Saturday, February 17, 2018
By Cassandra Miller The seven teenage girls in The Strand Theater Company’s production — and regional premiere — of Count Down are the standout stars of the show. From the performances…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:02PMFriday, February 16, 2018
Dynamic showcases the best of Broadway and movie musical numbers choreographed by our own talented directors and special guest artists including Broadway and film actress and New York choreo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:27PMThursday, February 15, 2018
At a presentation in Lansburgh Theatre Wednesday morning, Michael Kahn announced Shakespeare Theatre Company’s 2018-2019 Season. With two world premieres from celebrated playwrights, a mu…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:10AMWednesday, February 14, 2018
By Karen Lane Walking into the elegant, bright theater hall of The Woman’s Club, the audience happily chatters away anticipating a fun-filled evening. Before them on the stage, a cozy Engl…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:45PMSunday, February 4, 2018
Review by Bob Ashby The Underpants, an intermittently amusing adaptation by Steve Martin of a 1911 script by German playwright Carl Sternheim, concluded its run at Rockville Little Theater o…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:08AMWednesday, January 31, 2018
By Betsy Lizotte The Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s production of Noel Coward’s world-class comedy Blithe Spirit was an old-fashioned roller coaster of fun: an essentially delightful th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:04PMSaturday, January 27, 2018
By Guest Author Cecilia Mencia Institutional racism, cultural trauma, gun right, police brutality: Playwright Tracy Conyer Lee tackles many social issues in her play Rabbit Summer. Directed …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:27AMWednesday, January 24, 2018
This year’s Women’s Voices Theater Festival includes three plays adapted from works by great male writers—Shakespeare, Congreve, Ibsen—and one adapted from the work of a great woman …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:38PMPinky Swear Productions is excited to announce the world premiere production of a new play by a local playwright that celebrates the beauty, diversity, and absurdity of life in the nation’…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:09AMMonday, January 22, 2018
As you’re spending January shivering against these sub-freezing wind-chills and bracing yourselves for the next bombogenesis, I strongly urge you to seek refuge in Falls Church with Te…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:07AMWednesday, January 17, 2018
Having grown up on Dr. Seuss and having seen the 2008 Horton Hears a Who movie a dozen times, I feared Seussical Jr. (book by Leslie Aherns and Stephen Flaherty, based on the works of Dr. Se…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:26AMFriday, January 12, 2018
Now through February 4, Washington Improv Theater (WIT), the District’s oldest and only nonprofit long-form improv theater, presents Wintry Mix, a four-week medley of improv shows at the D…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:48AMTuesday, January 9, 2018
The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is excited to be the first regional theater in the D.C. metropolitan area to present Mamma Mia, starring Betsy Padamo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:37PMMonday, January 8, 2018
The Women’s Voices Theater Festival kicks off this week, and DC Metro Theater Arts is excited to cover this important event. For the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, 26 plays penned …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:21PMWednesday, January 3, 2018
The new year brings the opening of the original play by Daniel Johnston, House., to Laurel Mill Playhouse in Laurel, Maryland. House. is directed by Susan Brall – a reviewer at DCMTA – a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:59PMTuesday, December 26, 2017
Review submitted Anja Prien of Northwood High School Academy. C-R-E-P-E-S-C-U-L-E? Correct. Students from Putnam County have been preparing for the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:01PMReview submitted by Melanie Staszewski of Poolesville High School. In the world of “The Addams Family,” misery is wonderful, torture is enjoyed, and death and suffering are the …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:47PMMonday, December 18, 2017
Reviewed by Jason Williams Sinking Ship’s production of A Hunger Artist is a dark comedy that balances self-deprecation with self-awareness. Adapted from a short story of the same nam…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:42PMThursday, December 14, 2017
Knott Foundation Grant Opens Doors for Theatergoers Baltimore Center Stage has announced the rollout of its newly expanded and updated Accessibility Programs, funded in part by a grant fro…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:15PMThursday, November 30, 2017
A Treasure from the Past Damascus, Maryland is tucked away among more well-known towns in Montgomery, Howard, Carroll, and Frederick counties. It’s easy to overlook, but you won’t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:41PMFive years on, Charm City Players Annie-versary production of Annie closes to a nearly sold out house. Reviewed by James Gilbert On Sunday, November 26, I was able to see the closing perform…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:30PMWednesday, November 29, 2017
Allison Janney (The West Wing, and the Broadway revival of Six Degrees of Separation) is returning to Washington to lend her voice to support the 2018 Women’s Voices Theater Festival as Ho…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:35AMMonday, November 27, 2017
While it’s “Nutcracker” season for most dance companies across the region, Charm City Ballet presents something unique: its original full-length ballet, A Christmas Carol, to be perfo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:29PMSunday, November 26, 2017
reviewed by Meredith Fogle Prepare to be swept into the holiday spirit alongside Ebenezer Scrooge by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future in Kensington Arts Theatre’s producti…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:07AMMonday, November 20, 2017
There are some who argue that the works of William Shakespeare should never be altered, but instead be treated as sacred texts, performed just as the Bard intended and left untouched for as …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:59PMreviewed by Sherrita Wilkins If you’re on the lookout for an engaging, kid-friendly activity this holiday season, look no further than the classic tale of Charlotte’s Web at Imagination …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:35AMSunday, November 19, 2017
Review by Jason Williams Playfully tagged as a less expensive alternative to The Book of Mormon, which it satirizes, The Book of Merman quickly moves beyond just being a parody of the aforem…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:58PMFriday, November 17, 2017
Reviewed by Steve Weinstein Stephen Sondheim had it nearly right in his lyrics to “I’m Still Here.” First, you’re a legend, then you’re camp, then you become an icon. As the Foundi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:26AMThursday, November 9, 2017
Thirty-seven years and more than 550 performances stand between Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre’s (MVCCT) first foray onto the stage with Winnie the Pooh in 1979 and their 100t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:57AMTuesday, November 7, 2017
by Nicole Hertvik, Publisher and Editor of DCMTA The DC Metro Theater Arts family is devastated to announce the loss of our Founder and Editor Emeritus, Joel Markowitz. Joel passed away at …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:37PMMonday, November 6, 2017
Review submitted by Hallie Strelsky of Hayfield Secondary School. Betrayal of a husband to a wife, the unbearable agony of a broken heart, child-sized bloody hand prints, and a few not so i…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:08PM 
