The world premiere stage adaptation features some of Broadway and television's best creative talent, two extremely strong leads, and an infectiously energetic ensemble cast.
Featuring a book, music, and lyrics by the married Canadian duo of Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Come From Away explores a subject area that's bound to bring up some painful memories for som…
I wish this 'little musical that could' well.
The young talent will be sharing his music at one of the newest music venues in the Washington, DC area, AMP by Strathmore. Mr. Bwarie graciously took time out of his busy schedule to answ…
I am happy to report that there's a lot to like in this drama with comedic undertones. If it is to have a future whether in New York or elsewhere there's a more than solid foundation from…
Let's just get right to it. There's a lot to like about much anticipated world premiere of John Kander and Greg Pierce's 'Kid Victory' at Signature Theatre.
Act Two Levine, one of the strongest youth musical theatre education programs in our area, continued its tradition this week of providing its cast members with opportunities to learn from t…
Inspired by Edgar Degas' famous sculpture of a 14 year-old dancer, 'Little Dancer' is one of those kinds of musicals that you don't see much anymore. It's also the kind of musical that we d…
Polished and engaging, this cabaret proved one to remember.
I would buy a ticket to watch Toby Mulford and Rachel Spicknall Mulford eat their cereal in the morning. I won't, because that might be considered weird, and I'm pretty sure they don't want …
The clamor for tickets was probably for good reason. Those that were lucky enough to obtain tickets were able to see how truly versatile a vocal performer she is and how she can really comm…
It's the great story of theatre, isn't it?  A leading lady gets replaced after a production begins performances and with her leading man, they create something unexpected and magical …
Patina Miller shared the joy of performing at Kennedy Center and then some
American music, such as it is, is so diverse and far-reaching that there are rarely opportunities for artists representing one genre of music to engage with their fellow artists in other gen…
As a self-professed musical theatre geek, there are few things that give me greater joy than being able to witness the seeds of a new, completely original musical begin to grow. Local th…
There's something to be said about being able to put on a show that seems fresh and unexpected even after one has been in show business for nearly 50 years. Indeed, Lucie Arnaz's cabaret…
Ah, the movie-turned-into-musical trend. We've seen so many on the Great White Way in recent decades. In some cases, this can result in musical theatre aficionados asking "was that reall…
Local musical theatre students had the chance to learn from one of Broadway's best this weekend
It may not be the first time that two-time Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster has performed in concert in our area, but the crowd at the extraordinary Music Center at Strathmore may have been t…
What's not to like about an evening of lesser known Stephen Sondheim songs? Although the 1980 musical revue Marry Me a Little, conceived and developed by Craig Lucas and Norman Rae, is certa…
Closing out Signature Theatre's first Autumn Cabaret Festival, Nadine Zahr (understudy for Brother Russia and Side by Side by Sondheim) returned to the intimate Ark Theatre along with fellow…
Like any respectable musical theatre nerd, I reveled in seeing Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen's 'little show that could,' [title of show], make it to Broadway in 2008. The hilarious musical …
Signature Theatre's popular Sizzlin' Summer Cabaret series may have just wrapped up, but the ambitious theatre company is certainly not done with providing DC area music lovers another large…
Signature Theatre certainly has had numerous successes with putting new spins on large scale musicals so it perhaps comes as no surprise " particularly for those who saw its production of Le…
New York City cabaret mainstay Colleen McHugh has returned to Signature Theatre yet again in its annual Sizzlin' Summer Cabaret series. Rather than resting on her laurels as many do " pa…