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‘Damn Yankees’ at McLean Community Players by Terry Byrne
Damn Yankees is the ultimate date musical, mixing equal parts sports and romance. Men in tight pants, a loose woman hell-bent on seduction, showtune...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘Dark House’ by Flora Scott
Dark House, written by Tarpley Long, is the original title of William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! and the current title of her take on it....
‘The Wiz’ at Montgomery College’s Summer Dinner Theatre by Ramona Harper
“This is an amazing production” -- words of one of the visibly dazzled theatergoers following opening night’s The Wiz at Montgomery College’s Summer Dinner Theatre 2013....
Harry Connick, Jr. at Wolf Trap by Teal Ruland
Grammy Award winner, Emmy Award winner, Tony Award nominee, Hollywood heartthrob, and all around dreamboat Harry Connick, Jr. took over Wolf Trap's Filene Center...
2013 Capital Fringe Show Preview: ‘RFK’ by Russ Widdall
Actor Russ Widdall on being Bobby
I was born in 1965.
That year is identified as both the end of the Baby Boom and the beginning...
‘The Red Mill’ at The Victorian Lyric Opera Company by Nicole...
Lots of catchy numbers, great singing, some punny laughs, and a quick trip to Holland are only a few of the pleasures you will...
Earth, Wind & Fire at Wolf Trap by Audrey Thornton
The musical high priests of ‘Cosmic Consciousness’ Earth, Wind & Fire played June 4, 2013 to a sold-out audience in The Filene Center at...
Victorian Lyric Opera Company Revives Victor Herbert’s ‘The Red Mill’ 6/6-16...
The show that made theatrical history in 1906 with Broadway’s first moving electrified sign is now bringing its cheery flair to Rockville, MD for...
Aaron Reeder on Appearing in ‘Showboat’ in Chicago and in DC...
Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein’s Classical Musical at Washington National Opera at The Kennedy Center.
This is not my first time on the Boat. Back...
‘Guys and Dolls, JR.’ at Thoreau Middle School by Eric Denver
You didn't have to take Amtrak to Broadway this past weekend to find “The Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York.” All you...
Michael Kahn Inducted as Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order...
STC ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL KAHN NAMED HONORARY COMMANDER OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Michael Kahn, Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company,...
‘9 to 5: The Musical’ at The Arlington Players by Julia...
The Arlington Players presents the DC area premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical, based on the popular 1980 20th Century Fox film, with music...
‘The Mountaintop’ at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American...
From The Mountaintop into the Promised Land
I thought it was really raining behind the motel room on the Kreeger Theater stage. They must...
Frost/Nixon at Silver Spring Stage by Keith Tittlermary
“When the president does it, that means it is not illegal” – Richard Nixon, in his 1977 interview with David Frost.
In 1977, British tabloid...
‘Cabaret’ at American University by Alexa Kelly
“Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!” the master of ceremonies begins, with an eerie grin. But you never really feel welcome, or at home. Nor would you...
Susan Hadary on ‘Walter P. Carter: Champion for Change’ by Teresa...
"The Martin Luther King of Maryland"
Walter P. Carter was a central figure in ending segregation in Baltimore, Maryland. As chairman of C.O.R.E. (Congress of...
John Monnett on Directing and Choreographing ‘9 to 5’ at The...
The Arlington Players (TAP) opens its spring production this weekend, with the area premiere of 9 to 5. Based on the popular 1980 movie...
American Shakespeare Center’s ‘The Custom of the Country’ Strikes a Modern...
This morning I read an article in The Washington Post that helped me understand why the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton sometimes devotes its...
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra: ‘The Gospel Truth’ Review by Audrey Thornton
In keeping with its blues-drenched hand-clapping theme, the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra (MJO), delivered another festive evening of big band tunes at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday,...
‘Voodoo Macbeth’ at The American Century Theater by David Friscic
The American Century Theater (TACT), under the Artistic Direction of Jack Marshall, pulls it all together with a stunning and audacious production of "that...