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Monday, July 28, 2014

‘Sincerely, Me!’ at ArtCentric by Amanda Gunther

This is all the music that your grandma ever prayed to. This is all the music that your mama ever cooked to. This is all the music that your aunt ever sang karaoke to. And this is all the mu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:25AM
Sunday, July 27, 2014

‘Into the Woods’ at Purple Light Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Be careful what you wish for! Or you might just find yourself tumbling into a fairytale at the Purple Light Theatre Company. Of course, all fairytales have happy endings, don’t they? Or pe…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:54AM
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

‘The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife’ at Cockpit in Court by Amanda Gunther

An afternoon or evening of obfuscation and intellectual calisthenics with a little bit of adult humor and a lot of good life lessons stirred in gets you the final offering in the upstairs ca…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:15PM

The One-Act Play Festival at The Montgomery Playhouse by Amanda Gunther

The things some theatres come up with to while away the hours of summertime until full seasons begin. The Montgomery Playhouse has come up with a most clever and entertaining format of enter…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:35PM

‘Legally Blonde’ at Cockpit in Court by Amanda Gunther

It’s time to get serious! Less of a classic, more of a pop hit! Serious! It’s a fun musical that they’re doing at Cockpit— in Court, that is. And it’s Laurence O’Keefe and Nell B…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:03PM
Sunday, July 20, 2014

‘The Tempest’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

  How beauteous mankind is! Particularly the beauty found in those willing to brave the natural tempest of Maryland’s summer weather at Olney Theatre Center this summer season. A fant…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:27PM
Saturday, July 19, 2014

‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at Baltimore Shakespeare Factory by Amanda Gunther

Tis indeed summer and that to the world of the Bard means Much Ado About Nothing. And the Baltimore Shakespeare Factory is no exception to that rule as they mount their first in-the-round pr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:22PM
Friday, July 18, 2014

‘Marquis de Sade’ at Baltimore Annex Theater by Amanda Gunther

My Lords and Ladies of Baltimore: You are most cordially invited by Director Coulmier, and his wife Lady Coulmier, to attend a fine performance presented at the Asylum of Charenton (The Balt…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:21PM

‘I Do! I Do!’ at Infinity Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Marriage is a very good thing, though it is far from easy. Rounding out their fifth season in Annapolis, the Infinity Theatre Company presents a timeless musical classic with a bit of a reva…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:04PM

‘You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown’ at Liberty Showcase Theatre by Amanda Gunther

It’s suppertime! And the Liberty Showcase Theatre is serving up a scrumptious dish of musical theatre this summer with their production of the original You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:34AM
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review ‘Empress of the Moon: The Lives of Aphra Behn’ by Amanda Gunther

Without tragedy we would all just be living in a play. The characters existing inside of Empress of the Moon: The Lives of Aphra Behn, a production being mounted by Forearmed Productions (ba…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:47AM
Sunday, July 13, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Size Doesn’t Matter! Seven Shorts by DC Playwrights’ by Amanda Gunther

Fully Charged Productions is advertising Size Doesn’t Matter using an alluring, albeit risqué, image on their marketing materials. Audiences  may think that the seven short plays within…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:56PM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Ben & Lucille’ by Amanda Gunther

(Best of the Capital Fringe) Classified as a contemporary comedy, this production of Ben & Lucille is hands down the absolute best 45 minutes you will spend at The Capital Fringe Festiva…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:32PM
Saturday, July 12, 2014

‘The Spanish Tragedy’ at The Mobtown Players by Amanda Gunther

Revenge. A dark, twisted and sinister emotion run afoul from the depths of scorn and tragedy; a human emotion vocalized when things go wrong. And despite springtime flooding costing them the…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:36PM

‘Les Misérables’ at Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre by Amanda Gunther

One show more! Another theatre another production of the epic musical Les Misérables. It is the summer of revolution and no theatre wishes to be left behind in this magnificent pursuit of…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:03PM
Friday, July 11, 2014

