Concert Operetta Theater moved into new artistic territory with its November production of two unfamiliar operettas. Daniel Pantano's Philadelphia company teamed up with a European organizat…
Quintessence Theatre has built a strong reputation as a home for classic drama. But now they've dived into the American Musical Theatre canon in a big way by staging one of the most popular …
If you're looking for an evening of escapist entertainment at the theater this holiday season, 1812 Productions' twelfth installment of its perennial hit This Is The Week That Is provides th…
A Treasure from the Past Damascus, Maryland is tucked away among more well-known towns in Montgomery, Howard, Carroll, and Frederick counties. It's easy to overlook, but you won't soo…
Five years on, Charm City Players Annie-versary production of Annie closes to a nearly sold out house. Reviewed by James Gilbert On Sunday, November 26, I was able to see the closing perform…
Don't just call Tessa Lark a crossover artist. The fast-rising classical violinist may also be known for playing at jazz clubs in New York and elsewhere, and for her country fiddling at blue…
It doesn't exactly live up to its billing as a miracle, but Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical at Toby's Dinner Theatre has its heart in the right place. It is a lovely way to gather the fa…
By David Siegel and John Stoltenberg Post-Play Palaver is an occasional series of conversations between DC Metro Theater Arts writers who saw the same performance, got really into talking ab…
Allison Janney (The West Wing, and the Broadway revival of Six Degrees of Separation) is returning to Washington to lend her voice to support the 2018 Women's Voices Theater Festival as Hono…
Just as I was about to resignedly sigh Another tired revival of a favorite musical from the Golden Age?–along came Brigadoon from the remarkable New Yorks City Center “Encores!&#…
If your fond childhood memories include Dr. Seuss The Grinch, his dog Max, and a Ville filled with Whos You might like a sequel from 40 years hence Though if you're a Grinch, too, you might …
"Tale as old as time"? If you're the parent of a young child who has watched a certain Disney animated film on video over and over and over, it might seem that way. But when you take that ch…
Now celebrating its tenth year, Philadelphia's Christmas Village " an open-air German-style holiday market – returns to the newly restored LOVE Park with more than 80 vendors offering …
Annapolis Shakespeare Company's production of A Christmas Carol is a fun, faithful translation of Charles Dickens' famous holiday classic. Adapted by Sally Boyett and Donald Hicken, and dire…
A play by Moliere in the Philadelphia area? Be still my heart! I took a quick unscientific survey in the lobby, prior to the performance, and discovered that not many visitors to The Miser, …
While it's "Nutcracker" season for most dance companies across the region, Charm City Ballet presents something unique: its original full-length ballet, A Christmas Carol, to be performed…
Only on rare occasion have I found a one-man (or woman) play rich enough for my blood. I do recall John Gielgud’s mesmerizing performance in Shakespeare’s Ages of Man, and there …
The playwright Julia Cho now has Office Hour on at the Public Theatre, but she has been a steady and welcome contributor to the contemporary scene for some time. Works of hers have been prod…
Chances are you've seen him before, either as an angry Pakistani cook on Seinfeld or a benign Indian doctor on The Big Bang Theory. That's because Brian George, the character actor now dazzl…
Dylan Thomas–known in the theatre world for his radio play, Under Milkwood, and in the prose world for Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog, and in the poetry world for “Do Not …
reviewed by Meredith Fogle Prepare to be swept into the holiday spirit alongside Ebenezer Scrooge by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future in Kensington Arts Theatre's production…
The programming of music by Haydn is unusual for The Philadelphia Orchestra. The choice is even more surprising coming from conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who is more associated with mode…
When Washington National Opera presents one of opera's top examples of musical comedy next spring, it's only fitting that the production will star a singer whose background sounds as ready-m…
Greenbelt Arts Center's The Wizard of OZ, directed by Jon Gardner, is the epitome of joy, happiness, and sunshine; a theatrical ride to magic and wonder. With lyrics and music by Haro…
If any singer from the hippie era could take a little piece of your heart, it was the legendary Janis Joplin. In A Night with Janis Joplin, the story of the iconic rock star emblazoned the s…