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First a prologue to the review: because of the government shutdown, Ford's Theatre could not use their space for the press opening. They also have had to cancel Wednesday's performance, …
Due to the government shutdown, all Ford's Theatre Society (FTS) performances of The Laramie Project at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site through October 6 have been cance…
With substantial support from the National New Play Network, Olney Theatre is joining two other American professional theatres in birthing Rancho Mirage, the new play by acclaimed America…
What do you get a girl of nine who has everything she has ever wanted? Well, you get her what she wants, unless, of course, what she wants is a brontosaurus. Imagination Stage opens …
In the spirit of 1950's B-movies like The Blob or The Day the Earth Stood Still, 2nd Star Productions is presenting Little Shop of Horrors at Bowie Playhouse at White Marsh Park. The musical…
1. Saint Joan at Olney Theatre Center “Saint Joan is great because it cuts to the core of our human dilemma; it is rarely done because in so cutting, so articulately, it leaves the the…
The premiere production of NextStop Theatre unveiled this past weekend, with the uproariously enjoyable sendup, The 39 Steps. NextStop is the new incarnation of Elden Street Players, a basti…
Red Speedo, a taut play about athletic competition at Studio Lab, itself begins with its own athletic contest: climbing several flights of stairs to the performance space. Â Once up there,…
Chazz Palminteri is currently touring in his tour de force one man show, A Bronx Tale, which will play tomorrow night at the Lincoln Theatre in DC. The performance begins at 7…
Show to move locations: The show will go on for Ford’s Theatre despite the shutdown. Tonight’s performance of The Laramie Project will go on as planned but not at Ford’s Th…
We've all been there. Whether it's an old college roommate or meddling in-laws, nearly everyone has had to endure a houseguest from hell. But according to the late playwright Larry Shue, all…
Titus Andronicus"one could not ask for a more violent play, complete with dismemberment and cannibalism. With Shakespeare's "Lamentable Tragedy," as performed by Taffety Punk's all femal…
Pumpkin Theatre's 46th season kicks off with The Elves and the Shoemaker. Best. Shoes. Ever., an original production written by Producing Artistic Director Jimi Kinstle. Another first fo…
There seems to be a vogue for Oscar Wilde these days, and it's exciting to see companies that want to give audiences new, innovative stagings of the Victorian aesthete's work. Those who …
"Hi, I'm Jeff. Can I buy you a drink? I'd like to take your picture…of poses and stuff. I can pay $50." These were the pick-up lines that serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer used in b…
There may not be a better musical focus for a jukebox musical than the sounds of Memphis’ plucky Sun Studios in the 1950s, where Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Ca…
George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan reverberates with as much force today as it did in 1923 when it opened on Broadway, three years after the canonization of Joan of Arc and one year prio…
With all of the choices of things to do in our area, it’s always nice when something like what I’m about to tell you about comes along. I knew I had to see what was happening …
1. The Velocity of Autumn at Arena Stage. “…an hilariously touching comedy…Arena's commitment to new American drama is truly a godsend.” - Robert Michael Oliver, MD The…
A play about quilting would not normally catch my attention, but Gee's Bend by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder is about so much more than a quilt. A Metrostage musical production, Gee's Be…
Maria Braun was a character borne of pluck and determination, whose civil wedding was interrupted by bombs of World War II, but not invalidated by it. Â She insisted the officiant sign the…
In Adventure Theatre MTC's musical production of Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown's classic childhood text come to life through songs, bright colors and loveable characters. In this g…
André DeShields is currently performing in The Jungle Book at Boston’s Huntington Theatre Company in the roles of King Louie and Akela. He created the roles at Chicago’s G…
Sometimes seeing a show for a second time with several years in between viewings, makes me appreciate it more. When I saw the 2008 Tony Award winning musical In The Heights originally, I tho…
In the masterful hands of Director Jonathan Munby, Shakespeare Theatre has taken Measure for Measure, one of the Bard's darker "problem comedies," and transported it to the hedonistic turned…
