Saturday, January 30, 2016
I could tell you about the play’s plot, but then you would have to kill me. Yes, you read that right and it’s the premise of Deathtrap, The Arlington Players’ latest production. The hi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:20PMMonday, September 21, 2015
Uprising is, quite simply, what live theater is meant to be. The gripping story, set in 1859 and told with pathos and humor, asks questions about the nature of freedom, family, sacrifice, an…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:04PMSunday, March 1, 2015
Joe Gillis: You’re Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big. Norma Desmond: I AM big. It’s the PICTURES that got small. Well pictures may be small but…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:10PMSunday, January 18, 2015
Whodunit? That’s the question asked in Reston Community Players’ latest production Rehearsal for Murder. Producer Jay Stein says he, “can almost guarantee that whatever your theory is,…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:10AMTuesday, October 7, 2014
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris at Creative Cauldron is a show for music lovers. It has a terrific cast who are wonderful storytellers through both their voices and their…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:18PMSaturday, September 13, 2014
‘Black Hole’ at the Port City Playhouse This is a show about people with emotional baggage. Not the cute little carryon kind of baggage but the its-going-to-cost-you-money-because-it’s…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:14PMFriday, September 12, 2014
The NSO Pops season kicked off with a bang last night as conductor Steven Reineke and his musicians welcomed Pops-favorite Pink Martini featuring vocalist China Forbes to The Kennedy Center …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:08PMSunday, July 13, 2014
Stories are a key to unlocking connections between people and hearing other’s stories can bring us deeper insights into our own lives. Elizabeth McCain’s personal stories delivered durin…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:23PMSage of Blackwell is a good example of the Capital Fringe Festival’s mission to provide “a showcase for…raw and authentic live performance work.” The world premiere of the drama from…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:12PMThursday, July 10, 2014
What would you get if you crossed a French High School Musical with some of the characters from The Breakfast Club? You’d get Tomorrow’s Dawn, a bright, original musical in English (with…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:28PMFriday, June 20, 2014
When is a boy just being a boy and when does a boy need meds for ADD/ADHD? Arcturus Theater Company’s production of Distracted, from Playwright Lisa Loomer, tackles this question with humo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:46AMSaturday, January 25, 2014
As sweet as frosting on a wedding cake, Main Street Theater’s production Take 2: Say I Do offers an entertaining and comical evening of the challenges and joy that accompany the wedding of…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:37PMFriday, December 13, 2013
This year, Santa has brought us a wonderful gift—a fresh and funny take on life around the holidays entitled The Twelve Dates of Christmas. Santa had a lot of help from writer Ginna Hoben,…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:21AMWednesday, November 20, 2013
And they lived happily ever after…but what really happens after? Sterling Playmakers’ production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s 1987 Broadway musical Into the Woods introduce…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:43PMMonday, October 14, 2013
There are three things that make me very happy: 1) good tight harmonies, 2) smart comedy, and 3) The Bobs, a vocal group that combines the first two. The a cappella quartet played Saturday,…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:02PMSaturday, September 21, 2013
To raise money to support its mission to end homelessness, Wesley Housing is hosting the Challenge Voice Competition. It is at Cameron Run Park in Alexandria next Saturday afternoon, Sept.…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMSunday, August 18, 2013
Happiness is…for a theater devotee…seeing a group of kids on stage clearly having fun while they sing, dance, and act. I couldn’t help feeling happy at Fauquier Community Theatre’s w…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:50AMFriday, August 16, 2013
Signature Theatre’s summer cabaret series offers a great opportunity to get to know some of the area’s best performers in an intimate venue and last night’s performance by multiple Hel…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:23PMFriday, July 19, 2013
The No Rules Show feels more intimate like a Saturday night in Joshua Morgan’s living room than late night talk show…and that’s a good thing. He gathers together a group of interesting…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:35PMTuesday, July 16, 2013
The story is powerful…one marine’s experience in the Persian Gulf and his challenges with addiction, survival, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in his return to civilian life. R…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:44AMWhether it’s real life narratives or mythological tales, common themes found in women’s stories include self-identity, motherhood, transformation, abuse, aging, and love. The entertainin…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:38AMMonday, June 10, 2013
The six 10-minute plays presented on Friday night at the 2013 Source Festival offer a feast for theater lovers and those who love innovative storytelling. The collection, entitled In the Mid…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:59PMSaturday, June 1, 2013
Farce: Highly exaggerated situations, improbable plot twists, physical humor, deliberate absurdity or nonsense, and broadly stylized performances. Is He Dead?, the latest production from Pro…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:35AMTuesday, May 7, 2013
The word is Entertaining. Could you use it in a sentence please? The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Spelling Bee) is funny and entertaining. Entertaining. E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-I-N-G. …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:55PMSaturday, April 6, 2013
Her husband has another love and she is tired of competing. Especially because his other love is a hat. Granted, it’s a good looking hat that serenades the man with expressive clarinet mel…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:59PMThursday, March 21, 2013
A Behanding in Spokane is an unexpected guilty pleasure. Unexpected, because the play is promoted as a macabre tale full of grisly surprises. Although there are a plethora of blood-soaked am…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:50PMSunday, March 3, 2013
What do politics, Spandex body shapers, Washington area traffic, and colonoscopies have in common? They are all satirical targets in Hexagon 2013: A Raucous Caucus. If you’re not familiar …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:45PMSunday, February 17, 2013
Taking Flight Theatre Company’s production of Ken Ludwig’s farce, The Fox on the Fairway, offers an enjoyable evening of laughter. The talented cast works well together in delivering thi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:00AMSaturday, February 2, 2013
Next to Normal is the story of the Goodman family as they try to survive despite the fact that things are not normal, or even close to normal. It is a story of love, loss, commitment, worth,…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:15PMSaturday, January 26, 2013
In the midst of the cold and wintry Washington weather, Vienna Theatre Company’s production of Proposals offers warmth and laughter with a visit to the Hines family cabin during a summer d…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:56PMSunday, December 16, 2012
I asked Santa for a really good, affordable, theater production that is appropriate for younger audiences and, at the same time, fun for adults too. Thankfully, Santa granted me my wish and …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:37AM 
