Tuesday, April 23, 2024
How delicate can we allow our children to be and are we, as theatregoers, still able to absorb Tennessee Williams’ prose? At NOVA Nighstky Theater, the intrepid artistic team behind the in…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:50PMThursday, March 21, 2024
There is no way of knowing if, when Neil Simon sat down to write “The Odd Couple,” he knew he was writing one of the most enduring comedies of all time. The classic tale of the unlikely …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:47PMSaturday, December 9, 2023
Spookiness is not a quality generally associated with Christmas. When one thinks of December, images of holly and mistletoe come to mind more readily than creaking floorboards and gusts of c…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:18PMWednesday, December 6, 2023
Located in the heart of Northwest D.C. is the Warner Theatre and home of The Washington Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” for over twenty-five years. With a gold-plated proscenium arch and a s…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:48PMSunday, November 19, 2023
Becoming a theater staple in any major city is no mean feat. Places like New York and Chicago have their own staples, some are tourist attractions and some were created specifically with the…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:32PMSaturday, November 11, 2023
It was a banner season for NOVA Nightsky Theater, the Falls Church-based brainchild of Jaclyn Robertson, Adam Ressa, and Ward Kay. From tackling a comedy with heightened language and slapsti…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:22PMMonday, November 6, 2023
Usually, I would start this piece with some brief history about the rise of ragtime itself, the musical stylings of which permeate the score of Signature Theatre’s “Ragtime” like a war…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:19AMWednesday, November 1, 2023
Sarah Ruhl’s “Orlando”, written in 1998 and adapted from Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando: A Biography” (1928), plays like a Greek epic. That a minotaur or siren could appear seems as p…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:54PMTuesday, October 24, 2023
Just as we need heavy drama that picks apart our collective human psyche, so too do we need Mel Brooks. With a writing career spanning over seven decades, Brooks is a master of most sub-genr…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:34PMTuesday, October 17, 2023
‘Tis the season for some Poe. With Netflix’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” and Synetic Theater’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” audiences and creatives alike seem to be ready for ne…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:00PMTuesday, October 10, 2023
Taffety Punk Theatre Company is a collection of artists based in Washington D.C. with a specific goal—to make theater affordable to any audience member who wishes to attend. Their new perf…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:09PMTuesday, September 26, 2023
The company comes through with an impeccable cast and smart tech. By FOSSE THORNTON
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 04:28PMSunday, September 24, 2023
Signature has done it again. A feast for the eyes, “King of The Yees,” written by Lauren Yee and directed by Jennifer Chang, is a meta-romp through time and space with the theme of ident…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:43PMWednesday, September 20, 2023
The brilliance of the piece lies in its ability to capture individual thought processes and splash them onto the stage. By FOSSE THORNTON
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 08:38AMMonday, September 11, 2023
Most of us remember our days in summer-stuck far too vividly. Or maybe there’s a certain playhouse that garnered a little too much of our time and attention. “Two on the Aisle, Three in …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:40PMMonday, August 28, 2023
The Rudes have thrown 'Midsummer Night's Dream' ingredients into the pot and produced some truly delicious results. By FOSSE THORNTON
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:51PMFriday, August 18, 2023
Who do we have to blame for bad theatre? Is it the director, the actors, or the playwright? In his new play, “Brute Farce,” Craig Houk seems to suggest that the onus falls on all of the …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:51PMDiscussion surrounding Jason Robert Brown’s prolific theatrical career tends to focus on his merits as a composer, wherein he is frequently lauded as Sondheim for the young folks. Whether …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:15PMTuesday, August 15, 2023
In the early 1990s, Phillip Ridley did not have an easy time finding a theater willing to premiere his play, “The Pitchfork Disney.” When The Bush Theatre of London finally gave in, Ridl…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:12PMTuesday, August 8, 2023
“Disco Fever” is a red-hot new cabaret special staged in Signature Theatre’s versatile black box, and the perfect way to round out your summer theater calendar with something low-stake…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:09PMTuesday, August 1, 2023
With squeaky clean choreography, superb talent, and killer musical arrangements, it’s the perfect immersive summer show.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 10:25AMThursday, July 27, 2023
Every moment felt like a new discovery, and the show’s triumphant story radiated through every actor.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:01AMMonday, July 24, 2023
The overwhelming message of “Freaky Friday” (by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey) is one of understanding. That no matter how old we are, our dreams and desires are simply reimaginings of what …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:53PMTuesday, July 11, 2023
Any Sondheim musical is an absolute treat to see onstage and “Into the Woods” is no exception. Presented by Rockville Musical Theatre, Sondheim’s story of love and loss is an actor’s…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:54PMSaturday, June 24, 2023
Shake off that midsummer blues and hustle down to Vienna Baptist Church to see NOVA Nightsky’s “Holy Toledo!” written by Paul Langford and directed by Ward Kay. This rollicking histori…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:07AMSunday, June 11, 2023
What does it take to create the perfect farce? For starters, a top-notch cast. Secondly, a dynamic set. Above all, the show must be fast-paced. The frenetic energy necessary to keep a farce …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:17PMThursday, June 8, 2023
Historically, HIV has been a hugely misunderstood and stigmatized virus and the media has been none too kind to folks who’ve contracted it. Only relatively recently, with plays like “The…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:18PMTuesday, June 6, 2023
Originally premiering at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in 2010, Pearl Cleage’s “The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Ye…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:36PMWednesday, May 24, 2023
Tucked away in a little art gallery on F Street is Nu Sass Productions. Nu Sass is a non profit theatre company striving to “support women and marginalized genders in the arts” and has b…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:00PMFriday, May 19, 2023
If you’re looking for hours of escapist fun and spellbinding special effects, “Beetlejuice” is the show to see. It is a whirlwind of constant action, laughs, and superb vocal performan…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:49PMMonday, May 15, 2023
It is safe to say that Audrey Hepburn is a beloved icon—a fashion icon and an icon of old Hollywood who was also an extremely private person. Quite reticent about her personal affairs at t…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:05PM 
