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So often for people affected by war, the battles don't end with one side's victory. This harsh reality is examined in the winning and moving musical "Bandstand," playing through March 8th at…
The anti-hero has a long literary lineage. In the ancient Greek epic tradition of Homer's "Iliad," the warrior Achilles is plainly presented viewed as a flawed character " a character urged …
It's a wonder any film gets done in Hollywood, based on the conflicts and troubles on display in the hilarious and inventive comedy "Moonlight and Magnolias." Centering on the ups and consid…
The Puppet Co.'s current production of "Beauty and the Beast" is not a recreation of the 1991 Disney animated version, and there are no enchanted teapots and candlesticks to make childre…
1. 'Kill Move Paradise' at Rep Stage. "Kill Move Paradise' is a play that should not be missed. It will leave you most affected." " Susan Brall. READ review. Synopsis: "Kill Move Para…
Both are lyrical plays, both are written by Tennessee Williams, although one is a rarely-produced, short fever dream and the other a study in more than just dysfunctional families; it's a mo…
"Steel Magnolias" is a much-beloved Robert Harling play and later film of the same name that traces the lives of a small group of southern women as they frequent friend Truvy's home beauty p…
The song may say that "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," but the co-starring brunette was equally appealing as the blonde in this fantastic "In Concert" production put on by The Heritage Players of…
Friends, let's talk about that NYC trip that you've always wanted to take because you're an absolute lover all of things theatre but never have because it just seemed too expensive/too compl…
Family ties can be hard, even as an adult. And when the adult child comes fleeing home after some unwise choices, they can be even harder. And when you add in a couple of other young lost so…
Recounting one of the most harrowing tales of dignity and resilience from the Holocaust, "The Diary of Anne Frank" has returned to the stage in a touching production, grounded by a remarkabl…
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Production of "Mother Road" is presently playing at Arena Stage until March 8, 2020. "Mother Road" is written by Octavio Solis and directed by Bill Rauch.…
Audiences in Baltimore are extremely fortunate to have not one but two of the most accomplished HBCU theater programs within their City's limits. On the east side is Morgan State University …
"Timon of Athens" is certainly not a play that gets done very often. And it is not filled with the memorable lines or plot twists that such Shakespearean gems as "Hamlet," "Macbeth," or "Rom…
Taffety Punk Theatre Company, one of the region's boldest and most vital troupes, this weekend offers up a brief 10-year anniversary revival of Artistic Director Marcus Kyd's "suicide.chat.r…
"Crowns" is a fantastic musical now playing at Creative Cauldron that proudly details the important role that women's hats have played in the black community and church. Written by Regina Ki…
Be advised- there is some adult content in this review. In the days before the internet, one might have wondered where people got their pornography. Well, in Kensington Arts Theatre's "No Se…
Anna Ziegler's beautiful and riveting new play peels away the window dressing of two seemingly disparate Jewish marriages"one secular, the other Hasidic"to reveal the unseen commonalities th…
An appropriate subtitle for "Perfect Arrangement," a highly attractive period piece now at Silver Spring Stage, could be "The Way We Never Were." A satire of 1950s conventionality, this char…
"Weep" by Amanda Zeitler is the final iteration of La Llorona produced at the Capital Fringe in 2014 when she was still an MFA in playwrighting graduate student at Catholic University. Betwe…
One of a pair of older contemporary plays by female authors to open in Baltimore recently (see our review of Fabulation at Strand Theater), Paula Vogel's "The Mineola Twins" is a pre-#metoo …
Review submitted by Leslie Robinson of Severna Park High School Music, mayhem, magic and the mob! Â "Matilda the Musical" delivers allthis, plus a little chocolate cake! Marvelously telepo…
At first glance, Adam Gwon's debut musical, 'Ordinary Days,' is about exactly what is described in the title " a series of day-to-day interactions between a cast of seemingly normal characte…
The Tony Award winning musical "Bandstand" opens next week on March 3, 2020, at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. It was originally directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award…
Two World War II-era sailors tap-dancing along "on the town," so to speak, visit a movie studio with a vintage movie camera ready to film. "What Ought We to Do?" In this conceit, the…
