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Friday, December 9, 2016

Review: ‘A Holiday Pops!/Home for the Holidays’ with the NSO Pops by Emily Cao

‘Tis the season for holiday cheer, laughter and heart-warming music, and there is no better place to find it all wrapped up together than at the NSO Pops’ A Holiday Pops! concert. The fi…

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Friday, September 30, 2016

Review: National Symphony Orchestra: ‘Shakespeare at the Symphony: From Tchaikovsky to Elgar’ by Emily Cao

It may be a little known, but hardly surprising, fact that the works of William Shakespeare have inspired more music than any other work of literature perhaps except for the Bible. The Bard�…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:44PM
Saturday, August 6, 2016

Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ in Concert at The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Strathmore by Emily Cao

Lights, music, and… magic! Last night the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra brought Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first film of the beloved franchise, to the Strathmore stage in …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:22AM
Saturday, July 23, 2016

Review: ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ at The Kennedy Center Opera House by Emily Cao

In fact, a perfect opera! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera dazzled the Kennedy Center’s Opera House this Friday, bringing the beloved and longest running Broadway musical t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:18PM
Sunday, July 10, 2016

2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘soft animal. hideous heart’ by Emily Cao

Motherhood is a difficult, complicated reality, whether it is as a new mother or comprehending your own mother. It is a special, and inexplicable relationship. Robin Neveu Brown and Kevin Al…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:17PM
Saturday, July 9, 2016

2016 Capital Fringe Review: ’75 Lezbos, 2 Trannies, 1 Pannie, Me & Me Too!’ by Emily Cao

“The existential loss of adult everything.” A succinct, comprehensive phrase that encapsulates the purpose, prose, and poetics of “75 Lezbos, 2 Trannies, 1 Pannie, Me & Me Too!”,…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:58PM
Tuesday, May 12, 2015

‘Cinderella’ (‘La Cenerentola’) at Washington National Opera #2 (Tara Erraught) by Emily Cao

“The best laid plans of mice and men, often go awry.” In this case, to the great enjoyment of all in the Washington National Opera’s dazzling, fun production of Gioachino Rossini’s C…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:55PM
Friday, May 8, 2015

National Symphony Orchestra, ‘Mahler Explored’ With Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor and Leonidas Kavakos, Violin by Emily Cao

Last night at The Kennedy Center Concert Hall marked a special evening for all – conductor, players, and audience alike. The audience, foremost, was treated to the special talents of violi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:04PM
Saturday, March 21, 2015

‘Rigoletto’ at The Catholic University’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music by Emily Cao

The Catholic University of America, Benjamin T. Rome School of Music had its opening night of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Rigoletto this past Thursday night at the Hartke Theatre, in a wonderfu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:31AM
Monday, March 9, 2015

Fantasy & Fate: Tchaikovsky Masterworks: Lang Lang in Recital at The Kennedy Center by Emily Cao

Virtuosity of the highest caliber graced The Kennedy Center Concert Hall this past Saturday afternoon as renowned piano superstar Lang Lang returned to perform at the established Washington …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:33AM
Monday, November 3, 2014

The Choral Arts Society of Washington Performs ‘Bach’s Mass in B Minor’ at The Kennedy Center by Emily Cao

The Choral Arts Society of Washington brought forth a momentous occasion to The Kennedy Center Concert Hall on yesterday afternoon with their undertaking of Johann Sebastian Bach’s legacy …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:22PM
Monday, September 22, 2014

National Symphony Orchestra Eighty-Fourth Season Opening Ball Concert at the Kennedy Center by Emily Cao

Last night the National Symphony Orchestra debuted its eighty-forth season in The Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall, one of the most anticipated musical events of the year, with a delightful e…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:15PM
Friday, August 1, 2014

Rodrigo y Gabriela at Wolf Trap by Emily Cao

International guitarists Rodrigo y Gabriela greeted a jam-packed concert hall and lawn at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center last night, in a full evening of raw instrumental talent and innovation.…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:33PM
Monday, June 9, 2014

BSO: ‘Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony’ at Strathmore by Emily Cao

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra graced the Strathmore Music Center on Saturday night with the final and closing performance of their 2013 – 2014 subscription season. It was a perfect culm…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:56AM
Saturday, June 7, 2014

‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Wolf Trap by Emily Cao

Be our guest, be our guest! After all, this is France and a dinner here is never second best! We couldn’t have said it better ourselves, Lumiere, and the sentiment is shared for the sh…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:59AM
Saturday, May 31, 2014

