Friday, July 21, 2017
On a steamy Tuesday night, the DC area said a resounding “Thank You for the Music” with cheering, dancing, singing, and multiple standing ovations as the Farewell Tour of the glo…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:57PMSaturday, July 15, 2017
Over the last 18 years, “Mamma Mia” has emerged as one of the most popular musicals of the modern age. It has been seen by over 54 million people all around the world, and has be…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:34PMTuesday, July 4, 2017
What makes music “classical?” Is it a style, a time-period, a particular set of instruments? Newly appointed Artistic Advisor to the NSO, Ben Folds, explored this question this p…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:13PMTuesday, June 27, 2017
With 5 Oscars, 4 Golden Globes and 23 Grammys, John Williams is one of the most successful composers of all time. Even if you don’t recognize his name, you have most definitely heard h…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:55PMThursday, June 22, 2017
Every once and awhile, a musical comes along that becomes representational of a particular moment in time; the attitudes, the hopes and the fears. Much like the musical “Hair” in the 196…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:03PMWednesday, June 21, 2017
Is there anything more American than a rags-to-riches story? Deena, Lorrell and Effie fake their way to the top in the toe-tapping “Dreamgirls,” a musical loosely based on the story of T…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:30AMSaturday, June 17, 2017
“Oh the thrill of control, like the rush of rock and roll, is the sweetest taste I’ve known.” This lyric, from the song “Sugar Daddy,” hits upon several of th…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:19PMWednesday, June 14, 2017
“Ballet is a classically based art form, so it comes with a certain set of rules, at least to start with, then it’s about how far you want to push from there.” This quote, from…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:53PMFriday, June 9, 2017
My favorite lyric from the musical “Kinky Boots” comes at the very end of the show. A character named Don who had been initially closed-minded and judgmental of drag queen Lola, …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:03PMTuesday, May 30, 2017
The world can sometimes be a difficult place, and we often use music to find meaning in it. This past Friday at the Strathmore Music Center, Broadway dynamo Audra McDonald took the packed ho…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:18PMMonday, May 29, 2017
The Washington Ballet brought their triumphant 40th season to a close this past weekend with a collection of three ballets choreographed by Antony Tudor, Frederick Ashton and a world premier…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:46PMWednesday, May 24, 2017
“Strange, unusual blood, when man’s worst sin is, he does too much good! Who, then, dares to be half so kind again? This reflects that sad journey of the titular Timon, in the Fo…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:00PMMonday, May 22, 2017
“To conquer death, you only have to die.” The last days of Jesus are set to music in Signature Theater’s innovative production of the iconic rock opera “Jesus Christ …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:00PMWednesday, May 10, 2017
“I make music out of the voices in my mind.” This lyric compellingly represents the eclectic career of Storm Large, who certainly loomed large on stage this past weekend at AMP S…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:51AMTuesday, May 2, 2017
“What was it about that night – connection, in an isolating age.” These lyrics to the song, “What You Own,” from the iconic musical “Rent” accuratel…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:56PMTuesday, April 25, 2017
“American ballet to me is this incredible, beautiful melting pot of different techniques and interpretations of this language that is dance”- Misty Copland. Some of the best exam…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:10PMSaturday, April 22, 2017
Caption: Alison Bechdel, lesbian cartoonist, sits at her writing desk, struggling for inspiration. She looks to her past, and what comes to her becomes “Fun Home,” the beautiful,…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:04PMThursday, April 20, 2017
“My family isn’t really all that different from anyone else’s. Well, maybe they’re a bit more entertaining.” David Sedaris’ assertion is quite right ̵…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:00PMSunday, April 9, 2017
Mstislav Rostropovich had a long and storied relationship with the National Symphony Orchestra; first as an accomplished cellist in 1965 and later as the NSO’s fourth music director. W…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:50PMSunday, April 2, 2017
Erik Erikson once said, “In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.” The concept of identity and much more is examin…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:36PMWednesday, March 29, 2017
“The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated.” This idea is at the heart of the class and gender commentary in the classic Geor…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:05PMTuesday, March 28, 2017
“Birds do it, bees do it…” and the Bethesda Little Theatre is doing it! Falling in love – all kinds of love. Songs from a wide variety of genres make up the or…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:30AMSunday, March 19, 2017
On a cold New Year’s Eve in 1991, my family took part in our annual ritual of seeing a movie; this year, it was Disney’s animated take on the tale of “Beauty and the Beast.…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:17PMSunday, March 5, 2017
Some say that the only force in this world more powerful than death is love. The story of Giselle and her tragic love epitomizes this belief in The Washington Ballet’s impressive new s…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:53PMSunday, February 26, 2017
“I am not afraid of storms, as I am learning how to sail my ship.” This was said by Louisa May Alcott, author of “Little Women” and its sentiment greatly reflects the…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:19PMMonday, February 20, 2017
“It’s a world of crime and we call it work so we can keep on doing it.” Themes of hope, fear, terrorism, freedom and the power of love abound in Kensington Arts TheaterR…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:48PMSaturday, February 4, 2017
The old saying goes, “the only thing constant is change.” This concept takes many forms in Round House Theater’s suburb production of Tony Kushner’s groundbreaking mu…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:41AMMonday, January 30, 2017
In the swinging 60’s, the phrase “too much of a good thing” was not often heard. This is the setting for the comic and highly enjoyable “Boeing, Boeing,” now pl…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:38PMThursday, January 12, 2017
Sometime when you set out to find someone else, you find yourself along the way. That is a large part of the story of “Bud, Not Buddy,” based on the Newbery Medal Award winning b…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:57PMWhat does it mean to be alone? Is it possible to feel most alone with someone right beside you? Scena Theater explores these questions with their most recent production, “Someone is Go…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:41PM 
