Wednesday, September 26, 2018
There are no easy answers to be found in Steven Levenson’s “If I Forget,” a finely drawn examination of heritage and memory in performance at Studio Theatre. Through the lens of a dome…
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“A New Nation,” part of the Guerrilla Theatre Works series by Convergence Theatre, begins softly with the four performers singing a song with the refrain “Mother of Exiles,” a lyric …
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 08:33PMThursday, July 19, 2018
Like many of the best children’s stories, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is a journey of transformation through imagination. Synetic Theatre’s innovative new staging of the ico…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 05:52PMMonday, July 9, 2018
It’s hard to imagine a more lighthearted, easily enjoyable musical than Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes.” Rockville Musical Theatre’s new staging of this classic gem fully lives up to…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 09:16PMMonday, June 11, 2018
A story that begins with a shipwreck might not seem like sunny, summer fare, but Avant Bard’s exciting new production of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” directed by Tom Prewitt,…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 10:40PMSunday, June 10, 2018
Woolly Mammoth kicks off Pride month enthusiastically with its splendid new production of “Botticelli in the Fire,” a celebratory mix of the sacred and profane that is sure to pl…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 11:00PMFriday, June 1, 2018
The Ballet Nacional de Cuba is back at The Kennedy Center, and with a flourish. The ballet troupe, with founder Alicia Alonso as general director, began this tour with a virtuosic performanc…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 01:14PMThursday, May 10, 2018
Cultural shifts and changes in the zeitgeist make great grist for art and entertainment, and Laura Eason’s enjoyable play, “The Undeniable Sound of Right Now” is no exception. A cl…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 07:34PMTuesday, May 1, 2018
If revenge is a dish best served cold, then “Titus Andronicus” is chilled to the bone. A seriously enjoyable melodrama, Synetic Theater’s new production stages Shakespeare’s play as …
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 04:13PMSunday, April 29, 2018
“I wanna love somebody, I hear you need somebody to love,” sings Matthew Sweet on the titular track of his 1991 album, Girlfriend. The track is also the title of the musical “Girlfri…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 11:40PMSaturday, February 17, 2018
Despite its being a “tale of woe,” The Washington Ballet’s new production of John Cranko’s “Romeo and Juliet” is quite a delightful affair. The show’s exquisite dancing…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 10:30PMTuesday, January 30, 2018
Love and marriage go together, but not always, in the Fredericktowne Players’ new production of “Company,” Stephen Sondheim’s musical comedy about what marriage means, a…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 07:20PMSunday, December 17, 2017
If you need tidings of comfort and joy, look no further than the Keegan Theatre’s seventh annual production of “An Irish Carol.” This is the second year in a row that this reviewer has…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 07:10PMSaturday, October 21, 2017
“Well behaved women seldom make history.” This could be the alternate tagline for Lauren Gunderson’s “Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight” a play that retells…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 07:48PMSaturday, October 14, 2017
The most iconic pair of red shoes may belong to Dorothy Gale in the “Wizard of Oz,” but the titular pair in Mathew Bourne’s new production of “The Red Shoes” takes their he…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 05:01PMMonday, September 4, 2017
“How many ages hence/ Shall this our lofty scene be acted over/ In states unborn and accents yet unknown!” Caius Cassius makes this prediction about his legacy after helping to assassina…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 04:02PMSaturday, August 19, 2017
“Where should Othello go?” This is one of the final questions that the titular character asks in Shakespeare’s “Othello,” and points to the work’s seminal exploration of “other…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 03:33PMMonday, July 24, 2017
Making the story of creation feel new might seem like a daunting task, but it’s one that Synetic Theatre tackles, and conquers, in its new production, “The Mark of Cain.” The debut pie…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 12:27AMSunday, June 4, 2017
“By the time you’re old enough to play it, you’re too old to play it,” is a sentiment surrounding actors who tackle the prestige role of King Lear. I’m delighted to say it does not…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 09:13PMSunday, May 28, 2017
You really can’t go home again. And maybe you shouldn’t want to. That’s what one of the characters finds in “Hir,” the Woolly Mammoth’s fantastic new staging of Taylor Ma…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 09:06PMSunday, April 16, 2017
One of the recurring motifs in The Arlington Players’ new production of “She Loves Me,” in performance at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, is a music box that tinkles lovely tunes w…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 10:46PMMonday, April 3, 2017
Sitting down in the performance space of Brave Spirits Theatre before last Friday night’s performance of “’Tis Pity She’s a W***e,” I smiled to hear Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 03:22PMMonday, February 20, 2017
A play that can grate on modern sensibilities, Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” has been mounted in a few ways to appeal to contemporary audiences, but Synetic Theatre…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 11:32AMTuesday, January 31, 2017
All the world’s a stage, as the saying goes, and the players at the Folger Theatre do a very nice job of bringing Shakespeare’s words alive. The company’s new production of “As You L…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 10:15PMWednesday, December 28, 2016
When I took my seat in the new performance space at the Highwood Theatre, the excitement in the air was already buzzing. It was opening night of the musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” …
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 01:00PMSunday, December 18, 2016
Come in from the cold, grab your pint, and enjoy The Keegan Theatre’s most recent staging of “An Irish Carol.” Written by Matthew Keenan and directed by Mark A. Rhea, the play is a del…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 08:34PMSaturday, December 10, 2016
“Anything can happen in the woods.” This is the promise, and premise, of the much-loved musical “Into the Woods,” and the new production by the Fiasco Theatre more than delivers. Hea…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 12:16PMFriday, November 18, 2016
I have a feeling this sentiment might be echoed by other reviews, and possibly by theatre-goers, but it’s nevertheless true that the protagonist of “TAME.” is a nasty woman. She chain-…
Linked From mdtheatreguide.com at 11:49PMMonday, November 14, 2016
Stepping into the performance space of the Creative Cauldron, audience members are greeted with the sights and sounds of Charles Dickens’ London. The city looms on the set’s backdrop as …
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