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Monday, April 6, 2015

Bowie Community Theatre’s ‘Flyin’ West’ Opens This Friday, April 10th by Max Johnson

Those who grew up with classic Hollywood Westerns filled with cowboy heroes shooting their way to justice will find a sharp departure in Bowie Community Theatre’s production of Pearl Cleag…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:08AM
Monday, August 11, 2014

‘The Laramie Project’ at Front & Center Stage by Max Johnson

For Front & Center Stage’s first production, Director Steve Einhorn took on the Tectonic Theater Project’s The Laramie Project. Although they are a new theater company, this ensemble…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:23PM
Saturday, August 9, 2014

‘Les Misérables’ at The Glyndon Area Players by Max Johnson

Few musicals are as universally loved as Les Misérables. With epic music, tragic characters, and a unique theatrical magnificence, it’s no surprise that Les Mis has been successfully pr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:28PM
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Self-Portrait of a Sinner’ by Max Johnson

Self Portrait of a Sinner is a one-woman show performed by Veronique MacRae. The play goes through the seven deadly sins by presenting a character who represents some aspect of the sin in a …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:32PM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Human Algorithm’ by Max Johnson

The Human Algorithm is a solo performance piece that resembles less of a play and more of a standup comedy routine performed by your drunk aunt at Thanksgiving. While writer and performer CJ…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:19PM
Monday, July 14, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Circle’ by Max Johnson

The Circle by banished? Productions might be one of your most unique experiences at the Fringe. The entire play takes place outside using Dupont Circle, Connecticut Avenue, and some surround…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:31AM
Saturday, July 12, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Refresh: Stories of Love, Sex, and the Internet’ by Max Johnson

Refresh: Stories of Love, Sex, and the Internet takes an unflinching and unglorified look at the less talked about aspects of the middle class suburban male’s adolescence in the age of the…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:48PM
Thursday, August 15, 2013

‘A Few Good Men’ at The Keegan Theatre by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

Although this piece of theater that is nearly eponymous with its catchphrase, A Few Good Men is so much more than people not handling the truth.  As Aaron Sorkin’s flagship drama, Men we…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:22PM
Thursday, August 1, 2013

SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) and John Butler Trio at Wolf Trap by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

July 31st at Wolf Trap touted an exciting double header- Australian rock outfit John Butler Trio and Reggae group SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) from Arlington, Virginia. For me, John Butler Tr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:13PM
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Brandi Carlile With Special Guests Justin Townes Earle and The Lone Bellow at Wolf Trap by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

Starting off with folk/rock outfit The Lone Bellow, the night’s atmosphere was set perfectly. With high-spirited belting in three-part harmony accompanied by sailing mandolin and banjo, Th…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:03PM
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Underneath the Lintel’ by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

In Underneath the Lintel, Pat O’Brien weaves a complex mythology in an epic, globetrotting quest that spans continents and centuries, delving into the conflict of futility and purpose in l…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:45AM
Saturday, July 20, 2013

Capital Fringe Review: ‘A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup’ by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup knows exactly what it is: a hilarious, slapstick, pantomimic frolic through the imaginative lens of solo performer Yanomi Shoshinz. While constructing an e…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:26PM
Thursday, July 18, 2013

Capital Fringe Review: ‘WIGGERLOVER [whiteboy+blackdad=greyareas]‘ by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

With a title as convoluted as WIGGERLOVER [whiteboy+blackdad=greyareas], one might be surprised by the straightforwardness James Anthony Zoccoli’s [mostly] one man show.  Despite the fact…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:11AM

Capital Fringe Review: ‘My Civil War’ by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

Despite My Civil War’s description as a “multidisciplinary exploration of the American Civil War,” this production feels more like a cursory stumbling through a series of tonally incoh…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:49AM

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Bayou Blues’ by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

Bayou Blues is a communicative exploration of a young black girl’s fears moving towards a summative moment of terror amidst Hurricane Katrina. And while this piece is scattered, unfocused,…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:57AM
Saturday, July 6, 2013

‘The Pavilion’ at Critical Point Theatre at DC Arts Center by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

The Pavilion by Craig Wright is a uniquely self-aware piece. But even as the script constantly reminds the audience that they are in fact watching a play, it is almost impossible to not beco…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:10PM
Monday, June 24, 2013

‘One Night with Janis Joplin’ at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

I came into One Night with Janis Joplin asking one major question: how will a production presented as “more of a full on concert than a play” by Artistic Director Molly Smith translate i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:35AM
Sunday, June 16, 2013

‘The Best of Craigslist’ at Flying V Theatre Company by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

Flying V Theatre Company’s self proclaimed title as a “local indie theater” carries a deceptively complex stigma along with its given purpose. To be successfully indie, one must be tre…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:31PM
Monday, June 10, 2013

‘Biography’ at The American Century Theater by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

The American Century Theater (TACT) touts a mission statement dedicated to the production of “great, important, and worthy American plays of the twentieth century.” In their production o…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:48PM
Thursday, May 23, 2013

NSO Pops with Trey Anastasio at The Kennedy Center by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

To the uninitiated, like me, the phanaticism of Phish phans can be puzzling. While it might be easy to write this band off as overly simplistic, true devotees know Phish for their epic impro…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:50PM
Sunday, May 19, 2013

‘Next To Normal’ at Act Two @ Levine by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

When approaching an issue as sensitive and pervasive as mental illness, even the most seasoned performers can underplay the massive implications of a disorder or dramatize it to the point wh…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:12PM
Saturday, May 18, 2013

‘August: Osage County’ at The Theatre Lab of the Dramatic Arts by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

The topic of familial disintegration at the hands of a neurosis and death is a staple of American drama. Along with its Pulitzer Prize, August: Osage County clearly has joined the ranks of M…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:32AM
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

‘The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby’ at Lumina Studio Theatre by Max Johnson by Max Johnson

First and foremost: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens is a very, very long novel and play, and is filled with some difficult Dickensian language, numerous plot…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:24AM

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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