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Monday, December 24, 2018

Review: ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’ at Keegan Theatre by Karim Doumar

Capitalism. Exploitation. Greed. It’s the holiday season, folks, and your kids shouldn’t lose out on the fun. At Keegan Theatre’s The Elves and the Shoemaker, they won’t. Written by …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:40PM
Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Review: ‘As You Like It’ at Keegan Theatre by Karim Doumar

The paradise in Shakespeare’s Arden Forest, a beautiful place where everybody is happy, communal, and fed, doesn’t exist in reality. But if it did, you’d want to be there. And since yo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:52AM
Sunday, October 21, 2018

Review: ‘Frankenstein’ by We Happy Few by Karim Doumar

A giant, wheezing monster, many feet tall and wide, a formless head towering over the audience, bathed in green light, with a voice made of dust and despair. That’s just one of the many fa…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:56AM
Monday, September 24, 2018

Review: ‘How to Win a Race War’ at the Klunch by Karim Doumar

How To Win a RACE WAR—a whopping 3-hour, 15-minute ordeal—indulges in the world of white supremacy, wheels and deals in astoundingly racist and horrifying caricature, and expects a pat o…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:56AM
Friday, July 27, 2018

2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Sucks to be a Grownup’ by Karim Doumar

In Sucks to be a Grownup, you’ll see every side of CJ. Her funny side, her angry side, and even her emotional side. You’ll see CJ laughing and interacting with her audience, and you’ll…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:36PM
Friday, July 13, 2018

2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Bartleby, the Magical White Coworker’ by Karim Doumar

White men win again — that seems to be the moral of Bartleby, the Magical White Coworker, written by Jeff Reiser and Chinwe Nwosu and directed by Jordyn Nicole. When Bartleby, an incompete…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:47AM
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

‘Kiss Me Kate’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Karim Doumar

In a perfect world, the actors and actresses of a production get along. In a perfect world, there is no backstage drama. In a perfect world, that drama does not confuse and alter a productio…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:43AM
Saturday, July 25, 2015

‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ at The Alliance Theatre by Karim Doumar

A heartfelt story of family loyalty and triumph, The Alliance Theatre’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, directed by Elaine Wilson, starts as the tale of a loving father who tries his hardest to m…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:30PM
Sunday, July 19, 2015

‘Twelve Angry Men’ at The American Century Theater by Karim Doumar

In this famous, thrilling court-room drama, 12 jurors deliberate over the fate of an alleged murderer. The case seems clear-cut. They open the play with a vote, to see where everybody stands…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:46AM
Saturday, July 18, 2015

‘The Altruists’ at The Flying Muskrat Theatre Company by Karim Doumar

Being a student at UC Berkeley, I am all too familiar with how hypocritical and conceited student-activist culture can be. The Altruists, written by Nicky Silver and first performed off-Broa…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:53AM
Monday, July 13, 2015

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at McLean Community Players by Karim Doumar

Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock n’ roll opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, and the McLean Community Players cast and crew, directed by Kevin and Pamela McCo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:59PM
Sunday, July 12, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Never Never’ by Karim Doumar

Alexandra Petri’s Never Never is absolutely brilliant. It explores a heavy topic – pedophilia – without being overbearingly serious and dark. In fact, it was wildly funny. That said, P…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:21AM

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Girl With Two Belly Buttons’ by Karim Doumar

The Girl With Two Belly Buttons, written and directed by Jeryl Parade, is a heartwarming story. A woman, Izzy, suffers from a rare muscular disorder which requires that she use a feeding tub…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:16AM
Saturday, July 11, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Great Awkward Hope’ by Karim Doumar

The Great Awkward Hope displayed both the good, funny aspects of awkward, and the bad aspects of the word. The play follows a man, Jeff, as he tries to write a play about himself writing a …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:50PM

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Interconnected’ by Karim Doumar

Written and directed by Brian Schwartz and Karen Snyder, Interconnected tells the twisted and complex story of three intertwined families. It is ripe with dramatic turns worthy of the soap …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:35PM

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Neda Wants to Die’ by Karim Doumar

You never expect to sympathize with the murderer and rapist. You expect to be repulsed and disgusted by them. That, however, would do a disservice to the complexity of life, particularly in …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:23PM

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘DC Trash – Recycled!!’ by Karim Doumar

In DC Trash – Recycled!!, the charismatic Ron Litman, star of this two man show, delivers a stirring commentary on the changes this city has gone through since his upbringing as the son of…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:47AM

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘ALICE’ by Karim Doumar

Alice was colorful, in every sense of the word. And that was good. Adapted from Lewis Carroll’s book, Alice in Wonderland, Alice, directed by Haley Murphy was an explosive version of the s…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:17AM

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Insanity of Mary Girard’ by Karim Doumar

The Insanity of Mary Girard is a play showing Mary Girard’s descent into insanity as she comes to term with her admittance to an insane asylum by her jealous and hateful husband. This vers…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:03AM
Friday, July 10, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Life of King John’ by Karim Doumar

The Life of King John is a one-of-a-kind interpretation of Shakespeare’s historical play, directed by Alan Duda. The production weaves elements and references from Monty Python’s Spamalo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:48AM
Thursday, July 9, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Twelfth Night: A Musical Remix’ by Karim Doumar

There was never a dull moment in Twelfth Night: A Musical Remix directed by Justin Poole. This version of William Shakespeare’s well-known comedy, filled with confused identity, trickery a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:11PM

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Little Crane and The Long Journey: A Fable’ by Karim Doumar

The Little Crane and The Long Journey: A Fable is the all-too-common story of an immigrant family dealing with prejudice in the United States. The story is a representation of the struggles…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:00PM
Saturday, July 4, 2015

‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ at Aldersgate Community Church Theatre by Karim Doumar

There’s an old adage that states “time wasted having fun isn’t wasted.” The Aldersgate Community Church Theatre effectively explored this theme with its production of Cheaper by the …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:45AM
Saturday, June 13, 2015

Flying V Fights: ’Heroes & Monsters’ at Flying V Theatre by Karim Doumar

Bold, gallant heroes; terrifying, grim monsters; beautiful young love; fear; heroism; nostalgia; excitement: these are just a few of the things you’ll experience at Heroes & Monsters. …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:40AM
Sunday, June 7, 2015

‘Dirty Blonde’ at the Little Theatre of Alexandria by Karim Doumar

Dirty Blonde, written by Claudia Shear and directed by Jennifer Lyman, follows two stories: the rise to fame of star Mae West and the blossoming love affair of her two most obsessive fans af…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:40AM
Monday, June 1, 2015

‘Adriana Lecouvreur’ at Riverbend Opera Company at the Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center by Karim Doumar

Big things do come in small packages. This old adage was proven correctly with the Riverbend Opera Company’s performance of Adriana Lecouvreur at the Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center. Th…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:33AM

All that Chat

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