‘The Pirates of Penzance’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Thar she blows! Land-ho! Those singing, dancing, prancing pirates have cast their ship upon the great shores of Columbia and weighed anchor at Toby’s the Dinner Theatre of Columbia for the…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:46PM
Monday, July 7, 2014

‘God of Carnage’ at The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Behaving well gets you nowhere. Courtesy is a waste of time. In the end we’re all like children, bashing each other’s teeth in with sticks to settle our differences. Or that’s what Yas…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:32AM
Sunday, July 6, 2014

‘Verdict’ at Thunderous Productions by Amanda Gunther

Agatha Christie. The name immediately draws to mind thrilling murder mysteries of the ‘who-dunnit’ era of the utmost suspenseful caliber. Thunderous Productions in the black box theatric…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:20PM
Friday, July 4, 2014

A Report on ‘Les Misérables’ at Howard County Summer Theatre by Amanda Gunther

The question of ,‘Do you hear the people sing?’ is being heard all throughout the Baltimore and Washington area this summer as Les Misérables makes its way across the professional and…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:16PM
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

‘Les Misérables’ at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre by Amanda Gunther

There, out in the darkness, a fugitive running— and he has ran his way all the way up to Frederick, MD landing with his epic tale at the Way Off-Broadway Dinner Theatre. The musical epic t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:31PM
Monday, June 30, 2014

Meet the Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘The Schemings of Scapin’: Part 1: Jackie Madejski, Lauren Turchin Fox, Michael Windsor, and Za by Amanda Gunther

In Part 1 of 3 sets of interviews with the zany cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s The Schemings of Scapin, meet Jackie Madejski, Lauren Turchin Fox, Michael Windsor, and Zachar…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:52PM

‘Shout! The Mod Musical’ at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Now wai-a-ait a minute! You know Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre is going to make you want to shout! Kick your heels up and shout! Throw your hands back and shout! With their groovy new mus…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:20AM
Saturday, June 28, 2014

‘Good People’ at Silver Spring Stage by Amanda Gunther

Silver Spring Stage closes their 46th season with a riveting production of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People. This captivating dramadey about life struggles from rock bottom is both humo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:07PM
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: ‘Saving Private Poo’ Interview With Steven Custer by Amanda Gunther

It’s that time of year when The Capital Fringe Festival rolls into town. Everyone has a show, there are over 100 every year. An exciting new preview-interview of goodies to come is right h…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:32AM
Friday, June 20, 2014

‘Peter Pan’ at Cockpit in Court by Amanda Gunther

The second star to the right is shining in the light of the Baltimore moon this summer as Cockpit in Court kicks off its main stage season with Peter Pan. Directed by Diane Smith with Musica…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:00PM

‘The Odd Couple’ at Cockpit in Court by Amanda Gunther

Life goes on for the divorced, broke, and sloppy. -or so Oscar Madison is learning. Couple that with a neurotic nutbag of a roommate and you’ve got Cockpit in Court’s first Cabaret show …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:36PM

‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ at Colonial Players by Amanda Gunther

We have entered the era where if something is ringing you must answer it. This time the ringing is Colonial Players calling with word of their final production of season 65, Sarah Ruhl’s D…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:22AM
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

‘As You Like It’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Amanda Gunther

Call me not fool ‘til heaven hath sent me fortune. Well you be fool if Chesapeake Shakespeare Company be heaven for they have sent you the great fortune of their production of As You Like …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:40PM
Sunday, June 15, 2014

‘Avenue Q’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

It sucks to be you! Or at least it will suck to be you if you miss out on seeing Olney Theatre Center’s incredible production of Avenue Q! This Tony Award-winning, envelope-pushing, puppet…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:49PM
Monday, June 9, 2014

‘Hank Williams: Lost Highway’ at Infinity Theatre by Amanda Gunther

If the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, then the Infinity Theatre Company will have you on your way down to Annapolis to see Hank Williams: Lost Highway starring the Off-B…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:35PM

‘Wild With Happy’ at CENTERSTAGE by Amanda Gunther

When looking at it from the outside, grief seems endless. But grief is as unique as each individual person who experiences it, much like the individual experiences of joy we feel along life�…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:39PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards