62 stories by "Chuck Leonard"
Middletown, written by Will Eno, is a play with heft. It is not an easy play that you can relax and let wash over you. Timid souls who are out for an evening of light entertainment may strug…
The Hub Theatre has one of the most intimate spaces I have seen for professional theater in the Metro area. The collaborators who created this show have built a very informal, welcoming envi…
Music! Sweet, sweet music. There is music everywhere… While it is town, you should make plans to see Motown the Musical. Plan on a night dancing in your seat to the music you have enjoyed …
Be ready for a big production when you see The Most Happy Fella at The Catholic University of America's Hartke Theatre. A 27-piece orchestra, lavish staging, more than 30 actors, gorgeous si…
Port City Playhouse is a scrappy little theater company brave enough to tackle important plays. Their literature states that they specialize in top-quality, thought-provoking plays, within a…
Occasionally, a show blows me away and I want to grab the arm of people walking by on the street and steer them to the production. "Come. Join in experiencing this beautiful piece of art." T…
In 2012, Other Desert Cities written by Jon Robin Baitz, was a Tony nominee for Best Play as well as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. The Providence Players find both delightful comedy and…
Jesus Christ Superstar remains among my favorite musicals and was the first cast album I ever owned. It broke new ground in 1970, starting out as a concept album for a rock opera before plan…
There is a dilemma in this play, as in life, regarding who should be believed and who should be trusted. Are a character's suspicions groundless or based on evidence? If someone with wisdom …
As the curtain opens on God of Carnage, Veronica Novak (Karen Shotts) is walking on eggshells, trying to have an adult conversation with the parents of the child who hit her son with a stick…
Even prior to the opening of Shear Madness, the audience is drawn into the world of the play. A realistic set is built on the thrust stage of the Kennedy Center's Theater Lab. The aqua blue …
When you follow Alice down this rabbit hole, you need to leave the children at home. Unquiet Theater Company is clearly having fun putting on an adult-themed reimagining of the well-known Al…
