One of the joys of a small repertory, like the one at the Contemporary American Theater Festival here in Shepherdstown, is that you get to see actors assume a wide variety of roles. You'…
Take a break from the summer heat, humidity and rain by coming to the Rockville Musical Theatre’s musical production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas being performed at the F. Sc…
1. Disney's The Little Mermaid, Jr. at Court Jesters Young People's Theatre. “…fun songs, great dancing and adorable actors…” – April Forrer. READ review. Synopsis:�…
"Feminist punk can drive you crazy, but it's worth it. Do not resist it." Thus spake Masha Alyokhina, a member of P***y Riot, at the Glastonbury festival in England; last week these brav…
Producing a new musical under the best of circumstances is a daunting task. Producing a new musical in the Capital Fringe festival adds extra pressure because of the limited tech time and lo…
Walking into the Mead Theatre Lab for We Happy Few’s performance of The Winter’s Tale feels a little like stepping into a dream. The black box theatre is lined with gauzy white c…
It might be seen as a miracle, but the cozy Spotlighters Theatre has been transformed into a spacious Baltimore concert hall where screaming fans of the 5-member Christian boy band Altar Boy…
Baby-The Musical played on Broadway for 283 runs between 1983 and 1984 and was nominated for 7 Tony awards. Yet I never saw it, I was in college at the time. I love this show and can’t…
All too often, it seems, the image of mental illness careens wildly between lovable eccentrics (think: Harvey) and heartless psychopaths (think: Silence of the Lambs). Like the v…
A grime-filled room in a long-abandoned hotel; a lone, exposed light bulb in the ceiling; steel brackets and bare 2X4's at both the front and bathroom doors hinting at the menace and mayhem …
Cara Gabriel's solo show entitled I Am the Gentry deals with a subject that has been seen onstage before. The topic of neighborhood gentrification has been fodder for a couple of well-known …
These days, Poe is usually found on a shelf in the classic literature section of bookstores; bookcases like giant tomes to the work of literary masters of the past, their works to be brought…
There are few productions I have ever enjoyed as completely or deeply as Our Lady of the Clouds. Written in Spanish by Aristides Vargas under the name, Nuestra Señora De Las Nubes, the pl…
The Second City is notable for its vast number of talented alumni, including John Belushi, Dan Akroyd, Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, and countless others. These alumni are noted fo…
Court Jesters Young People's Theatre, Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre presented Disney's The Little Mermaid, Jr., directed by Liz Boyer Hunnicutt, to a full and enthusiastic house Friday nig…
A Family Reunion, presented by Out-Side the Box Theatre, is an ambitious play that packs quite a punch in the short time it has to deliver. …an explosive, raw exploration… Writte…
I've seen quite a few musicals over the years, but never have I been so easily and graciously taken in as I was last week at the DC opening of Once at the Kennedy Center. The season's su…
VIDEO: ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at Baltimore Shakespeare Factory, Part One and Part Two. Directed by Tom Delise. Video Produced by Mark Beachy.
Comedian Adam Ruben started my Capital Fringe viewing off in a good way with his very entertaining solo show entitled I Feel Funny: True Misadventures in Stand-Up Comedy, which is playing at…
For some performers, it takes years to get that first big job. Candace Quarrels did it her first time out and is now touring the country as Nabalungi in The Book of Mormon, which is curre…
September 22nd, 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Fiddler on the Roof at the Imperial Theatre.  Producer Hal Prince helped to bring out the best of J…
VIDEO:Â 'The Merchant of Venice' at Baltimore Shakespeare Factory, Part Two. Click HERE for Part One. Directed by Tom Delise. Video Produced by Mark Beachy.
1. Catch Me If You Can at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre. “…a feel-good show…” – Rachel Russel. READ review. Synopsis: The season of intrigue continues with a mu…
VIDEO:Â ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at Baltimore Shakespeare Factory, Part One. Directed by Tom Delise. Video Produced by Mark Beachy.
When going to see  J M Barrie’s Peter Pan at the Three Sixty Theatre in Tysons Corner you have to consider the following questions. The first one is "Will my kids like it?" and t…