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The Arlington Players have put on a delicious production of the musical She Loves Me. The 1964 musical by Fiddler on the Roof Composer Jerry Bock and Lyricist Sheldon Harnick and book …
If you've thought to yourself "I will never see another rip-off of the Peter Pan story ever again", I totally understand where you are coming from. And I definitely urge you to reconsider an…
I had only dim memories of the 1993 agreement between the Palestinians and the Israelis, which had been secretly arranged by a Norwegian couple, who had spent from April 1992 until September…
In the art of magic, Andrew Hinderaker has found a vivid metaphor for the dynamics of honesty, trust and control that underpin our most important relationships. His immensely entertaining an…
Spring has sprung, the dogwoods are in full flower, and there's a truly delicious cat-fight to be had in McLean"take my word for it. Now that the solemnities of the season have been properly…
Once again, Artistic Director Helen Murray and The Hub Theatre are producing a seductive play meant to kindle sparks for adventurous theater-goers. The Hub is constantly on the hunt for smal…
Nacho Vigalondo's Colossal is not a film that is terribly interested in explaining things, which probably is for the best in a movie about a woman connected to a kaiju that appears out of no…
What's the impact of war on the common man? Do the sins of leaders trickle down to their soldiers? Is patriotism dead? What does it mean to be a leader? These are just some of the themes exp…
A world-premiere musical adaptation of George MacDonald's 19th-century Scottish fairytale The Light Princess, with book and lyrics by Tony Lawton and music by Alex Bechtel, is the latest off…
Theatergoers of the 1970s will remember Peter Shaffer's Equus as the ultimate phantasmagorical theater ride. The revolving stage, the omnipresent stage smoke, the blasting music, and the …
DCMetroTheatreArts’ Pubisher and Editor Joel Markowitz has received the Gary Maker Award from DCTheatreScene. In her annoucement Publisher and Editor of DCTheatreScene Lorraine Treanor…
After I watched eleven B.F.A. candidates in Howard University’s Class of 2017 perform a program of self-scripted audition pieces"character-rich monodramas, actually"I had one overwhelm…
Acrobatic, athletic, comic, and erotic, Bradley's Bucks have it all and delivered it all upstairs at Franky Bradley's in their latest high-energy offering. Founded, led, and directed by Tedd…
A sold out crowd Wednesday night enthusiastically enjoyed the Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning actor, writer, producer, comedian, and political activist Alec Baldwin…
Family plays have changed so in the past few decades. They once concerned themselves with sibling rivalry for power and control (The Little Foxes), long held lies that are finally unearthed …
When you hear the phrase "futuristic dystopia where the human race has almost died out, leaving a single human and a civilization of robots," you probably don't think "puppets." But Pointles…
Until I saw Blood Knot at Mosaic Theater Company, I knew the work of Director Joy Zinoman only by reputation. I had come to her legend late. And the production blew me away. Set in apartheid…
I wasn't sure what to expect from this event, but it was unlike any Smithsonian Associates' event I've ever attended. It involved a laugh exercise, talks about prison reform through art, and…
Brave Spirits Theatre (BST) has recently opened two productions, performing in tandem, to present what they refer to in their press release as "Theatre for the Game of Thrones fan." Calling …
Originally opening in October 1974 at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, MD, The Wiz, with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls, is a reimaging of Frank L. Baum's novel, The Wonderfu…
DC Metro Theater Arts "More Local Performing Arts Coverage Than You'll Find Anywhere Else" Bruce Markowitz, Founder Joel Markowitz, Publisher and Editor Nicole Hertvik, Assistant Ed…
The Rainbow Theatre Project premiered a new work, Historias, on Monday night, a show crafted from the experiences of its remarkably talented cast members. Director Tony Koehler led his actor…
For a personal two-hander about a gravely ill teenager's transcendental reflection on life and death through the lens of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, you need to have empathetic actors wh…
Though it was well-established since the 1950s that Neil Simon was a master humorist and gifted comic writer, it wasn't quite revealed until 1983 when Brighton Beach Memoirs premiered on Bro…
Every time I send a reviewer to Howard University to review a show they always have this reaction: “Oh My God!!” And there were many divine moments when I saw the final perfomanc…
