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Meet the Cast of ‘Postmortem’ at Montgomery Playhouse: Part 5: Nora Zanger
In Part 5 of a series of interviews with the cast of The Montgomery Playhouse’s Postmortem, meet Nora Zanger.
Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where...
Review: ‘Dinner With Friends’ at Greenbelt Arts Center
‘Dinner With Friends’ serves broken relationships, dreams
Why do people break up, but never make up? Is having kids a sacrifice or a blessing? Are...
Review: ‘American Hero’ at Rep Stage
In its area premiere of American Hero, Rep Stage has sent out a likable little David to do battle with the soulless Goliath of...
Review: ‘Les Liasons Dangereuses’ at The Booth Theatre in NYC
Christopher Hampton's play, Les Liasons Dangereuses, based on the novel by Choderlos de Laclos, a story presented through a series of the characters' personal letters,...
Review: ‘STREB Extreme Action’ at The Kennedy Center
Fans of STREB Extreme Action were out in force last night at The Kennedy Center. Enthusiasm in the Eisenhower Theater was at a fervor...
Review: ‘Shrek: the Musical’ at Rockville Musical Theatre
Rockville Musical Theatre’s Shrek, the Musical is a large-scale, glitzy, theatrical extravaganza. This production has got it all: Belting performers, elaborate sets and eye-catching...
Review: ‘Postmortem’ at Montgomery Playhouse
In partnership with Montgomery Playhouse, Arts on the Green presents Postmortem, a thrilling mystery by Ken Ludwig.
Unravelling the relationships between cast members on holiday in...
Get Your Fringe On! Fifth Annual Charm City Fringe Festival Preview
This weekend marks the beginning of the Fifth Annual Charm City Fringe Festival (“Fringe”), a celebration of new and emerging independent theatre that will...
Review: ‘Wind Me Up, Maria!: A Go-Go Musical’ at Georgetown University
There’s a delectable new musical in town celebrating a distinctive genre of music called Go-Go, and it’s gotta be one of the most go-to...
Meet the Cast of ‘Dinner with Friends’ at Greenbelt Arts Center: Part 2: Jenna...
In Part 2 of a series of interviews with the cast of Greenbelt Arts Center’s Dinner with Friends, meet Jenna Jones Paradis.
Joel: Please tell our readers...
Review: Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with the National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center
Something of a high-stakes atmosphere pervades this week’s concerts by the National Symphony Orchestra. It’s performing an all-Russian program, always a touchstone harking back...
An Interview with The Performers of the ‘Aunt Sally Sideshow Reunion’ Performing Tomorrow 11/5...
I’ve said it before, for someone with a lot of friends who perform sideshow I’m kind of squeamish. I see, maybe, half of their...
Review: ‘Godspell’ at W.T. Woodson High School
Stephen Schwartz’s often treacly Godspell, conceived by book writer John-Michael Tebelak, is a parade of parables borrowed from the New Testament’s Matthew and Luke...
Review: Concerto for Violin, Rock Band & String Orchestra: Composed by R.E.M.’s Mike Mills...
When I saw Mike Mills of R.E.M. was coming to town, I knew I had to see him because I grew up on his...
Meet the Cast of ‘School of Rock’ at West Potomac High School: Part 3:...
In Part 3 of a series of interviews of the cast of West Potomac High School’s School of Rock, meet Luke Simonsen.
Please introduce yourself to our...
Review: ‘Pippin’ at The George Washington University
“Join us,” cry the players, led by sophomore Madeline Winstel, in George Washington University’s performance of Pippin. In the show’s opening number “Magic to...
Interview: Maestro Simeone Tartaglione on Conducting ‘Peter and the Wolf’ TOMORROW 11/5 at 2:30...
Residents of the DC Metro Region are in for a treat this weekend. For two performances only at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn, Maestro Simeone...
In the Moment: Jane Franklin on ‘The Migration Project’ Opening Tomorrow Night at Theatre...
With an interest in the stories of refugees and other wandering souls, which I presumed is based upon my own family fables of wanderings...
Meet the Cast of Avant Bard’s ‘TAME.’ Part 2: Brendan Edward Kennedy
In Part 2 of a series of interviews with the cast of Avant Bard’s production of TAME., meet Brendan Edward Kennedy.
Joel: Where have local...
Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Howard University
From the moment the actors appear, the stage becomes a non-stop whirl of color and movement. Howard University’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream...