“Ballet is a classically based art form, so it comes with a certain set of rules, at least to start with, then it's about how far you want to push from there.” This quote, from J…
My favorite lyric from the musical “Kinky Boots” comes at the very end of the show. A character named Don who had been initially closed-minded and judgmental of drag queen Lola, …
The world can sometimes be a difficult place, and we often use music to find meaning in it. This past Friday at the Strathmore Music Center, Broadway dynamo Audra McDonald took the packed ho…
The Washington Ballet brought their triumphant 40th season to a close this past weekend with a collection of three ballets choreographed by Antony Tudor, Frederick Ashton and a world premier…
“Strange, unusual blood, when man’s worst sin is, he does too much good! Who, then, dares to be half so kind again? This reflects that sad journey of the titular Timon, in the Fo…
“To conquer death, you only have to die.” The last days of Jesus are set to music in Signature Theater’s innovative production of the iconic rock opera “Jesus Christ …
“I make music out of the voices in my mind.” This lyric compellingly represents the eclectic career of Storm Large, who certainly loomed large on stage this past weekend at AMP S…
“What was it about that night – connection, in an isolating age.” These lyrics to the song, “What You Own,” from the iconic musical “Rent” accuratel…
“American ballet to me is this incredible, beautiful melting pot of different techniques and interpretations of this language that is dance”- Misty Copland. Some of the best exam…
Caption: Alison Bechdel, lesbian cartoonist, sits at her writing desk, struggling for inspiration. She looks to her past, and what comes to her becomes “Fun Home,” the beautiful,…
“My family isn’t really all that different from anyone else’s. Well, maybe they’re a bit more entertaining.” David Sedaris’ assertion is quite right ̵…
Mstislav Rostropovich had a long and storied relationship with the National Symphony Orchestra; first as an accomplished cellist in 1965 and later as the NSO’s fourth music director. W…
Erik Erikson once said, “In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.” The concept of identity and much more is examin…
“The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated.” This idea is at the heart of the class and gender commentary in the classic Geor…
“Birds do it, bees do it…” and the Bethesda Little Theatre is doing it! Falling in love – all kinds of love. Songs from a wide variety of genres make up the or…
On a cold New Year’s Eve in 1991, my family took part in our annual ritual of seeing a movie; this year, it was Disney’s animated take on the tale of “Beauty and the Beast.…
Some say that the only force in this world more powerful than death is love. The story of Giselle and her tragic love epitomizes this belief in The Washington Ballet’s impressive new s…
“I am not afraid of storms, as I am learning how to sail my ship.” This was said by Louisa May Alcott, author of “Little Women” and its sentiment greatly reflects the…
“It’s a world of crime and we call it work so we can keep on doing it.” Themes of hope, fear, terrorism, freedom and the power of love abound in Kensington Arts TheaterR…
The old saying goes, “the only thing constant is change.” This concept takes many forms in Round House Theater’s suburb production of Tony Kushner’s groundbreaking mu…
In the swinging 60’s, the phrase “too much of a good thing” was not often heard. This is the setting for the comic and highly enjoyable “Boeing, Boeing,” now pl…
Sometime when you set out to find someone else, you find yourself along the way. That is a large part of the story of “Bud, Not Buddy,” based on the Newbery Medal Award winning b…
What does it mean to be alone? Is it possible to feel most alone with someone right beside you? Scena Theater explores these questions with their most recent production, “Someone is Go…