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Friday, December 6, 2013

Paolo Montalban and YoonJeong Seong, the King and Tuptim now at Olney by Keith Loria

Olney Theatre Center has just announced an extended run for its holiday production of The King and I. Keith Loria talks with two of the reasons why audiences have so embraced this musical: P…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:13AM
Thursday, December 5, 2013

Chanukah Chumbug! Funny lady Jackie Hoffman’s show is this weekend by Keith Loria

Whenever theatregoers see Jackie Hoffman on stage, they know laughs are coming. Whether it’s in her three scene-stealing roles on Broadway—Prudy Pingleton in Hairspray, Calliope, Aphrodi…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:52PM
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

A funny thing happened to these actresses on the way to two Forums by Keith Loria

When Jennifer Frankel takes the stage as courtesan Gymnasia in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, she’s following in her moth…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:32PM
Monday, December 2, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

A Broadway Christmas Carol by Keith Loria

There’s never a shortage of productions of A Christmas Carol this time of year, but for those looking for something a little different, MetroStage continues its popular holiday tradition o…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:20PM
Monday, November 11, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Get out that Fringe button, it’s time for fallFRINGE Fest by Keith Loria

The summer’s Capital Fringe Festival is always an exciting time for theater lovers, but thankfully, you don’t need to wait 12 months for another peek at some of the most original and tho…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:59AM
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Go, Dog, Go! by Keith Loria

Unlike productions aimed at adults, where a myriad of biases and opinions tend to create arguments over what worked and what didn’t in a new play, I have always found the easiest way to ju…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:42AM
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013

Reviews: The Velocity of Autumn by Keith Loria

Can humor be found in the somewhat-deranged threats of a 79-year-old woman peppering her home with bottles of flammable photography liquid in an attempt to keep her family from taking her to…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:14PM
Friday, September 20, 2013

Special Reports: McLean Drama Company Celebrates 10 Minutes at a Time by Keith Loria

It was eight years ago when Rachael Bail, president of the McLean Drama Company, came up with a unique contest idea for local playwrights to pen a 10-minute play, with the winning entries be…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:13PM

Vaclav Havel tribute performances start this weekend by Keith Loria

Václav Havel is well known for having been a political dissident, but he was also a well-regarded playwright in his time. His writings were banned by the Communists in the ’70s and he bec…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:14AM
Sunday, September 8, 2013

Reviews: Miss Saigon by Keith Loria

A confession: As a twenty-something living in Manhattan in the early '90s, I second-acted Miss Saigon on Broadway nearly a dozen times. What a shame it would have been for someone to have tr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:15PM
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Special Reports: New Works Ready to Shine at Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage by Keith Loria

It was back in the summer of 2000 when Arena Stage held a conference entitled, "Who Needs New Plays," designed to get the theater community talking about the importance of new works. It was …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:12PM
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

As DC spy Jonathan Pollard’s release draws closer, Law of Return gets reading at Kennedy Center by Keith Loria

A conversation with playwright Martin Blank and director Elise Thoron There’s plenty to be excited about in the upcoming Page-to-Stage Festival at the Kennedy Center, but one play thatR…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:48AM
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Kennedy Center continues its free Page-to-Stage, the Labor Day weekend celebration of new works by Keith Loria

Capital Fringe has become a major force in DC and the Source Festival has been surging of late, so the appetite for new work in the theatre community is increasing every year. It’s no surp…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:05PM
Monday, July 8, 2013

Dinosaur Babies by Keith Loria

As the father of two daughters, ages 7 and 16, I have seen an endless amount of live children’s programing over the last decade and a half, and the tally includes approximately 50 puppet s…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:29AM
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Source Festival opens this week with fresh works by next gen playwrights by Keith Loria

A collection of 25 new works will be performed as part of Washington D.C.’s Sixth Annual Source Festival, scheduled for June 7-30, and producer Jenny McConnell Frederick compares the three…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:47AM
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Review: The Real Thing by Keith Loria

In the opening scene of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, playing at the Studio Theatre until June 30, the audience is given an uncomfortable glimpse into the lives of a London-based couple who…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:28PM
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Studio’s 2ndStage Finds Power Of 2 by Keith Loria

When plans were being made for the 25th season of The Studio Theatre’s 2ndStage, those in charge wanted to do something special to commemorate its silver anniversary. The initial idea …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:37AM
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Intersections – Atlas’ cultural crossroads – gets ready to open this weekend by Keith Loria

More than 800 established and emerging DC artists, offering the best of the area’s music, dance, theater and spoken word, will converge at the Atlas Theatre over the next three weekends as…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:33PM
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Lights up on the Nordic Cool Festival at The Kennedy Center starts February 19 by Keith Loria

The Kennedy Center has long been known for producing renowned international celebrations by curating traditional and contemporary expressions of the performing arts. In recent years, the ven…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:10AM
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Review: Jekyll by Keith Loria

The bar is high for any revival of the 1997 Broadway cult-musical Jekyll and Hyde. At least for its hardcore fans – myself included. (We are known as "Jekkies.) Without question, the origi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:02PM
Friday, November 16, 2012

Reviews: My Fair Lady by Keith Loria

Arena Stage artistic director Molly Smith has long taken a non-traditional approach to American musical classics, so it's not surprising that for her new production of My Fair Lady, Lerner a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00PM
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Interview: Phylicia Rashad Shines on the Other Side of A Raisin in the Sun by Keith Loria

While most of America knows Phylicia Rashad for her television work – from playing Clair Huxtable opposite Bill Cosby's Cliff on the long-running NBC hit show, The Cosby Show, to her recen…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Friday, October 5, 2012

Reviews: One Night with Janis Joplin by Keith Loria

When Mary Bridget Davies first takes the stage as the title character in One Night with Janis Joplin at Arena Stage, the audience is almost immediately transported back to the 1960s and pres…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Interview: Angelina Avallone: Broadway's Magical Make-Up Artist by Keith Loria

This year alone, more than a dozen productions on the Great White Way have had the creative hand of make-up artist extraordinaire Angelina Avallone to thank for their look. Right now, audien…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime