Thunder Knocking on the Door is packing the house at Creative Cauldron. In a small southern Alabama town, a m…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:18PMFarce is not as easy to pull off as it looks. Add mounds of glorious text inspired by the freedom spouting French philosopher Francois-Marie Arouet, a.k.a Voltaire, and you’ve got quite …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:54PMThe Pointless Theatre collaborators are skilled adaptors of familiar stories. Using a unique visual approach to theater and storytelling, the company finds the pulse points, the underlying h…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:42AMI wasn’t planning to catch this – the Morgan Freeman/Jessica Tandy movie was enough, so I passed on all the other enticing offerings. Yes, the play is beautifully written and quaint, and…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:12AMThere’s something magical about Madeline – the child who can handle every obstacle, can rectify any situation, and is adored by legions. Creative Cauldron brings one of the belov…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:24PMRound House Theatre is providing a rare opportunity to catch one of August Wilson’s most mystical productions, Gem of the Ocean. It is magical, theatrical, and historical all rolled into o…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:24PMBoundless talent, enthusiasm and creativity bring out The Magic of Victor Herbert Operetta Wonderland in the In Series production playing at the D.C. Scottish Rite Temple venue. Who knew tha…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:06PMRunning on Glass reminds us of the history of female athletes who burst through the metaphorical glass ceiling only to be forgotten throughout history. It’s actually a joy seeing the mos…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:04AMThe first time they met in western New York, in the fall of 1849, playwright Mat Smart imagines, Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony would have had a wary interchange. Both are strong …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:48PMFrom the onset, Coraline makes it clear in no uncertain terms that her name is pronounced “core” instead of the usual “care.” As such, the independent Coraline stakes out a solid s…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:24PMShe was on her way to an annual Christmas day party and never made it. The news of her murder shook all who knew Tricia McCauley as a beloved actress, a precious yoga instructor, a fellow …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:12PMEngaging Shaw is a fun-loving romp of a parlor comedy that hits its mark at Best Medicine. The script by John Morogiello imagines one of the truly most gifted social writers in history con…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:24PMThis latest work by Athol Fugard, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek, is a masterpiece on so many levels. Set in two distinct times, it explores the oppressive impact of apartheid in Sout…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PMIt’s 1946 Mississippi and recording artist Sister Rosetta Tharpe is considering adding a singer to join her show, so she finds the only comfortable spot available for them in the Jim Crow …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:04AMYou may have heard of Douglas Turner Ward’s 1965 Day of Absence, but might not be as aware of his other one-act play that was often performed as a full evening. Here’s a chance to fin…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:04AMJust when you wondered what else Holly Bass would do with her arsenal of skills in hip-hop, dance, spoken word, poetry and theater, she snaps us into shifting realities. This workshop prod…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:12AMAddison Switzer and I shared stages back in the early days of the old Clark Street Playhouse, so I was thrilled to explore his take on his role as King of the Fairies, King Finvarra in this …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:48AMDon’t let the unsettling title scare you away. Yes, it’s direct and upfront but the characterizations build and the interactions usher us into precious reflections on life. On th…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:04PMMarc Acito’s Secrets of the Universe depicts how, in 1937, our country’s most brilliant mind, Albert Einstein, befriended the one and only Marian Anderson when she had been denie…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:24PMFaction Fools’ usual comic shtick works wondrously well in The Cherry Orchard. The award winning Fools bring artistry, cultural awareness and salient knowledge with funny bone commedi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:24PMAdventure Theatre MTC’s production of Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt is a bounty filled with madcap fun and laughter. The fact that it’s part of a seven…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:42AMWitch opens with what appears to be a coven of women in black shiny robes circling the stage holding candles. One periodically reads from a book so iridescent that its pages glow in the dark…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:04PMThe title alone – The Underground Railroad Game – gives you hint of the slippery slide towards impropriety and breach of all kinds of correctness about to happen. And that�…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:00PMThe facts behind the real life incidents captured in Kenneth Jones’s Alabama Story – the controversy over banning a children’s book – stands as a cautionary tale, one that ha…
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