26 stories by "Julia Hurley"
The cast shares the musical's message with the audience in a warm embrace.
Ally Theatre Company's second-ever production is radically different from the first, Miz Martha Washington, a darkly comedic historical play. Conceived and directed by Taylor Reynolds from a…
There is no doubt in my mind that Jane Franklin Dance's Aflight brings something special to Fringe. Usually based in Arlington, this group blends music, dance, and visual art in a way that i…
LIFE: A Comic Opera in Three Short Acts is neither quite an opera nor a musical; it is not a really a comedy or a drama. It's a bit of everything, using classical music, Broadway, doo-wop, a…
Described as "D.C.'s only all-original political satirical musical comedy troupe," Hexagon gives a musical zing to the political madness of the past year. Now in its 62nd year, Hexagon bring…
Mike Bartlett's Contractions, directed by Julia M. Hurley, comes to DC this summer and will be performed at the Logan Fringe Arts Space. This production is presented as a part of the 2017 Ca…
In 1972, there was no Roe v. Wade or Violence Against Women Act. Battered women had little legal recourse, and many found shelter"if they were lucky"in safe houses run by good Samaritans. Ho…
Imagine a musical about a revolution, where a few scrappy rebels fight for the dignity of their fellow man against a tyrannical few. Now add a score that satirizes every musical under the su…
Fairfax High School Theatre's production of Guys and Dolls had the audience roaring with laughter. Set in 1930's New York, the show was based on short stories by Damon Runyon about the gangs…
Blood will have blood"so go the grim words of Macbeth as it dawns on him that murder is not as simple as he once thought. When it comes to battling and bloodshed, Shakespeare Theatre Company…
Written by John Markus and Mark St. Germain, whose previous writing credits include The Cosby Show, The Fabulous Lipitones is a light comedy that deals with deeper issues with the absolute c…
When you hear the phrase "futuristic dystopia where the human race has almost died out, leaving a single human and a civilization of robots," you probably don't think "puppets." But Pointles…
Irish playwright Conor McPherson's The Night Alive is a story of lost souls seeking redemption, of searching for a light in the darkness. Presented here by Scena Theatre, the characters' che…
In 1983, experimental theatre director Lee Breuer wrote and directed a musical that became a worldwide sensation. Blending Black church gospel music and Motown with a story of Greek tragedy,…
Being a teenager is never easy, especially if your mother has just married your uncle, who also happens to have murdered your father, and nobody can accept the fact that you're a girl. Add i…
Chris Stezin's adaptation of Macbeth, presented by Director Matt Ripa at The Keegan Theatre, is a daring attempt to bring one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies into the modern day. In t…
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas…but you'd better not finish that sentence within earshot of the Grinch. Because as we all know, the Grinch hates Christmas, as this touring prod…
We know the holiday season is upon us when theaters around the country begin to put on Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's classic The Nutcracker. The Cincinnati Ballet's production at The Kennedy Ce…
We've all heard of this idea before"that there are six degrees of separation between everyone in the universe, from the president of the U.S. to a "gondolier in Venice." John Guare's play, n…
From the moment the actors appear, the stage becomes a non-stop whirl of color and movement. Howard University's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is set in what is meant to be modern-…
There are no pumpkins to be found in this Cinderella. The San Francisco Ballet's version, created by Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and librettist Craig Lucas, departs from the Perrault …
August Wilson made it his lifelong project to chronicle the African American experience in every decade of the 20th century with his Pittsburgh Cycle. With its production of Radio Golf, H…
"Perdono no merita chi agli altri non da." So say the words carved into the wall above the stage in the Washington National Opera's stunning production of The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze de…
What happens when you put together famous improv comedian Colin Mochrie, Canadian comedy troupe The Second City, and the National Symphony Orchestra? A night of music and sketch comedy a…
The In Series' production of Who's the Boss? is a fusion of two comic operettas, Giovanni Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona and Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial By Jury, re-imagined as companion piec…
