Around this time of the year, it's quite possible to experience what I like to call 'Christmas-themed theatre overload.' After all there's a plethora of productions of A Christmas Carol to c…
Three-time Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn charmed The Kennedy Center audience last night with her technically impeccable singing, low-key yet welcoming performance style, and sweet stories abo…
Growing up as pretty much a 'church kid,' I was certainly exposed to more than my share of Christmas music around this time of year. When I found out that two of my favorite singer-songwrite…
Often I find that the productions in our area that interest me the most are ones that take a lesser-known story, concept, or theme, bring it to life with extraordinary actors, and entertain …
Like its adult (mainstage) counterpart, the Synetic Theater Teen Ensemble clearly has a knack for adapting well-known works of literature, highlighting the salient themes for today, and pres…
One of the great things about living in Washington, DC is that we have access to an assortment of international theatrical productions most of which are presented by the John F. Kennedy Cent…
Now in its 6th season, the Barbara Cook's Spotlight Series has succeeded in bringing known and lesser known musical theatre talent to Kennedy Center audiences in a cabaret setting. Award-win…
BroadwayWorld, which is expanding its coverage of the DC theatre market with more reviews, is offering the DC theatergoing community the chance to nominate its favorite productions, actors a…
Christopher Shinn's provocative time-shifting 65 minute piece, Dying City, explores the themes of love, loss, grief, brotherhood, the past, duty, and identity. Kelly, a young, repressed Harv…
On October 4 and 5, 2012, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts played host to a MAPP International Productions tour that showcases the work of talented female choreographers fr…
In 2003, I had the great opportunity to spend several weeks reporting on treaty discussions at the United Nations HQ in New York City. The added bonus to that great 'fresh out of grad school…
Taffety Punk Theatre Company, one of the most innovative small troupes in Washington, DC, has taken on William Shakespeare again with its concert reading of the narrative poem, The Rape of L…
Love Story: The Musical, based on the well-known Erich Segal novel and film, originally premiered at the UK's Chichester Festival Theatre in 2010 and later that year transferred to the West …
Last October, I had the great privilege of visiting Scotland on work travel. On a day off, I climbed up the very long set of stairs and visited the Edinburgh Castle and the National War Muse…
For the 11th year, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has opened its doors to local theatres to showcase works still in development to the general public at its ‘Pag…
Richard Rodgers (Music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (Book and Lyrics) are a solid example of a composing team being ahead of the times. Just as in South Pacific, the dynamic duo takes on social…
14 Signature Theatre understudies closed out Signature Theatre's Summer 2012 Sizzin' Summer Cabaret Series with Revenge of the Understudies. Presenting an interesting conglomeration of mo…
Some time ago, I went to see a No Rules Theatre Company production of The Stephen Schwartz Project and I remember being impressed by a petite brunette with a really, really fierce belt. That…
Natascia Diaz has several NYC/Broadway credits and has been a mainstay in the DC theatre scene for nearly an entire decade. Given her well-established musical theatre pedigree, I arrived at …
Jace Casey is, put simply, a wunderkind. This young DC area teen with Signature Theatre, Ford's Theatre, and Olney Theatre Center performing credits, has directed, composed, arranged, and co…
Fallen Angels, a trio of miniature operas composed, produced, and musically directed by Michael Oberhauser, shows much promise for future expansion. Under the direction of Nick Vargas, the c…
Justin Purvis' autobiographical monologue, Hysterical Blindness, is a compelling one. Directed by Daniel Flint  and co-created/produced by Chantal Martinaeu, it starts off as largely a…
Discharged, written by Erin Webreck and performed by Kelley Quinn, is a solo-piece, which explores how family pressures and relationships impact one's life no matter one's station and person…
The Extermination Machine, written and directed by Michael Wright and presented by SeeNoSun OnStage, at its core has the makings of a good, if not chilling, historical drama. It depicts the …
It was another hot Washington, DC summer evening at Wolf Trap on Friday, July 6th. However, those who braved the heat were treated to a rocking National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) concert feat…