Review: ‘Into the Woods’ at Fredericktowne Players
Into the Woods, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, is now playing at the JBK Theater at the...
Review: ‘Bernstein on Broadway’ at The Kennedy Center
It was a glorious evening for Leonard Bernstein and musical theater fans at The Kennedy Center. It was the exceptional, one-night-only opening to the...
Review: ‘Bridges of Madison County’ at Red Branch Theatre Company
The Bridges of Madison County turns out to be an ideal musical for an ambitious youth theater looking to build bridges to a wider...
Review: ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ at Port Tobacco Players
Sherlock Holmes is an enduring character in the annals of detective fiction. A master of deduction, Holmes has been the subject of countless movies...
In the Moment: Matt Haimovitz Brings Mobile Music to Northern Virginia
In these days of the end of the brick-and-mortar retail shops, and in these times when new audiences are less likely to purchase subscriptions...
Review: ‘The Addams Family’ at Washington County Playhouse
The Addams Family, made famous by American cartoonist Charles Addams in 1938 in The New Yorker, became well-loved in the 1960s when adapted for...
Review: ‘Deathtrap’ at Silver Spring Stage
The opening of Ira Levin’s Deathtrap this weekend marked the start of the 50th Season for Silver Spring Stage. The play, which opened on...
Review: ‘Rapture, Blister, Burn’ at Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions
In these days of constant bombast and weaponized words, when sounding reasonable and wanting to be open to another person’s point of view sounds almost...
Review: ‘The Christians’ at Baltimore Center Stage
Spearheading a “season of community” and stimulating thought-provoking dialogue, Baltimore Center Stage headlines the first production of its 2017/18 span in electrifying fashion with...
Review: ‘Sally McCoy’ at Cohesion Theatre Company
“Every man on earth would kill for somethin’. Any says different – jus’ ain’t found out wha’s worth killin’ for yet.” – Devil Anse Hatfield,...
Review: ‘The Canterville Ghost’ at The Montgomery Playhouse
Just as you are taking down your Labor Day bunting and searching for last year’s fall decorations, there arrives a bit of spooky mystery...
Review: ‘I Hate Hamlet’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre
Threading a touch of Shakespeare with campy humor and artful absurdity, Fells Point Corner Theatre (FPCT) introduces its 30th anniversary season with a fun...
Review: ‘The Legend of Pufferfish Pat’ at InterAct Story Theatre
Pufferfish Pat is hardly your run of the mill Cowboy name. In fact, it’s so unusual that the cowboy it identifies gets “madder than...
Review: ‘Disgraced’ at NextStop Theatre Company
What a combustible evening at NextStop’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar. Under Thembi Duncan’s adroit direction and with fascinating casting,...
Review: ‘Aglaonike’s Tiger’ at Venus Theatre
Aglaonike’s Tiger, written by Claudia Barnett and directed by Deborah Randall, is playing now at the Venus Theatre in Laurel, MD. The drama is...
Review: ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ at Rep Stage
Even successful plays get retired from the workforce after a few seasons. A select few, however, may go on to a new phase of...
Review: ‘In the Heights’ at Olney Theatre Center (in a co-production...
In a week that began with the repeal of DACA -- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – what better way to end it than...
Review: ‘Two Trains Running’ at Spotlighters Theatre
Okay, I’ll say it: the production of August Wilson’s Two Trains Running is so packed with dynamic performances under the direction of the multi-faceted...
Review: ‘An Inspector Calls’ at the Laurel Mill Playhouse
An Inspector Calls, by J.B. Priestly, is currently playing at Laurel Mill Playhouse, produced by Maureen Rogers and directed by Ilene Chalmers. Priestly was...
Review: ‘Dreamgirls’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Dreamgirls has followed the summer’s closet full of Dreamcoats into Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia. That’s a lot of dreams, providing plenty of rich...