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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘Young Frankenstein’ presented by Rockville Musical Theatre at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre by Michael Garvey

IT’S ALIVE! Mel Brooks’ and the late Gene Wilder’s bold slapstick film that revised Mary Shelley’s classic now has her rolling over in her grave with the musical version of “Young …

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Theater Review: Lanford Wilson’s ‘Talley’s Folly’ at the NOVA Nightsky Theatre by Michael Garvey

Crickets, the sound of nighttime with frogs, running water, and night air set the stage for a romantic interlude (sound design by Adam Ressa, Jaclyn Robertson, Ward Kay, and Sarah Baczewski)…

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Theater Review: ‘Scott Silven: Wonders’ at The Kennedy Center by Michael Garvey

“Following an acclaimed off-Broadway run, sold-out world tour, and recently being awarded ‘The New York Times,’ Critic’s Pick, Scott Silven’s ‘Wonders’ is a show for these extr…

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Theater Review: ‘A Magical Cirque Christmas’ at The National Theater by Michael Garvey

“A Magical Cirque Christmas” was created by MagicSpace productions, a Utah-based company that spins out lyrical masterpieces of touring theater shows from literally nothing to gold on st…

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Theater Review: ‘Mean Girls’ at the Kennedy Center Opera House by Michael Garvey

“Mean Girls” opens as a high school assembly for freshman with two of the lead sidekicks. The bitter, yet cool, Janis (Mary Kate Morrissey) and the flamboyantly gay Damien (Eric Huffman)…

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Theatre Review: ‘Into The Woods’ at the Annapolis Opera, Maryland Hall by Michael Garvey

The Annapolis Opera has taken the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine classic musical, “Into the Woods,” and created a one-of-a-kind journey, sauntering through the beloved Brothers Grimm …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:41PM
Monday, February 7, 2022

Theatre Review: ‘Angel Street (Gaslight)’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Michael Garvey

While strolling down South Ann Street, there was an array of festive lighting strung along the street of brick town homes. I imagined that we were walking back in time through English row ho…

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Saturday, January 22, 2022

Theatre Review: ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre by Michael Garvey

Would you like a break from the pandemic? A chance to leave the house and enjoy a night out? Say no more, nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Toby’s Dinner Theatre has just the medicine to cure you�…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:03PM
Monday, December 13, 2021
Friday, April 10, 2020

Theatre Review: ‘Where We Stand’ at Baltimore Center Stage by Michael Garvey

A one-man show that seemingly encompasses many. It is a new day, new ways, new media with the COVID-19 pandemic.  This easy-going laid-back play is in your face, virtually, and drags you in…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:18PM
Sunday, February 23, 2020

Theater Review: ‘Swan Lake’ at Ballet Theatre of Maryland by Michael Garvey

Tchaikovsky’s beloved classic, “Swan Lake,” has been repeated so many times, one would think it would become rote.  That is not the case for this production under the direction of th…

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Theatre News: TheatreWashington Announces Nominees for the 2020 Helen Hayes Awards by Michael Garvey

The atmosphere was electric while waiting for the doors to open for the Helen Hayes Nominees event.  It was quite an eclectic theatre crowd all abuzz and jovial meeting once again for this …

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Theater Review: ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ at Folger Theater by Michael Garvey

What it is, what it is…Get ready to be transported back to the seventies with all its kitschy-ness, loud colors and lingo combine it with the Elizabethan Shakespearean style, and you have …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:23PM
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Theater Review: ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ at Vagabond Players by Michael Garvey

This Neil Simon classic takes place in 1937, and oh what a year — the depression in full swing, Germany rising in Europe; meanwhile the lead character, Eugene Jerome, played by Drew Sharp,…

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Saturday, June 15, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘Old Time Music Hall’ by The British Players by Michael Garvey

Hear ye, hear ye! Come one, come all and tip your glass in celebration of the Old Time Music Hall’s 55th Anniversary show. 55 years ago, the British Embassy Players, named as such because …

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ at NextStop Theatre by Michael Garvey

Herndon is weathering the musical storm of “Singin’ in the Rain,” playing at the NextStop Theatre.  It is touted as one of the best film musicals of all time and this production lives…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:31PM

All that Chat

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