Tag: Ricky Drummond
Vibrant and fun ‘Footloose’ at NextStop Theatre Company
Despite the musical's dated book, this is a high-energy production set to a nostalgia-tinged soundtrack. By JULIAN OQUENDO
Go to ‘Shakespeare in Love’ at Keegan for good, trashy fun
In this exuberant adaptation of the Oscar-winning comedy, every actor has at least one scene during which they chew the scenery to tatters.
A grand night of singing in ‘A Familiar Melody’ at NextStop
A revue of beloved showtunes makes for a giddy reunion of artists and audience.
Review: ‘The Wedding Singer’ at NextStop Theatre Company
A wedding singer spurned by love becomes unlikely friends with the waitress at the local banquet hall and, from dumping to dumpsters, finds that...
Review: ‘Flip Flop: A Miscast Cabaret’ at Monumental Theatre Company
For the fourth year in a row, Monumental Theatre Company has hosted their annual event, featuring top millennial talent from the DC area. Flip...
Magic Time!: ‘Big Fish’ at The Keegan Theatre
The musical Big Fish is by any measure a feel-good show for the whole family, as evidenced by the buoyant and beautiful production now...
Review: ‘Big Fish’ at The Keegan Theatre
Family-friendly musicals are relatively rare these days. Family-friendly musicals that have adult themes are even rarer.
Big Fish, with book by John August and music...
Review: ‘Urinetown: The Musical’ at Nextstop Theatre Company
Imagine a musical about a revolution, where a few scrappy rebels fight for the dignity of their fellow man against a tyrannical few. Now...
Review #2: ‘Parade’ at The Keegan Theatre
Arguments have been made that the theater is supposed to be a “safe place” where patrons can go to be entertained, away from the...
Review #1: ‘Parade’ at The Keegan Theatre
An intriguing musical piece of consequential historical value, The Keegan Theatre’s production of the Award-winning musical Parade is unapologetically dark and honest. Based on...
Review: ‘Hamlette’ at The Keegan Theatre
Being a teenager is never easy, especially if your mother has just married your uncle, who also happens to have murdered your father, and...
DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2016 #13: Best Direction and Musical Direction in...
The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts Best Direction and Musical Direction in Musicals and Best Direction of Plays of 2016 in Community Theatres in DC/VA/MD Are:
BEST...
Review: ‘Stupid Fucking Bird’ at Silver Spring Stage
Stupid Fucking Bird is Aaron Posner’s inspired and irreverent takeoff on Anton Chekhov’s 19th Century play The Seagull. Stupid Fucking Bird follows the plotline...
‘Dogfight’ at The Keegan Theatre
A trip to the Keegan Theatre is a must for they are now presenting the first collaboration of the dynamic songwriting team of Benj...