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Review: ‘Draw the Circle’ at Mosaic Theater Company
Draw the Circle is no ordinary one-man show. Nor is it an ordinary autobiographical play. Because Mashuq Mushtaq Deen—its transgender playwright and solo performer—has...
Review: ‘Snow Day’ at Arts on the Horizon
Arts on the Horizon makes the most of a sparse, simple stage for their entertaining production of Rex Daugherty’s “Snow Day.” The performance starts...
Review: ‘ink’ at The Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
In ink, choreographer/dancer Camille A. Brown’s final installment in her trilogy examining African-American identity, an entire history of a people is written indelibly on the...
Review: ‘Once On This Island’ at the Circle in the Square Theatre
The first Broadway revival of the 1990 Tony-nominated hit musical Once On This Island, with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by...
Review: ‘A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas’ at Olney Theatre Center
Surely, Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is the definitive Christmas story—at least, in the fiction category—and Paul Morella’s scrumptious and spooky adaptation has become a...
Review: ‘The Brownings’ at Orbiter 3
It’s long been said that in order to be a writer, one must be at least a little crazy. Well, they don’t get any...
Review: ‘Peter Pan’ at the Arden Theatre
Arden Children’s Theatre opens its 20th Anniversary Season with a delightful production of Peter Pan, adapted for the stage by Douglas Irvine, and based...
Interview: Natalia Magnicaballi of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet Discusses ‘Forever Balanchine: Farewell Performances’
I had the pleasure to sit down with Natalia Magnicaballi, principal dancer with The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, to talk about her work with the...
Review: ‘The Goodies’ at Iron Crow Theatre
The Goodies, a devised play conceived by Director Susan Stroupe and the eight women of color who have taken on the roles of the...
Review: ‘Madeline’s Christmas’ at Creative Cauldron
The twelve little girls in two straight lines of Ludwig Bemelmans’ beloved children’s series have taken the stage this holiday season in Creative Cauldron’s...
Review: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life a Live Radio Play’ at the Laurel Mill Playhouse
It’s a Wonderful Life is a classic. One we want to see every holiday season. Growing up, it was a household staple for us...
Review: ‘Hansel and Gretel’ at Synetic Theater
Synetic Theater presents a imaginative re-telling of a beloved classic with their wordless production of Hansel and Gretel. Directed and choreographed by co-adaptors Tori...
Review: ‘The Girl of the Golden West’ at the Virginia Opera
Giacomo Puccini never met a foreign culture that he didn’t try to set to music. His operas set in Japan (Madama Butterfly) and China...
Review: ‘Peekaboo! A Nativity Play’ at the Hub Theatre
Want to wish yourself a Merry Little Christmas and a Happy New Year in a new way? Then for those with a bent for...
Review: ‘Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone?’ at The WorkShop Theater
One of the early, less-familiar works by Tony Award-winning playwright and librettist Terrence McNally (famed for his highly-acclaimed Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class, Kiss...
Review: ‘Black Girl: Linguistic Play’ at The Kennedy Center
A lone bass guitar player, Electric Bassist Tracy Wormworth, is highlighted in a stream of light. He is seen at a distance and the...
Review: ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’ at Prince George’s Little Theatre
What can you say about a character who was on a first name basis with Walt Disney and Mahatma Ghandi? A character who dominated...
Review: ‘Amazing Grace’ at the Museum of the Bible
A gorgeous production of a glorious musical in a grand new DC theater. What's not to love?
The new hall for performing arts is the...
Review: ‘The Sea Cadet’ and ‘A Trip to Africa’ at Concert Operetta Theater
Concert Operetta Theater moved into new artistic territory with its November production of two unfamiliar operettas. Daniel Pantano’s Philadelphia company teamed up with a...
Review: ‘My Fair Lady’ at Quintessence Theatre
Quintessence Theatre has built a strong reputation as a home for classic drama. But now they’ve dived into the American Musical Theatre canon in...