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Review: ‘Christmas at the Old Bull & Bush’ at MetroStage
Back by popular demand, MetroStage has Christmas at the Old Bull & Bush again for its 2018 holiday season. Written and directed by Catherine Flye, Christmas...
Magic Time!: On Acting with a Conscience: A Q&A with Lianne Harvey, now appearing...
The character Lianne Harvey plays in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls, Sheila Birling, really fascinated me. Sheila stands out as no ordinary ingenue. During the...
Review: ‘A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas’ at Olney Theatre Center
The entryway to the Muritz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab at the Olney Theatre Center is lined with holiday lights and garnish. The cozy lobby is adorned...
Magic Time!: ‘How to Keep an Alien’ by Solas Nua
I can't recall seeing another play by someone who came to playwrighting from standup, but I'll not soon forget how I laughed my feckin...
Review: ‘How to Keep an Alien’ at Solas Nua
Love is unique. It is an intense bond of emotion, desire, and care between two people, deeply special to one another, that for them...
Review: ‘The Cher Show’ at the Neil Simon Theatre
A biographical jukebox musical about a Pop icon who’s lived her life in the public eye since the age of sixteen, The Cher Show,...
Review: ‘Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas’ at Adventure Theatre
If you are looking for some holiday merriment that is fun for all ages, dance and sing your way over to Adventure Theatre’s Fancy...
Review: ‘The Crucible’ by Lumina Theatre Company
It’s a witch hunt! Witches, whores, collusion, and corruption, peppered with a bit of witness tampering, threaten the dreams of small-town America in Lumina...
‘Hamilton’ Front and Center at 2018 Kennedy Center Honors
A mini Hamilton reunion took place at the Kennedy Center last night as actors from Hamilton’s original Broadway cast took part in the 41st...
In the Moment: ‘Indecent’ at Arena Stage
“Why must every Jew on stage be a paragon?” A key question asked without bombast by one of the fictional characters created by playwright...
Review: ‘Les Misérables: School Edition’ at Ovations Theatre
At a time when we are marching for our rights, a show like Les Misérables feels only too appropriate. If you don’t hear the...
Review: Paula Vogel’s ‘A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration’ at 1st Stage
A Civil War Christmas at 1st Stage is a strong addition to plays that connect with the holiday season. Playwright Paula Vogel embraces and...
Review: Bob Bartlett’s ‘The Accident Bear’ at The Avenue Laundromat
The Accident Bear is an unusual play, staged in an even more unusual location. Written by Bob Bartlett and directed by Jay Brock, it...
Review: ‘Charley’s Aunt’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre
At 126 years old and still going strong, Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas has lost none of its power to tickle an audience’s funny bone. Fells...
Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
I never feel like I’m fully in the Christmas spirit until I’ve donned an ugly sweater, had a gingerbread cookie and watched a production...
Review: ‘The Crater Sisters’ Christmas Special’ at Best Medicine Rep
You can skip your one-hundredth viewing of A Christmas Carol or The Nutcracker this holiday season and, instead, laugh the evening away at the...
Review: ‘Woman of No Importance’ at Scena Theatre
The first thing you notice about Scena Theatre’s Woman of No Importance is Alisa Mandel’s lush costume design. Like an unnamed character, her costumes...
15 Questions in 15 Minutes with ‘Be More Chill’ Composer and Lyricist Joe Iconis
Long Island native Joe Iconis knows better than anyone about the power of the internet to achieve fame that extends well beyond Andy Warhol’s...
Review: ‘Watergate…with Puppets’ by AnyStage Theater
Fans of zany humor might remember when AnyStage Theater popped up in the Capital Fringe Festival with its ridiculous (and mostly fact-free) takes on...
Review: ‘The Little Mermaid’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
The Little Mermaid is bringing big waves of happy little faces to Toby's Dinner Theatre. Whether they come adorned in magical gowns with sparkling...