Friday, September 23, 2016
Dust off your tiaras and opera glasses, the Washington National Opera (WNO) 2016-2017 season is underway. "The Marriage of Figaro" ("Le nozze di Figaro") is an Italian language opera buff…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:49PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 4, 2016
Trump, Trump, Trump. That man is everywhere lately. I am no fan of Donald Trump and was skeptical of a play that draws further attention to him. Created and performed by Mike Daisey and Dire…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:47PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 24, 2016
In 1988, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera hit Broadway after a successful debut on the West End, scooping up the Tony Award for Best Musical, as well as the Tony Award for B…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:17PM[SHARE]Friday, July 1, 2016
Written by Robert James Walter in 1992, The Bridges of Madison County was first turned into a movie in 1995 starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. The Tony Award-winning musical The Br…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:29PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 5, 2016
We need to talk about An Octoroon: a razor-sharp, thought-provoking, radical, comical blast from the past. Playwright and DC native (bonus points) Branden Jacobs-Jenkins returns to Woo…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:42PM[SHARE]Monday, May 23, 2016
Ceramic plates and pint glasses banged and clanged in the bar above my head. It could have been wildly distracting but nay! I couldn't look away from the madcap performance mere inches from …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:16PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Hedda Gabler has a scandalous reputation. Premiered in Munich in 1891, Hedda Gabler shocked and scandalized. One reviewer in 1904 went so far as to label Hedda a "vicious, heartless, cowa…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:36PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Almost everyone has lost someone they love. The aftermath can be bewildering. Playwright David Auburn's Proof delves headlong into the repercussions of loss, love, genius and madness for one…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:09PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 10, 2016
Playwright Jennifer Haley's The Nether is set in 2050 when Earth is a dystopian wasteland and humanity seeks refuge in the Nether, an interactive wonderland where anything and everything is …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:28PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Moment is much more than another biblical tall tale of quick forgiveness. Irish playwright Deirdre Kinahan traps a dysfunctional family into one room to interact passive aggressively e…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:54PM[SHARE]Monday, February 15, 2016
1st Stage is a haven from the monotonous gimmicks and kinky signage that perforates the modern DC theatre scene. 1st Stage's small and cozy theatre features a no-frills stage that sits flush…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:37PM[SHARE]Monday, February 8, 2016
Set in 1648 in Agra, India, Guards at the Taj unfolds on the eve of the unveiling of the Taj Mahal. A two-man production, Guards at the Taj tells the tale of imperial guards (Kenneth De A…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:26PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 16, 2016
Ever thought seriously about killing a member(s) of your family? Are you part of a love triangle? You are not alone. Or perhaps your life isn't so complex and you’re only looking for a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:41PM[SHARE]Monday, December 21, 2015
Has anyone ever made you feel oh so small? Or told you to put down that book because it’s a waste of time? Ever been called a boy when you’re a girl? If you’ve answered …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:11PM[SHARE]Monday, December 14, 2015
Once upon a time, the Washington National Opera (WNO) staged Hansel and Gretel and this glitter aficionado and fairytale devotee loved it. Although it may be a tad sneaky to reel kids …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 8, 2015
If you hail from a drama-free household, Bad Jews may be a little jarring. Witty, laugh-out-loud, but nonetheless, a tad jarring. Bad Jews premiered at Studio Theatre this time last year and…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:27PM[SHARE]Monday, December 7, 2015
Harvey at 1st Stage is the refreshing alternative for any theatergoer feeling overburdened by an aggressively festive holiday season. Sidesplitting and heart-warming, Harvey harkens back to …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:02PM[SHARE]Monday, November 16, 2015
Appomattox has received a lot of hype here in DC. The opening night crowd were there to be part of a new kind of opera: a relevant English-language opera. Important. Relatable. Innovative…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:30PM[SHARE]Saturday, November 14, 2015
Wednesday night was the opening night of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the Hart Auditorium of the Georgetown University Law Center. Wait, you didn't know that the Georgetown Gilbert &…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:37PM[SHARE]Sunday, November 1, 2015
Is the month a January a winner or a loser? How about microwave ovens or shag carpets? If you want the opinion of two Canadian comedian playwright performers (also professors, essayists, jou…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:01PM[SHARE]Friday, October 23, 2015
Every single seat was full for the opening night of the touring production of Antigone produced by the Barbican and Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luembourg at the Kennedy Center. An intima…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:04PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Light, fluffy, and super tasty, Cake Off has fully risen to the occasion. Written by Sheri Wilner and Julia Jordan, with lyrics by Julia Jordan and Adam Gwon and music by Adam Gwon, Cake Off…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:50AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 22, 2015
1st Stage's award-winning, 100-person theatre can be found in the corner of a strip mall in the middle of Tysons Corner. Identifiable by the year-round twinkling lights and the eager patr…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:42PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 13, 2015
Women Laughing Alone with Salad is Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's contribution to the DC-based Inaugural Women's Voices Festival and the first production of their 36th Season. In Ja…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:56PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 24, 2014
The pleasure of watching the talented singers and musicians of the Folger Consort perform A Renaissance Christmas is a Christmas present of the highest order. The Folger Consort's dedication…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:13AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 13, 2014
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company has chosen to build on its previous Connectivity initiative by devising yet another innovative way to reach out to its community. Still in its development stag…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:32PM[SHARE]Monday, November 10, 2014
The Addams Family presented by Kensington Arts Theatre, better known by its acronym KAT, is full up with professional performers, Bachelor of Arts/Music and Master of Arts graduates from top…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:10AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 9, 2014
Scena Theatre's Handbag is complex, grotesque and enticing. The aptly named "in-yer-face" theatre movement has certainly arrived in Washington, DC, and found a home in the capable hands of D…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 07:15PM[SHARE]Saturday, November 8, 2014
Affectionately known by its acronym GG&SS, the Georgetown Gilbert & Sullivan Society is known for the incomparable amount of joy and enthusiasm they bring to the Georgetown Universit…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 22, 2014
The Wolfe Twins at Studio Theatre's Studio Lab explores the relationship of the Wolfe twins Lewis (Tom Story) and Dana (Brigit Huppuch). Half Jewish on the wrong side, "Irish" twins from Tex…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:49AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Is there anyone who doesn't have fond memories of reading Charles M. Schulz's iconic comic strips or watching the cartoons on a Saturday morning? The adventures of Charlie Brown and the Pean…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:01PM[SHARE] 
