Monday, February 20, 2017
The 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…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:01PMThursday, February 9, 2017
‘Sweeney Todd’ is a beautiful example of Stephen Sondheim’s genius. It has a complex score, beautiful musical themes, and a dark yet compelling storyline. It requires great skill from …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:15AMSunday, January 29, 2017
Bel Cantanti Opera Company gives young professional singers to transition from conservatory to a professional opera company. They produce lesser known works of opera and make it accessible t…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:15PMSergei Rachmaninoff was one of the most innovative composers of his time. This is seen in his Piano Concerto No. 2. The piece starts with a melancholy movement that alternates between sad sw…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:41PMMonday, January 23, 2017
Irving Berlin, a Russian Jewish immigrant, is one of the greatest composers of American music in the history of our young nation. His songs have stood strong for the last one hundred years a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:01PMWednesday, January 11, 2017
Theater J’s latest production is a different type of World War II drama. In “Copenhagen” the audience gets an inside look at the mysterious conversation between atomic physicis…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:00PMTuesday, December 20, 2016
When “Ubu Roi” premiered in Paris in 1896 a riot broke out and the door to theatre modernism was kicked open. Alfred Jarry’s play, performed originally in French, satirically d…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:37PMTuesday, December 13, 2016
Shakespeare and Sophocles are not often the first playwrights that are introduced to children but in ‘The Comedy of Errors…at Colonus!’ that is what they get, plus a little extra. The …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:45PMThe holiday season is certainly in the air. This time of year more people take the time to attend performing arts events, especially with their little ones. But what about those without chil…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:34PMCarroll Arts Center has established a great tradition in the community of having an annual production of “A Christmas Carol,” the Charles Dickens classic about the value of generosity. T…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:00PMSaturday, December 3, 2016
Keep yourself warm in these chilly December evenings by seeing “Picnic” at Catholic University. This steamy American classic by William Inge is set one Labor Day weekend in a small town …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:33PMThursday, December 1, 2016
“A Christmas Carol” at Ford’s Theatre is one of the best retellings of Charles Dickens’ classic tale of charity and generosity. Michael Wilson’s adaptation is equal parts spooky an…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:00PMWednesday, November 30, 2016
What happened after “Pride and Prejudice?” The beloved Jane Austen love story has certainly stood the test of time but we don’t know what came next, especially for the other Bennet gir…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:03PMTuesday, November 29, 2016
Eric Schaeffer, the Artistic Director at Signature Theatre, directs their delightful holiday musical “Silver Belles.” The book is by Allyson Currin, music by Matt Conner, and lyrics by C…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:00PMWednesday, November 23, 2016
When two couples have been best friends for years and one gets a divorce it feels like a divorce for the whole group. Marriage is hard but add some sensual drama and lots corny humor, and yo…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:24PMYou might be wondering why the country’s most renowned Jewish theatre is producing a play this season called “The Christians.” I was too. Artistic Director Adam Immerwahr says in the p…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:36AMSunday, November 20, 2016
William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” follows Antonio a merchant and his friend Bassanio who is in love with Portia. Bassanio needs money to go to Belmont and win Portia’s h…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:26PMSunday, November 13, 2016
Saying that politics is heated in DC is an understatement. We cannot ignore that the recent election had a huge impact on our community. A play about politics and a president who many say wa…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:41PMTuesday, November 8, 2016
Kirsten Greenidge’s play focuses on a 16-year old named Annie who has just entered a pregnancy pact with her two best friends. However, she slowly sees that maybe there is a way to break t…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:04PMMonday, November 7, 2016
Stepping into Lab Theatre II at Atlas Performing Arts Center, the audience immediately sees that this show is beyond ordinary. The “stage” at center is a padded octagon, the same type us…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:49PMMonday, October 17, 2016
Based on the Oliver Sacks novella, this story follows Dr. P, an opera singer and teacher who recently started experiencing some vision challenges. His wife, Mrs. P insists that there is noth…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:31PMTuesday, October 11, 2016
A young man fighting to find answers about who killed his neighbor’s dog ends up on an unexpected journey to realizing the truth of his family. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Ni…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:18AMWednesday, October 5, 2016
Tanya Barfield’s “The Call” follows two couples intimately linked. One is Annie and Peter, a white heterosexual couple planning to adopt. The other is Rebecca and Drea, an African-Amer…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:22AMSunday, October 2, 2016
Roundhouse Theatre and Olney Theatre Company have done it again. Part II of “Angels in America” was a beautiful culmination of the hard work of so many individuals. But as Prior tells us…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:10PMSaturday, October 1, 2016
Rockville Little Theatre opened its season with the clever comedy “Jake’s Women” at their temporary home at the Bender JCC of Greater Washington. Neil Simon’s play follows a writer a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:33PMTuesday, September 27, 2016
Nick Olcott returns to ATMTC to direct “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical,” a delightful musical based on the children’s book by Mo Willems. Willems wrote the book and lyrics while M…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:12PMFolk rock musicals have become trendy in recent years. People love the notion of sitting in a bar and listening to the music of the people who live there. Stephen Geddes attempts to create …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:57PMSaturday, September 24, 2016
The Folger has once again proved its mastery goes beyond Shakespeare. “Sense and Sensibility,” an adaptation by Kate Hamill of the beloved novel by Jane Austen, is charmingly witty and b…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:29AMTuesday, September 13, 2016
Round House Theatre and Olney Theatre Center join forces to bring us Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize winning “Angels in America.” Kushner’s masterwork digs into the root of t…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:57PMTuesday, September 6, 2016
Running at SOURCE is “Urinetown: the Musical” directed by Allison Arkell Stockman, a satirical story about a corrupt business controlling the government and law enforcement that…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:39PMThursday, August 11, 2016
Running at The Callan Theatre on Catholic University’s campus is the latest from Longacre Lea, a delightfully heady piece for Shakespeare lovers. This world premiere production, written an…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:42AM 
