7 stories by "Kate Mankowski"
"Once On This Island" was first produced in 1991 with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. It received multiple nominations and won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revi…
Looking up at the sky and wondering what is out there is an activity as old as time. One can't help but wonder about our place in the bigger universe. Astronomers such as Henrietta Swan Leav…
At its core, "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare is a psychological thriller. It explores the question; once a man intentionally kills another, when does he stop killing and how does he respond…
Olney Theatre Center is presenting a confection for the holidays with its production of "Hello, Dolly!" directed by Kevin S. McAllister. This legendary musical of the American theater is bas…
"Welcome to 'Urinetown'! Not the place, of course. The musical!" The opening line of Rockville Musical Theatre's production, directed by Kristina Friedgen, sets the tone perfectly. "Urinetow…
Many of us were first introduced to Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" in school. The play depicts the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts at the end of the 17th century. After Reverend Samuel P…
"Gutenberg! The Musical," written and composed by Scott Brown and Anthony King, is a hysterical, self-aware production about two aspiring, musical theater writers, Doug Simon (Peter Marsh) a…