Wednesday, December 28, 2016
With shows like Green Day’s American Idiot and Carole King’s Beautiful, musicals based off of pop hits have become more popular in recent years. However, there is one show that is the mo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:05AMSunday, September 18, 2016
Based on the iconic novel-turned-film of the same title, The War of the Roses follows the legendary Jonathan and Barbara Rose as their seemingly perfect marriage devolves into a deadly searc…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:44PMSaturday, September 17, 2016
While there seems to be a never-ending stream of books or movies remade into musicals, few compare to 2014 Broadway musical The Bridges of Madison County. The book by Pulitzer Prize winning…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:14PMSunday, June 26, 2016
As the world still mourns ‘The Day the Music Died,’ Bucks County Playhouse resurrects the amazing talent lost too soon. With book by Alan James and iconic songs by Buddy Holly su…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:00AMTuesday, May 3, 2016
Based on short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, See What I Wanna See tells stories of two different time lines questioning truth and faith. Originally work shopped at Williamstown Theater Fe…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:52PMSaturday, April 9, 2016
As one of the most iconic country singers of all time, Patsy Cline was taken away from us too quickly. At age 30, she left us with classics as “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “Stupid Cupid…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:48AMWednesday, March 16, 2016
While there are amazing new Broadway hits like Hamilton and Fun Home, some things are classic for a reason. And may I say, they just don’t make musicals like The Sound of Music anymore. Ce…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:16PMSaturday, March 5, 2016
Philadelphia’s own Nicky Silver delivers once again with Too Much Sun, a modern play focusing on a family and the drama that comes with a summer house in Cape Cody. The framing, shape, and…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:02PMSunday, December 13, 2015
While all of us are familiar with the story of the two siblings wandering into a witch’s candy house in the woods, Quintessence puts a fun spin on the story. With catchy songs, fun charact…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:26PMIn a Grease meets Jersey Boys coming of age story, Diner: The Musical has a something for everyone. Following a group of friends living in Baltimore, December 1959, the gang confronts spurri…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:06PMSaturday, December 12, 2015
Sonny Leo and April Woodall create a fun evening full of historical anecdotes, personal traditions, and holiday classics that are just as likely to melt your heart and make you laugh.…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:08AMSaturday, December 5, 2015
After a somber Handmaid’s Tale, Curio Theatre Company sure changes directions with Eugene Ionesco’s hilariously absurd The Bald Soprano. Director Charlotte Northeast updates this 1950…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:13AMThursday, December 3, 2015
1812 Productions consistently brings Philadelphia great comedy year after year. This Is The Week That Is is no exception with current events changing daily showcased in a sketch comedy meets…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:43AMTuesday, November 24, 2015
With an original twist on the classic Christmas story, Horizon Theatre’s joyful Black Nativity overflows with exuberance and heart. The book and songs are a combination of classic Ch…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:58PMSunday, November 22, 2015
Billy Elliot has something for every audience member: great dancing, a powerful story, lots of humor, a beautiful score, and some of the most talented young actors and dancers you will ever …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:32PMFriday, November 13, 2015
To quote Lantern Artistic Director and director of this production Kathryn MacMillan, “Time is the currency by which we negotiate all the relationships in our lives.” And Underneath the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:31AMMonday, November 9, 2015
Watership Down, adapted by John Hildreth from Richard Adams’ novel of the same title, is far away from the world of reality, rich with metaphor and symbolism. Originally produced by Lifeli…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:46AMSaturday, October 31, 2015
If The Fox on the Fairway shows how the other half lives, well, I don’t know if I want to be a part of that other half. But I certainly do want to watch those country club hijinks from afa…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:58PMSunday, October 25, 2015
In my experience, football fans and theater goers don’t frequently overlap, but Playing the Assassin combines these two vastly different fandoms surprisingly successfully. With the second …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:21PMSaturday, October 24, 2015
As I walked through the narrow passageway leading into Curio’s space, I entered into a spacious, deteriorating church to an ominous red lit stage, hearing that it was a two hour and ten m…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:58AMMonday, October 19, 2015
Even though you probably read Animal Farm in high school, seeing Luna Theater Company’s Animal Farm will evoke a completely different sensory experience. The theatricality of the play offe…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:00AMSex sells, and this certainly true of Quintessence’s The Mandrake. Their 6th season starting off a “Love and Lust” theme, The Mandrake certainly fulfills the quota for lust, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:40AMSaturday, October 17, 2015
Passage Theater Company bears the title of the only professional theater in Trenton, New Jersey. They open their 30th Season by producing T clan and close friends amidst a family crisis, S…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:56AMThursday, October 15, 2015
The Wilma is a theater known for being original and taking risks, and Antigone is no exception. As part of the larger Unburied Bodies project, this production of Sophocles’ classic Gree…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:36AMSaturday, October 10, 2015
As EgoPo Classic Theater’s Artistic Director Lane Savadove said in his curtain speech, “Women play a bit part of the American canon.” And the 2015-15 season’s theme, “America…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:59AMSunday, September 20, 2015
Delaware Theatre Company perfectly kicks off its 37th season with Tappin’ Thru Life. A life as fascinating as Tony Nominated Maurice Hines’ deserves to be told in this theatrical manner…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:47AMThursday, September 17, 2015
Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51 kicks off the Lantern’s 2015-2016 with a bang. Set in London 1953, this 2008 play tells the story of Dr. Rosalind Franklin and her surrounding colleagues rac…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:42AMWednesday, September 16, 2015
Kill Will at The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre has combat, drama, more combat, comedy, and a little more combat. Written by Barter Theater Associate Artistic Director Derek Davidson and …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:17PMSaturday, September 12, 2015
While one often finds the journey to a Philly suburb arduous, According to Goldman makes the trip out to Ambler worth it. As a patron walks into the theater, people are socializing, cacklin…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:16AM 
