When Finian’s Rainbow opened on Broadway in 1947, it was a scandal. White and black performers shared the same stage, it argued that blacks were full citizens (with rights!), and that whit…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:40PMEdgar Allan Poe remains an object of mystery and speculation over 150 years after his death. Best known for his chilling short stories and his achingly tragic poetry, Poe’s personal life i…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:51PM“Omigod You Guys” Legally Blonde the Musical at Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre is like a totally fun evening! The musical is full of laughs, lessons and a lot of pink. The …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:51PM“Artoo, What are we doing here…in Baltimore?” It’s not uncommon for a show to open with a musical number. It’s also not uncommon for the opening number to be sung by a single perfo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:44PMDCMetro Theater Arts’ Winters Geimer had an exclusive interview with Charles Ross on what you should know before the show and his thoughts on the upcoming Star Wars films. This is the fir…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:13PMThere is nothing more enjoyable than a pleasant summer evening, unless, you happen to be at Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘Comedy in the Courtyard’ at Reynold’s Tavern. The patio…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:33PMAnnapolis Shakespeare Company’s Sense & Sensibility is the ultimate tale of First World problems. While the story predates both hashtags and the concept of the First World, it is tale …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:16AMThe biggest question many theater goers will have leaving Beauty Queen of Leenane is “What is Complan?” Allow me to save you much speculating and googling, according to the Complan compa…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:53PMWatch on the Rhine takes place during a seldom explored or even talked about era in American history. After the Great Depression and The New Deal, but before the bombing of Pearl Harbor ther…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:29AMMagic, Laughter and Wonder (Bread) Without an announcement of any kind, from stage left a shrouded figure appeared. The figure glided towards the audience bearing a puppet with the likeness …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:40PMThe Liar is the (tall) tale of an outrageous liar who manages to charm his way into your heart. Originally written by Pierre Corneille in 1643 and adapted by David Ives in 2010. This adapta…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:21PMWelcome to the White Room by playwright, Trish Harnetiaux, is a world premiere and how fortunate we should consider ourselves to have such a provocative, new show in Baltimore. Director Chri…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:56AMThe Rocky Horror Show first premiered in June of 1973 at a 63-seat theater in London. Since then, the show has been staged all over the globe in ever larger theaters. Perhaps the most famous…
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