76 stories by "Norah Dick"
Holiday shows understandably tend towards the heartwarming, and the touring production of "Come From Away," now at the Kennedy Center, fits the bill. It's a rich, exhilarating story about th…
If you need something to lift the spirits in this dark season, definitely consider "Peter Pan and Wendy," a buoyant and sparkling new reimagining of J.M. Barrie's classic tale adapted by Lau…
Olney Theater Center kicks off its season with a captivating new production of "Cabaret." With a story that charts the rise of fascism in Germany's inter-war Weimar Republic, it's hard to im…
"Hamlet" is back at the Shakespeare Theatre Company for this year's annual Free For All, and it is not to be missed. The annual program features a Shakespeare production every summer and mak…
"Matilda," Roald Dahl's perennially popular children's book, will likely be familiar to most generations of readers and theatergoers. Olney Theatre Center's impressive new staging of "Matild…
The audience at last Saturday's Tony Awards Ceremony were treated to a karaoke performance of "Everything's Coming Up Roses," sung by the indelible Billy Porter. The number was a loving remi…
In its fifth year, Ballet Across America is still offering an exhilarating week of culture and dance at The Kennedy Center. An initiative designed to "explore the breadth and depth of Americ…
For those mourning the loss of Game of Thrones, look no further than Synetic Theater's debut production of "Richard III," which transforms Shakespeare's bloody history tale into a cyborg fan…
Energy is at the center of "In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play," in an impressive new production at Silver Spring Stage. As the subtitle might suggest, some of that energy is used for a …
The Kennedy Center's week of Lunar New Year celebrations ends on a high note indeed with the National Ballet of China's exquisite performance of "Raise the Red Lantern," an epic ballet that …
We're all fools in love, and this is no less true for the characters in "Cyrano de Bergerac," an imaginative new incarnation of the classic French play produced by Synetic Theater. Another i…
All the world's a stage, but not everyone has always had access to it, as we are reminded in Jessica Swale's fantastic "Nell Gwynn," in a new production at Folger Theatre, directed by Robert…
Introducing the performance of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater’s 60th anniversary season at the Kennedy Center, the company's artistic director, Robert Battle, spoke of Mr. Ailey's semin…
Matthew Bourne's stunning new production of Cinderella announces its glamour and drama even before the curtain rises. The audience is treated to a backdrop featuring a glittering blue slippe…
Teenage angst has never been so much fun as in "Heathers: The Musical," now in a fabulous new production at Dominion Stage. The twisted, tragicomic tale is a solid two hours of dancy music, …
"She Loves Me" has to be one of the most good-natured musicals that's ever been written. Fauquier Community Theatre's new production of the show fully makes good on the story's gentle promis…
During the overture of Ballet Chesapeake's new production of "The Nutcracker," the narrator exclaims to the audience, "I do love Christmastime, don't you?" The answer is yes, especially…
Among the holiday season’s many happy tidings is the arrival of The Washington Ballet's annual production of "The Nutcracker," staged to beautiful perfection in the gilded loveliness o…
On a cold, wet night in Arlington, Virginia, I had the pleasure of seeing a singularly heart-warming show, “Billy Elliot the Musical,” at Signature Theatre. This production felt …
"I want to lift the audience to the miraculous in human nature. After all, we shouldn’t be here, with all the odds against us in nature. It’s kind of unusual and wonderful!" T…
Partway through his set at City Winery, Tim Reynolds, frontman of his trio, TR3, addressed the audience, thanking the venue for its hospitality. "We enjoy playing City Wineries," Reynolds sh…
When the curtains part at the beginning of the Arlington Players’ new production of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" it's to reveal the titular cathedral, all soaring arches and stained g…
There are no easy answers to be found in Steven Levenson's "If I Forget," a finely drawn examination of heritage and memory in performance at Studio Theatre. Through the lens of a domestic d…
"A New Nation," part of the Guerrilla Theatre Works series by Convergence Theatre, begins softly with the four performers singing a song with the refrain "Mother of Exiles," a lyric taken fr…
Like many of the best children's stories, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is a journey of transformation through imagination. Synetic Theatre's innovative new staging of the iconic …
