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Saturday, July 13, 2013

The D.C. State Players Present Agamemnon by Kelly McCorkendale

Misfortune, misfits, and mis-direction. All plague the “D.C. State Players” and as Tonee Bollocks, the “Director,” leans toward the audience, he pontificates, “the best lai…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:54PM
Friday, July 12, 2013

Mme. Macbeth by Kelly McCorkendale

I last intimately encountered Shakespeare was in high school and now only recall sporadic lines of his poetry, but, as I watch the opening scenes of Mme. Macbeth–a gender-bending int…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:29AM
Sunday, July 22, 2012

Lady Luck is a Whore by Kelly McCorkendale

Everyone can get behind “Angry Birds”—even my dad, at 66, refuses to surrender the IPAD these days—but, God’s into it as well?  Would it surprise you if that has been the hold…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:54PM
Friday, July 20, 2012

Stone Age Recreation: An Operetta by Kelly McCorkendale

Billed as a Physical Comic Operetta, be forewarned that Stone Age Recreation: An Operetta is really more a dramedy with physicality. Now let’s move on, because this little opera has some b…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:26AM
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Zero Tolerance: Sex, Math and Seizures by Kelly McCorkendale

Barbara Selfridge is a woman put-upon. words. Her father’s an “asshole, asshole, asshole,” drunkard, diabetic lush and once brilliant mathematician whose old age pastimes include peein…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:19AM
Monday, July 16, 2012

LapBand Texas by Kelly McCorkendale

Pillar’s got a problem, and so does her Mama—she weighs a metric ton. Fortunately for Pillar, really named Karen, kleptomania is easier to hide than morbid obesity. LapBand Texas is,…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:56PM

Arlen and Berlin Occupy the Fringe by Kelly McCorkendale

Fired, retired, lonely and lost, a group of strangers collide on the steps of Freedom Place in DC and together step into song.  Not just any random drum and guitar charade, but a soulful co…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:02AM
Sunday, July 15, 2012

Where in the World? The Untold Story of Camilla Sanfrancisco by Kelly McCorkendale

This just in! Camilla Sanfrancisco is hot on the trail of success. Where in the world? The Untold Story of Camilla Sanfrancisco opens with song. The ACME Detective Agency’s star sleuth is …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:13PM

Superhero Celebrity Rehab: The Musical by Kelly McCorkendale

To enjoy this Fringe offering, you must surrender to the notion that our current surround sound of pop culture has already made spectacles of morbid obesity, drug dependence, gender identity…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:43AM

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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