Wednesday, February 13, 2019
We’re all fools in love, and this is no less true for the characters in “Cyrano de Bergerac,” an imaginative new incarnation of the classic French play produced by Synetic Theater. Ano…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:42PMSunday, February 10, 2019
All the world’s a stage, but not everyone has always had access to it, as we are reminded in Jessica Swale’s fantastic “Nell Gwynn,” in a new production at Folger Theatre, directed b…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:51PMIntroducing the performance of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater’s 60th anniversary season at the Kennedy Center, the company’s artistic director, Robert Battle, spoke of Mr. Ailey’s s…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:35PMTuesday, January 22, 2019
Matthew Bourne’s stunning new production of Cinderella announces its glamour and drama even before the curtain rises. The audience is treated to a backdrop featuring a glittering blue slip…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:51AMThursday, January 17, 2019
Teenage angst has never been so much fun as in “Heathers: The Musical,” now in a fabulous new production at Dominion Stage. The twisted, tragicomic tale is a solid two hours of dancy mus…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:43AMSaturday, December 15, 2018
“She Loves Me” has to be one of the most good-natured musicals that’s ever been written. Fauquier Community Theatre’s new production of the show fully makes good on the story’s gen…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:15PMFriday, December 14, 2018
During the overture of Ballet Chesapeake’s new production of “The Nutcracker,” the narrator exclaims to the audience, “I do love Christmastime, don’t you?” The answer is yes…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:45PMFriday, December 7, 2018
Among the holiday season’s many happy tidings is the arrival of The Washington Ballet’s annual production of “The Nutcracker,” staged to beautiful perfection in the gilded loveli…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:52AMFriday, November 23, 2018
On a cold, wet night in Arlington, Virginia, I had the pleasure of seeing a singularly heart-warming show, “Billy Elliot the Musical,” at Signature Theatre. This production felt …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:13PMSaturday, November 3, 2018
“I want to lift the audience to the miraculous in human nature. After all, we shouldn’t be here, with all the odds against us in nature. It’s kind of unusual and wonderful!”…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:11PMSaturday, October 20, 2018
Partway through his set at City Winery, Tim Reynolds, frontman of his trio, TR3, addressed the audience, thanking the venue for its hospitality. “We enjoy playing City Wineries,” Reynold…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:02PMWednesday, October 10, 2018
When the curtains part at the beginning of the Arlington Players’ new production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” it’s to reveal the titular cathedral, all soaring arches and sta…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:46PMWednesday, 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…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:35PMFriday, July 20, 2018
“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 …
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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,…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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 …
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: 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…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:13PM 
