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Fringe Encore Series Review: ‘Homo Sapiens Interruptus’ at The Huron Club at SoHo Playhouse...
Following the trajectory of his career from heavy-metal rocker to student, writer, and theater artist, Carlos Dengler not only recounts his own personal development,...
Review: ‘Wild Lines: Jane Ira Bloom Plays Emily Dickinson’ at the KC Jazz Club
There is nothing quite like "a vast morsel."
When Jane Ira Bloom plays her soprano saxophone, her wiry body jutting and jagging to the notes...
Review: ‘HEISENBERG’ at Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in NYC
Let's get the title out of the way for starters. Simon Stephens, the author of this play, uses it to remind us that the...
Review: ‘The Whipping Man’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre
Fells Point Corner Theatre (“FPCT”) opened its production of Matthew Lopez’s The Whipping Man on Friday. The second show of FPCT’s “Rescue Me” season,...
Review: ‘Kiss’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
I go to see live theatre for a lot of reasons. I go to laugh and to be moved, to feel excitement or empathy,...
Magic Time! ‘Kiss’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Kiss is a work to be reckoned with. Its power and importance, its comedic wit and caustic intelligence, make it a major theatrical event...
Review: ‘The Summit: The Manhattan Transfer Meets Take 6’ at The Music Center at...
The Summit: The Manhattan Tranfer Meets Take 6 was an explosion, in gale wind proportions, of musical enjoyment, creative genius, vocal excellence and a...
Review: ‘The Wizard of Oz: Young Performers’ Edition’ at Kensington Arts Theatre-2nd Stage
Kensington Arts Theatre-2nd Stage’s production of The Wizard of Oz Young Performers’ Edition is up and running at the Kentlands Arts Barn.
A great way...
Review: ‘The Bluest Eye’ at Towson University Department of Theatre Arts
‘The Bluest Eye’ is a moving tale about race, dysfunction, and poverty
Director Tavia La Follette, a Towson University professor, in choosing The Bluest Eye...
Review: ‘Twelfth Night’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company
Annapolis Shakespeare Company's visually and musically stunning production of Twelfth Night is a creative resetting of Shakespeare’s play. Set in 1929 Hollywood, it is a...
Review: ‘Young Frankenstein’ at Silhouette Stages
Silhouette Stages has a remarkable production of Young Frankenstein that is so dynamic, audience members kept checking the program to make sure they weren’t...
Review: ‘POTUS Among Us’ at Washington Improv Theater
A quick but firm handshake, a genuine embrace, a passing glance to own the room and most of all a nudge, wink and leaning...
Review: The Arden Cabaret Series: Michael Ogborn at The Arden Theatre Company, in Philadelphia
The Studio Theatre of the Arden Theatre Company’s Hamilton Family Arts Center was transformed into a nightclub/cabaret for Michael Ogborn’s Night at the Blue...
Review: ‘The Plough and the Stars’ from the Abbey Theatre at Annenberg Center in...
An adventurous new take on Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars brings a fragile yet startling version of the Irish classic to the...
Review: ‘Cirque Spooktacular’ at The Kennedy Center
Like The Nutcracker at Christmastime, Cirque Spooktacular, the NSO Pops’ Cirque de la Symphonie Halloween Extravaganza, is bound to become a seasonal tradition at...
Review: ‘Wonder of the World’ at Howard Community College Theatre Program
Wonder of the World by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Bill Gillett and presented by Howard Community College Theatre Program, opened last night.
The thundering Niagara...
Review: ‘The Year of Magical Thinking’ at Arena Stage at The Mead Center for...
Kathleen Turner is back at Arena Stage, and that is always good news for Washington theater-goers. Having starred in Mother Courage and her Children,...
Review: ‘Speech and Debate’ at George Washington University Department of Theatre and Dance
“Why can’t we talk about anything real in school?” The question is posed by Solomon, a nerdy high school student and wannabe journalist, whose...
Review: ‘¡Viva Cesar, Viva Kennedy!’ Featuring Eugenia León and La Santa Cecilia at The...
It is Hispanic Heritage Month at The Kennedy Center; as soon as you enter you can feel there is something different in the air....
A Celebration of Life for Zelda Fichandler This Sunday October 23rd From 2-7 PM...
ARENA STAGE AND THE FICHANDLER FAMILY
HOST A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR ZELDA FICHANDLER
AT THE MEAD CENTER FOR AMERICAN THEATER
Open reading of her words on...