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Reston Community Players mounts uproariously funny ‘The Producers’

There isn’t a weak link anywhere in the cast, and the technical side of the production is every bit as strong. By BOB ASHBY

Rockville Musical Theatre’s ‘Young Frankenstein’ is a scream 

A smashing revival of a musical based on a beloved film and a masterly monster mashup of comedy and dancing. By JENNIFER GEORGIA

Little Theatre of Alexandria’s ‘Young Frankenstein’ is a blast

Mel Brooks' madcap musical is perfect for the spooky season. By KENDALL MOSTAFAVI

Review: ‘Laughter on the 23rd Floor’ at Walnut Street Theatre

A special recipe for a belly full of laughter awaits at the Walnut Street Theatre. Take a bunch of madcap comedy show writers, mix...

Review: ‘The Producers’ at the Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater and...

Excellently directed by Laura J. Martin with crisp musical direction from Mat Levine, Mel Brooks' The Producers at the Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater...

Interview: Jennifer Childs and Monica Stephenson Bring Holiday Cheer to Philadelphia...

1812 Productions’ Producing Artistic Director and Co-Founder Jennifer Childs teamed up again with musician Monica Stephenson, a long-time friend and former colleague at the...

Review: ‘Young Frankenstein’ at Silhouette Stages

Silhouette Stages has a remarkable production of Young Frankenstein that is so dynamic, audience members kept checking the program to make sure they weren’t...

Review: ‘The Producers’ at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre

Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre's production of The Producers is a delightfully hilarious romp, at once a satire on Broadway musicals and a loving tribute...

Meet the Cast of Silhouette Stages’ ‘Next to Normal’: Part 1:...

In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of Silhouette Stages Next to Normal, meet Jeremy Goldman. Joel: Please introduce yourself to our...

In the Moment: An Interview with William V. Madison Author of...

A terrific opportunity awaits those of us who enjoy delving deeper to examine the lives of actors that enthralled us over their careers. The upcoming...

‘Nips at Nite’ Plays This Saturday, 9/26@7 & 10:30 PM at...

TimelessTease Productions, a young burlesque troupe out of Baltimore, burst onto the scene last year with a very elaborate and scripted production, Steampunk Seductions....

‘The Producers’ at Olney Theatre Center

Camp it up with the comic free-for-all that is the Olney Theatre Center's take on Mel Brooks’ Tony Award-winning musical The Producers. Become your...

Neil Simon’s ‘Fools’ at APL Drama Club

Fools by Neil Simon opened this weekend presented by the APL Drama Club located on the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab campus in Laurel,...

‘Rumors’ at The Heritage Players

The Heritage Players' uproarious production of the farce Rumors is written by Neil Simon. Yes, the word farce and Neil Simon usually don’t go together, but if...

An Interview With Director Laurie Nelson on ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ at...

DCMetroTheaterArts ("DCMTA") is interested in highlighting community performing arts events that focus on emerging musical theater talent and fresh voices. With well over 100...

‘The Producers’ at Sandy Spring Theater Group

In 2001, The Producers took home 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Original Score. Adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas...

Robert O’Hara on Directing ‘The Totalitarians’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

The notion that a single state could suddenly become a Totalitarian governed state here within the United States of America without anyone noticing is...

‘Titus Andronicus’ at Faction of Fools

I'll be the first to admit that I was... concerned when I heard that one of DC's funniest acting troupes was staging one of...

‘The Producers’ at South County High School

What does Rio, a Swedish bombshell, singing and dancing gays and Hitler all have in common? Absolutely nothing, but in Mel Brooks’ musical The...

Meet Ulla, Roger, and Franz of ‘The Producers’ at South County...

South County High School opens its production of Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan’s Tony Award-winning musical The Producers tonight. The Producers concerns two theatrical producers...