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Director Raymond O. Caldwell leads a cast and creative team brimming with local talent.
The fast-paced, exciting premiere takes on power dynamics and good versus evil.
By Ahryel Tinker Rooftop Productions' By the Way, Meet Vera Stark presented the effervescent glamour of 1930s Hollywood while providing a biting commentary on racism and privilege in the fil…
Sometimes it's hard to live up to expectations, but this production did not disappoint.
A fabulist hodgepodge of fresh fairytales with diverse new characters, the show is a riff on one-way romances.
Presented by Overtone Industries with the support of BARE opera, the world premiere of Iceland: a re-Creation Myth " an interdisciplinary opera/theater work by composer/librettists O-Lan Jon…
Set in the "exceptionally beautiful kingdom of Belleville" (French for "beautiful city"), Bad Cinderella " the updated reimagined take by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), Â Emerald Fennell (bo…
The tragic history of the Johnstown Flood of 1889 is dramatically brought to life by a young generation now accustomed to mass fatality.
Their funny and poignant vignettes about romantic love " in puppetry and physical comedy " debut at Theatre Project in Baltimore.
Presented by Arts on the Horizon, the show moves to 1st Stage for free performances from March 31 to April 2.
The Broadway transfer of New York City Center's reworked, highly acclaimed, sold-out revival of Parade " the award-winning musical drama by Alfred Uhry (book, co-conceived by Harold Prince) …
With a "One Night Only" opportunity to shine, DC native and Duke Ellington graduate YahZarah showcased her five-octave range as she teamed with a four-member ensemble to cover 30 of Aretha F…
The award-winning playwright talks about her sharp-edged thriller set in the fragile world of today's Middle East.
The touching musical pays tribute to crossover singer and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who trailblazed rock 'n' roll, gospel, and R&B.
The Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art stages the 1738 opera by George Frideric Handel in Las Vegas " and Elvis makes an appearance.
A knockout production with a great cast and equally stellar design, the entire show is one big guilty pleasure.
Renowned as a proto-feminist classic, Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, which made its debut in Copenhagen in 1879, is the subject of a radical new woman's adaptation by Amy Herzog, now playing…
In honor of Stephen Sondheim's birthday, the show headlined by Norm Lewis, Solea Pfieffer, Conrad Ricamora, and Emily Skinner streams on Marquee TV.
Lauren Gunderson's fascinating play highlights the valiant efforts of women in science and the many advancements they made that went unrecognized.
A triple threat of the stage and screen, Hayley Podschun keeps rewinding the clock on her proverbial "fifteen minutes of fame" with credits that include everything from Broadway (Hello, D…
A special feature of the updated musical is its bilingual Spanish passages.
The winning actors fit into the play's homespun world with warmth and a depth of expression that was palpable.
Proud of its history of producing musicals, dramas, and comedies and weathering the pandemic, the company plans an ambitious seven-show lineup.
Following a long pandemic delay, Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams " an earlier version of which won the award for Best One-Man Show in the 2017 United Solo Festival and headl…
One wrote of being enslaved; the other wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.' Whose story matters more?
