281 stories by "Lynne Menefee"
May 1-7, 2022 1. "John Proctor is the Villain" at Studio Theatre "…biting and exquisite world-premiere play…riveting…" "Â Charlotte Selton READÂ review. Synopsis: Things are unsett…
April 24 " 30, 2022 Â 1. "Dream Hou$e" at Baltimore Center Stage "Flitting in and out of reality and across the entirety of the playing space, 'Dream Hou$e' is a well-oiled machine of ene…
The nominations are here! It's a big anniversary and the 75th Annual Tony Awards returns to the Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 12, 2022, presented by The Broadway Lea…
"Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski" returns to its roots at Georgetown University. In a tour-de-force, solo performance by Academy Award-Nominee David Strathairn, "Remember This" explo…
 The "Side by Side by Sondheim" musical revue celebrates the wit and genius of musical theatre's most influential artist. Get ready to laugh, cry and fall in love with lyrics and music t…
Based on John Waters's 1988 film of the same name, "Hairspray," Broadway's Tony Award-winning, musical comedy blockbuster is back on tour and "coming home." The tour is making its way to The…
Reston Community Players current show is "Bright Star,"created by comedy legend Steve Martin and Grammy winner Edie Brickell. It tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the …
There's nothing like a cozy Agatha Christie murder mystery and Spotlighters Theatre has a classic with its current production of "The Mousetrap." It is, in fact, the longest running play in …
 There's nothing like a cozy Agatha Christie murder mystery and Spotlighters Theatre has a classic with its current production of "The Mousetrap." It is, in fact, the longest running pla…
Subtlety has never been considered a characteristic of "Coppélia," performed with flash, acrobatics, heart, and a huge dose of comedy by Ballet Theatre of Maryland (BTM). Based on the 1870 …
In 2014, I attended the Broadway opening of the musical adaptation of "Rocky" based on Sylvester Stallone's 1976 film"the sleeper hit that won the Best Film Oscar and catapulted Stallone int…
 Jane Austen is one of Britain's most beloved writers on both sides of the pond thanks, in part, to A&E which first offered the fan-favorite 1995 "Pride and Prejudice" with Colin Fir…
We interviewed R. Eric Thomas last August when his 'Time Is On Our Side' was being presented by Perisphere Theatre. Since then, he has been a very busy man. Thomas has three world-premiere p…
 Based on the true story of the young con artist, Frank Abagnale Jr. (and the 2002 film), the musical "Catch Me If You Can" opened on Broadway in 2011 and starred Aaron Tveit (currently …
The Essential Theatre New Play Reading Series presents The Faith Play Project, two plays in workshop presentations during the Lenten season. "A Matter of Faith," by La'Chris Jordan and "A Fi…
At a time when hate crimes and antisemitism are on the rise, Theater J's 5-play season grapples with the timeless struggle for acceptance and love. (Washington, DC) " Theater J Artistic Dire…
"The Cappies is a writing and awards program that trains high school theatre and journalism students to be expert writers, critical thinkers, and leaders. Student critics vie to be published…
Performances on March 25 and 26 2022 are free for veterans and active-duty military. Baltimore, Md. (March 10, 2022) " Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's military veterans' ensemble will prese…
First season planned by new Artistic Director Reginald L. Douglas brings highly anticipated anthology, The Till Trilogy, to the stage, along with work by acclaimed local, national, and inter…
Perisphere Theater is currently presenting Tanya Barfield's "Blue Door," a play with original songs, about a highly educated and successful Black man who descended from victims of slavery, J…
The Queen of Disco is paying a visit to Baltimore this week in the form of the jukebox musical, "SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical" at the Hippodrome Theatre. Sadly we lost Summer too early i…
"The Barber of Seville" is Baltimore Concert Opera's (BCO) first, fully-staged production with orchestra and the first opera of its kind to be done in Baltimore since 2016. After thirteen ye…
Fauquier Community Theatre presents the world premiere of "SHOAH," adapted for stage by Dr. Harry Kantrovich from Claude Lanzmann's documentary about the Holocaust. The production opened on …
Hit West End Kitchen Dramedy & American Premiere Rescheduled For September 2022 Bethesda, Md. (January 12, 2022) " Round House Theatre announces the postponement of the American premi…
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