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Sunday, March 19, 2017

Review: Jay Leno at The Kennedy Center by Gina Jun

Iconic television host, celebrated comedian and 2014 Mark Twain recipient Jay Leno returned to the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall Friday night amped to get the trifecta of St. Patrick’s D…

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Review: ‘Top Girls’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Gina Jun

The adage, “more things change, the more they stay the same” comes to mind when weighing British playwright Caryl Churchill’s seminal Obie-winning classic, Top Girls, which was first p…

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Sunday, February 12, 2017

NSO: An Evening with Joshua Bell at The Kennedy Center by Gina Jun

It has been said that Joshua Bell may be the greatest violinist active today.  After listening to him play, as well as conduct, at The Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall with the National Symp…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:51PM
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Kathleen Madigan: ‘Bothering Jesus Tour’ Comes to the Weinberg Center for the Arts This Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 8 pm by Gina Jun

Kathleen Madigan: Bothering Jesus Tour at the Weinberg Center for the Arts With a refreshing take on life’s absurdities and a brand-new Netflix special (“Bothering Jesus”), prolific c…

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Saturday, December 17, 2016

Review: ‘Wicked’ at The Kennedy Center by Gina Jun

Green seems to be the everlasting black for the blockbuster Broadway musical Wicked, as its national tour returns to The Kennedy Center’s Opera House this holiday season to tell The Untold…

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Monday, December 12, 2016

‘A Christmas Carol’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Gina Jun

Refreshing Charles Dickens’ beloved family holiday classic with a Baltimore-centric twist, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) spices up A Christmas Carol with local cultural history, fes…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:34AM
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Review: ‘Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberley’ at Round House Theatre by Gina Jun

Love is in the air for Miss (Mary) Bennet this Christmas in the imagined, holiday-themed sequel to Jane Austen’s literary masterpiece Pride and Prejudice – Miss Bennet Christmas at …

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Monday, November 21, 2016

Review: ‘The Divine Sister’ at Fell’s Point Corner Theatre by Gina Jun

Just in time to ring in the holiday cheer and chuckle with a blaze this bustling season, Fells Point Corner Theatre (FPCT) presents the Baltimore premiere of actor/novelist/playwright/drag l…

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Friday, November 18, 2016

Review: ‘Love Jones: The Musical’ at The National Theatre by Gina Jun

Nearly 20 years after the cult classic, romantic comedy Love Jones made its big screen release, a celebratory musical reinterpretation takes stage at the National Theatre, showcasing awar…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:57PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016

Review #2: ‘An Evening with Chris Botti’ at Strathmore by Gina Jun

World-renowned, Grammy Award-winning trumpet superstar Chris Botti returned to Bethesda’s Strathmore Music Center Thursday night to serenade a packed crowd to an elegantly enlivening eveni…

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Monday, October 10, 2016

Review: ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ at The Kennedy Center by Gina Jun

The national tour of the critically-acclaimed, five-time Tony Award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time made its sojourn to The Kennedy Center’s Opera H…

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Review: Kathleen Madigan: The Mermaid Lady Tour at the Lyric Opera House by Gina Jun

Prolific comedian and TV personality Kathleen Madigan brought her new The Mermaid Lady standup tour to Baltimore Saturday night at the Lyric Opera House, featuring a fresh medley of her fav…

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Monday, September 19, 2016

Review: ‘Bad Jews’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Gina Jun

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) launches into its new season with fabulous flare, opening with lauded young playwright Joshua Harmon’s critically-acclaimed, off-Broadway drama/comedy hit B…

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Monday, August 1, 2016

Review: ‘BSO: The Music of David Bowie’ at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall by Gina Jun

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) honored the remarkable career and personality of glam rock icon David Bowie with a spectacular tribute production: The Music of David Bowie, featur…

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Friday, July 1, 2016

Review: ‘Hairspray’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre by Gina Jun

Turning up the summer sizzle with a whirlwind of big hair, bright colors and dance-fueling music, Baltimore’s iconic, Tony Award-winning musical Hairspray returns to Toby’s Dinner Theat…

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Sunday, June 26, 2016

Review: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ at Infinity Theatre Company by Gina Jun

In addition to bringing Broadway to Annapolis on a more intimate scale, Infinity Theatre Company transported audience members to a magical moment in time, opening last night with the Tony Aw…

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Monday, May 16, 2016

Review: ‘Bakersfield Mist’ at Olney Theatre Center by Gina Jun

Class and culture clash and collide to comedic heights in Stephen Sachs’ two-hander show, Bakersfield Mist, which opened this weekend at Olney Theatre Center. Dexterously directed by DC ve…

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Thursday, May 5, 2016

Review: ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at The National Theatre by Gina Jun

The National Theatre beamed with bright, bold colors and sheer spectacle last night, capping its season with a new production of The Wizard of Oz in an enthralling adaptation of the all-ti…

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Saturday, April 16, 2016

Review: ‘Detroit ’67’ at Centerstage by Gina Jun

Centerstage closes out its 2015/16 season, culminating with internationally award-winning playwright/actress/television writer Dominique Morisseau’s powerful period piece Detroit ’67. Se…

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Saturday, March 12, 2016

Review: BSO: All-Beethoven at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall by Gina Jun

Showcasing Beethoven’s pioneering range and imaginative ingenuity, Conductor Markus Stenz led the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in the Romantic and triumphant incidental music to Egmont la…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:38PM
Friday, March 4, 2016

Review: ‘The Lion’ at Arena Stage by Gina Jun

Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist Benjamin Scheuer electrified Arena Stage’s Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle last night, debuting his one-man musical, The Lion. Affable, han…

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Review: ‘As You Like It’ at Centerstage by Gina Jun

Embarking on a $32 million, year-long renovation project that features major renovations to Centerstage’s two-stage complex while adding a new 99-seat theater, the last two shows of its se…

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

‘Stage Kiss’ at Round House Theatre (Review #2) by Gina Jun

The line between art and life become colorfully blurred when two actors are unexpectedly reunited in Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award nominee Sarah Ruhl’s romantic backstage comedy Stage Ki…

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Sunday, December 6, 2015

‘The Nutcracker’ at The Washington Ballet at The Warner Theatre by Gina Jun

Resplendent visions of sugarplums danced both on the Warner Theatre stage and in the heads of hundreds of hardy multi-generational audience members Friday evening when the Washington Ball…

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Sunday, November 22, 2015

‘X’s and O’s’ at Centerstage by Gina Jun

Testing the theory that anything critically examined from multiple perspectives will spark conflict, Centerstage’s latest production, X’s and O’s, theatrically highlights America�…

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Monday, October 26, 2015

‘Fences’ at Everyman Theatre by Gina Jun

The poetic dialogue of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning classic Fences reached maximum intensity at Everyman Theatre Friday night, reigniting the sparks of passion as it did…

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Monday, October 12, 2015

‘Margaret Cho: The PsyCHO Tour’ at Warner Theatre by Gina Jun

Renowned three-time Grammy and Emmy-nominated comedian, actress and singer Margaret Cho tackled tough timely topics like police brutality, female empowerment, death and racism in The PsyCHO …

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Sunday, September 20, 2015

‘Pride and Prejudice’ at Centerstage by Gina Jun

Jane Austen’s mastery of manners and morals was on luxurious display in Centerstage’s world-premiere production of her beloved masterpiece, Pride and Prejudice, the first show of it…

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Sunday, September 13, 2015

‘An Inspector Calls’ at Everyman Theatre by Gina Jun

Everyman Theatre officially opened its 2015/16 season by reviving J.B. Priestley’s multi-Tony Award-winning play, An Inspector Calls,a classic English drawing-room mystery à la Ag…

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Friday, August 14, 2015

Counting Crows at Wolf Trap by Gina Jun

With the ascension of their seventh studio album, Somewhere Under Wonderland, California-based folk-rock band Counting Crows returned to Wolf Trap last night, reunifying droves of primarily …

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Culture Club at Wolf Trap by Gina Jun

They say that timing is everything, and that certainly seemed to be the case for reunited iconic ’80s sensation Culture Club who returned to Wolf Trap last night to ecstatic embrace.…

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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