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Sunday, May 6, 2018

Review: ‘How I learned to Drive’ at Dominion Stage by Julia L. Exline

Dominion Stage presents Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive. This raw, piercing piece won Vogel the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1998, and after experiencing it at Dominion Stage, I un…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:19PM
Thursday, April 26, 2018

Review: ‘Outside the Lines’ at Arts on the Horizon by Julia L. Exline

Arts on the Horizon is a non-profit theater company that provides a professional, safe, and interactive theater experience for children ages six and under. Known for their vibrant nonverbal …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:08AM
Sunday, April 22, 2018

Review: ‘Witch’ at Creative Cauldron by Julia L. Exline

Creative Cauldron presents the world premiere of Witch, the fourth installment in their Bold New Works for Intimate Stages commissioning project. Written by Co-Directors Matt Conner (Music …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:35PM
Monday, March 19, 2018

Review: ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts by Julia L. Exline

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents The Hunchback of Notre Dame, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and book by Peter Parnell. Based on the Victor Hugo nove…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:11PM
Monday, March 12, 2018

Review: ‘The Snow Queen’ at Creative Cauldron by Julia L. Exline

Creative Cauldron’s Learning Theater Ensemble presents The Snow Queen, an original adaptation based on the tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Written by Ellen Selby, this production joins a …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:11PM
Sunday, March 11, 2018

Review: ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ at Reston Community Players by Julia L. Exline

Reston Community Players present Tennessee Williams’ classic, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Sharon Veselic directs a talented cast for this insightful production. While a lot has changed in t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30PM
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Interview: Monumental Theatre Company’s Bridget Grace Sheaff and Gretchen Midgley on ‘Infinite Future: Bernstein’s Lasting Impact’ by Julia L. Exline

Monumental Theatre Company is a theatre troupe on the rise. Recently eligible for the John Aniello award, their productions are steadily gaining high praise and acclaim–and they show n…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:26PM
Monday, February 12, 2018

Review: ‘The Princess and the Pauper – A Bollywood Tale’ at Imagination Stage by Julia L. Exline

Imagination Stage proudly debuts The Princess and the Pauper- A Bollywood Tale, a musical adaptation of the classic Mark Twain novel. Written exclusively for Imagination Stage by Anu Yadav (…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:01PM
Monday, February 5, 2018

Interview: Playwright Anu Yadav on ‘The Princess and the Pauper – A Bollywood Tale,’ Debuting at Imagination Stage by Julia L. Exline

Playwright Anu Yadav’s first commissioned piece The Princess and the Pauper–A Bollywood Tale, debuts this February at Imagination Stage. This play is the perfect platform to intr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Review: ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts by Julia L. Exline

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents  Mamma Mia!, with music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and book by Catherine Johnson, with some songs by Stig Andersson. R…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:32AM
Monday, December 11, 2017

Review: ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ at Providence Players of Fairfax and The Young Hearts by Julia L. Exline

Need a break from Christmas music? Providence Players of Fairfax and The Young Hearts’s production of The Phantom Tollbooth delivers all the joy of the holiday season without the jingl…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:59AM
Sunday, December 3, 2017

Review: ‘Hansel and Gretel’ at Synetic Theater by Julia L. Exline

Synetic Theater presents a imaginative re-telling of a beloved classic with their wordless production of Hansel and Gretel. Directed and choreographed by co-adaptors Tori Bertocci and Elena …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:38PM
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Review: ‘Frosty the Snowman’ at Adventure Theatre MTC by Julia L. Exline

Adventure Theatre MTC presents Frosty the Snowman, written by William Francis, with additional dialogue and lyrics Jason Schlafstein and Kenny Neal. Schlafstein also directs this production …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:30AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Review: ‘On Golden Pond’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts by Julia L. Exline

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Ernest Thompson’s On Golden Pond, directed by Sherri L. Edelen. Joyce Dewitt from ABC’s hit comedy Three’s Company and the…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:25PM
Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Review: ‘The Mistress Cycle’ at Creative Cauldron by Julia L. Exline

