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Review: ‘Little Women (The Musical)’ by Wildwood Summer Theatre at the Arts Barn
Wow! Wildwood Summer Theatre’s production of Little Women (The Musical) was both dazzling and polished; its shine reflected the animated energy of its all-youth (ages...
Review: ‘Bernstein at 100: A Celebration’ at Wolf Trap
What could bring luminaries from the worlds of opera, musical theatre, a cappella, jazz, dance, choral music, and symphonic music together for one night...
Review: ‘Dave’ at Arena Stage
The real news getting you down? Do you have a plentitude of cares and woes hanging over your head? Are you an addicted MSNBC...
2018 New York Musical Festival Review: ‘’68’ at The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row
This August marks the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago – one of the watershed events in the history of...
2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Sucks to be a Grownup’
In Sucks to be a Grownup, you’ll see every side of CJ. Her funny side, her angry side, and even her emotional side. You’ll...
Review: ‘Barnum’ at Prince William Little Theatre
By Leandra Lynn
Step right up! Feast your eyes on PWLT’s current production, Barnum! The fun started even before I walked into the Hylton Performing...
Review: ‘Head over Heels’ at the Hudson Theatre
An epic marriage of Ancient, Elizabethan, and Post-Modern stylings, the Broadway premiere of Head over Heels at the Hudson Theatre, produced by Gwyneth Paltrow...
2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Country Co-ed’
If you’re a fan of double entendres and early-2000s raunchy teen movies, then chances are you’ll like The Country Co-ed, a modern re-imagining of...
2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘up your aesthetic’
Although it is aesthetically pleasing—beautifully designed and performed—up your aesthetic has nothing to do with aesthetics, per se.
Instead, the production—which opened at the Blind...
2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘A View From My Backyard’
Fringe is filled with stories, but few are as comfortably charming as the memories presented in A View From My Backyard.
Sara Herrera presents her...
2018 Capital Fringe Review: ’52:15′
The melody may be unfamiliar, but the music that opens The 100th Monkey Theatre Ensemble's 52:15 is immediately recognizable as a television news show...
2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Perfecting the Kiss’
This comedy about bad theater and inappropriate backstage behavior is just gobsmacking good. Laugh-a-minute is an underestimation. Don't miss it.
Perfecting the Kiss, a production from...
Holly Bass Celebrates Black Sisterhood in ‘The Trans-Atlantic Time Traveling Company’
District-based solo performer Holly Bass creates in so many media and art forms I can’t keep up with her—and I’ve been covering her for...
Review: ‘This Ain’t No Disco’ at Atlantic Theater Company
With music and lyrics by Stephen Trask (internationally acclaimed for the electrifying and poignant score he created for Hedwig and the Angry Inch in...
In The Moment: Building New Homes for the Arts in Fairfax County
Throughout my years covering the arts in the DC area, I have often heard that Fairfax County is a wasteland, a desert, no place...
Review: ‘Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean’ at Cockpit...
By Bill Kamberger
On September 30, 1975, twenty years to the day after the car crash that took the life of movie legend James Dean,...
Review: ‘Be a Good Little Widow’ at Unexpected Stage
It's anybody's guess what goes through a person's mind in their final moments. Most of us are very familiar with what goes through the...
Review: ‘The Theory of Theories’ at District of Columbia Arts Center
An unnamed academic (Cristen Stephansky), in town for a conference, lounges on a sofa taking notes for her presentation. Her host, (Karoline Troger) a...
2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Ghosts’
A promising but flawed dive into the way we deal with death, Ghosts creates an interesting premise and delivers touching moments of emotion. Written...
2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Burn Out Blessings’
Imagine a classroom decorated for a birthday party. On the table is a cake, party hats, paper napkins, and plates; a banner is tacked...