The musical, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," is based on the novel by Victor Hugo and the 1996 Disney animated film, with music by the great Alan Menken, lyrics by the equally recognized Step…
Includes a Rolling World Premiere, Co-Productions, and the Return of Nationally-Celebrated, Ground-Breaking Production of Beauty And The Beast Olney, MD " Olney Theatre Center announced its …
2022 Boiler Room Series Features 6 New Plays on the Mainstage, May 13-22 April 27, 2022: The Keegan Theatre is pleased to announce the 2022 Boiler Room Series (BRS), a series of presentation…
(MANASSAS, VA)"The Hylton Performing Arts Center announced its 2022-2023 season of mainstage performances, featuring a diverse lineup of artists and ensembles across many genres, as part of …
The late Tim Kelly was a prolific playwright who caught the parody bug sometime in the late 1970s. His "The Butler Did It" was a silly, formulaic melodrama, in which every detective stereoty…
In a creative twist, the audience quickly learns that they are the newest members of the BBSM (Bougie Black Single Moms) sisterhood, when they are warmly welcomed into the fold by BBSM Presi…
In 1993, Octavia E. Butler imagined what awaited 30 years in the future, setting her novel, Parable of the Sower, in 2024. Many of Butler's predictions have proven accurate: fires and drough…
There's blood in my mouth. The language of my mother and her mother, erased. These thoughts are mused by Patricia in the outro takes of "Flip it and List it" during the final moments of "Dre…
"Our Town" by Thorton Wilder might arguably be the play that most captures small town America. Although written in 1938 about the imaginary New England town of Grover's Corners sometime …
Takoma Park"based Alex and Olmsted is a puppet theater company also specializing in film work. Two years ago they received a grant from the Jim Henson Foundation (their second) for developme…
The seven-play season of "surviving and thriving" kicks off July 1, 2022. (Washington, D.C.) Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Producer Edgar Dobie today announced the …
Cultural vibrancy and exemplary artistry from world-class companies and artists will grace the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' stages during its 2022"2023 ballet and dance se…
Reston Community Players current show is "Bright Star,"created by comedy legend Steve Martin and Grammy winner Edie Brickell. It tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the …
There's nothing like a cozy Agatha Christie murder mystery and Spotlighters Theatre has a classic with its current production of "The Mousetrap." It is, in fact, the longest running play in …
 There's nothing like a cozy Agatha Christie murder mystery and Spotlighters Theatre has a classic with its current production of "The Mousetrap." It is, in fact, the longest running pla…
All of the people who attended the Candlelight Concert Society's presentation of the string quartet, Cuarteto Latinoamericano were privileged to hear this special treat. The quartet consists…
 The magic of live theatre is in its ability to create an impenetrable illusion of a story that allows the audience to suspend disbelief for a couple of hours. What could possibly best t…
Subtlety has never been considered a characteristic of "Coppélia," performed with flash, acrobatics, heart, and a huge dose of comedy by Ballet Theatre of Maryland (BTM). Based on the 1870 …
In an uncanny coincidence of timing while the world focuses on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, "We Declare You a Terrorist…" at Round House Theatre takes a somber look back on a violent m…
The Defiant Requiem Foundation presented "Defiant Requiem: Verdi at TerezÃn," created by conductor Murry Sidlin, at the Strathmore Music Center on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Theresienstad…
In 2014, I attended the Broadway opening of the musical adaptation of "Rocky" based on Sylvester Stallone's 1976 film"the sleeper hit that won the Best Film Oscar and catapulted Stallone int…
Fans of Bach in Baltimore will have a special treat at the upcoming April 24th concert. Local resident, Elam Ray Sprenkle's composition, "Go Down Death," with text by James Weldon Johnson, w…
(NORTH BETHESDA, MD) " National Philharmonic announced its 2022-2023 season, which includes eight classical programs conducted by Music Director Piotr Gajewski and two by Chorale Artistic Di…
 You are here at the start of a moment. For me, that single, oft-repeated lyric in "Come From Away," holds incredible meaning. The first time I was lucky enough to see the musical (curre…
If you are like me, when you think of classical music, you think of all the European composers, Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, etc. You may also think about some of the English-speaking Amer…