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1. 'Little Women' by Wildwood Summer Theatre at Gaithersburg Arts Barn. “Wildwood Summer Theatre's production of "Little Women" was superb, bringing new life and spirit to a century…
Cockpit in Court, the theatre company housed on the CCBC Essex campus, has scored another hit with their production of “The Little Mermaid.” If Disney musicals are your thing, th…
Who can resist a live rendition of one of Disney's most enchanting love stories ever? Certainly no man, woman or child. The Way Off Broadway production of "Beauty and the Beast" is now playi…
I walked onto a pirate ship last Sunday and a Jimmy Buffet beach party broke out… “The Pirates of Penzance” have set shore in the unlikely enclave of the Olney Theatre Center. …
“Dave,” the new musical comedy adapted from the Oscar-nominated 1993 movie of the same name, is making its world premiere appropriately at Arena Stage, a stone's throw from the W…
I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance. " Garth Brooks, "The Dance" Main Street of historic Ellicott City rests uneasily on a slope. Near the top, in relative safet…
"Little Women," like it's literary counterpart, is a show that had always existed in my periphery. I'd heard a song or two at cabarets and auditions over the years, and I basically knew the …
Surprise, spontaneity, and hilarity ensue anytime the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) is in the house. The New York-based improv troupe known for igniting the careers of famous comedians incl…
With "Heartbreak Hitman," which just ended its run at the Capital Fringe Festival, Washington journalist Leigh Giangreco serves up what she calls a "love letter to D.C." in the style of oh-s…
Caitlin M. Caplinger's "Riot Brrrain" is a messy, confusing, raw, and real piece of theatre that takes the experimental nature of the Capital Fringe Festival and runs with it, sometimes in s…
From The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts: The Theatre Lab has lost a wonderful friend and an integral member of our family. We mourn the passing of George Grant, who over the past te…
Animals may not know enough on their own to come in from the rain. But at least some of the inhabitants of ZooAmerica, which is part of Hersheypark, were given a little prodding. Because of …
Coincidence is nothing more than mystery and magic playing a game with the lives of its clueless pawns. In Quotidian Theatre Company's “An Irish Twist on A Midsummer Night’s Drea…
1. ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by Synetic Theater at the Davis Performing Arts Center. “… a refreshing transformation of a classic.” – Norah Dick. READ revie…
I've not seen a lot of the little gems that Cockpit-In-Court puts on in their charming theatre in the round upstairs of their main auditorium. If the one currently running is any indicat…
One-person show "Burn Out Blessings" by Al Baker, now playing at Capital Fringe Festival, gives a raw and touching depiction of a new teacher's arduous journey to cope with the stress of sur…
Artie Shaughnessy wants to write music for the movies. Bunny Flingus wants to see the pope. Ronnie Shaughnessy wants to be noticed. Bananas Shaughnessy wants to feel loved. These four wants …
The stated premise of A Muse Zoo's Capital Fringe Festival offering "The Truth*" — an "over-the-top comedy about political power and the winners of war" — might lead one to antic…
Happenstance Theater Company's "Barococo" is a delightful hour that illustrates the full potential of the Capital Fringe Festival. Happenstance got its start with the very first Capital Frin…
The music of Motown shaped a generation and is still popular today. It contributed greatly to racial integration in popular music. Motown now refers to the distinct soul meets pop sound, but…
Episode 3 of "MD Theatre Guide with Mark Beachy" features an Interview with Rebecca Wahls, A Monologue Moment with Chris Porter, and A Musical Moment with Carly Miller. Also, get ready toÂ�…
Life is unpredictable. Very few people end up where they thought or got there the way they planned. It is little things that change our course. Theatre Du Jour's latest devised piece “…
"Shopworn," written by Derek Hills and directed by Bryanda Minix, is a story about two ideologically opposed brothers who inherit their mother's southern thrift shop when she dies. Aided by …
"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…
"Titus Andronicus" can be viewed as many things. Some have called it William Shakespeare's effort to out-gore his macabre rival Christopher Marlowe; others say Shakespeare was satirizing the…
