At the Jewish Community Center of northern Virginia, a truly special show is running through December 8th. "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins" was originally a children's picture book written…
"White Christmas," now playing at the Classic Theatre of Maryland and wonderfully directed and choreographed by Sally Boyett, follows the story of two talented World War II army buddies, Bob…
"Humbug!" according to Wikipedia, is a term emerging around 1751 that describes a dishonest or deceptive person. In 1843, "Bah humbug!" appeared in the Charles Dickens novella, "A Christmas …
Imagine you're a trendy, #blessed social media influencer. Your YouTube Gold Play Button"awarded to content creators with at least a million subscribers"hangs proudly over your fireplace. It…
 Christmas card etiquette has been a ubiquitous topic of the holiday season for generations with the practice of sending greetings dating back to the Victorian era. Jennifer Faletto's ho…
"Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start." Those introductory lyrics to "Do-Re-Mi," the most popular song from Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music." were firs…
Based on the 1982 Stephen King novel and the award-winning 1994 film, NextStop Theatre Company's "The Shawshank Redemption" follows the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker sentenced to life in …
Participating in Christmas pageants has been a rite of passage for many children, and these events have fostered priceless memories for decades. Barbara Robinson's 1982 stage adaptation of t…
Dozens of  theater critics, writers, and bloggers gathered in Manhattan, November 7-10, 2024, the first time that the now-called American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association has in…
Remember the way the holiday season used to make you feel? Remember walking around full of expectation, certain that wonderful, impossible, and magical things were about to happen? If you ha…
Annapolis Opera is thrilled to announce that General Director Kathy Swekel has been honored by OPERA America for her ten years of exceptional leadership and service to the company. This reco…
Back by popular demand! "SIX" makes its royal return to The National. (Read our review here.) Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the "SIX…
As the holiday season draws near, and shows and concert start coming our way, one favorite tradition is to attend a performance of Handel's "Messiah." Howard County is fortunate that every y…
The Washington Stage Guild has been putting on George Bernard Shaw's plays since its inception. The three plays presented in "Shaw's Shorts"""The Interlude at the Playhouse," "The Dark Lady …
Throughout its illustrious history, the Kennedy Center has been the site of several world premiere productions. The underwater-themed musical, "Finn," is the newest of these, debuting as par…
This concert is a tribute to the collaboration of two African-American composer-pianists, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington and William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn, who wrote and arranged many cl…
At Lumina Theatre Company, director Meghan Hackett unfolds a gripping tale of honor, dedication, and resilience in "A Few Good Men." Two young marines stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba are c…
For thousands of years, magicians have fooled audiences through sleight of hand, psychic manipulation, special effects, and misdirection. The North American tour of "Champions of Magic," cur…
(Baltimore, Md.) The Handel Choir of Baltimore celebrates its 90th anniversary in the 2024-2025 season. The Choir commemorates this milestone with a season of masterworks, beginning with the…
Even from their first sour meeting, it's clear Alice and Diana have chemistry. A deep and fast intimacy strengthens between them, a platonic summer romance, in parallel with their daughters'…
If you need convincing to see Flamenco, the presence of Norberto Chamizo Garrido on any playbill should erase all doubts. His intensity is unmatched. With every movement"from the power of hi…
Maryland Ensemble Theatre will be premiering an original play, "A Very Jewish Christmas," written by Sarah Schulman and directed by Sache Satta, opening November 22, 2024. The play is both "…
Many of Agatha Christie's novels have been turned into plays. In this Laurel Mill Playhouse production, the crime solver is none other than Miss Marple (Sam David), one of the most intriguin…
Scottish costumes, opulent banquet scenes, and powerful, evocative lines like "To arms!" and "Victory or Death!" are just a few of the highlights that make Verdi's "Macbeth," presented by th…