A Behanding in Spokane is an unexpected guilty pleasure. Unexpected, because the play is promoted as a macabre tale full of grisly surprises. Although there are a plethora of blood-soaked am…
What do politics, Spandex body shapers, Washington area traffic, and colonoscopies have in common? They are all satirical targets in Hexagon 2013: A Raucous Caucus. If you're not familiar wi…
Taking Flight Theatre Company's production of Ken Ludwig's farce, The Fox on the Fairway, offers an enjoyable evening of laughter. The talented cast works well together in delivering this ma…
Next to Normal is the story of the Goodman family as they try to survive despite the fact that things are not normal, or even close to normal. It is a story of love, loss, commitment, worth,…
In the midst of the cold and wintry Washington weather, Vienna Theatre Company's production of Proposals offers warmth and laughter with a visit to the Hines family cabin during a summer day…
I asked Santa for a really good, affordable, theater production that is appropriate for younger audiences and, at the same time, fun for adults too. Thankfully, Santa granted me my wish and …
Kim Moeller reviews 4 showcases of shorts: Showcase 3 A Short Film About Ice Fishing One Star This film about the supposedly routine ice fishing outing of two friends has no story except as …
Thirteen reasons I enthusiastically applaud Metropolitan Performing Arts Theatre's production of 13 The Musical about growing up geeky and the profound desire to be popular: The entire cast,…
“It was crass and crude and I enjoyed every minute of it!” That's a line from the Mel Brooks musical comedy, The Producers. It's also my summary of Zemfira Stage's production now…
I love everything about Goldfish Thinking. It has a smart and truly funny script, one of the finest ensemble casts I have seen this year, and an impressive leading actor in Heather Haney. Th…
The producers, cast, and crew of Lincoln and God must have felt like God was out of town on Friday night as their production experienced one calamity after another. The computer system was d…
I spent a wonderful evening last night going back in time at Signature Theatre's 'Sizzlin' Summer Cabaret’s'Â Erin Driscoll: Get Happy! The Songs of Harold Arlen. It wasn't just the …
Who? What? Why? These are just the first of many questions that arise during Unexpected Stage Company's newest production, a double bill of Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter and Susan Glaspell…
In an age of big splashy music-based reality contest shows, concerts as multimedia extravaganzas, technically-altered recordings, and TV shows manufactured around large musical ensembles, it…
"The first law of punditry is the less you know, the easier it is to boil it down to a sound bite." That's a quote from The Pundit's title character, Peter Peters, an authority on, well, we'…
There’s a fantastic cart-dragging, cow-milking, heartwarming Tevye at The Bowie Playhouse in 2nd Star Production’s production of Fiddler on the Roof. Local favorite Fred Nelso…