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Rick Foucheux, Veteran DC Actor, Talks About Giving Back for Quotidian Theatre’s ‘HUGHIE’ Benefit...

It's an act of love and giving back. Rick Foucheux, veteran actor and esteemed member of the DC theater community, is taking to the Quotidian...

WAPAVA Presents Its List of 2015-16 Season Archives 50 Productions from Washington, DC Area...

Do you love DC-area theater, but missed seeing one of this season’s performances? Are you a theater professional and need to review the blocking...

A Preview of Colonial Players of Annapolis’ ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’? by Director...

Colonial Players of Annapolis may be in its 68th season, but the production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opening October 21, 2016, will...

Review: “Oh, Hello on Broadway” at the Lyceum Theatre in NYC

I imagine there is a first time for everything. There I was, sixth row on the aisle at the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway, at...

Review: ‘Inner Voices’ at Premieres in NYC

The human condition can be challenging, whatever your age, gender, background, or experience. Inner Voices explores, with insight and humor, some of those debilitating...

Review: ‘DEMO by Damian Woetzel: Heroes’ at The Kennedy Center

The New York City Ballet’s “main man” for 25 years, Damian Woetzel is a hero to many, certainly one of my favorite dancers. Dressed...

Meet the Cast of Peace Mountain Theatre Company’s ‘A Delicate Balance’: Part 2: Louis...

In Part 2 of a series of interviews with the cast of Peace Mountain Theatre Company’s A Delicate Balance, meet Louis Pangaro. Joel: Please introduce yourself and...

Meet the Cast of ‘Ruthless! The Musical’ at Creative Cauldron: Part 4: Alan Naylor

Meet the Cast of ‘Ruthless! The Musical’ at Creative Cauldron: Part 4: Meet Alan Naylor. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they...

Fringe Encore Series Review: ‘Piaf and Brel (The Impossible Concert)’ at SoHo Playhouse in...

Though they never met or performed together, Édith Piaf (1915-63) and Jacques Brel (1929-78), nearly fifteen years apart in age, both became legends of...

Review #2: ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’

Now and then there comes a production of a play that is so spectacularly original it confounds one’s every expectation of what can be...

Review: Joey Alexander at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club

To say that 13-year-old jazz pianist Joey Alexander is a child prodigy is an understatement. He is the future of jazz. According to his bio...

A Report on ‘The Bohemian Girl’ Semi-Staged Concert at The Victorian Lyric Opera Company

The Victorian Lyric Opera Company (VLOC) presented a semi-staged concert version of the 1843 opera, The Bohemian Girl. The opera has music by Michael William...

Review: ‘Holiday Inn’ at Studio 54 in New York City

The gifted director Michael Blakemore once said, "When the curtain goes up, the audience is in trouble." What he meant was that we out front...

Review: ‘Net Worth’ at The Strand Theater

The Strand Theater (“The Strand”) opens its Ninth Season with the regional premiere of Net Worth, a funny and touching one-person show by Bari...

Meet the Cast of Peace Mountain Theatre Company’s ‘A Delicate Balance’: Part 1: Nancy...

In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of Peace Mountain Theatre Company's A Delicate Balance, meet Nancy Blum. Joel: Please introduce yourself...

Review: Fringe POP (Performance over Projection) Private Track at the Logan Fringe Arts Space...

FringePOP has started its run at Capital Fringe in Washington, DC. POP stands for Performance over Projection. The evening blends theatre and film, with...

Review: ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at St. Mark’s Players

When the cast of St. Mark‘s Players’ new production, Peter and the Starcatcher, charges out from behind deep red curtains for their opening scene,...

Review: ‘An Iliad’ at Taffety Punk Theatre Company

Surprisingly little greets the audience as they enter the intimate black box space at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop where Taffety Punk Theatre Company...

An Interview with Playwright Larissa FastHorse

Larissa FastHorse is one of the playwrights participating in Center Stage’s Wright Now Play Later project, which kicks off today. I had a chance...

Review: Fringe POP (Performance over Projection) Private Track at the Logan Fringe Arts Space...

The Logan Fringe Arts Space, now offering year-round programming, has launched a new annual series. Julianne Brienza, CEO/Founder of Capital Fringe, has a vision...