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Are there any award nominators out there? Is so, get down to Act II Playhouse. This superb production of Brighton Beach Memoirs deserves a bundle of them. Much of the production's success…
"It was as though God kissed my hands when I first pulled the fabric through the sewing machine and held up a finished garment." That's how the main character of Intimate Apparel describe…
It is always a good time seeing a production of Noises Off, but Everyman Theatre (Everyman) took it to another level last night. If you are a regular theatregoer, it is quite likely you have…
If you're looking for an escape, there's a thoroughly entertaining performance of Charles Busch's perennially popular parody of 1960s beach-blanket cinema that's just what you need. Busch's …
Joe in Michael Milligan’s one-man show Mercy Killers is, indeed, your average Joe: he listens to Rush Limbaugh, he works on cars as a mechanic, he has no college degree, and (yes) he p…
Tunnel Vision, written by Andrea Lepcio and directed by Deborah Randall, opened May 11, 2017 at the Venus Theatre in Laurel, Maryland. Venus Theatre, under the direction of founder Deborah R…
Dance Preview: L'Etoile Dances a Ballet Gem Pretty, pastel costumes, new ribbons on the toe shoes, tiaras that sparkle bright as a shiny new penny " these are signs of spring recitals where …
As part of its 30th anniversary season, Scena Theatre has offered a stage adaptation of of late German film auteur Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1974 film Fear Eats the Soul, translated and…
Fuelled by fantastic performances and effective cinematography, Joshua Z. Weinstein's Menashe brings to light the world of Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community through the story of a w…
There are reasons aplenty not to miss The Father now playing at The Studio Theatre, and Ted van Griethuysen’s performance in the title role is foremost among them. Recently the recipie…
This Saturday, at 2:15pm, noted Broadway Producer Jack Viertel will appear at the Gaithersburg Book Festival in conversation with Olney Theatre Center Artistic Director Jason Loewith to disc…
It seems counter-intuitive that a play about a missing fourteen-year-old boy could be in any way funny or uplifting, but The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, written and performed b…
Signature Theatre's production of Jesus Christ Superstar is an impressive beauty of a rock musical. It successfully takes a Biblical phrase such as, "Let us lift up our heart with our hands …
For their Mother's Day theme and as a tribute to the conclusion of their 10th anniversary season at Rosslyn's Spectrum Theatre, the National Chamber Ensemble (NCE) selected a program inspire…
Every now and then it’s refreshing to turn on the time travel clock and return to what we then called “civilization” circa 1920. You know, after the war to end all wars, be…
This isn't the first time that Greenspring Players have focused their expertise on one act plays, nor the first time I have reviewed such shows for our website. Each show was about 45 minute…
The Arts Council of Fairfax County announced a $5,000 Strauss Artist Grant award to Falls Church-based theater designer Margaret (Margie) Jervis. Jervis, a Falls Church native, is the reside…
What's the one question a Maryland restaurant is sure to get? Right after “Where are you located?” it's “How are your crab cakes?” Of course, what's a restaurant to s…
The 33rd Annual Helen Hayes Awards, held at Washington's Lincoln Theatre, was a fabulous celebration of the D.C. area's wonderfully talented theater community. Hosts E. Faye Butler and Lawre…
Theatre Exile closes its 2016-17 season with Tracey Scott Wilson's searing drama Buzzer, which examines issues of race, class, and gender through the lens of urban gentrification. Directed b…
Dirty Dancing, a light, low-budget movie, came out of nowhere to become one of the biggest hits of 1987, and it's still a beloved movie today. Written by Eleanor Bergstein, it showcased the …
Creative Cauldron presents Kaleidoscope, a “Bold New Works” ​World Premiere Musical with Music and Lyrics by Matt Conner and Book and Lyrics by Stephen Gregory Smith, who …
Columbia Pro Cantare celebrated a few occasions with its final performance of the Season with Celebrations! If you will note, Celebrations! is plural, because it not only marked the 40th Ann…
Max Garner's Rapid Lemon Productions ("Rapid Lemon") is pairing two short Absurdist Theater gems to create an evening of darkly-humorous nihilism at the Motor House performance space. And, l…
The ethereal and complex mixture of sounds that Thievery Corporation has produced over a 22-year career has given them lots of material and a dedicated following. Their show last night at th…
