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Wednesday, November 4, 2020

‘Brown Sugar Bake-Off’ festival centers Black women’s voices by Sherrita Wilkins

When I learned that a bake-off was taking place, I instantly thought of warm apple pie and holiday-themed gourmet cookies. That’s the foodie in me. However, the Brown Sugar Bake-Off festiv…

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Monday, July 30, 2018

Three Truths I Took Away From Second City’s ‘Generation Gap’ by Sherrita Wilkins

Are we brave enough to laugh at ourselves? That’s a question The Second City explores in it’s latest comedy show Generation Gap, playing now through August 12th at the Kennedy Center. Th…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:00PM
Friday, April 13, 2018

Shirley Jo Finney and Paige Hernandez Discuss ‘2018 Black Theatre & Dance Symposium’ (Interview) by Sherrita Wilkins

The University of Maryland’s School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance is bringing students, faculty, and the community-at-large together for their 2018 Black Theatre and Dance Symposium (…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:15PM
Saturday, April 7, 2018

Review: ‘Paper Dolls’ at Mosaic Theater Company by Sherrita Wilkins

From start to finish, Paper Dolls is a wildly entertaining and unapologetic dramedy filled with biting contradictions, provocative imagery, and endearing characters that you can’t help but…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:26AM
Sunday, March 11, 2018

Post-Play Palaver: ‘Silence Is Violence: Whose Earth Is This, DC?’ at Young Playwrights’ Theater by John Stoltenberg and Sherrita Wilkins

Post-Play Palaver is an occasional series of conversations between DC Metro Theater Arts writers who saw the same performance, got really into talking about it, and decided to continue their…

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Sunday, March 4, 2018

What To See This Week: Young Playwright’s Theater Presents ‘Silence is Violence: Whose Earth is This, DC?’ by Sherrita Wilkins

A movement is taking flight and Young Playwright’s Theater (YPT) is one of its co-pilots. Their upcoming Silence is Violence event will explore environmental injustice as it relates to gen…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:48PM
Saturday, February 17, 2018

Review: ‘The Veils’ at the Anacostia Arts Center (Women’s Voices Theater Festival) by Sherrita Wilkins

Written by Hope Villanueva, The Veils explores the dualities of identity and traverses the delicate terrain of PTSD. This show is enjoying its world premiere at the Women’s Voices Theater …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:21PM
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Review: ‘No Word in Guyanese For Me’ by the Rainbow Theatre Project (Women’s Voices Theater Festival) by Sherrita Wilkins

No Word In Guyanese For Me challenges our social conditioning around gender norms, identity, immigration, religion, and sexuality. Rainbow Theatre Project remounts this award-winning play by…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:31PM
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Review: ‘In Search of My Father…Walkin’ Talkin’ Bill Hawkins’ at Atlas Performing Arts Center by Sherrita Wilkins

In Search of My Father…Walkin’ Talkin’ Bill Hawkins is an autobiographical exploration of identity and manhood packaged in a 90-minute one-man show written and performed by W. Allen Ta…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:45PM
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Review: ‘Let Freedom Ring!’ MLK Celebration Featuring Vanessa Williams at the Kennedy Center by Sherrita Wilkins

The 16th Annual Let Freedom Ring! Celebration honors the life, legacy, and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Hundreds of people from all walks of life filled the pews of the Kennedy Cente…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:51PM
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Interview: Musical Improv Duo Tara and Rance Discuss their Critically-acclaimed Show ‘HERE’ Coming to Imagination Stage in Bethesda by Sherrita Wilkins

Veteran Chicago improvisers Tara DeFrancisco and Rance Rizzutto have traveled together to 20 countries and more than 50 U.S. cities to perform their improvised musical, HERE, recently called…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:58AM
Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Review: ‘Queens Girl in Africa’ at Mosaic Theater Company (Women’s Voices Theater Festival Production) by Sherrita Wilkins

Playwright Caleen Sinnette Jennings serves up an ace with the world premiere of Queens Girl in Africa – a riveting, semi-autobiographical account of her experience living in Ibadan, Nigeri…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:27AM
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Review: Tom Teasley and Seth Kibel present Tiny Planet at Strathmore by Sherrita Wilkins

Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at lest something different. The good poet welds his theft into …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:16AM
Monday, December 11, 2017

Review: ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ at Silver Spring Stage by Sherrita Wilkins

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is not your typical holiday story. Adapted from the best-selling book by Barbara Robinson, this renditions laced with hilarity, mischief, and wonder. Andrea S…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:07AM
Monday, November 20, 2017

Review: ‘Charlotte’s Web’ at Imagination Stage by Sherrita Wilkins

If you’re on the lookout for an engaging, kid-friendly activity this holiday season, look no further than the classic tale of Charlotte’s Web at Imagination Stage. Based on the renowned …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:35AM

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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