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Sunday, December 7, 2014

‘Madeline’s Christmas’ at Creative Cauldron by Diane Jackson Schnoor

“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.” With that familiar phrase, Creative Cauldron’s cast of Madeline’s Christmas mu…

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Saturday, November 29, 2014

NSO Pops: An Evening with Sutton Foster at The Kennedy Center by Diane Jackson Schnoor

NSO Pops Electrifies with An Evening With Sutton Foster at The Kennedy Center When two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster takes the stage, anything goes, and she served up a delightful mi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:31AM
Thursday, November 20, 2014

‘Little Dancer’ at The Kennedy Center by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Little Dancer Offers a Glorious, Unique Addition to the World of Musical Theater Little Dancer is sheer perfection for ballet and musical theater fans alike – enchanting dancing, a gloriou…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:34PM
Monday, November 17, 2014

‘In the Heat of the Night’ at L.A. Theatre Works at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts by Diane Jackson Schnoor

L.A. Theatre Works delivered a searing, disturbing, and flat-out brilliant rendition of In the Heat of the Night – John Ball’s sizzling 1965 noir thriller, adapted for the stage by accla…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:04PM
Sunday, October 19, 2014

‘A Thurber Carnival’ at Vienna Theatre Company by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Vienna Theatre Company Stretches Its Boundaries With A Thurber Carnival Vienna Theatre Company deserves credit for stretching the boundaries and bringing A Thurber Carnival to the DC metro a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:57AM
Saturday, October 11, 2014

‘Working for Peanuts': Meet the Cast of Reston Community Players’ ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown-Part 3: A Video Interview with Richard Far by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Fall is in the air, and it’s perfect weather for tangling kites in trees, trying to finally win a baseball game, and hoping against hope to finally kick the football without having it pull…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:37PM
Friday, October 3, 2014

‘Working for Peanuts': Meet the Cast of Reston Community Players’ ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’-Part 2: Nina Jankowicz and Patrick Grah by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Fall is in the air, and it’s perfect weather for tangling kites in trees, trying to finally win a baseball game, and hoping against hope to finally kick the football without having it pull…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:32PM
Sunday, September 28, 2014

‘The Game’s Afoot’ at McLean Community Players by Diane Jackson Schnoor

The Game’s Afoot, and the evening promises suspense, hilarity, and entertainment for all who brave the McLean Community Players’ romp of a whodunit. Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot, or…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:09PM
Friday, September 26, 2014

‘Working for Peanuts': Meet the Cast of Reston Community Players’ ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’-Part 1: Alana Sharp and Eric Hughes by Diane Jackson Schnoor

In the first  in a series of interviews with the cast and director of Reston Community Players’ You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, meet Alana Sharp, who plays the psychoanalyzing Luc…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:51AM
Sunday, September 21, 2014

‘Godspell’ at Port Tobacco Players by Diane Jackson Schnoor

One of the challenges of staging Godspell, Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak’s charming and oft-revived production of the Gospel according to Matthew, is to find ways to reinvent t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:53PM
Monday, July 28, 2014

Saving Mr. (And Mrs.) Banks…Meet the Stars of SSMT’s Mary Poppins: Part Three: Jack Rowles and Tara Michelle Gesling by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Last week, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre opened the regional premiere of the practically perfect musical Mary Poppins to thunderous standing ovations. Mary Poppins continues its run throug…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:07PM

‘Searching for the Perfect Nanny: Meet the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Children of SSMT’s Magical Premiere of Mary Poppins’: Part Three: by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Last week, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre opened the regional premiere of the practically perfect musical Mary Poppins to thunderous standing ovations. Mary Poppins continues its run throug…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:45PM
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Fever’ by Diane Jackson Schnoor

(The Best of the Capital Fringe) The Fever, a tour de force solo performance featuring Patrick O’Brien from last year’s Fringe hit, Underneath the Lintel, is everything a Fringe show sho…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:20AM
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

‘Searching for the Perfect Nanny: Meet the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Children of SSMT’s Magical Premiere of Mary Poppins’: Part Two: El by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre opens the regional premiere of the practically perfect musical Mary Poppins, this Wednesday, July 23. In part two of a three part interview series, we meet tw…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:09PM
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Meet the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Stars of SSMT’s Magical Premiere of ‘Mary Poppins’ Part One: Meet Catharine Kay and Patrick Clealand by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre hosts the regional premiere of the practically perfect musical Mary Poppins, opening July 23. In part one of a three part interview series, we meet two of the…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:57PM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review ‘Love Letter Lost’ by Diane Jackson Schnoor

