Dance Review: 'The Hip-Hop Nutcracker' at Strathmore Music Center by Kristen Waagner

The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugarplums breakdanced in their heads… wait, breakdanced? You read that right. "The Hip-Hop Nutcracker" brings breakdanci…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 8:04am on December 20, 2019☆⚑

Theatre Review: 'Hairspray' at Rockville Musical Theatre by Kristen Waagner

Welcome to the 60s! Big hair, bright colors, and dancing abound as social change starts to sweep Baltimore. Rockville Musical Theatre brings community theatre to new heights with "Hairspray,…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 8:49pm on July 10, 2019☆⚑

Theatre Review: 'Hand to God' at Wolf Pack Theatre Company by Kristen Waagner

The standard trappings of amateur puppetry (colorful felt, googly eyes, repurposed socks, etc.) are abundantly present at Wolf Pack Theatre Company's rendition of "Hand to God." But Sesame S…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 2:11pm on July 7, 2019☆⚑

Theatre Review: 'Beauty and the Beast' at Creative Cauldron by Kristen Waagner

It's a tale as old as time: far off places, daring swordfights, magic spells, a prince in disguise. But at Creative Cauldron, "Beauty and the Beast" is given a fresh twist. Reimagined for a …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:07pm on June 10, 2019☆⚑

Theatre Review: 'The Oresteia' at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Kristen Waagner

What is justice? How can a killer be punished? Can murder ever be justified? Does violence ever end? These are the questions that Aeschylus asked in "The Oresteia," his trilogy of tragedies …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 3:32pm on May 9, 2019☆⚑

Theatre Review: 'Daddy Long Legs' at Monumental Theatre Co. by Kristen Waagner

Monumental Theatre Co. continues its 2019 season with "Daddy Long Legs", a tender story of letters, literature, and love. "Daddy Long Legs" is not a large musical. Two actors constitute the …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 9:21pm on March 11, 2019☆⚑

Theatre Review: 'The Music Man' at the Kennedy Center by Kristen Waagner

You'll be in trouble (with a capital T!) if you don't catch Broadway Center Stage's production of “The Music Man,” playing now at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theatre. No seri…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 7:30pm on February 10, 2019☆⚑

Theatre Review: 'Visions of Love' at Pointless Theatre Co. by Kristen Waagner

With “Visions of Love,” Pointless Theatre brings the best of the silent era to life, creating a stunning work of puppet-dance-theater based on the beloved film classic City Light…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 8:54pm on January 20, 2019☆⚑

Theatre Review: 'The Fever' at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Kristen Waagner

To call “The Fever” a show would not be accurate, because “The Fever” is not seen: it is experienced. It would be more fitting to call it a play, in the full-of-imagi…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:00am on October 30, 2018☆⚑

Theatre Review: 'The Comedy of Errors' at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Kristen Waagner

With the addition of several rollicking musical numbers and a very Greek setting, Shakespeare Theatre Company makes the hilarity of “The Comedy of Errors” accessible to all. R…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 8:39pm on October 3, 2018☆⚑

Theatre Review: 'The Pianist of Willesden Lane' at Theater J by Kristen Waagner

What is there to hold onto in the darkest of times? Music, laughter, friendship, and stories sustain Lisa Jura as she leaves her family in Vienna, Austria to escape Nazi persecution. Her tru…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 9:18pm on September 18, 2018☆⚑

Theatre Review: 'Rumors' at The Colonial Players Theater by Kristen Waagner

Drawing laugh after laugh from an engaged audience, The Colonial Players open their 2018-19 season by celebrating the legacy of the great Neil Simon with an uproarious production of “R…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 6:32pm on September 10, 2018☆⚑