Review: ‘NSO Pops: West Side Story in Concert’ at The Kennedy...
West Side Story remains glorious from its opening notes to its incredibly powerful final curtain. The National Symphony Orchestra’s (NSO) Pops concert version adds...
Review: ‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’...
Have you ever had a day where absolutely every little thing goes wrong? Well, Alexander has. In the musical version of Judith Viorst’s book,...
Review: ‘Death by Design’ at The Potomac Playmakers
By Karen Lane
Walking into the elegant, bright theater hall of The Woman’s Club, the audience happily chatters away anticipating a fun-filled evening. Before them...
Who’s in Town? Jamie Bernstein Reflects on Dad Leonard Bernstein’s Legacy...
The first time music hit me - and it hit me hard - was when I was seven. My mom handed me Leonard Bernstein’s...
Review: ‘The Princess and the Pauper – A Bollywood Tale’ at...
Imagination Stage proudly debuts The Princess and the Pauper- A Bollywood Tale, a musical adaptation of the classic Mark Twain novel. Written exclusively for...
Review: ‘Stick Fly’ by ANKH Repertory at the Gaithersburg Art Barn
Stick Fly is a boiling stew of classism, colorism, parent-child dynamics, unspeakable secrets, and marital choices. With a cast every bit the equal of...
Review: ‘Aubergine’ at Olney Theatre Center (Women’s Voices Theater Festival)
There are certain meals that stay with you forever.
It could be the pie that your mom makes every Christmas, the soup that you made...
Review: ‘I Hate Hamlet’ at Spotlighters Theatre
When attending a show whose premise is a “play within a play,” look around. All of those audience members who are cracking up at...
Review: ‘Michael Feinstein Presents Laura Osnes’ at AMP by Strathmore
DC-based Broadway lovers rejoice: Michael Feinstein, reigning king of the Great American Songbook, is bringing his signature cabaret-style show to the DC region. Feinstein...
Review: ‘All She Must Possess’ at Rep Stage (Women’s Voices Theater...
An evening of wordplay on the meanings and messages of Modern art awaits audiences at All She Must Possess. This is another worthy world...
Review: ‘The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940’ at Bowie Playhouse
Complete with double identities, hidden passages, murders, and mystery, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 is the type of comedy that blends the serious...
Review: ‘Titanic in Concert’ at the Heritage Players
Titanic in Concert, story and book by Peter Sone, lyrics and music by Maury Yeston, opened this weekend at the Heritage Players at the...
In the Moment: Interview with Patrick Lord, Projection Designer
For regular theater-goers, we have seen that projection design is not a fad or an eye-popping, one-time visual effect. Projection design has become an...
Review: ‘Skeleton Crew’ at Baltimore Center Stage (Women’s Voices Theater Festival)
As part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, to highlight the diversity and depth of new plays being written by women, Baltimore Center Stage...
The Cake is a Lie: ‘It’s the Rest of the World...
I present to you this review of Flying V Theatre’s It’s the Rest of the World that Looks So Small: A Theatrical Revue of...
Review: ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ at Everyman Theatre
Long Day’s Journey Into Night chills to the bone.
The wind was howling as the cold air clipper passed through downtown Baltimore last Friday evening....
Interview: Jeremy Goldman on ‘Cabaret Night’ by Silhouette Stages at Slayton...
Silhouette Stages is best known for its spectacular musical productions. However, every once in a while, they like to give some of their talented...
Review: ‘The Underpants’ at Rockville Little Theatre
Review by Bob Ashby
The Underpants, an intermittently amusing adaptation by Steve Martin of a 1911 script by German playwright Carl Sternheim, concluded its run...
Review: ‘Hairspray’ an Adventure Theatre ATMTC Academy Student Production
Adventure Theatre and ATMTC Academy presented their student production of Hairspray over the weekend. Young artists, ranging from grades four through twelve, hit the...
In the Moment Part 2: Interviews with Playwrights Dominique Cieri, Wendy...
This is the second part of a two-part series of interviews with Women’s Voices Theatre Festival playwrights. In this series, I asked the same...