‘Rajaton: The Music of ABBA’ at The Kennedy Center Concert Hall by Emily Cao

The Kennedy Center Concert Hall had its roof blown off last night in an explosion of sound, light, dance and sheer grooviness. The National Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Pops co…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:21PM
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

‘Boeing Boeing’ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria by Emily Cao

The Little Theatre of Alexandria’s latest production, Boeing Boeing, by French playwright Marc Camoletti with English translation by Beverley Cross, is marketed as “a non-stop comedy,�…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:36PM
Monday, May 5, 2014

‘The Magic Flute’ at Washington National Opera by Emily Cao

Brightness and color abounded in the Kennedy Center Opera Hall on Saturday night as the Washington National Opera debuted its second-to-last show of the season: Mozart’s The Magic Flute, i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:28AM
Sunday, April 13, 2014

‘Carmen’ at Virginia Opera at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts by Emily Cao

Things were very fiery this past Friday night at the GMU Center for the Arts as the Virginia Opera brings a new and exciting full-scale production of Bizet’s Carmen, one of the most renown…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:00AM
Friday, April 11, 2014

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra featuring Itzhak Perlman at The Music Center at Strathmore by Emily Cao

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with guest performer and conductor Itzhak Perlman graced the Strathmore concert hall last night, April 10, 2014, for an evening of mellifluous classical sou…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:12PM
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Time for Three at the Kennedy Center by Emily Cao by Emily Cao

Time for Three took to the Terrace Theater stage at The Kennedy Center on Monday night as part of the Fortas Chamber Music Concerts series. The internationally acclaimed, self-dubbed “clas…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:56AM
Monday, January 13, 2014

‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)’ at Silver Spring Stage by Emily Cao

William Shakespeare, the behemoth of the literary world. Twelve Dramas, sixteen Comedies, ten Histories – a total of thirty-seven full-length plays. Is it possible to touch on all of them …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:19PM
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

The Washington Chorus presents Benjamin Britten’s ‘War Requiem’ by Emily Cao by Emily Cao

The Washington Chorus opened its 53rd season with heavy fare in Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, celebrating the British composer’s 100th Anniversary and showcasing the talents of the c…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:37AM
Saturday, November 2, 2013

National Symphony Orchestra: Kristjan Järvi, Conductor and Jennifer Koh, Violin, Plays Barber by Emily Cao by Emily Cao

The National Symphony Orchestra continues it’s eighty-third season at The Kennedy Center with a splendid evening of twentieth-century compositions as talented guest conductor Kristjan Jär…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:23AM
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Folger Theatre by Emily Cao by Emily Cao

Shakespeare’s iconic star-crossed lovers certainly need no introduction… but Folger Theatre’s energetic interpretation of Romeo and Juliet may indeed herald some much-deserved praise. …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:32AM
Saturday, October 12, 2013

National Symphony Orchestra: ‘Celebrating Wagner at 200: Act III of Parsifal, in Concert’ at The Kennedy Center by Emily Cao by Emily Cao

In continuing to celebrate the bicentenary of German composer Richard Wagner, the National Symphony Orchestra, under the exceptional baton of Christoph Eschenbach, presents Act III of Wagner…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:45AM
Saturday, October 5, 2013

‘Twelfth Night’ at Aquila Theatre at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts by Emily Cao by Emily Cao

The New York based acclaimed professional Aquila Theatre and its cast of superb British and American performers presents Shakespeare’s charming comedy Twelfth Night with never-before-seen …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:20PM
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

‘The Marriage of Maria Braun’ at SCENA Theatre by Emily Cao by Emily Cao

“My time is just beginning.” Truer words have never been spoken by any character. Maria Braun’s straightforward declaration is the essence of Robert McNamara’s The Marriage of Maria …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:40AM
Monday, September 16, 2013

‘The Children’s Hour’ at Port City Playhouse by Emily Cao by Emily Cao

Port City Playhouse presents The Children’s Hour, the first production of their 2013-2014 Season: A Salute to the American Voice, an homage to distinguished American playwrights that bring…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:15PM
Saturday, September 7, 2013

‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ at Zemfira Stage by Emily Cao by Emily Cao

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is – comparatively – a little-known comedic musical. Based on a funny 1988 film of the same name starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, the musical, with music …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:24PM
Sunday, August 18, 2013

‘Revenge of the Understudies’ at Sizzlin’ Summer Cabarets at Signature Theatre by Emily Cao by Emily Cao

They say revenge is best served cold, but tonight’s performance at the Signature Theater has proven that revenge is, in fact, most effectively served via a strong dose of Broadway balladry…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:16PM

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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