Saturday, October 1, 2022
Set in the 1950s, American playwright Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful” is a meditation on memory, the search for meaning, and the need to belong. Seen through a 21st century lens…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:45PMThursday, September 15, 2022
Set in 11th-century Scotland, “Macbeth” is a play in five acts that examines blind ambition, its effects on those who embrace it, and the consequences for anyone standing in its path.…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:31PMWednesday, September 7, 2022
The winner of six Tony awards including Best Musical, ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ has returned to the Kennedy Center this month, with a dazzling set and gifted cast. Written by Steven Levens…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:30PMWednesday, August 24, 2022
‘Firebringer: A New Stone-Age Musical’ is a laugh-out-loud reminder that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Directed by Michael Page with musical direction by Chad Raba…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:01PMTuesday, August 16, 2022
Coil Project’s world premiere of “Forgotten Monsters of Filmland” picks up the stories of classic literary characters whose lives, as reimagined in this production, continued on eve…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:32AMWednesday, August 10, 2022
The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) opened the evening with Czech composer Bedrich Smetana’s “Vitava” (“The Moldau”) from Ma Vlast (My Country). The piece, which celebrates on…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:28AMMonday, August 1, 2022
Frederick Douglass’ spirit is once again gracing the nation’s capital in a world premiere of “American Prophet.” The musical, based on his writings and speeches, resoundingly demands…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:58PMMonday, July 18, 2022
The timeless beauty of Verdi’s “La Traviata” lives on. Recently it echoed through the woods of beautiful Wolf Trap—an ocean and more than a century away from where it originated—wi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:52PMTuesday, July 12, 2022
“Chemical Exile: Synthesis” is the final chapter and culmination of Rorschach Theatre’s second, season-long Psychogeography Project which began in October of 2021. “Chemical Exile…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:11PMSunday, June 26, 2022
Aaron Sorkin’s new play based on Harper Lee’s classic novel now onstage at the Kennedy Center is set in 1930s Alabama. It could just as easily have found a home in contemporary America, …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:39PMSunday, June 19, 2022
“Jersey Boys” celebrates the still-vibrant tunes of music superstars, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, with big dance numbers and quick and witty humor, wrapped in that most Americ…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:57PMSunday, June 12, 2022
Maz (Emily Kester) is in Dublin for a protest urging the legalization of abortion in Ireland and Bricks (Jonathan Feuer) is on his way to collect his daughter for a day at the zoo. A chance …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:25PMTuesday, June 7, 2022
The Little Theatre of Alexandria has mounted a gem of a production in “Prelude to a Kiss.” Witty dialogue and a talented cast make for an enjoyable evening. For those who want somethi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:30PMMonday, May 30, 2022
Billed as a comedy, “Do You Feel Anger?” delivers an evening of humor, but amidst the laughter is a profound lesson about women’s experiences in the workplace and the desperate need fo…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:21PMSunday, May 22, 2022
It wasn’t my first journey “Into the Woods,” but the production currently playing at Creative Cauldron is by far my favorite, due largely to the talent and enthusiasm of the cast, b…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:46PMSunday, May 8, 2022
The world premiere production of “Twigs & Bone” is currently playing in one of the city’s most intimate and charming theatre venues. This small but mighty company is offering audie…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:01PMSunday, May 1, 2022
In a creative twist, the audience quickly learns that they are the newest members of the BBSM (Bougie Black Single Moms) sisterhood, when they are warmly welcomed into the fold by BBSM Presi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:04PMMonday, April 4, 2022
Edgy, provocative, and enlightening, Ryan J. Haddad mesmerizes in his one-man show, “Hi, Are You Single?” at the equally edgy and provocative Woolly Mammoth Theatre. A gay man living w…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:13AMMonday, March 28, 2022
‘America’s Requiem: A Knee on The Neck” is an intense and moving tribute to George Floyd. It honors the anger and sorrow surrounding his loss and the senseless loss of so many black…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:15PMMonday, March 21, 2022
Based on “The Wind in the Willows,” Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s story, “The Adventures of Mr. Toad” is a lively journey into the world of Mr. Toad (Ben Graham/E. Agustus…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:44AMThursday, March 3, 2022
Some of the performing arts world’s brightest stars graced the stage of the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater this past Monday evening with a program featuring American composers Samuel B…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:06PMMonday, November 8, 2021
Celebration and remembrance marked the Washington National Opera’s return to live performance, officially ending the company’s extended absence with a concert honoring the late Supreme C…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:41AMSunday, October 10, 2021
You might think you know Dr. Ruth, but do you? Having escaped the Nazis by Kindertransport, serving as a sniper in Palestine, and finally, finding fame as America’s best-known sex thera…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:30PMSunday, September 5, 2021
Two of Broadway’s brightest stars were joined Friday evening by a collection of Washington, DC theatre luminaries for “Broadway in the Park,” an evening of song that spanned the his…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:00PMMonday, May 3, 2021
Written by Madeleine George and directed by Nicole Mullins, the Strand Theater Company’s production of “The Most Massive Woman Wins” is a powerful meditation on women’s deep hunger f…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:48PMThursday, January 28, 2021
Frances Burney’s satirical comedy, “The Woman Hater,” pokes fun at the misogyny of her era. Presented by Red Bull Theater, it is a little-known gem, brimming with eccentric characters …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:54PMWednesday, November 11, 2020
Two extraordinary pianists have joined forces to provide COVID-weary audiences with a program of rarely performed pieces for two pianos, including works by Ferruccio Busoni, Sergei Rachmanin…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:51PMThursday, September 17, 2020
In yet another example of the power of the arts to transcend divisions, “Will on the Hill…Or Won’t They?” features a light-hearted storyline with cameo appearances from policymakers …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:53PMSaturday, July 18, 2020
With great warmth and enthusiasm, Artistic Director Scott Tucker and Executive Director Tad Czyzewski host “Journey to Awe,” a passionate tribute to the power of choral arts to build com…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:37PMFriday, May 22, 2020
Written by Tucson, Arizona-born composer Douglas J. Cuomo, set in a Bronx, New York Catholic school in 1964, and sung entirely in English, ‘Doubt’—a dark and riveting tale—will delig…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:01PMSunday, May 10, 2020
Lincoln Center Theatre’s spectacular Tony award-winning production of “The King and I” features Broadway’s brightest stars singing some of Rogers and Hammerstein’s most beloved cla…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:42PM 