Creative Cauldron presents The Mistress Cycle, with Book and Lyrics by Beth Blatt and Music by Jenny Giering. Matt Conner directs a cast of five women in this ambitious musical that, while a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:39AM
Monday, October 2, 2017

Review: ‘The Judicial Murder of Mrs. Surratt’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Julia L. Exline

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents the world premiere of local playwright Rich Amada’s The Judicial Murder of Mrs. Surratt, an award-winning historical drama about one of the mos…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:57PM
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Review: ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts by Julia L. Exline

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, with a book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and music by Gene de Paul, includi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:23PM
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Review: ‘Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rogers and Hammerstein’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts by Julia L. Exline

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rogers and Hammerstein, a gorgeous, glamorous revue that celebrates the works of two greats from the go…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:07AM
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Review: ‘Kaleidoscope’ at Creative Cauldron by Julia L. Exline

Creative Cauldron presents Kaleidoscope, a “Bold New Works” ​World Premiere Musical with Music and Lyrics by Matt Conner and Book and Lyrics by Stephen Gregory Smith, who also …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:03AM
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Review: ‘The Jungle Book’ at Imagination Stage by Julia L. Exline

Imagination Stage presents The Jungle Book, based on the classic story by Rudyard Kipling and adapted for the stage by Greg Banks. Janet Stanford directs a small cast of five in this product…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:38PM
Monday, March 13, 2017

Review: ‘Night at the Wax Museum’ at Encore Stage & Studio by Julia L. Exline

Encore Stage and Studio presents Night at the Wax Museum, a play by Craig Sodaro. A company known for theater “by kids, for kids!,” Encore leads and encourages children who show …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:20PM
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Review: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts by Julia L. Exline

On December 4, 1956, four performers young found themselves participating in an impromptu jam session in the recording studio of Sun Records in Memphis, TN. Enjoying the early stages of thei…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:27PM
Monday, January 16, 2017

Review: ‘Elf The Musical JR.’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Julia L. Exline

We all know a person (or two, or twelve) who still have their Christmas lights up as we head into February. If you’re not quite ready to let go of the Christmas glow, then Aldersgate …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:29PM
Monday, January 9, 2017

Review: ‘A Little Princess’ at Encore Stage & Studio by Julia L. Exline

Growing up, one of my favorite books was Frances Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess, the story of an imaginative young heiress whose kindness and grace help navigate her through one o…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:46AM
Monday, November 21, 2016

Review: ‘A Christmas Story, The Musical’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts by Julia L. Exline

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents A Christmas Story, The Musical, with Book by Joseph Robinette and Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Based on the 1983 Warner B…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:59PM
Monday, November 14, 2016

Review: ‘Oliver Twist’ at Creative Cauldron by Julia L. Exline

Creative Cauldron presents  Oliver Twist, an original adaptation based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel. Directors Laura Connors Hull and Ellen Selby and tailored this production for…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:27PM
Monday, October 10, 2016

Review: ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’ at Imagination Stage By Julia Exline by Julia L. Exline

Imagination Stage presents The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, a stage adaptation Kate DiCamillio’s award-winning novel. The story follows a china toy rabbit through the era of Am…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:34AM
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Review: ‘Fools’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Julia L. Exline

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Neil Simon’s Fools, the comedic tongue-in-cheek fable that became a hit in spite of itself. Popular theory contends that Simon, who wrote …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:24PM
Saturday, October 1, 2016

Review: ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts by Julia L. Exline

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Alfred Uhry’s beloved classic Driving Miss Daisy, starring Karen Grassle and directed by Rick Hammerly. Lauded as one of the finest Am…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:57PM
Monday, August 15, 2016

Review: ‘Oklahoma!’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts by Julia L. Exline

When Riverside Center Dinner Theater opened in 1998, their first show was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, known then (and still) as the Great American Musical. As Riverside Cente…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:16AM
Friday, August 12, 2016

Review: Matt Nathanson and Phillip Phillips at Wolf Trap by Julia L. Exline

A few years ago, I asked to review Gavin Degraw at Wolf Trap. I had loved his music for years, and was anxiously awaiting his turn for the stage when his co-headliner, a man named Matt Nath…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:55PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic