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Monday, July 9, 2018

2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The City Of…’ by Guest Author

By Beatrice Loayza Directed by Patrick Pearson and written by Matthew Capodicasa, The City Of . . . is an ambitious work self-described as inspired by the metaphysical wrestlings of Jorge Lu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:38PM
Thursday, July 5, 2018

Attention Local Theater Companies: The Theatre Consortium is Currently Accepting Applications for Membership by Guest Author

by Doug Krentzlin The Theatre Consortium of Silver Spring recently announced on their website that they are currently accepting membership applications. The consortium consists of companies …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:42PM

Preview: ’50 Ways…,’ a New Play Inspired by Paul Simon’s #1 Hit by Guest Author

50 break-ups. 14 playwrights. 6 actors. 1 common theme. Directors Samir Bitar and Yana Landowne, longtime collaborators, engaged 14 playwrights to submit stories around a common theme: leavi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:26AM
Monday, July 2, 2018

Prepare for the Unexpected: An Interview with Christopher Bell, Artistic Director and Conductor of The Washington Chorus by Guest Author

Even in Washington, DC, a town unofficially known as the choral capital of the United States, Christopher Bell stands out as a milestone hire for The Washington Chorus (TWC). Bell, who just …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:28PM

Preview: ‘Painted Ladies: Bosses of the Wild West’ at Capital Fringe by Guest Author

by Dara Gold Indulge in the vices of the Wild West and find out that these painted ladies are far more than meet the eye! Welcome to the tale of the unsung and unexpected lives of the women …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:01AM
Sunday, July 1, 2018

Review: ‘James and the Giant Peach’ by the Heritage Players by Guest Author

By Kylie Miller The Heritage Players began their run of James and the Giant Peach this weekend. Based on the book written by Roald Dahl, with lyrics and music by Justin Paul and script by Ti…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:41PM
Friday, June 29, 2018

Capital Gazette Shooting Victim Was Also A ‘Humorous, Witty’ D.C. Theater Reviewer by Guest Author

By Rachel Kurzius Wendi Winters was one of five staff members murdered while working at the Capital Gazette newsroom on June 28. But in addition to her thrice-weekly columns as a staff write…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:48PM
Friday, June 22, 2018

Avant Bard Responds to Immigrant Family Crisis   by Guest Author

Avant Bard today announces  its “Welcome Tempest-Tossed Campaign”: For the final weekends of its production of The Tempest, Avant Bard commits to donating one-half of all full-p…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:08PM
Monday, June 18, 2018

It’s “A Swellegant, Elegant Party” with Bethesda Little Theatre by Guest Author

Have you heard? Bethesda Little Theatre (BLT) is putting on A Swellegant, Elegant Party June 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and July 1 at the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center – and it’s one y…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:27AM

Wolf Trap Opera and Halcyon to Perform Kurt Weill Opera at Union Market by Guest Author

After their highly successful partnership in 2017 on Philip Glass’s The Fall of the House of Usher, Wolf Trap Opera and Halcyon reunite to present Kurt Weill and Bertholt Brecht’s …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00AM
Saturday, June 16, 2018

Review: ‘The Wild Party’ by Ovations Theatre Senior Company by Guest Author

By Andy Arnold Ovations Theatre’s Senior Company ended the 2017-2018 season with Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party playing June 15 – 17. And what a party it was thanks to Darnell Patrick …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:47PM

Review: ‘The Quickening’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Guest Author

By Andy Arnold Amanda Spellman, a DC-area theater veteran, is sensational as pregnant wife Beth Wells in The Quickening, now playing its world premiere at Fells Point Corner Theatre. Beth ha…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:38PM
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

People Respect and Appreciate Authenticity: A Q&A with Storyteller Anne B. Thomas by Guest Author

While hitchhiking across Europe by herself at 18, Anne B. Thomas fell asleep in the back of a car, and when she woke she was lying by the side of the road. She tried to stand up but found sh…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:28PM
Monday, June 11, 2018

Indicoe Artist Mix n’ Mingle Coming Up on June 16, 2018 by Guest Author

After launching seven months ago, arts organization Indicoe is hosting its first event: an Artist Mix N’ Mingle at Woolly Mammoth Theatre on June 16th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The event is he…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:18PM
Saturday, June 9, 2018

Review: ‘Dancing in my Cockroach Killers’ at GALA Hispanic Theater by Guest Author

By Ellie Milewski Today, theater has grown into an extravagant event. It’s normal to spend hundreds of dollars on tickets, go to a fancy Broadway Theater, and wait after the show by the st…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:02PM
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Cappies Review: ‘A 16 Bar Cut: The History of American Musical Theatre’ at Northwood High School Academy by Guest Author