(Best of the Capital Fringe) Love Letter Lost, presented by Tut’Zanni Theatre Company, is everything a Fringe show should be: fast paced, highly entertaining, and a wonderfully comic way t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:35AM
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Shall We Dance? Meet Russell Rinker: Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre’s King in ‘The King and I,’ Now Playing Through Sunday by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless classic, The King and I, boasts one of the most luscious scores of all time. Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT) plays through this Sunday. In the thi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:42AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Contrafact of Freedom’ by Diane Jackson Schnoor

History Made Interesting: Contrafact of Freedom We’ve all heard “The Star Spangled Banner” sung at sporting events. Most of us know that the national anthem was written by Francis Scot…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:58AM
Thursday, July 10, 2014

‘The King and I’ at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Allow the Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre to transport you back in time to an exotic land ruled by a stubborn King who is confronted by an even more stubborn schoolteacher. Under the able di…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:40AM
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

“Shall We Dance?” Meet Jenna Pinchbeck-Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre’s Anna in ‘The King and I’ by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Shall We Dance? Meet Jenna Pinchbeck, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre’s Anna in The King and I, Opening Tonight, July 9th Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless classic, The King and I, boas…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:27PM
Monday, July 7, 2014

The King and I’ Opens This Wednesday at Shenandioah Summer Music Theatre by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless classic, The King and I, boasts one of the most luscious scores of all time. Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre opens this romantic musical about tolerance …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:51AM
Thursday, July 3, 2014

CFTC Performs Rollicking ‘Pippi Longstocking: The Family Musical’ July 18-26, 2014 at Lanier Middle School by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Grab your hat and join the fun as pirates, circus entertainers, a few cops and robbers, and the world’s most popular whippersnapper come to life this summer in the City of Fairfax Theatre …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:28AM
Thursday, June 26, 2014

‘Spamalot’ at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Summer Silliness: Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre Invites you to Spamalot What happens in Camelot stays in Camelot…and you really want to be there for the hijinks, the chaos, and the fun! …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:50PM
Friday, May 23, 2014

Washington Performing Arts: Chris Botti by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Washington Performing Arts Produces an Electrifying Concert Grammy-winning trumpeter Chris Botti was born to entertain. A mesmerizing trumpet player, Botti can play hot and he can play smoot…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:19PM
Friday, May 9, 2014

‘Smokey Joe’s Café – The Songs of Leiber and Stoller’ at Arena Stage by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Arena Stage is raising the roof with a rollicking journey through the golden age of rock, rhythm, and blues with Smokey Joe’s Café – The Songs of Leiber and Stoller. Director Randy John…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:45PM
Monday, May 5, 2014

‘Into the Woods’ at NextStop Theatre Company by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Happy Ever After: NextStop’s Innovative Into the Woods Gloriously Updates a Classic for a New Generation NextStop Theatre Company’s  Into the Woods is a glorious reinterpretatio…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:41AM
Friday, May 2, 2014

Meet Ulla, Roger, and Franz of ‘The Producers’ at South County High School: Cara Bachman, Kyle McKnight, and Jake Gereski by Diane Jackson Schnoor

South County High School opens its production of Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan’s Tony Award-winning musical The Producers tonight. The Producers concerns two theatrical producers who schem…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:37AM
Thursday, May 1, 2014

‘Meet The Producers’ at South County High School: Part 1: Cameron Powell and Ethan Schulze by Diane Jackson Schnoor

South County High School opens its production of Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan’s Tony Award- winning musical The Producers tomorrow. The Producers concerns two theatrical producers who sch…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:53AM
Monday, April 28, 2014

‘Tango Turco (Turkish Tango)’ at Teatro de la Luna by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Tango Turco (Turkish Tango) is a fascinating play, veering from soapy and melodramatic to thoughtful and philosophical. Argentinian playwright Del Autor’s strange but oddly likeable play i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:27PM
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Neil Simon’s ‘Chapter Two’ Opens Tomorrow Night at Reston Community Players by Diane Jackson Schnoor

Reston Community Players concludes its 47th season with Neil Simon’s sparkling comedy, Chapter Two, which opens tomorrow night-April 25th at Reston Community Center’s CenterStage…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:54PM
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

City of Fairfax Theatre Company Hosts Mini Workshops and Registration May 6th For Summer Drama Camp by Diane Jackson Schnoor

City of Fairfax Theatre Company Hosts Mini Workshops and Registration May 6th For Unique and Imaginative Summer Drama Camp  The City of Fairfax Theatre Company (CFTC) is excited to anno…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AM

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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