Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II pioneered a flair that was all their own in the golden age of musical theater. From 1940 to Hammerstein's death in 1960, this musical duo dominated t…
You can feel the excitement in a room when witnessing the performance of an icon. With over 100 years of combined experience bringing classical music's greatest pieces to life, Itzhak Perlma…
Nestled into a quiet corner of Old Town Alexandria, the production of Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird (adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel) at The Little Theatre of Alexandr…
I've always known that the mix of pop music and classical singing is one of the most popular music styles in Italy. What I didn't know until last night's Il Volo concert was that it i…
Having the privilege to witness Joshua Bell play is an honor, but to see him play in celebration of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's (BSO's) centennial is a once in a lifetime experience. …
What continually impresses me about the Folger Theatre and its takes on Shakespeare plays is that nothing off limits from experimentation or adaptation. They are masters at unlocking new lev…
If ever anyone is in doubt of the future of the arts, go and see a production by the Young Artists of America (YAA). Celebrating its 5th anniversary this coming year, YAA took on the chil…
There is a reason Handel's Messiah has been performed for hundreds of years. It's a masterpiece and its intricacies, depth, and sheer mass make continually new interpretations both possible …
An Acoustic Evening with Over the Rhine is the equivalent of a big, warm musical hug. Everything, from their chords to their consonants, was soft and rounded with nothing even resembling …
I know we all remember our first trip to Neverland, our first time meeting Peter Pan. And still without fail, every trip back is slightly different from the last. In Michael Lluberes' adapti…
If ever anyone is in doubt of the future of the arts, go and see a production by the Young Artists of America (YAA). Celebrating its 5th anniversary this coming year, YAA took on the chil…
I cannot think of a more perfect way to celebrate the Halloween season than with this Laurel Mill Playhouse production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. With music and lyric…
I have a confession to make, by the end of The Arlington Players' production of Little Shop of Horrors, I wanted to feed the plants. With book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan M…
It's all fun, games, and broccoli lectures when the curtain rises on Tim Firth's Calendar Girls put on this season by the McLean Community Players. For the women of the village of Knapeley i…
Few people in the world have a voice so iconic that they are recognizable after only one note. What was inescapable last night in that bandstand in Virginia is that Frankie Valli is without …