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Friday, September 2, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘Satchmo at the Waldorf’ at Mosaic Theater Company by Derek Schwabe

Every public figure has a brand: a carefully shaped, smoothed over, polished up image that, by design, features only the most salable dimension of the person’s character. Then there’s th…

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Friday, August 12, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘The Lonesome West’ at Keegan Theatre by Derek Schwabe

An essence of Dupont Circle-based Keegan Theatre’s work is “scripts that put real people out there on the stark edges of life.” The edge couldn’t be much starker or farther out there…

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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘Blood, Sweat and Fears, a Grand Guignol Sick Cabaret’ at Molotov Theatre by Derek Schwabe

Those who have dared to venture into the grimy, blood-stained corner of theatrical history occupied by the Grand Guignol French Theatre of Horror tradition might know that the success of the…

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Monday, June 27, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘Ballast’ at Source Festival by Derek Schwabe

That second-to-last letter in the LGBTQ acronym represents a segment of the community that is probably least visible and least understood. Ballast, written by Georgette Kelly and directed by…

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘When January Feels Like Summer’ at Mosaic Theater Company by Derek Schwabe

A changing climate—that’s not a bad way to characterize life in America right now. Sure, we (almost) all agree that our planet’s actual physical climate is changing, at best causing in…

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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘Pheaton’ at the Taffety Punk Theatre Company by Derek Schwabe

The Taffety Punk theatre group is one of the smallest but mightiest acting groups in the DC theatre scene. This impressive band of professional actors, dancers, and musicians applies the pun…

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Saturday, May 7, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at the National Theatre by Derek Schwabe

Theatrical productions presented as near recreations of hit films often find themselves in an awkward catch-22. Standing upon a rigidly defined, iconic brand that’s practically guaranteed …

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play’ by Reduced Shakespeare Company at the Folger Theatre by Derek Schwabe

You may gain new appreciation for the old saying, “practice makes perfect,” while watching the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s performance of William Shakespeare’s Long Lost F…

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Monday, April 11, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘All the Way’ at Arena Stage by Derek Schwabe

In an election season battered by super-charged personalities, we’re reminded that public officials take widely varied approaches to winning elections and getting things done. On one end w…

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Monday, March 7, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘The Lion’ at Arena Stage by Derek Schwabe

What makes a lion a lion? Identity is the question of the hour in The Lion, a roaring one-man musical show written, sung and strummed by Benjamin Scheuer and directed by Sean Daniels, whic…

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘James and the Giant Peach’ at Adventure Theatre MTC by Derek Schwabe

Simply delicious. That’s perhaps the best word to describe the Adventure Theatre’s new production of James and the Giant Peach, which made its triumphant opening this past weekend at Gle…

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘Constellations’ at Studio Theatre by Derek Schwabe

Think back to the last event you attended where you met someone new. Did you make a good impression, or did you totally blow it? Will you never talk to that person again, or could they becom…

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Monday, February 15, 2016

Opera Review: ‘Lost in the Stars’ presented by Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center by Derek Schwabe

The biblical proverb instructs parents to “train up a child in the way he should go,” with the promise that “even when he is old he will not depart from it.” But what should a fa…

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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘JACK and Phil, Slayers of Giants – INC’ at Imagination Stage by Derek Schwabe

The centuries old fairy tale of Jack and the Beanstalk is sprouting up everywhere lately. Most recent incarnations appear in the likes of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, ABC Televisio…

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Friday, January 29, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘I Shall Not Hate’ presented by Mosaic Theater Company at Atlas Performing Arts Center by Derek Schwabe

Few venues in the Washington area espouse social justice as intentionally and intrinsically as the Mosaic Theater Company. Such a commitment urges risk-taking that pays off generously in the…

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Saturday, January 23, 2016

Theatre Review: ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ at St. Marks Players by Derek Schwabe

I was grateful to slip into the St. Mark’s Players’ last pre-Snowzilla performance of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and not only because the next two performances had a…

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
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Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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