12 stories by "Anna Brinley"
Looking for a glass of spiked eggnog and a place to bring your inebriated friends to get them in the holiday spirit? Your quest is over! Holiday Follies, Signature’s annual holiday sho…
For the first time since Molotov Theatre Group scared my pants off last spring with Normal, the brutal tale of the Dusseldorf Ripper, I parked in a creaky old red leather seat in the back ro…
Boom! opens Taffety Punk's anniversary production of The Devil in His Own Words. And out walks the powerfully casual Devil (Marcus Kyd) in Dickensian garb. Both the playwright and the star o…
Despite its name, A Midsummer Night's Riot has (almost) nothing to do with Shakespeare. This impressive one-man feat races toward its end at neck-break speed, with the mesmerizing Josh Stick…
The lava lamps and abundance of tinsel adorning the black box set when you walk through the back door at the Shop at Fort Fringe are only the the tip of the glittering iceberg that is the Ne…
Brought to life by three skilled actors, Faith Healer is the tale of being on the road"a touring performer by the name of Frank Hardy (Christopher Henley). See those initials? Good, you got …
Ever wondered what it would be like to talk to your parents after they're dead? Or worse, have them continue to nag and question you and your life choices excessively from the other side…
You’re waiting for the opening curtain in the Art Deco style Eisenhower Theater at the KennedyCenter. Enter illustrious Broadway veterans Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin"most recently …
"Despair…despair," the Beast moans from his shoddy 800 square foot apartment in Chicago. In a twist on the familiar Beauty and the Beast tale, Rorschach Theatre's Glassheart downgrades thi…
Remember that time you went to a great holiday party with fun, festively-dressed people and you all gathered around the piano and sang Christmas carols, wine in hand? No? That's the life you…
“Sing O muse,” Woody Sez: Then Life and Music of Woody Guthrie begins. This Homeric tale of iconic folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie (David Lutken) at DC's Theatre J is …
A Broadway Christmas Carol, now playing at Old Town Alexandria's intimate MetroStage, is a must see for the Broadway musical lover.  An inventive and professional cast of four bring…
