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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

An upbeat and catchy ‘SpongeBob Musical’ from Silhouette Stages by Cybele Pomeroy

The show is full of candy-colored positivity and features a stellar cast. By CYBELE POMEROY

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:34PM
Monday, July 24, 2023

Excellent cast plays ‘The Absence of a Cello’ at Bowie Community Theatre by Cybele Pomeroy

The well-written play is literate and humorous — a drama with some funny bits.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 08:26PM
Tuesday, July 18, 2023

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Grief Baby’s First Road Trip’ by Adedana Ashebir (4 1⁄2 stars) by Cybele Pomeroy

A young woman explores her relationship with her father, perfectionism, and risk.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 09:04AM

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Attack on Tunggorono’ by Marc Hoffman (3 stars) by Cybele Pomeroy

Traditional Indonesian puppetry is beautifully juxtaposed with current events.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:41AM
Sunday, July 16, 2023

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela?’ by Pamela H. Leahigh (4 stars) by Cybele Pomeroy

One woman with multiple voices offers her quirks, traumas, and terrors as tribute to the gods of Comedy.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 09:26PM

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Shut Up Martha’ (5 stars) by Cybele Pomeroy

Compelling retelling of the Watergate scandal from the point of view of one of its most colorful characters.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 09:08PM
Sunday, July 9, 2023

‘Love and Vinyl’ spins a fascinating and funny story in a real record shop by Cybele Pomeroy

Once upon a time, predict-y sorts of folk predicted that ebooks would replace physical books. Bibliophiles dictated otherwise. Likewise, CDs, MP3s, and direct digital downloads threatened to…

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:43AM
Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Strong singers sweeten ‘Sondheim on Sondheim’ at Silhouette Stages by Cybele Pomeroy

This high-quality production is beautifully executed and will make you smile.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 11:51AM
Sunday, May 7, 2023

At UMBC, ‘Stories Told Small’ leaves a big impression by Cybele Pomeroy

Seeing these nine student performers interpret the art form of puppetry is delightfully entertaining.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:01AM
Monday, May 1, 2023

With heart and hilarity, ‘Harvey’ is a crowd-pleaser at Everyman by Cybele Pomeroy

This is a show designed to provoke laughter — the performers have impeccable delivery, fascinating physicality, and brilliantly coordinated comic timing.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 02:38PM
Monday, March 27, 2023

‘Hubba Hubba’ by Alex and Olmsted is a sweetheart of a show by Cybele Pomeroy

Their funny and poignant vignettes about romantic love — in puppetry and physical comedy — debut at Theatre Project in Baltimore.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:09AM
Sunday, March 19, 2023

Comedy weds corny charm in ‘Wedding Singer’ at Silhouette Stages by Cybele Pomeroy

The movie-based musical is brighter than a bouquet, sweeter than cake, and more fun than flinging rice.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 03:38PM
Sunday, March 12, 2023

‘The Sound Inside’ at Everyman Theatre speaks to lovers of literature by Cybele Pomeroy

A hybrid of book and play that's akin to sitting within the pages of a novel and having it swirl around you.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:03PM
Sunday, January 15, 2023

‘Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club’ packs a wallop and there’s no telling what you’ll see by Cybele Pomeroy

After a run last weekend at GALA, the secretive slapstick smackdown heads to Baltimore for four sold-out shows at Creative Alliance Theater.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 09:17AM
Sunday, May 8, 2022

‘Marooned! A Space Comedy’ at Theatre Project is far more than puppets by Cybele Pomeroy

Alex and Olmsted’s latest innovative multimedia work goes where no art has gone before.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:16AM
Monday, May 2, 2022

‘The Glass Menagerie’ at Rep Stage asks what it means to remember by Cybele Pomeroy

The excellent actors resonate with the memory play's rhythm and music.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:24AM
Saturday, February 15, 2020

‘Richard & Jane & Dick & Sally’ reveals the quotidian miseries of family at Baltimore’s Center Stage by Cybele Pomeroy

Richard & Jane & Dick & Sally, playing at Baltimore’s Center Stage through March 1, feels oddly familiar in several ways, and in others, 100 percent fresh. Playwright Noah Diaz…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:33PM
Saturday, November 23, 2019

