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A Look at No Rules Theatre Company’s ‘Suicide, Incorporated’ – Week...

Ahh, tech: the time in every actor’s life where everything else seems to stop. Dishes go undone, dirty laundry overflows in my hamper, and...

A Short Chat With Charlie Brady Who’s Playing Sonny in ‘Xanadu’...

Charlie Brady is playing the not-too-bright but energetic Sonny Malone in Signature Theatre's production of Xanadu. I asked Charlie to talk about playing Sonny. Joel:...

Stage Dad: “What I Wish I Had Known…” by Glenn Cook

Occasionally, I get questions from others whose children are interested in pursuing a career in the performing arts. Usually, they want to know how...

Erin Weaver on Playing Kira in ‘Xanadu’ at Signature Theatre by...

I heard a two women at intermission at Xanadu last Saturday night at intermission blurt out, "Is that really Erin Weaver?" What audiences and...

‘The Wailers’ at Charles Town Races by Mike Spain

The Wailers performed Friday night at The H Lounge located in the middle of Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. Local reggae band Jah...

Nibbles And Sips Around Town: ‘Summer Cookbooks, Celebs, and A Sri...

Apron Anxiety Giveaway – Alyssa Shelasky’s hot new tell-all cookbook will be given away to a one of our readers, so click here and Go to...

A Look at No Rules Theatre Company’s ‘Suicide, Incorporated’ – Week...

As we finish up our fourth week in the rehearsal room and head into tech, I’m feeling cool, calm, and collected. I’m so eager...

Evan Casey & Jason Lott on Running Around Like Crazy at...

I saw The 39 Steps last week and laughed so hard my jaw was hurting. Most of these guffaws came from watching Jason Lott and...

Stage Dad: ‘A Lesson From Dance’ by Glenn Cook

Like many parents with school-age children, a standing feature on many of our Saturdays is toting the kids to various lessons. For all of...

Interview with ‘Musicians of Mercy’ Founder Robin Fay Massie by Teresa...

Musicians of Mercy is a Baltimore area ensemble that coordinates benefits and performs for the sole purpose of helping those in need. Its founder,...

‘The Secret Garden’ at St. Mark’s Players by Joel Markowitz

St. Mark's Players deserves the highest praise for their beautifully directed and performed production of The Secret Garden, which has a lush score by...

Madeline Botteri on playing Monica P. Miller in ‘Rooms: A Rock...

Madeline Botteri is a bundle of energy as Monica P. Miller in Kensington Arts Theatre's production of Rooms: A Rock Romance. With her  powerful...

Judyisms: ‘Unmentionable Moment – One Day This Will Be Funny’ by...

The very serious play was Equus, about a boy who mutilated horses by blinding them with an ice pick ... horrible to say the very least....

A Look at No Rules Theatre Company’s ‘Suicide, Incorporated’ – Week...

This is Part 2 of Co-Artistic Director Brian Sutow taking us behind the scenes of No Rules Theatre Company's production of Suicide, Incorporated: We are now almost...

Stage Dad: ‘A Triathlon in Chunks’ by Glenn Cook

Being the parent of a professional child actor has a lot in common with triathlons. Sometimes you run, sometimes you spin around in circles,...

Capital Sound: Adalia Jimenez Knocks the National Anthem Out of the...

The Washington Nationals are a baseball team full of young talent like the 19 year-old sensation Bryce Harper and pitching ace Stephen Strasburg. However,...

Eric Jones on Playing Ian in ‘Rooms: A Rock Romance’ at...

I am so happy that several productions of Rooms: A Rock Romance are popping up all over the DC Metro area, and last night I...

Stage Dad: ‘Three Simple Rules’ by Glenn Cook

Everyone has heard horrible stories about stage parents. Reality shows paint the worst pictures in vivid, cable-ready HD. Tabloids are littered with tales of the...

A Look at No Rules Theatre Company’s ‘Suicide, Incorporated’ – Week...

For the next three weeks, Co-Artistic Directors Brian Sutow and Joshua Morgan will be taking us behind the scenes of their new production of...

Priscilla Cuellar on Appearing in ‘Working – A Musical’ at The...

She has one of the most thrilling voices I have ever heard on the stage and now audiences who come to see The Keegan...