Tuesday, April 7, 2026
"Assassins" is the 1990 musical by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman about people who have tried to kill an American president. It is bold and brutal, ironic and chilling"and entertaining. "…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:36PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 29, 2026
Those looking for an introduction to what's au courant in contemporary dance could have stopped by George Mason University this weekend where faculty and students were mounting the annual Ma…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:56PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Director Rob Gorman greeted us for an informative post-show discussion with the cast of "Enough To Let The Light In" at the Silver Spring Stage. He raised the question that haunted many in t…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:56PM[SHARE]Monday, February 2, 2026
Most dance audiences are content with the usual outlets for expressing appreciation: applause, shouts of bravo and an occasional demand for an encore. Fans of the Alvin Ailey American Dance …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:07PM[SHARE]Friday, January 30, 2026
It takes more than two hands to stage a ballet production. Many hands are needed to sew costumes, build sets, hang lights, wire speakers, print tickets and calm a furrowed brow or two. When …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:12PM[SHARE]Sunday, November 23, 2025
With bright lights, bouncy tunes and an abundance of Yuletide cheer, "Elf The Musical" will get you into the holiday spirit! When was the last time you hummed along to a show tune like "Spar…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:18PM[SHARE]Saturday, October 25, 2025
Call it intuition, good vibes, or a hunch, but the guess here is that The Washington Ballet's (TWB) 2025-26 Season (its 49th in DC), is going to be special. Youthful, fresh faces and a new d…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:48PM[SHARE]Sunday, October 5, 2025
Just blocks from the Friday night-time activity in Dupont Circle, the Amish community is depicted in the DC premiere of "Everything Is Wonderful" at The Keegan Theatre. How lovely to sit in …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:20PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 31, 2025
Kudos to the folks at Small Town Stars Theatre Company for its heart-wrenching and poignant production of the Tony Award-winning "Falsettos," which premiered on Broadway in 1992. With music …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:30PM[SHARE]Monday, July 28, 2025
 Have you ever wondered how Peter Pan learned to fly? Or how he got his name? How did Captain Hook really lose his right hand? For answers to the above, you can read the 2004 novel by Da…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:55PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 15, 2025
With music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Whitman, and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan "Hairspray, the Broadway Musical" won eight Tony Awards in 2002. It was based …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:57AM[SHARE]Friday, March 28, 2025
At the Kennedy Center this past Wednesday night, Twyla Tharp's pick-up company displayed contemporary dance at its best. Her dance creations are often mind-blowing, humorous, and always …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:03PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 23, 2025
Thirty years of elevating contemporary dance, Complexions performs a 'NIQUE' show that delights both young and old. Complexions Contemporary Ballet didn't have to dance "Black Is Beautif…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:39PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 6, 2025
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 2024"2025 season celebrates the life and legacy of Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison and the glory of dance. Ailey's troupe of multiracial, intern…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:40PM[SHARE]Saturday, November 30, 2024
Dozens of  theater critics, writers, and bloggers gathered in Manhattan, November 7-10, 2024, the first time that the now-called American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association has in…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:26PM[SHARE]Remember the way the holiday season used to make you feel? Remember walking around full of expectation, certain that wonderful, impossible, and magical things were about to happen? If you ha…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:24PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Toby's is currently celebrating its 45th year of presenting outstanding, live musical theatre in Columbia, MD. Toby's is proud to continue to support the amazing local talent that the DMV ar…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:17PM[SHARE]Monday, September 16, 2024
As the curtain rose in Wolf Trap's Filene Center, Artistic Director Edwaard Liang entered down stage center to welcome us to "An Evening of Ballet with the Washington Ballet." It was a super…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:38PM[SHARE]Monday, July 15, 2024
A strange figure wrapped in a large tie-dye fabric (that doubles as a curtain) emerges from the wings. It creeps downstage and attaches itself to a second such figure. Suddenly, like an amoe…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:18AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Sixteen years ago the dance planners at the Kennedy Center came up with a terrific idea:Â Invite nine regional ballet companies to perform one special work in three separate concerts, hel…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:59PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 6, 2024
The performance of the ballet, "Jewels" at the Kennedy Center Opera House was a trip down memory lane"a journey through the brilliance of George Balanchine's choreography and the artistry of…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:53AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 28, 2024
With a well-rehearsed rendition of "The Sleeping Beauty," Ballet Theatre of Maryland brought the opening night audience at the Maryland Hall to its feet. From the moment the curtain rose…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:46PM[SHARE]Friday, April 12, 2024
Recalls the assimilation of Jewish immigrants with a poignancy rarely seen in theater. Step into the world of "Hester Street" at Theater J and be prepared to be transported back to the 1890s…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:43PM[SHARE]Friday, April 5, 2024
When was the last time you laughed aloud at a classical ballet concert? Maybe never? Well, get ready for some big belly laughs if you're lucky to catch Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo,…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:23PM[SHARE]Friday, February 16, 2024
The Washington Ballet shakes up expectations at the Kennedy Center. Yes, even classical ballerinas let their hair down once in a while. They relish tossing off those stiff upper body movemen…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:04PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 13, 2024
It's been a "wow" of a week! Celebrating Black History Month, the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater performed at the Kennedy Center while DC's Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company opened the world premier…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:49PM[SHARE]Saturday, February 10, 2024
When the Alvin Ailey Dance Company celebrates Black History month, count on a festive party. Looking for a respite from the political craziness that surrounds our lives? Want something fresh…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:47PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 30, 2024
"The Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble is the living legacy company dedicated to presenting Anna Sokolow's vast body of emotionally riveting works that are relevant to the times we live in and …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:32PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 30, 2023
From the producer of "The Lion King" and "Aladdin," "Frozen," the Tony® Award"nominated Best Musical, is now on stage at the Kennedy Center. "Frozen" features the songs from the original …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:40PM[SHARE]Both riveting and haunting, the world premiere of Bill T. Jones' "Watch Night" at the new The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PACNYC) was the highlight of our American Theater Critics Assoc…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:02PM[SHARE]Monday, December 11, 2023
With apologies to T.S. Elliot and his 'Wasteland" poem, Step Africa!'s holiday show at Arena Stage last Friday evening began with an explosive bang and ended with an even bigger one. No whim…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:33PM[SHARE] 
