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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ pops in the National Theatre for a hilariously fun run by Em Skow

A delightful mix of humor and heartwarming moments, this musical adaptatiion is a favorite for audiences of all ages. By EM SKOW

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:15PM
Monday, September 11, 2023

Laughs and luck delight in ‘Alfred Hitchcock’s 39 Steps’ at NextStop Theatre by Em Skow

With a coin toss bringing chance into each performance, every night promises to be an entirely new adventure. By EM SKOW

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 11:19AM
Saturday, January 21, 2023

Big-hearted ‘Hairspray’ bursts with personality at Capital One Hall by Em Skow

You just can’t stop the beat from tapping your toes and bringing a smile to your face long after the curtain falls.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:44PM
Friday, December 16, 2022

Individuality gets star billing in ‘Which Way to the Stage’ at Signature Theatre by Em Skow

A comedy at its core rooted in friendship and reaching for your dreams.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:00AM
Saturday, November 5, 2022

A captivating cabaret celebrates Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen at Signature by Em Skow

Danielle Wertz and Robbie Schaefer showcase two powerful storytellers who have shaped the folk music songbook since the 1960s.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 05:58AM
Sunday, October 23, 2022

A Latina writer faces race and class inequality in ‘Fade’ at Unexpected Stage Company by Em Skow

Tanya Saracho's play is an enjoyable shock of life that finds friction and connection in two people’s different experiences of Mexican and Mexican-American cultures.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 01:58PM
Sunday, September 18, 2022

An arresting and breathtaking ‘Host & Guest’ at Synetic Theater by Em Skow

The physical theater's season opener explores the danger of leaders who raise armies in the destruction of an 'other.'

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 02:17PM
Friday, April 30, 2021

Poignant memories of love in Signature’s vibrant ‘Midnight at The Never Get’ by Em Skow

In the hidden back room of a 1960s Greenwich Village bar is the stage for a past, hidden love at the center of Midnight at The Never Get now streaming from Signature Theatre. Trevor, a color…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:00PM
Sunday, March 8, 2020

Monumental Theatre Company’s ‘Head Over Heels’ is a toe-tapping celebration of life, love, and self by Em Skow

After receiving a foreboding prophecy of loss and destruction, the King of Arcadia is determined to outwit the gods and save his kingdom’s “beat.” To do so, he takes his queen, two dau…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:23PM
Monday, March 2, 2020

Washington Performing Arts and Alfred Street Baptist Church present reverent evening of musical performance with ‘I Am a Man’ at The Kennedy Cente by Em Skow

A reverently curated evening by the Artistic Director of Washington Performing Arts’ Men and Women of the Gospel Choir, Theodore Thorpe III, I am a Man: Reclaiming Brilliance in the Midst …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:55PM
Friday, February 14, 2020

Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Mother Road’ brings powerful journey to Arena Stage by Em Skow

William Joad is a proud Oklahoma farmer with roots to the land as old and deep as the fields his family has tended for generations. But after decades of dedication, dust and sweat poured int…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:10PM
Saturday, February 1, 2020

A community torn apart in ‘Book of Days’ is built back up by the St. Mark’s Players by Em Skow

In this small Missouri town, everyone knows everyone and everything. The church where people notice when you’re not in your pew, the factory where your high school classmates put in their …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:10PM
Sunday, January 19, 2020

‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria is a comedic romp through the lines of succession and love by Em Skow

After a lifetime of believing he was a humble nobody, Montague “Monty” Navarro learns he is a long-lost member of the D’Ysquith family and the 9th in line for the family earldom. Deter…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:23PM
Friday, December 6, 2019

Arena Stage premiere of Ken Ludwig’s ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ reminds audiences of the incredible power of letter writing and human connection by Em Skow

Dear Jack, Dear Louise by Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig (Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Lend Me a Tenor) follows the relationship of U.S. Army Captain Jack Ludwig and act…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:32PM
Saturday, October 19, 2019

‘Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour’ Makes One-Weekend Stop at The National Theatre by Em Skow

A cult favorite TV show created in the ’80s, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3) has left your screens and found its way to the DC stage for one weekend and one weekend only. The weird (I …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:19PM
Saturday, October 5, 2019

Review: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ by The Wheel Theatre Company  by Em Skow

