What is it about a capella music that makes people smile? Even after the “Pitch Perfect” craze has died down, there is still something magical about watching a group of people si…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:59PMImagine a Janis Joplin concert if she had access to LED lights, high-quality digital projections and was able to share the stage with her inspirations. That is what you get with ‘A Nig…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:10PMIt’s that time of year again! The air is getting crisper, attitudes are getting brighter, and the shows are getting more holiday focused. This year Adventure Theatre MTC is bringing one of…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:55PMPossibly the most famous American musical, ‘Chicago’ has taken the world by storm since its original Broadway opening in 1975. People are fascinated by celebrity criminals and jazz cultu…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:21PMThe National Gallery of Art is certainly one of DC’s gems. How spoiled Washingtonians are to have free access to such an incredible art museum. The National Gallery does an excellent job o…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:21PM“To Kill a Mockingbird” is one of America’s great pieces of literature. Its hero, Atticus Finch, is revered by many. Harper Lee’s novel about life in Maycomb, Alabama in 1935…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:53PM“The Bridges of Madison County” is one of the best-selling books of the last hundred years. Robert James Waller wrote the novel in 1992 and it was adapted to film in 1995 and int…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:27PMLila Downs is one of the most prominent Latin American vocal artists. She has a distinctive style and a powerful voice that has earned her a Grammy and four Latin Grammys. She also performed…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:29PMNobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter is known for his distinct style of writing. Long pauses and casual attitudes leave the audiences with questions about what is real and what isn�…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:15PM“Completely Hollywood (abridged)” by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, from Reduced Shakespeare Company, is a frenetic romp through 186 of the best movies ever made. Off the Quill…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:10PMKaren Zacarías’ new play “Native Gardens” condenses some issues we are facing in our country today into two backyards right here in DC. It is a wonderful exploration of the cu…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:53PMIf you could tell your unborn son anything, what would it be? Would you tell him about what it was like to hear his heartbeat for the first time? Or how scared you are? Or how to make it out…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:06PMJust within the past month, conversations surrounding the Civil War, specifically how we remember it, have been growing more prevalent and heated. Doris Baizley’s 2006 comedy “Shiloh…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:22PMHumans have been laughing at the same things for centuries. Specifically, vices such as lying, greed, and lust, have been central themes of comedy since the ancient Greeks. “One Man, T…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:15PMThere are few political figures in the past few decades more polarizing that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He had some very controversial opinions but believed himself to be an Origi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:19PM“Fabulation or the Re-education of Undine” by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, follows Undine, a woman who abandoned her roots to run a luxury PR firm. Her trophy husband, He…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:39PMATMTC’s latest production follows everyone’s favorite kindergartner, Junie B., as she gets herself in and out of trouble again. The book series, written by Barbara Park, includes 29 book…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:32PMHuman trafficking is a topic that comes and goes in the media but is nevertheless a prevalent atrocity in our society. William Leary’s play “Forsaken Angels” reveals some of t…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:19AM“Les Indes Galantes” by Jean-Philippe Rameau is a classic example of ballet héroïque, an opera ballet featuring what was seen as exotic in 18th century Europe. This one consi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:30AMThe 1975 hit musical “A Chorus Line” follows a bunch of dancers at an audition for an upcoming Broadway show. This is not your everyday audition though. Zach, the director, wants…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:27PMFour intellectuals around Harvard with different backgrounds and identities find their lives connected in this biting comedy about race and how we view it. The plot mostly follows Brian Whit…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:15PMFrom the zany minds behind Pointless Theatre comes another piece of theatre exploring our role as humans on our planet. Take science fiction, a bit of hip-hop, a splash of futuristic art, an…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:07PMAdventure Theatre is living up to their name with this wild journey through a beloved story. This isn’t Walt Disney’s Aladdin though. ATMTC is striving to return to the roots of this epi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:02PMThe second show in Mosaic Theater Company’s “South Africa: Then and Now” repertory is Nicholas Wright’s “A Human Being Died That Night” based on the book by Pumla…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:21PMAthol Fugard’s masterpiece “Blood Knot” plays at Mosaic Theater through April 30 as part of their “South Africa: Then and Now” repertory. The second play, “A …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:57PMThe solemn yet masterful work by Johannes Brahms “Ein deutsches Requiem” is considered his most complex and moving work. In this program it found an unexpected companion in Jonat…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:00AM‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ (‘H2$’) follows the unlikely rise of one J. Pierpont Finch in the business world from window washer to executive. It is based on th…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:43PMHow did Neverland come to be and why can Peter Pan fly? This backstory is explored in “Peter and the Starcatcher” based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. The play is…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:39PMDreams and the images that they evoke were the themes of the beautiful recital given by soprano Sandrine Piau with pianist Susan Manoff. The program featured pieces by some of the most renow…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:21PMWhat happened to Denmark after the events of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet?’ That is the question that is explored in Lee Blessing’s play “Fortinbras.” Blessing’s play portra…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:25PMThe National Philharmonic, under the direction of Piotr Gajewski, is striving to perform the complete works of Frédéric Chopin. In the most recent concert, featuring pianist Brian Ganz, th…
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