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Friday, December 20, 2019

Dance Review: ‘The Hip-Hop Nutcracker’ at Strathmore Music Center by Kristen Waagner

The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugarplums breakdanced in their heads… wait, breakdanced? You read that right. “The Hip-Hop Nutcracker” brings breakd…

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘Hairspray’ at Rockville Musical Theatre by Kristen Waagner

Welcome to the 60s! Big hair, bright colors, and dancing abound as social change starts to sweep Baltimore. Rockville Musical Theatre brings community theatre to new heights with “Hairspra…

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Sunday, July 7, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘Hand to God’ at Wolf Pack Theatre Company by Kristen Waagner

The standard trappings of amateur puppetry (colorful felt, googly eyes, repurposed socks, etc.) are abundantly present at Wolf Pack Theatre Company’s rendition of “Hand to God.” But Se…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:11PM
Monday, June 10, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Creative Cauldron by Kristen Waagner

It’s a tale as old as time: far off places, daring swordfights, magic spells, a prince in disguise. But at Creative Cauldron, “Beauty and the Beast” is given a fresh twist. Reimagined …

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Thursday, May 9, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘The Oresteia’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Kristen Waagner

What is justice? How can a killer be punished? Can murder ever be justified? Does violence ever end? These are the questions that Aeschylus asked in “The Oresteia,” his trilogy of traged…

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Monday, March 11, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘Daddy Long Legs’ at Monumental Theatre Co. by Kristen Waagner

Monumental Theatre Co. continues its 2019 season with “Daddy Long Legs”, a tender story of letters, literature, and love. “Daddy Long Legs” is not a large musical. Two actors constit…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:21PM
Sunday, February 10, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘The Music Man’ at the Kennedy Center by Kristen Waagner

You’ll be in trouble (with a capital T!) if you don’t catch Broadway Center Stage’s production of “The Music Man,” playing now at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theatre.…

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Sunday, January 20, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘Visions of Love’ at Pointless Theatre Co. by Kristen Waagner

With “Visions of Love,” Pointless Theatre brings the best of the silent era to life, creating a stunning work of puppet-dance-theater based on the beloved film classic City Light…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:54PM
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Theatre Review: ‘The Fever’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Kristen Waagner

To call “The Fever” a show would not be accurate, because “The Fever” is not seen: it is experienced. It would be more fitting to call it a play, in the full-of-imagi…

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Theatre Review: ‘The Comedy of Errors’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Kristen Waagner

With the addition of several rollicking musical numbers and a very Greek setting, Shakespeare Theatre Company makes the hilarity of “The Comedy of Errors” accessible to all. R…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:39PM
Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Theatre Review: ‘The Pianist of Willesden Lane’ at Theater J by Kristen Waagner

What is there to hold onto in the darkest of times? Music, laughter, friendship, and stories sustain Lisa Jura as she leaves her family in Vienna, Austria to escape Nazi persecution. Her tru…

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Monday, September 10, 2018

Theatre Review: ‘Rumors’ at The Colonial Players Theater by Kristen Waagner

Drawing laugh after laugh from an engaged audience, The Colonial Players open their 2018-19 season by celebrating the legacy of the great Neil Simon with an uproarious production of “R…

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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