Wednesday, June 21, 2023
“Oh, the things you can think when you think about Seuss,” implores the opening number. Well, here’s the things I think when I think about “Seuss(ical the Musical):” This boisterou…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:21AMWednesday, April 19, 2023
As Dorothy famously repeats, “There’s no place like home.” Annapolis’ Compass Rose Theatre certainly understands that sentiment, having long journeyed from space to space across the …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:23PMSunday, October 30, 2022
Life, loss, legacy. These are just three, short words, but they’re certainly not small in concept. How, then, could composer and lyricist William Finn—best known for “Falsettos” and …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:03PMSunday, May 15, 2022
Co-created by the inimitable Lin Manuel Miranda, alongside Anthony Veneziale and Thomas Kail, the content of hip-hop improv comedy show “Freestyle Love Supreme” might be brand-new every …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:49AMWednesday, April 13, 2022
You are here at the start of a moment. For me, that single, oft-repeated lyric in “Come From Away,” holds incredible meaning. The first time I was lucky enough to see the musical (cur…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:40PMFriday, April 1, 2022
Families are complicated and we all know that. Nolan Williams, Jr., composer, lyricist, and co-writer of the new musical, “Grace,”now playing at Ford’s Theatre, clearly knows that. Thi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:07PMSunday, March 13, 2022
Line up, little ducklings! It’s time for a journey to 1940s Boston for a musical retelling of the Caldecott Medal-winning children’s book, “Make Way for Ducklings” at Adventure Theat…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:24PMSunday, December 26, 2021
Every year as Thanksgiving passes and December dawns, I pledge to make it a festive holiday season for my family of three by enjoying all the sights and events the DMV region has to offer. S…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:12AMWednesday, November 24, 2021
If the world seems rude and sad and dreary, there’s a way to make your Christmas feel much more cheery! Grab the kids (it’ll be a cinch), then head to The National to see “The Grinch!�…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:04PMWednesday, February 3, 2021
Life is a game, and all the world’s a stage. For “Clue on Stage,” running through March 6 at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, both adages are true. The play takes inspiration, of cou…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:32PMTuesday, October 15, 2019
Do you ever get a longing to feel like you’re in an intimate jazz house somewhere deep in the heart of New York City? “All That Jazz,” presented by Annapolis Shakespeare Company throug…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:22AMTuesday, July 23, 2019
With all the hype about Disney’s live-action remakes of classic animated films, it’s easy to forget that there has been live-action options of these stories for years (or, in some cases,…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:22PMWednesday, June 5, 2019
A weekend at a waterfront estate escalates from simply awkward to downright murderous in “Towards Zero,” a play by the inimitable Agatha Christie (and Gerald Verner) that’s based on he…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:32PMSaturday, April 6, 2019
The willy nilly silly old bear is back in “Winnie the Pooh,” a charming one-hour production that’s tailor-made for children at Adventure Theatre MTC. The musical runs through May 26, 2…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:25AMThursday, March 21, 2019
“Into the Woods” is a clever musical. In fact, until Hamilton came along a few years ago, some might argue that the Stephan Sondheim-James Lapine brainchild was the most clever of musica…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:19PMThursday, February 28, 2019
For nearly a century, Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinkerbell and the Darling siblings have been captivating audiences in mediums from print to stage to screen. Finding Neverland, which plays at…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:32AMIn “Finding Neverland,” a tale about the man who created the famed boy who wouldn’t grow up, there’s charm, there’s talent, and there’s even a fairy—but, in the end, the musica…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:19AMWednesday, January 30, 2019
In the middle of Act I of “The Addams Family,” produced by Stand Up For…Theatre at Chesapeake Arts Center’s Studio 194, Gomez pleads to another character: “Ask me why! …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:07PMSunday, January 27, 2019
The history of “Chess the Musical” is nearly as fascinating as its subject matter of tensions during the Cold War. The West End (London) production opened in 1986 after first bei…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:47PMSunday, December 23, 2018
There’s something magical about children’s theatre. It might be the excitement on the kids’ faces as they wait for a production to start, or it could be the awe in their eyes throughou…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:32PMSaturday, November 3, 2018
“Anastasia the Musical” may have roots in a dark and turbulent historic event, but at its heart, it’s simply a princess story — and an enchanting one at that. Those familiar…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:45PM 
