Wednesday, March 20, 2019
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC doesn’t shy away from grappling with tough questions, and last year the chorus had many internal discussions about whether or how they should conti…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:33PMMonday, January 21, 2019
Rainbow Theatre Project’s latest offering is the early 1990s Paul Rudnick play “Jeffrey,” written and set during the AIDS crisis and directed by Robert Mintz. Through the lens of…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:10PMSunday, January 20, 2019
Jack Black’s hit movie “School of Rock” comes to life at National Theatre featuring new music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and an amazingly talented cast of children who actually play their …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:02PMWednesday, December 19, 2018
I was delighted to speak this week with Marion Glatz, co-producer with her husband Attila of “Salute to Vienna,” a New Year’s Concert that emulates Vienna’s long-stan…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:21PMMonday, December 10, 2018
It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC (just read my past reviews) and for good reason – their technically flawless vocals blend with humor and p…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:30PMSunday, September 23, 2018
If autumn has you feeling nostalgic, you’ll definitely want to head to Toby’s Dinner Theatre for the Fats Waller musical revue “Ain’t Misbehavin” directed by Monique Midgette. Feat…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:39PMMonday, August 13, 2018
If you’re looking for a delectable patisserie of music, color, and whimsy, look no further than “Amour,” a Broadway musical based on a classic French fable, now playing at NextStop The…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:07PMTuesday, July 24, 2018
One-person show “Burn Out Blessings” by Al Baker, now playing at Capital Fringe Festival, gives a raw and touching depiction of a new teacher’s arduous journey to cope with the stress …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:42PMFriday, July 20, 2018
“Shopworn,” written by Derek Hills and directed by Bryanda Minix, is a story about two ideologically opposed brothers who inherit their mother’s southern thrift shop when she dies. Aid…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:32PMSaturday, July 7, 2018
It is rare to see a play that is so perfect that it becomes divine as it bestows gifts of transcendence upon its lucky audience, so I heartily encourage you to seek out “Secrets of the Uni…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:19PMThursday, June 14, 2018
Round House Theatre is currently offering the regional premiere of “The Legend of Georgia McBride” by playwright Matthew Lopez, which I attended on Monday, June 11, 2018. Featuring a sma…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:24PMMonday, June 4, 2018
When you’re at a concert that both moves you to tears and stuns you with the quality of musicianship, you know you’re watching the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC, under the directi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:56PMFriday, May 18, 2018
Bon Jovi’s final stop on their American “This House Is Not For Sale” tour was Monday night, May 14, 2018 at Capital One Area in Washington, D.C. and local band NBTF, made up of Virgini…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:50PMMonday, May 14, 2018
“Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” is a delightful musical based on an Australian movie of the same name, which was remade as the American film “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:22PMMonday, December 11, 2017
An elf in holiday briefs struts across the stage carrying a sign that reads “One year later…” Where else could we be except at the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC’s …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:27PM‘Tis the season for church parents and Sunday School teachers to stress out about the annual Christmas children’s program and whether you’ve experienced the “joys” of w…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:19AMTuesday, November 21, 2017
The Kennedy Center is now presenting a newly commissioned musical entitled “Me… Jane: The Dreams & Adventures of Young Jane Goodall” based on a biographical children’s pi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:17PMSunday, November 12, 2017
Ella Fitzgerald fans will undoubtedly be familiar with her great Broadway covers of “Hernando’s Hideaway” and “Steam Heat” and thanks to Arena Stage’s revival of the 1955 Tony Aw…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:04PMSunday, October 29, 2017
Stepping into the Barney & Bea Recreation Center at Goddard Space Flight Center on Friday, October 27, 2017, was like stepping into an old-time dance hall. I was here to see Stephen Sond…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:03PMMonday, September 18, 2017
“Anybody want a peanut?” Any fan of “The Princess Bride” will immediately recognize this iconic line, along with so many others, so what a treat to attend a screening of the movie wi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:00PMMonday, July 31, 2017
What’s a liberal, “open-minded” parent to do if your child chooses to believe in ideologies that you find conservatively close-minded? This is the fascinating question posed by “…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:17PMTuesday, July 4, 2017
I loved watching Mary Martin in the “Peter Pan” musical as a child. In the early days of VCR, this was one of my favorites to watch and re-watch, so what fun to see it performed live by …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:52AMThursday, June 22, 2017
“Broken Glass,” now playing at Theater J, is a virtually unknown 1994 play by Arthur Miller – the Arthur Miller of “The Crucible” and “Death of a Salesman” fame – but with th…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:08AMSaturday, June 17, 2017
The very first musical that I saw as a child was Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” performed in a church basement by their youth group with simp…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:04AMSaturday, May 13, 2017
When I saw the listing for a musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic children’s novel “Little Women” produced by Third Wall Productions, I knew I had to see it. As …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:30PMMonday, April 10, 2017
If you are looking for an intriguing theatre piece that leaves you pondering its meaning long after the play is over, look no further than “A Bright New Boise,” now playing at Silver Spr…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:04AMSunday, April 2, 2017
“Poignant, powerful, and at times perturbing was the deeply moving staged reading of “Stories from the Fringe: Women Rabbis, Revealed!” presented by the Gordon Center for Performin…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:53AMFriday, March 17, 2017
Phenomenal music, singing, and acting make up the top-notch production of “Ragtime” now playing at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., which I attended on March 15, 2017. The power…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:40PMMonday, March 13, 2017
The play is called “Lucky Stiff” and I felt like a lucky woman to be able to attend this excellent production of the very funny and tuneful Lynn Ahrens/Stephen Flaherty musical put on by…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:58PMMonday, February 27, 2017
It’s-a Mario! And Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, Bowser, and King Boo, battling not each other but an existential crisis of Mushroom Kingdom-threatening proportions in this clever and …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:18PMBallet Theatre of Maryland presented their world premiere of Artistic Director Dianna Cuatto’s original interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale “The Little Mermaid” …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:27PM 
