22 stories by "Eric Colchamiro"
Can a piece of musical theater about one of the most talented and polarizing artists of our time be looked at, solely, as entertainment? Or should we come to understand the person at the hea…
There is something magical about stepping on the stage during your adolescence. Broadway leading man, Aaron Tveit, had his first performance as a teenager in Middletown (NY) High School's "L…
School teachers can be wonderful guides to life for young people. The best ones teach lessons that last a lifetime. "Miss Nelson is Missing!," now playing at Imagination Stage, shows audienc…
Mo Willems' Caldecott Honor-winning book, "Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale," tells a timeless story of loss and grief relatable to parents and kids. The musical adaptation, with a book and …
Disney's first Broadway musical premiered almost 30 years ago. Since that time, there have been visionary productions which have grossed billions worldwide, including "Beauty and the Beast,"…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" is a wonderful holiday ballet for how its iconic music and gorgeous dance is intertwined into a large spectacle of a show. The Ballet Theatre of M…
Imagine being transported from downtown Washington, DC (and one of our country's greatest cultural institutions) to New York City then to China and yet again to another dimension. The world …
The sensation of wonder is a fantastic experience. Adventure Theatre's "'"The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe," based on the 1950 novel by C.S. Lewis, delivers that sensation and more as t…
The Solas Nua production of Leo McGann's "The Honey Trap" is one of the best plays of the 2023-2024 DMV season. It is just November and there are many more productions to come, but this worl…
How delightful is it to have not just a wealth of theater in our region, but also a host of talented child actors. "Disney's The Little Mermaid," which recently concluded its run at the Chil…
What if, each day, you took part in a war? And then you went home? The 68th season of the Washington National Opera (WNO) begins with "Grounded," with music by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by…
"Hellooooo!" For those of a certain era, the booming voice of Robin Williams's Scottish nanny is a favorite movie memory. The challenge for the stage production of "Mrs. Doubtfire" is that m…
"Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical," presented by 2nd Star Productions at The Bowie Playhouse, is a delightful production of the 2013 Tony-award winning musical and the eponymous book. This s…
Eric Carle's children's stories"which he started publishing almost 60 years ago with "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" and have sold tens of millions of copies"are the topic for Ima…
Compass Rose Theater's production of "Sylvia"' is a howl-out-loud, funny production of A.R. Gurney's insightful 1995 play. As the play opens, you might question whether a script built around…
RLT's production of "Communicating Doors," written by English playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn in 1994, tells the story of Poopay"a British, "special sexual consultant""who is hired to service …
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" is delightful children's theater from the Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC). The cast, the first show of the 2023-2024 season, and the inaugural choice from ne…
There should always be a place in the wide canon of musical theater for shows that are fun. They are not tear-jerking aor deep explorations of social and political issues. They are, instead,…
How do symbols of our past impact our present? Mosaic Theatre Company's production of "Monumental Travesties," now playing at its home in The Atlas Performing Arts Center, takes on that ques…
"American Idiot: The Musical" is a lightning bolt of intensity. McLean Community Players' (MCP) production is a well-staged mounting of the rock opera based Green Day's 2004 multi-platinum a…
John Harney's "Ezra Pound Couldn't Sleep Here" presented by Valcour Island Productions is an ambitious play, a well acted play, but not yet a really good play. The main character of this pro…
Joan Kane's "Almost 13" is an affecting vignette of her true experiences which shaped (but did not define) her woman's future. The play, a solo performance, brings the audience to a time "wh…