Suddenly and immovably convinced his wife has been unfaithful, a jealous king’s actions result in the death of his queen and son, the abandonment of his infant daughter, and a cheery start…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:18PM
Sunday, September 8, 2019

Review: ‘Butterfly’ by IN Series at the Source Theatre by Em Skow

While considered one of the classics in opera’s storied canon, Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini is simultaneously acknowledged to be one of the most problematic for its depictions of ra…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:15PM
Thursday, July 11, 2019

2019 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Intimate Dinner’ by Em Skow

Anyone who has been a server in a restaurant will likely sympathize with the plight of the well-intentioned and yet deterioratingly cheerful waitress, Lauren, in Intimate Dinner by Lauren Fr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:09PM
Wednesday, July 10, 2019

2019 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Neverlanding’ by Em Skow

Years after Wendy’s tales of lost boys, pirates, and mermaids, Michael Darling is grounded and committed to a hospital when his brother, John, finds him on the roof. In the world premiere …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:43AM
Saturday, June 8, 2019

Review: ‘Hello, Dolly!’ at The Kennedy Center by Em Skow

A matchmaker, dance instructor, legal counsel, and mandolin teacher (among other occupations), Dolly Gallagher Levi is a woman of countless talents and side-hustles in bustling, turn-of-the-…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:24AM
Sunday, May 12, 2019

Review: Ben Platt’s ‘Sing to Me Instead’ Tour Lights Up The Anthem by Em Skow

Undampened by the rain outside, the DC stop on the Ben Platt’s Sing to Me Instead tour brought three serious talents to the Anthem stage with thunderous applause. Passionate, creative, and…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:20PM
Sunday, May 5, 2019

Review: ‘Strathmore Annual Spring Gala’ featuring Matthew Morrison and Shoshana Bean by Em Skow

Though it was storming outside, the stars shone brightly inside for Strathmore’s Annual Spring Gala Saturday night. Raising funds for the educational and artistic programs that impact over…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:33PM
Friday, May 3, 2019

Review: ‘Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven’ by Rorschach Theatre by Em Skow

There are two things every teenager knows are true: you can’t choose your parents and you can’t choose the jerks you go to school with. Such is life for Annie Jump in small-town Strawber…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:58PM
Friday, March 15, 2019

Review: ‘The Seagull’ at The Wheel Theatre Company by Em Skow

An aspiring playwright and son loves an aspiring actress and ingenue. A famous actress and mother loves a famous writer and inconstant. Life doesn’t often provide neat parallels between ge…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:07PM
Sunday, February 17, 2019

Review: ‘The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical’ at the Kennedy Center by Em Skow

Life is hard enough when growing up, but when you find out that you’re the son of a god, the stakes get even higher. Armed with friends and a pen, Percy Jackson explores the world of newly…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:50PM
Saturday, February 2, 2019

Review: ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ by the Arlington Players by Em Skow

A quaint house at first glance is anything but when it is discovered that Aunt Abby and Aunt Martha are serving their guests something a little stronger than tea in Arsenic and Old Lace by J…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:55PM
Friday, January 18, 2019

Review: ‘School of Rock: The Musical’ at National Theatre by Em Skow

Kicked out of the band and facing eviction from “his” apartment, Dewey Finn questionably intercepts a substitute teacher assignment at a prestigious local academy to pay the rent. With n…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:09AM
Friday, December 21, 2018

Review: ‘An Irish Carol’ at Keegan Theatre by Em Skow

With a heart as cold as the blustery winds blowing people in and out the door, An Irish Carol by Matthew J. Keenan finds David, a pub’s miserly owner, confronted by guests of his past and …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:58AM
Sunday, September 16, 2018

Review: ‘The Wedding Singer’ at NextStop Theatre by Em Skow

A wedding singer spurned by love becomes unlikely friends with the waitress at the local banquet hall and, from dumping to dumpsters, finds that love might be worth another try. Celebrating …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:59PM
Thursday, August 9, 2018

Review: ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ at the Keegan Theatre by Em Skow

Based on the novel by Robert James Waller, The Bridges of Madison County finds Francesca, a World War Two war bride from Italy, living on a farm in Winterset, Iowa in 1965 with a husband an…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:16PM
Sunday, July 22, 2018

Review: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at the Little Theatre of Alexandria by Em Skow

Lightning has struck in the form of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA) this past Saturday night. Taking on the epic, and challenging, rock opera, Director Jim H…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:09PM

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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