‘Brides and Mothers’ and ‘Cox and Box’ at The Forgotten Opera Company: Two dazzling flashes of operetta by Cybele Pomeroy

A double feature, running just two performances at The Forgotten Opera Company, a subset of The Victorian Lyric Opera Company in Rockville? Sure, why not? The world debut of Brides and Mothe…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:33PM
Sunday, October 27, 2019

‘Afflicted: Daughters Of Salem’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse is a haunting story of witch hunt origins by Cybele Pomeroy

The peer pressure of in-groups, man. Is there anything more toxic? Turns out, there is. This is the central theme of Afflicted: Daughters Of Salem, which is set before the infamous Salem Wit…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:05PM
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

‘Radio Golf’ at Everyman better than par for the course by Cybele Pomeroy

Everyman Theatre’s current production, billed as August Wilson’s Radio Golf, as though his name is part of the title (it isn’t), doesn’t have much golf in it. It’s not even about g…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:02AM
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Lots To Love About Silhouette’s ‘She Loves Me’ at Slayton House in Columbia by Cybele Pomeroy

Imagine someone wanted Sondheim, but with a happy ending and genuinely lovable characters. Ta-da! She Loves Me was written in the ‘60s by Joe Masteroff (book), Sheldon Harnick (lyrics) and…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:11PM
Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Review: ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ at the Colonial Players of Annapolis by Cybele Pomeroy

Should you see Colonial Players’ production of Arsenic and Old Lace in old town Annapolis before it closes? That depends. Are you opposed to comedy, physical, situational and verbal? Don�…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:05PM
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Review: ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ by ArtsCentric at Motor House by Cybele Pomeroy

ArtsCentric’s Little Shop Of Horrors, a bouquet of beauty, lush with rich vocals, indicates a growth of collective greatness at MotorHouse and beyond. I’m sorry you missed it. It was ama…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:19PM
Monday, August 12, 2019

Review: ‘Crusade’ by Rapid Lemon Productions by Cybele Pomeroy

In today’s excessively divisionary, violent, corrupt political environment, perhaps seeing a weapons-filled show set during an internal war wouldn’t be your immediate go-to of choice. Ra…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:35PM
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Review: ‘Cabaret’ at Silhouette Stages by Cybele Pomeroy

Bless playwrights John Van Deuten/ Joe Masteroff, composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb who give us a specific piece of theatre, which is chilling in its applicability to the social cli…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:45PM
Friday, May 17, 2019

Review: ‘Vinegar Tom’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Cybele Pomeroy

Mount Vernon at the heart of Baltimore City is home to many fabulous jewels. One of these, tucked away below street level, is the Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre. Distance-wise, it’s ha…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:15AM
Sunday, January 20, 2019

Review: ‘Company’ by Stillpointe Theatre by Cybele Pomeroy

When you go downtown to the Mount Vernon area of Baltimore City, you might not immediately think of the Wilks School on Park Avenue as a theatrical venue, especially with the Baltimore Schoo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:33PM
Monday, December 10, 2018

Review: ‘The Importance Of Being Earnest’ at Everyman Theatre by Cybele Pomeroy

The Importance Of Being Earnest, often touted as a perfect comedy, plays at Everyman Theatre in downtown Baltimore through the end of the month. Oscar Wilde’s final play, as performed by E…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:41PM
Friday, December 7, 2018

Review: ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ by the Arts Collective at Howard Community College by Cybele Pomeroy

If Narnia was one of your beloved childhood worlds, you have the opportunity to share it with your nearest and dearest without anyone having to actually (perish the thought!) read–but …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:25PM
Thursday, November 8, 2018

Review: ‘The Male Gaze’ at Charm City Fringe Festival by Cybele Pomeroy

The title of BlueShift Dance’s show, “The Male Gaze,” refers to the objectification of women by cis-hetero men. The idea of the “male gaze” isn’t new to women. The premise is “…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:49AM
Monday, November 5, 2018

Review: ‘A Piece of My Heart’ at Bowie Community Theatre by Cybele Pomeroy

Female Vietnam veterans are saluted as actors give their whole hearts in Bowie Community Theatre’s A Piece Of My Heart, through November 18th. It seems likely that every veteran fights two…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:17PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards