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Review: ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)’ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
It is funny! Building from a witty start to a raucous, hilarious ending, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at The Little Theatre...
Review: ‘Crimes of the Heart’ at NextStop Theatre Company
Before there was Desperate Housewives, before there was Sex in the City, before there was Thelma and Louise, there was the play, Crimes of...
Review: ‘Smoke’ at Theatre Exile in Philadelphia
For more than a decade, Theatre Exile has made pushing the envelope their specialty. They’ve made themselves the city’s go-to company for sexy –...
Review: ‘Local Girls’ at Azuka Theatre in Philadelphia
Diskit (Anna Zaida Szapiro) is a high-school junior and a wiz at chemistry; Riley (Mary Tuomanen) is a senior in a heavy metal band...
Meet the Cast of Laurel Mill Playhouse’s ‘Man of La Mancha’: Part 1: Fred...
In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of Laurel Mill Playhouse's Man of La Mancha, meet Fred Nelson.
Please introduce yourself...
Review: Ramsey Lewis and John Pizzarelli: ‘Straighten Up and Fly Right-The Nat King Cole...
There are few artists who have honored the legacy of Nat King Cole into the modern era the way singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli has. Early...
Review: ‘The Normal Heart’ at Vagabond Players
Motivational Speaker David Joseph Schwartz once wrote, “To fight fear, act. To increase fear, wait, put off, postpone.” In their latest production during their...
Review: ‘Director’s Cut’ at The Washington Ballet at The Kennedy Center
Ballet Elevated
Earlier this month, the dance world rumbled a bit upon learning of the resignation of The Washington Ballet’s high-energy, effervescent Artistic Director Septime...
Review: ‘NSO Pops: Broadway Today with Darren Criss & Betsy Wolfe’ at The Kennedy...
While most of the week here in Washington, DC has been dreary and rainy, the weekend is off to a bright start as Darren...
Review: ‘Man of La Mancha’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Laurel Mill Playhouse proves the dream is possible in their powerful production of Man of La Mancha. This 1964 musical with its book by...
Review: Filter Theatre’s ‘Twelfth Night’ at The Clarice
Everything about Filter Theatre's Twelfth Night, playing at University of Maryland's Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, is unconventional. It's part-musical, part-performance art, part-audience participation, and the...
Review: ‘Hick: A Love Story’ at Baltimore Theatre Project
Eleanor Roosevelt, beloved First Lady, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was a surprisingly layered woman. Seems she had a relationship with a (clutch...
Review: ‘Lobby Hero’ at Theatre Horizon in Norristown, PA
A complex new production of Lobby Hero at Theatre Horizon takes an exacting look at just how delicate an instrument a moral compass can...
Review: ‘Robin Hood’ at Victorian Lyric Opera Company
Rob from the rich, give to the poor ̶ a theme with universal and enduring appeal, at least among 99% of us.
The centuries-old legend of...
Review: ‘Red’ at Walnut Street Theatre Independence Studio 3 in Philadelphia
Mark Rothko, the acclaimed abstract expressionist painter returns to Philadelphia in Red, the Tony Award-winning play by John Logan, at the tiny Independence Studio...
Filichia on Friday: ‘February’s Leftovers and March’s Brainteaser’ by Peter Filichia
It's an honor to bring Peter Filichia's column every week on Kritzerland called 'Filichia on Friday' to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts.
This Week: February’s Leftovers and March’s Brainteaser
Purchase Peter...
Filichia on Friday: ‘Let’s COPE Again, Like We Did Last Century’ by Peter Filichia
It's an honor to bring Peter Filichia's column every week on Kritzerland called 'Filichia on Friday' to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts.
This Week: Let’s COPE Again, Like We Did...
In the Moment: Véronneau and Company Danzante at Atlas’ INTERSECTIONS Festival
Having separately followed two of the DC area’s delightful performing arts groups, one a jazz ensemble and the other a dance troupe, I was...
Review: ‘In the Heights’ at Montgomery College
Montgomery College’s current production is The Tony Award-winning musical In The Heights, with book by Quiara Alegria Hudes and music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel...
Review: ‘Women Without Men’ at The Mint Theater Company in New York City
Playwright Hazel Ellis is not a name that comes readily to mind. Her play, currently running at City Center under the auspices of the...