Although Shakespeare lived almost entirely under the reasonably stable reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the machinations and murders of previous princes, from Richard III to Henry VIII and all th…
Full disclosure: this is one of my favorite plays and I jumped at the chance to review it. John Lyly does not write with Shakespeare's beauty or cleverness but that's never bothered me becau…
Week of June 4, 2023 1. Kander and Ebb's "The World Goes 'Round" at Everyman Theatre (A co-production of ArtsCentric, Everyman Theatre, and Olney Theatre) "…one of the most satisfying and …
Week of May 28, 2023 1. "The Rocky Horror show" at Iron Crow Theatre "Under the direction of Sean Elias, it is strongly acted, beautifully choreographed, and balances favorite traditions wit…
 Victorian Lyric Opera Company (VLOC) is famous for producing a full spectrum of comic operas, some of them little performed and less widely known. Such is not the case with the "H.M.S. …
Falls Church, VA " The 2023-24 Season will mark Creative Cauldron's final season at its current home in Pearson Square, before moving to a new black box theater in the Broad and Washington p…
On Monday, June 12, 2023, The Cappies of the National Capitol Area held its twenty-third Gala recognizing excellence in High School theatre. The Tony's-like sold-out event was held in the Co…
For most of us, it is easy to remember our childhood home and how it felt like walking through the front door. Maybe you can imagine the way your bedroom looked filled with toys or the smell…
In "real life," the course of a relationship rarely runs smoothly. In Theater J's production of "One Jewish Boy" written by British playwright Stephen Laughton, the relationship at the cente…
During the 1930s and 1940s, there were the famous Battles of the Bands. In these jazz performances, two swing bands would set up in the same ballroom and play rotating sets. Such a battle of…
Many of us face tough choices in our lives, but those choices become much more difficult when placed in circumstances unimaginable to most of us. This is explored in the classic British musi…
"The Laramie Project," the most iconic and widely produced play developed by the Tectonic Theater Project under founder Moisés Kaufman, chronicles a very well-known and heinous anti-LGBTQ+ …
What does it take to create the perfect farce? For starters, a top-notch cast. Secondly, a dynamic set. Above all, the show must be fast-paced. The frenetic energy necessary to keep a farce …
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts is currently presenting "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Director and producer Patrick A'Hearn correctly describes this as a "fun show…
Bookcases filled with seemingly innocuous tchotchkes (worth 24 points in Scrabble, +50 if you manage to use your seven letters for a "bingo" on either side of the word "hot") ensconce a puzz…
With the promise of presenting of all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in 97 minutes, it's hard to imagine what to expect. Funny and irreverent certainly, but "The Complete Works of William Shakesp…
Disney Theatrical Productions faced a challenge when it decided to produce a musical stage version of their successful film. "Frozen" is based on the beloved Hans Christian Andersen fairy ta…
With book, lyrics, and music by Anais Mitchell, the 2019 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, "Hadestown" is a rollicking and witty take on Greek mythological characters Orpheus and Eurydice,…
Perhaps it is an unfair criticism of a performance that is meant to showcase the foundations and history of one of the oldest dance companies in America, but when you're putting together a p…
No one ever said the New York City Ballet (NYCB) was like any other dance company in the world. Everything is bigger with this world class troupe. This week's performance at the Kennedy Oper…
Week of May 21, 2023 1. "Hurricane Diane" by Avant Bard Theatre "With its production…Avant Barde Theatre proves that having the right chemistry, some might say the perfect chemistry, can c…
ROCKVILLE, MD " The RLT/RMT Consortium Series, presented by Rockville Little Theatre (RLT) and Rockville Musical Theatre (RMT), is pleased to announce their 2023-2024 season. All productions…
Iron Crow Theatre is a bastion for the queer community in the Baltimore area. Their performances "explore and celebrate that which is queer" rather than define the term for others. It also e…
Having strong chemistry on stage suggests that the actors are not only invested in playing their own parts to the utmost of their ability but, also, they are mindful of helping their cast ma…
Historically, HIV has been a hugely misunderstood and stigmatized virus and the media has been none too kind to folks who've contracted it. Only relatively recently, with plays like "The Nor…