Friday, March 11, 2016
National Players is presently in their 67th season, and they are currently performing Julius Ceasar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and A Tale of Two Cities, as they travel around the countr…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:48AMTuesday, March 8, 2016
eighth blackbird‘s performance on Monday night at The Kennedy Center, was introduced with the theme of murder and mayhem, which explained the state of the set. Rickety looking ladders,…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:45PMTuesday, March 1, 2016
Hylton Performing Arts Center’s Hylton Family Series presented a one-day showing of Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy, the Musical. The musical, produced by Bay Area Children’s Theatre, was…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:09PMSunday, February 28, 2016
Encore Stage & Studio first began in 1967 as The Children’s Theatre of Arlington and has produced over 175 shows. Their most recent production is a clever and fun adaption, by Playwrig…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:24PMThursday, February 25, 2016
Montgomery College’s current production is The Tony Award-winning musical In The Heights, with book by Quiara Alegria Hudes and music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Many may be familiar…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:06PMThursday, February 18, 2016
The world of Roald Dahl is a fantastical place that stretches the boundaries of imagination. One of his best known works, next to Charlie and Chocolate Factory, is James and the Giant Peach.…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:23AMTuesday, February 9, 2016
The Kennedy Center has produced yet another world premiere production for this season’s Theater for Young Audiences. This time, they have taken Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist and brought …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:11PMThere’s no doubt that you have heard the tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, but have you ever heard of JACK and Phil, Slayers of Giants, INC? Imagination Stage has produced Playwright Charles…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:33AMMonday, February 8, 2016
In the second installment of Creative Cauldron’s initiative, “Bold New Works for Intimate Stages”, the ingenious duo of Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith has turned out a mesmerizi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:58PMTuesday, January 19, 2016
I had the pleasure of seeing Bravo Production’s Peter Pan JR with my three boys on Saturday, January 16, 2016. The show was performed by 41 aspiring artists, in grades 2-8, and was one of…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:08PMSunday, January 17, 2016
Maria Callas is an opera icon. If you have never heard of her, think of the ultimate diva and that will give you a bare bones idea of the incredible talent, intense personality, and enduring…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:08PMSaturday, January 9, 2016
Friday night, the Washington National Opera (‘WNO’) premiered a brand new opera, based on the life of the last sovereign in Hawaii, Queen Liliʻuokalani. Better Gods, directed by…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:12PMTuesday, December 22, 2015
The anticipation before the start of a show is always palpable to friends, family, and performers alike. I sat in the Music Center at the Strathmore, waiting for Moscow Ballet’s Great Russ…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:30PMTuesday, December 8, 2015
Arnold Lobel’s lovable characters from his classic children’s books, Frog and Toad, come to life at Imagination Stage in a Tony Award-nominated musical, A Year with Frog and Toad, with b…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:53PMMonday, December 7, 2015
I had the pleasure of hearing the entrancing a capella vocals of the German quintet, Calmus, at the Barns of Wolf Trap last night. Anja Poche, soprano, Sebastian Krause, countertenor, Tobias…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:22PMCreative Cauldron has a reputation for their, well, creativity. And their most recent production of Madeline and the Gypsies shows yet again their ability to take a simple story and turn it …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:45PMSunday, November 29, 2015
I could not say for sure whether my 6 year-old son or I had the most fun watching The Kennedy Center’s production of Elephant & Piggies We Are in A Play! We laughed, we cheered, we wig…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:32PMItalian writer Carlo Collodi’s beloved tale of Pinocchio! has been performed countless times over the past 132 years. Now, Faction of Fools Theatre Company has taken this classic story a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:20PMMonday, November 23, 2015
Over the Holiday Season, if you are looking to step away from the standards and experience a high-energy comedy that the whole family can enjoy, then Adventure Theatre MTC’s world premiere…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:32AMSunday, November 22, 2015
Recently, The Educational Theatre Company (ETC) and McKinley Children’s Theatre performed a charming production of One Thousand & One Nights. I took my three young boys and we had a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:00PMThursday, November 5, 2015
If you have never seen or heard of The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman, then you are missing out on a masterful piece of social commentary. Written in 1934, the play was highly contro…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:31AMMonday, November 2, 2015
Creative Cauldron’s Learning Theater Workshop is an excellent program for children interested in exploring the art of live theater. The program is recommended for kids, third grade throug…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:34PMNextStop Theatre Company’s current production of Deathtrap does an incredible job of honoring the play’s highly successful history. Deathtrap was nominated for a Tony in 1978 for Best …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:54PMTuesday, October 27, 2015
Play On is a fantastically funny play, written by Rick Abbot, which encapsulates the many horrible ways that a play can be undone: A community theater has decided to put on a play, written b…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:48PMTuesday, October 13, 2015
Arts on the Horizon is a wonderful establishment dedicated to creating live theater for young audiences, ages 0-6. Their website points out that they are “the first theatre company in the…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:54PMBug by Tracy Letts is not a show for anyone with a weak stomach. Blood, violence, nudity, and drugs are rampant in this dark comedy but, being October, this production will be exactly what…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:55PMSunday, October 11, 2015
A middle school girl from the big city, named Liz, becomes frustrated when trying to write a poem about nature for school. But when she turns to technology to vent and tweets, “#natureisb…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:38PMFriday, October 9, 2015
Heartbreak, dark humor, desperation, raucous fun, and biting commentary are just a few of the words one could use to describe the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb. The World Goes ‘Round, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:04PMSaturday, October 3, 2015
Mariko’s Magical Mix: A Dance Adventure is an original piece by Sarah Fornace, Julia Miller, and Princess Grace Award –winner Robyn Mineko Williams, presented in this world premier Kenne…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:31PMTuesday, September 29, 2015
Willy Russell’s play, Educating Rita is is over three decades old. Reminiscent of the George Bernard Shaw play, Pygmalion, more popularly known by its musical rendition, My Fair Lady, the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:46PMMonday, September 21, 2015
I had the great pleasure this weekend of exploring the United States Botanic Garden with my three boys, who are 10, 8, and 6. It was a first for all of us and you would think we had gone to…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:54AM 
