Monday, November 27, 2023
Imagine being transported from downtown Washington, DC (and one of our country’s greatest cultural institutions) to New York City then to China and yet again to another dimension. The worl…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:33PMThe sensation of wonder is a fantastic experience. Adventure Theatre’s “‘”The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe,” based on the 1950 novel by C.S. Lewis, delivers that sensation and…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:06AMWednesday, November 8, 2023
The Solas Nua production of Leo McGann’s “The Honey Trap” is one of the best plays of the 2023-2024 DMV season. It is just November and there are many more productions to come, but thi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:25PMMonday, November 6, 2023
How delightful is it to have not just a wealth of theater in our region, but also a host of talented child actors. “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” which recently concluded its run at th…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:14PMFriday, November 3, 2023
What if, each day, you took part in a war? And then you went home? The 68th season of the Washington National Opera (WNO) begins with “Grounded,” with music by Jeanine Tesori and librett…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:50PMThursday, October 12, 2023
“Hellooooo!” For those of a certain era, the booming voice of Robin Williams’s Scottish nanny is a favorite movie memory. The challenge for the stage production of “Mrs. Doubtfire”…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:16AMTuesday, October 10, 2023
“Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical,” presented by 2nd Star Productions at The Bowie Playhouse, is a delightful production of the 2013 Tony-award winning musical and the eponymous book. …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:38PMWednesday, October 4, 2023
Eric Carle’s children’s stories—which he started publishing almost 60 years ago with “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” and have sold tens of millions of copies—are the t…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:48PMCompass Rose Theater’s production of “Sylvia”’ is a howl-out-loud, funny production of A.R. Gurney’s insightful 1995 play. As the play opens, you might question whether a script bu…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:31PMFriday, September 29, 2023
RLT’s production of “Communicating Doors,” written by English playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn in 1994, tells the story of Poopay—a British, “special sexual consultant”—who is hir…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:25AMWednesday, September 27, 2023
“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” is delightful children’s theater from the Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC). The cast, the first show of the 2023-2024 season, and the inaugural choice…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:12PMFriday, September 15, 2023
There should always be a place in the wide canon of musical theater for shows that are fun. They are not tear-jerking aor deep explorations of social and political issues. They are, instead,…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:03AMTuesday, September 12, 2023
How do symbols of our past impact our present? Mosaic Theatre Company’s production of “Monumental Travesties,” now playing at its home in The Atlas Performing Arts Center, takes on tha…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:24PMWednesday, July 26, 2023
“American Idiot: The Musical” is a lightning bolt of intensity. McLean Community Players’ (MCP) production is a well-staged mounting of the rock opera based Green Day’s 2004 multi-pl…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:44AMSunday, July 23, 2023
John Harney’s “Ezra Pound Couldn’t Sleep Here” presented by Valcour Island Productions is an ambitious play, a well acted play, but not yet a really good play. The main character of …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:53AMSaturday, July 22, 2023
Joan Kane’s “Almost 13” is an affecting vignette of her true experiences which shaped (but did not define) her woman’s future. The play, a solo performance, brings the audience to a …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:42AM 
