15,330 stories from DC Metro Theater Arts
Ready to un-compartmentalize your music tastes? Open to thinking differently about what some may call stodgy “High Art” for the well-fixed? Ready to have some new musical experie…
Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert, conducted by Maestro Bernhard Schneider and featuring the vocal talents of German tenor Tilmann Unger and soprano Micaëla Oeste, waltzed in to The Mus…
Now in its 21st year, the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage is the Center's gift to everyone in the Washington area, offering live entertainment at no cost every single day. It's also a grea…
Sew and Sew Productions and the Horse Trade Theater Group present the return of Jack Fry's highly-acclaimed Einstein! to New York City in January. Performed again at Under St. Marks Th…
One of the questions I often receive from theater-goers surrounds the mystery of what a stage manager does for a live theater production. The stage manager is rarely seen, and doesn't seem t…
The holidays are a difficult time for those with loved ones fighting with the effects of addiction. The Keegan Theatre will be holding a benefit performance of An Irish Carol this Friday, De…
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at lest something different. The good poet welds his theft into …
If you have yet to experience a Faction of Fools Theatre Company production, then you are missing out on something truly brilliant and one-of-a-kind. With a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding…
One does not simply review Les Mis"at least, not when it's this stunning revival of the epic that took the world by storm when the novel debuted in 1862 and again when the musical premiered …
Imagine a company that blends the drama of Broadway with the talent of spoken word artists: this is just scratching the surface of what to expect at a La-Ti-Do show. The brainchild of Don Mi…
Salute to Vienna has been a staple of the holiday season for more than 20 years in North America, and Washington welcomes it back for a 17th year on December 30, 2017. Based on the Vienna Ph…
I believe there’s a reason the name of the countertenor Farinelli precedes that of King Philippe V of Spain in the title of the play running currently at the Belasco Theatre on Broadwa…
Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol proves that damnation can be funnier than hell. Casabuena Cultural Productions' irreverent take on the beloved Charles Dickens classic follows Marley on a rede…
When I saw the musical Amazing Grace I praised it to the skies. A blurb being used to promote the show is lifted from my review: "A gorgeous production of a glorious musical! Heart-stoppi…
The National Chamber Ensemble's Holiday Cheer! on December 16 was a celebration of great music. The charming and witty Artistic Director and leading violinist, Leonid Sushansky, sees each pe…
Don't let the name fool you. They're not just "the boys of summer," they're here year-round to keep the spirit of Swing, the sounds of the Big Band era, and the camaraderie of the "Rat Pack"…
Thaddeus Phillips' and Steven Dufala's spectacularly enjoyable, glowing world of far out, fantastical adventure unfolds and forms like theatrical origami within the FringeArts black box thea…
Curated and hosted by co-founders Don Michael Mendoza and Regie Cabico, La-Ti-Do is DC’s premiere musical theatre cabaret and spoken word series. Cabaret and spoken word performa…
Bad Dates, by Theresa Rebeck, is the third one-person play I've seen in the past two months. The others were 2.5 Minute Ride, an autobiographical drama by Lisa Kron which was produced at The…
Reviewed by Jason Williams Sinking Ship’s production of A Hunger Artist is a dark comedy that balances self-deprecation with self-awareness. Adapted from a short story of the same n…
The Manhattan Theatre Club has imported the London Royal Court Theatre’s production of The Children by Lucy Kirkwood, and with it have come the highly acclaimed original cast (Francesc…
Christmastime is promoted by many as a time to let go of, at least temporarily, the practice of excessive self-cherishing. It is a time to reflect on the wants and needs of others. Many Chri…
Brimming with heart, musical numbers to elicit smiles, a unique wit, some audience sing-alongs, and moments that disrupt theatrical norms, MetroStage's Christmas at the Old Bull and Bush is …
Glistening The Kennedy Center's lush Opera House with feted Hollywood glitz and glamour, the national tour of the 2015 multi-Tony-winning musical, An American in Paris, debuted Tuesday for a…
This report on New Records includes three Alan Menken shows that recently received fresh recordings, plus a Broadway show from this year that unfortunately closed after a modest run. God Ble…
