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Monday, July 13, 2020

From a Senegal beach, Dancing at Dusk to Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring by Mercedes Hesselroth

A near-weekly ritual has embedded itself in the news cycle since the beginning of social distancing measures. Following each weekend, photos of beachgoers crowded together on the shore will …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:06PM
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Review: The Amateurs, a survival comedy of the 14th century plague by Mercedes Hesselroth

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread COVID-19 across the globe, large scale gatherings across the world face postponement or outright cancellation. But this is hardly the first time,…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:03PM
Friday, January 24, 2020

Review: Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline at Studio Theatre by Mercedes Hesselroth

Playwright Dominique Morisseau has had a whirlwind last few years since her play Pipeline premiered in 2017. In that span of time, she’s managed to begin her tenure as a Residency 5 playwr…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:06PM
Thursday, December 19, 2019

Review: The Dead, musical based on James Joyce’s story gets rousing production from Scena Theatre by Mercedes Hesselroth

Irish author James Joyce unfairly gets a bad rap for being “too difficult” to read. His first draft of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was rejected with a note from the editor sa…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:12PM
Thursday, December 12, 2019

Review of the live streamed SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! by Mercedes Hesselroth

Over the course of its 20-year run, Nickelodeon cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants has been blamed for everything from causing ADD to promoting violence. Despite these criticisms, the show has su…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:24PM
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Review: Matilda The Musical at NextStop Theatre by Mercedes Hesselroth

Despite being one of the last books Roald Dahl ever wrote, Matilda has remained one of the British author’s highest-selling works. Even so, The Guardian notes a significant jump in Matilda…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:24PM
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Only Queen Latifah’s fabulosity kept ABC’s The Little Mermaid Live! afloat by Mercedes Hesselroth

In 2013, NBC made a splash in event television by airing The Sound of Music Live!, attracting over 18 million viewers to a live telecast of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical. Ever si…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:03PM
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Review: Poly-Theist at Charm City Fringe by Mercedes Hesselroth

Theatre and religion have been intertwined since the beginning – the very, very beginning. One of the earliest forms of theatre developed in Ancient Athens with public festivals of music, …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:54PM
Thursday, October 10, 2019

Review: My Barking Dog. What happens when a coyote shows up with a message by Mercedes Hesselroth

In 2017, the American Psychological Association acknowledged the existence of a new psychological disorder: eco-anxiety. The disease can cause a spectrum of despair in response to the effect…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:24PM
Monday, October 7, 2019

Review: The Winter’s Tale. The Wheel Theatre Company fittingly exits the scene with this play about new beginnings by Mercedes Hesselroth

With the holiday season quickly approaching, so do the stresses that accompany the tricky social etiquette around visiting and hosting loved ones. You might do your best planning and prepara…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:12PM

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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