On a rainy Saturday in September, I was delighted to be invited to a production at the Church Hill Theatre, one of the few theatres in the area that I had never visited. Intimate yet comfort…
I thought I knew everything about this show, but learned that there was much more I didn't. I had no idea that “South Pacific” was based on a book of fiction by James A. Miche…
I was thrilled to be a part of a sold out performance of “Heathers: The Musical” presented by the Small Town Stars Theatre Company at the Carroll County Arts Council. Produced, D…
As a singer and fan of all things musical, I grew up with our family listening to Patsy Clines’s voice and songs. Until yesterday I just figured she had a long career given the impact …
Not since I saw David Hyde Pierce in “Curtains” have I laughed harder at a who done it hilarious musical murder mystery. This one required no travel and a lot sweeter to my walle…
Gilbert and Sullivan’s sarcasm for British hierarchy is evident in the comic operetta “H.M.S. Pinafore” now playing through May 21st at Laurel Mill Playhouse. Located in th…
On a cold January night, opening night at the Atlas Performing Arts Center begins the infamous Voices from a Changing Middle East Festival. This production runs from January 6th-24th. The At…
Seeing a production at Glen Echo is not your average day at the theatre. Glen Echo is a park, often used for education; it has centers where people can take glass fusing classes, theatre, le…
I couldn’t think of a more perfect show for the Halloween season than Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, book by Hugh Wheeler! It was creepy, a little scary, and the intimate audie…
As most of the theatre aficionados from the Washington DC area already know, there are over 50 plays written by female playwrights being performed in the DC area this fall with the Women's V…
As most of the theatre aficionados from the Washington area already know, there are over 50 plays written by female playwrights being performed in the DC area this fall with the Women’…
For two performances only, the Annapolis Chorale and a stage full of talented soloists graced Maryland Hall presenting Rogers and Hammerstein’s 1945 production of Carousel. The leads a…
Part of Washington DC’s Women’s Voices Theatre Festival, Queens Girl In The World premiered on Monday night, September 21st to a cheering packed audience. This one woman s…
Theatre critic Wade Bradford sums up “The story of the play’s development is as fascinating as the creative product. In the late 1980s, Paula [Vogel]’s brother discovered h…
The Addams Family, originally written by Charles Addams, delighted the 1960s television viewers with their unapologetic teasing of middle America. The musical, The Addams Family, Book by Mar…
Shakespeare, to me is as daunting as trying a new food, scary at first, but then thrilling when you realize that what you have been missing all these years is indeed delicious. Thus was my e…
Baby-The Musical played on Broadway for 283 runs between 1983 and 1984 and was nominated for 7 Tony awards. Yet I never saw it, I was in college at the time. I love this show and can’t…
On December 4th, 1956, one man brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together to play for the first and only time. His name was Sam Phillips… The…
The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players visited Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia this past weekend to perform Pirates of Penzance, one of the most beloved Gilbert and Sullivan comic oper…
Theater J presents The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife by Charles Busch, on stage now in Washington DC at the Morris Cafritz Center of the Arts from June 3rd thru July 5th 2015. The autho…
Fiddler on the Roof graced Broadway in 1964, received nine Tony Awards, and was the first show I remember seeing at the age of 7. Zero Mostel played Tevye. There isn’t a time in my lif…
Godspell is one of my favorite theatrical productions. Written by Stephen Schwartz this was his first musical followed by other successes such as Pippin, Wicked and Prince of Egypt. The fact…
Music and Dance combine in this impossibly high energy ensemble of tap, big band, rap and beatboxing. The Performances for Young Audiences brings Feet Don’t Fail Me Now, titled to r…
The Washington Opera, presents Rossini's Cinderella (La Cenerentola) at the Kennedy Center, performed in Italian with easy to read subtitles. The rags to riches story beloved by generations …
The collaboration between the music of Lee Pockriss and the lyrics of Anne Croswell, Ernest In Love at Colonial Players of Annapolis is a light musical comedy based on O…