Review submitted by Natalia Corvoisier of Clarksburg High School. “A 16 Bar Cut: The History of American Musical Theatre” is by Patrick John Moran, a student of University of Ce…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:34PM

Cappies Review: ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at Poolesville High School by Guest Author

Review submitted by Kevin McNerney of Bishop Ireton High School. The Old Testament story of Joseph, featuring: starving Frenchmen, an Egyptian Elvis, and a biblical ho-down. All with no spok…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:10PM
Monday, June 4, 2018

Playwright Audrey Cefaly Wins Lambda Literary Award for ‘The Gulf’ by Guest Author

Washington, DC-based Playwright Audrey Cefaly is the winner of this year’s Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBTQ Drama for her play The Gulf which had its world premiere at Arling…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:06PM
Saturday, June 2, 2018

Charm City Ballet Announces Performances of ‘The Little Mermaid’ on June 9th and 10th by Guest Author

Charm City Ballet presents its original full-length ballet, The Little Mermaid, to be performed at The Gordon Center for Performing Arts, at 3506 Gwynbrook Ave in Owings Mills, for three sho…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:02AM
Friday, June 1, 2018

Breaking News: Kennedy Center Announces ‘Hamilton’ Ticket Lottery in Washington, DC by Guest Author

The Kennedy Center Announces a #HAM4HAM Hamilton ticket lottery in Washington, DC. 40 tickets will be sold for $10 each to every performance at the Kennedy Center Opera House (June 12-Septem…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:34PM

How Do You Like Me Now Productions Presents ‘Breaking the Code’ at Chesapeake Arts Center (news) by Guest Author

BREAKING THE CODE APPEARING AT CHESAPEAKE ARTS CENTER How Do You Like Me Now Productions, Inc. presents Breaking The Code by Hugh Whitemore, on weekends, June 8, 9 and 10 and on June 15, 16 …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:59AM
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Fauquier Community Theatre’s ‘Into the Woods, Jr.’ Opens June 8 by Guest Author

For nearly forty years, the non-profit theatre company, Fauquier Community Theatre (FCT) has presented stories to delight local audiences on the Vint Hill Theatre stage with professional…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:57PM
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Theatre News: Young Artists of America’s Production Nominated for Three Regional Emmy® Awards by Guest Author

by Guest Author: Kendra Rubinfeld Young Artists of America’s televised performance of Young Artists of America: The Songs of Tim Rice that premiered  on Maryland Public Television (MPT) …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:10PM
Monday, May 28, 2018

Young Artists of America Nominated for Three Regional Emmy Awards by Guest Author

Young Artists of America’s televised performance of Young Artists of America: The Songs of Tim Rice that premiered on Maryland Public Television (MPT) in June of 2017, has been nominated f…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:34PM
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Cappies Review: ‘The Music Man’ at Thomas S. Wootton High School by Guest Author

Review submitted by Samuel Intrater of Albert Einstein High School. You really gotta give Wootton a try! This charming production of “The Music Man” from Thomas S. Wootton High S…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:21PM

Cappies Review: ‘The Music Man’ at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School by Guest Author

Review submitted by Lindsey Jacobson of Oakton High School. What do ya talk? What do ya talk? Harold Hill is coming to town in Our Lady of Good Counsel High School’s production of R…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:53PM

Review: ‘Return to the Forbidden Planet’ at the Greenbelt Arts Center by Guest Author

By Betsy Lizotte Greenbelt Arts Center’s production of Return to the Forbidden Planet, written by Bob Carlton and directed by Jeffrey Lesniak, takes the audience for a rowdy rocket ship ri…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:56PM
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

News: The Highwood Theatre Presents All-Student Production of ‘West Side Story’ by Guest Author

As the capstone of its first-ever ‘Year-Long Production,’ The Highwood Theatre is honored to bring the landmark musical, West Side Story, to the stage in downtown Silver Spring. The prod…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:24PM
Monday, May 14, 2018

Full List of 2018 Helen Hayes Awards Nominations by Guest Author

  2018 Helen Hayes Award Nominees Outstanding Choreography in a Musical – Hayes Karma Camp, Jesus Christ Superstar, Signature Theatre Parker Esse, The Pajama Game, Arena Stage Den…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:02PM

2018 Helen Hayes Awards Recipients – Full List by Guest Author

  2018 Helen Hayes Award Recipients (in Red) Outstanding Choreography in a Musical – Hayes  (Tie) Karma Camp, Jesus Christ Superstar, Signature Theatre Parker Esse, The Pajama Ga…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:55PM

Review: ‘Farce of Nature’ by The Potomac Playmakers by Guest Author

By Karen Lane Spring is in the air and the current production in the Potomac Playmaker’s season, Farce of Nature by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten, is here to tickle your fu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:18AM

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