15,330 stories from DC Metro Theater Arts
New York, 1991: Zalmy (Tyler Herman) and Shmuly (Josh Adams) are two young men, best friends since childhood, excited to get behind the wheel of their newly acquired RV. What makes them diff…
The "double bind" of being gay in an oppressive climate of prejudice against gays and, yet, choosing to turn down any hope of redemption with a loving partner (or a political party that does…
At a historical moment when appalling new waves of gender fundamentalism sweep our nation, leaving bigotry and violence in their wake, it was beyond refreshing to hear the Gay Men’s Ch…
Silver Spring Stage's production of A Delicate Balance brings Edward Albee's 1966 play to vivid, powerful life. Directed by Fred Zirm, it combines excellent acting with a detailed set, cleve…
Washington, DC-based Playwright Audrey Cefaly is the winner of this year's Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBTQ Drama for her play The Gulf which had its world premiere at Arlingto…
The setting (designed by Daniel Prosky) is not a battlefield in Anatolia in modern day Turkey, but what appears to be the office of an academic " perhaps a classicist. There is no computer o…
Providence Players of Fairfax presents Neil Simon's California Suite, a quartet of play-lets set in Suite 203-04 of California's famed Beverly Hills Hotel. Director Beth Gilles-Whitehead upd…
Cue the dramatic backdrops because the lights of Broadway were sparkling this past Sunday at the Kennedy Center in DC. Crackling with infectious energy, the newly launched LM/DC Tour with Le…
Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" is a painting famous for its youthful beauty and artistic mastery. When I stood in front of it in Florence, I struggled to look a…
Let me begin by saying ArtsCentric's production of Smokey Joe's Cafe is one of the best things I've seen on a Baltimore stage, ever, anywhere. I had high expectations for this self-proclaime…
In its world premiere first professional performance, Swimming With Whales at 1st Stage has already built an impressive record in its preparation. It was part of the Sigworks Readings at Sig…
The musical The Scottsboro Boys tells a true story of heinous injustice driven by race hate, and the theatrical form is a minstrel show"bouyant upbeat dancing, rousing melodic singing, and b…
The Golden Age of D.C. area shows this spring continues with the opening of Ragtime by 2nd Star Productions. Excellent performances by Carl Williams, Ashley Lyles, Stephen Yednock, Heathe…
Tantallon Community Players’ current production of Hairspray is one of those shows where this reviewer wouldn't mind seeing every performance. It's just that damn good. I'm saying that…
Talk about a political farce! The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity might as well be titled Divided America in the Time of Trump as Analogized Through TV Wrestling. Cohesion Theatre's product…
Charm City Ballet presents its original full-length ballet, The Little Mermaid, to be performed at The Gordon Center for Performing Arts, at 3506 Gwynbrook Ave in Owings Mills, for three sho…
For the fourth year in a row, Monumental Theatre Company has hosted their annual event, featuring millennial top talent from the DC area. Flip Flop: A Miscast Cabaret is the latest presen…
"Strip me naked. Take my name. Make me an animal. So you can kill me. Then forget all about me. Like I never happened. Like I don't matter." No, those unsettling words are not reactions to a…
The Kennedy Center Announces a #HAM4HAM Hamilton ticket lottery in Washington, DC. 40 tickets will be sold for $10 each to every performance at the Kennedy Center Opera House (June 12-Septem…
BREAKING THE CODE APPEARING AT CHESAPEAKE ARTS CENTER How Do You Like Me Now Productions, Inc. presents Breaking The Code by Hugh Whitemore, on weekends, June 8, 9 and 10 and on June 15, 16 …
The statistics are in for the 2017-18 Broadway season, and according to The Broadway League (Broadway.org) " the national trade association for the Broadway industry, founded in 1930 " it's …
With apologies to T.S. Elliot, Ballet Nacional de Cuba ends the Kennedy Center Ballet 2017-2018 season not with a whimper but a bang. A big bang! An explosive Don Quixote opened last night a…
Last month marked the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I've been to the mountaintop" speech. As threats to his life mounted, King seemed resigned to his fate. "I’m not co…
For nearly forty years, the non-profit theatre company, Fauquier Community Theatre (FCT) has presented stories to delight local audiences on the Vint Hill Theatre stage with prof…
The Remains, a brand new one-act play that's been generating rave reviews since its opening at Studio Theatre two weeks ago, is a witty and wise meditation on marriage. By turns funny and sa…
