The National Philharmonic has begun its new season which will include great orchestral works from Beethoven to Rachmaninoff, along with Berlioz's "Requiem" and Orff's "Camina Burano." In add…
Co-produced by Bill Hurlbut and Tristan Poje and directed by Rob Gorman, "Circle Mirror Transformation" by Annie Baker follows an acting class in a small town in Vermont over the course of s…
Candlelight Concert Society began their 50th Anniversary season with a splash. The Knights Chamber Orchestra, with Eric Jacobsen conducting, drew several standing ovations for their performa…
The City of Fairfax Theatre Company will be presenting William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" at the Veteran's Amphitheater in Fairfax, Virginia beginning September 9, 2022. The CFTC is excited to …
On September 7, 2022, DC's Theatre J will open their production of Hannah Moscovitch's play "Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story." The play was created by Hannah Moscovitch, Ben Caplan, and Chri…
With an audience of mostly family and friends, "Sister Act," presented by the Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts (CCTA), opened this week in the Smith Theatre at Howard Community College. T…
Lin-Manuel Miranda's theatrical sensation, "Hamilton," has finally returned to DC for a long run at the Kennedy Center after pandemic delays. Like many, I saw the filmed version and was fina…
1st STAGE is presenting three plays in its "Logan Festival of Solo Performance" through August 7, 2022""Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Live" written and performed by Keith Ale…
George Bernard Shaw's comedy "Pygmalion" was presented this past weekend by Thunderous Productions. The play was later adapted into the musical classic, "My Fair Lady," and the basic story t…
Shakespeare fans can be happy this summer. The Folger Theatre is back with live performances and built a theater from the ground up inside the majestic Great Hall of DC's National Building M…
In partnership with A Taste for Murder Productions, "Kill Again's Island," written by Dean Fiala and directed by Laura W. Andruski, will be performed at Kentlands Mansion this upcoming weeke…
The North American Tour of the award-winning musical "The Band's Visit" has returned to the Kennedy Center. With music and lyrics by David Yazbek and book by Itamar Moses, the musical is bas…
Momentum Collective, Inc. is presently showing "Last Call, the musical," the latest "playcert" from Prince George's County resident, playwright, Jason A. Ellis. He is also the executive dire…
Sometimes, less is more. "Native Gardens," a comedy by Karen ZacarÃas is a perfect example. Currently playing at Silver Spring Stage, it has a small cast (only four members have any dialo…
"The Music Man" is considered by many to be the epitome of Americana in musical theatre. With lyrics, music, and book by Meredith Willson and story by Willson and Franklin Lacey, Olney's cur…
If you watched the 2022 Tony Awards, you may remember they took time to honor all the understudies on Broadway. With Covid still plaguing our theatres, understudies have allowed many plays t…
Summertime in Howard County is always a little brighter when the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company returns to the PFI Historic Park in Ellicott City with one of their memorable outdoor producti…
Rogers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" is being presented by Silhouette Stages. While the original book was by Oscar Hammerstein II, this is an updated version written by Douglas Carter Beane…
This summer, Imagination Stage is offering a really "cool" treat. They are presenting the musical adaptation of the perennial children's classic, "Mr. Popper's Penguins," the 1939 Newberry H…
On June 9, 2022 Theater J Presents opened the groundbreaking, documentary play, "Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities." It was conceived and written by Anna Deav…
The National Players returns to Olney Theatre Center with the American classic, "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry and directed by Christopher Michael Richardson. "A Raisin in the …
The long-awaited concert by pianist Dénes Várjon (Read our interview with Dénes Várjon) was held June 1, 2022 presented by the Candlelight Concert Society. Though I am not an expert,…
On May 22 Candlelight Concert Society (CCS) presented "American String Quartet with Octavio Vazquez" and the audience was in for a real treat. Even though it was getting stormy outside, the …
On Saturday, June 4, 2022, "The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day" will be presented at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Opera House. After performing at Carnegie …
Thorton Wilder's iconic play, "Our Town," directed by Alan Paul, is currently playing at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Some feel that "Our Town" is the greatest American play, but it is d…