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For the first time in the DMV, Olney Theatre Center was one of a select few of regional theaters to bring the icy kingdom of Arendelle to life. It succeeds with ambitious staging, vibrant co…
American history documents that the United States found itself embroiled in both domestic and international confrontations caused by the Vietnam War, the Kent State massacres, and the Civil …
Since it was published in 1975, Natalie Babbitt's novel, Tuck Everlasting, has sold more than five million copies. This children's literature classic has been the basis of two films and a mu…
The Washington National Opera opened the 2024-2025 season with a stirring and timely production of Beethoven's "Fidelio." An opera in two acts, "Fidelio" premiered in 1851 at La Fenice in Ve…
I have reviewed more than 100 productions in my seven years with this publication, and "Astro Boy and the God of Comics" is among the best of them. Created by Natsu Onoda Power, author of th…
With a tagline like "an extreme metal, horror, and dance experience" coming from true theatre innovators like the Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS), you know you are in for something that …
A great treat for this Halloween will be the Maryland Ensemble Theatre's production of "The Rocky Horror Show" at Frederick Community College. If you have never gone to a production of this …
Following a sold-out Off-Broadway run in 2023, York Walker's acclaimed "Covenant" has come to Theater Alliance. Described as "Southern gothic meets the blues," the show offers some soulful s…
As we find out in the Tony Award-winning "Into the Woods" by Vagabond Players, the seemingly peaceful woods are not what they appear and a cast of fairytale characters aren't exactly like th…
The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington DC (GMCW)'s annual Fall Cabaret returned with "Postcards," a funny, moving, and well-crafted ode to travel in all of its forms"from medical tourism to Broa…
Gorgeous singing and spooky fun abound in The Little Theatre of Alexandria's (LTA) production of "Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical." Based on the gothic horror novel by Robert Louis Stevenson,…
Edgar Allan Poe has long been one of the world's most celebrated authors, his fame and following remain untouched almost 200 years after his death. In Baltimore, the Edgar Allen Poe House an…
Imagine young Frida Kahlo shedding her neck brace, completing her metamorphosis, and transforming into a butterfly with wings that stretch from stage right to stage left. In this moment, she…
Before seeing this latest offering at Baltimore Center Stage, it is hard to imagine how another version of "Pride and Prejudice" could add anything to what the 17 film adaptations and spinof…
Her-story is being made in Echo, MD! Based on Chelsea Clinton's book of the same name, Adventure Theatre MTC's production of "She Persisted" takes the audience on a time-traveling adventure …
Evita Peron was one of the most charismatic women of the 20th century. An illegitimate child of a rancher who left her and her mother in poverty in a small village in Argentina, she was on h…
 Bernard Slade's romantic comedy, "Same Time, Next Year," opened on Broadway in 1975 and ran for more than three years with over 1,000 performances. A film version was released in 1978 f…
The North American Tour of "Mean Girls" has returned to the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. where it had its 2017 pre-Broadway run. (Read our review here.) The show, based on the 2004 h…
Marlene Dietrich is perhaps best known as a symbol of the ever-so distinctive brand of talent and glamour that epitomized the heyday of "Old Hollywood." German-born, Dietrich came to the US …
Returning to The National Theatre after its 2017 pre-Broadway tryout, the National Tour of "Mean Girls" is still working on making "fetch" happen. Based on Tiny Fey's 2004 film and inspiring…
Take it from "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"'s use of the word "Election" in a sentence: "One way to deal with the stress of the upcoming election is to watch a musical comedy."…
Layne Holley to partner with Joanne Lamparter in co-leading organization BETHESDA, MD (October 15, 2024) "  Imagination Stage Board President Kim W. Barnette, PhD annou…
Getting a new play off the ground takes a great deal of work. Playwright Marshall Logan Gibbs and director Maxwell Wolf seemingly hit the ground running with "MonstÓ r (Or, #MeToo Brute),"…
There are no announcements to silence cell phones and the lights do not dim. Instead, Robert Leembruggen's quiet stride onto the stage abruptly halts the side conversations of an audience st…
A raucous fireworks-filled marriage proposal releases an ancient creature from the depths of a nearby lake. This results in a monumental succession of unintended consequences, but not withou…
