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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Theatre Review: ‘American Fast’ at Theater Alliance by Savannah Brooks

When you think of March Madness, you probably don’t think of theatre. It’s a daunting task, staging sports for theatre and sports fans alike, and Theater Alliance takes it on with gusto …

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Monday, March 24, 2025

Theatre News: The 23rd Annual WATCH (Washington Area Theatre Community Honors) Awards at The Birchmere by Savannah Brooks

The 23rd annual WATCH (Washington Area Theatre Community Honors) Awards were held Monday, March 24, 2025 at the Birchmere with Master of Ceremonies John Dickson Wakefield at the helm. The sh…

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Monday, August 5, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Alice by Heart’ presented by Wildwood Summer Theatre at Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center by Savannah Brooks

A whimsical, imaginative story inside a made-up world makes for the perfect musical for a theatre company entirely run by 14-25 year olds. Alice by Heart” was co-written by Steven Sater an…

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Theatre Review: ‘Falsettos’ at Arts on the Green in partnership with Theatre@CBT (Congregation B’nai Tzedek) by Savannah Brooks

It’s a show about love, sex, tragedy, and AIDS—and it came before “Rent.” “Falsettos” tells the story of Marvin (Rinaldo Martinez) and his family: ex-wife Trina (Lauren-Nicole Ga…

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Monday, July 29, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Memphis’ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria by Savannah Brooks

In a flurry of powerful voices, Tennessee accents, and earworm songs, the 2010 winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, “Memphis,” has landed at The Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA).…

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Spring Awakening’ by Maryland Theatre Collective at Chesapeake Arts Center by Savannah Brooks

There is something about 19th century German teenagers casually cosplaying as rock stars while singing Duncan Sheik’s pop-infused “Spring Awakening” score that reignites the soul. This…

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘The Colored Museum’ at Studio Theatre by Savannah Brooks

If you have found yourself becoming bored of escaping into the Smithsonians for highly coveted air conditioning during this freakishly hot summer, why not try a different kind of museum? Stu…

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Monday, July 8, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’ presented by Rockville Musical Theatre at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre by Savannah Brooks

It has always been easy to love a Disney princess. “The Little Mermaid” is a timeless classic that has been told countless times over the years in many different ways. The adult stage ve…

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Friday, June 28, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘The Kite Runner’ at The Kennedy Center by Savannah Brooks

It is a testament to the longevity and power of Khaled Hosseini’s storytelling ability that “The Kite Runner” is still continuing to captivate audiences across the world more than two …

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Sunday, June 9, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Assassins’ at Silver Spring Stage by Savannah Brooks

It’s a silly premise. John Wilkes Booth encouraging Lee Harvey Oswald to solve his problems by killing John F. Kennedy is an absurd situation to find in a musical. “Assassins” is one o…

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Theatre Review: ‘Rent’ at Dominion Stage by Savannah Brooks

Walking into Gunston Middle School’s side entrance, surrounded by kids and parents bearing water bottles and soccer balls, there is little indication that Dominion Stage’s production of …

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Friday, June 7, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin’ at Creative Cauldron by Savannah Brooks

With 27 songs crammed in a 90-minute show, “The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin” at Creative Cauldron sweeps its audience through three decades about as quickly as humanly pos…

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Saturday, June 1, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Dreamgirls’ by 2nd Star Productions at The Bowie Playhouse by Savannah Brooks

Bolstered by the raucous applause and enthusiastic whoops of supportive friends, families, and otherwise enraptured community members, the cast of “Dreamgirls” came very close to singing…

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