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 …
1. 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' by Fredericktowne Players at Frederick Community College. “In the end, the Fredericktowne Players production is recommended for tho…
The 2018 Contemporary American Theater Festival lineup offers a diverse and multifaceted perspective on life in America. Each of the six plays stands solidly on its own, but together, they r…
This is a quirky little show that packs a lot into its 90 minutes. Given the title, it's no surprise that becoming a widow is the theme, but the larger themes encompass forgiveness, a…
Recently the American political narrative has been pretty ridiculous, so much so that it has been difficult to decipher the truth from the fiction. Often times the truth has been so bizarre …
The Johnny Mercer tune goes “Anywhere I Hang My Hat is Home;” well, the legendary jazz singer Marilyn Maye called North Bethesda home for one night only this past Saturday as a p…
You know who's in the house? God is in the house! "Altar Boyz," a super cute, high-energy musical comedy is bringing laughs, life lessons and the word of the Lord to the Annapolis Summer Gar…
The overexaggerated cliché "it's to die for," receives an extreme makeover in Wildwood Summer Theatre's rendition of “Heathers The Musical.” The Heathers, a group of popular gir…
The Fredericktowne Players production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” (co-directed and co-choreographed by Matt Kopp and Kendall Sigman) is currently playing (t…
When I first heard the name of this play, I immediately thought of all the games I'd play as a kid where the taunt "Na na, you can't catch me" was often heard. After seeing the show put on b…
Erik Harrison's "A Slow Bullet" is a rare example of a Capital Fringe Festival show that deserves to be longer. It's also something of a "meta-show," to borrow a phrase from one of its chara…
Patrons entering the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab at Olney Theatre Center expecting to see a traditional set specifically designed for Gilbert and Sullivan's “H.M.S. Pinafore” wil…
Researched, interviewed, and edited by Sharon J. Anderson, CATF Trustee CATF: Why can't you have your cake and eat it, too? Bekah Brunstetter: In terms of the play, does that phrase mean tha…
Researched, interviewed, and edited by Sharon J. Anderson, CATF Trustee CATF: You first heard the song, Berta, Berta, while watching a production of August Wilson's, The Piano Lesson. You sa…
Matthew Barber's “Enchanted April” is a play for anyone who ever considered making a break for it and leaving it all behind, at least temporarily, in the hopes of transforming a …
Marilyn Maye is a cultural and musical treasure. In the years since Maye first appeared in the spotlight as a pre-teen vocalist in a series of amateur contests in Topeka, Kansas, she has rec…
Let me get the first jaw-dropping moment out of the way immediately"Aubrey, played by Aubri O'Connor, also co-founder, co-producer and artistic director for Nu Sass Productions"looks eerily …
1. UrbanArias' 'Why is Eartha Kitt Trying to Kill Me?: A Love Story' at Signature Theatre. “…a smart take on what the medium can be: poignantly tragic, yet light and accessible."…
Currently The Kennedy Center is hosting the latest in what has become a popular genre over the past decade " the jukebox musical, based on real-life stories and music of highly successful po…
Economic boost promises to benefit entire District of Columbia. For the first time theatres will be able to plan ahead and obtain matching grants knowing that the District has a dedicated fu…
"The City Of…" at Capital Fringe, by Matthew Capodicasa and based on a short story by Argentine magical realist Jorge Luis Borges, is a funny, creepy, scary, and thought-provoking hour of …
Summertime in Baltimore brings "Broadway Favorites: A Summer Cabaret" featuring Judy McLane and Philip Hernandez to Everyman Theatre. The production will feature the two performers singing B…
It's hard to imagine a more lighthearted, easily enjoyable musical than Cole Porter's "Anything Goes." Rockville Musical Theatre's new staging of this classic gem fully lives up to its promi…
There were five people on the stage, and no more than a dozen in the audience in this intimate, 75-seat configuration at the Anacostia Playhouse, but it didn't matter. “People For Whom…
Mamma Mia translated into English from Italian is, my goodness or my heavens, and that about sums up this high energy hit at Toby's Dinner Theatre's through September 9, 2018. "Mamma Mia!" i…