118 stories by "Brian Bochicchio"
It's a premise for mesmerizing theatre. What to do in the face of imprisonment under degrading conditions? Do you have the ability to exhibit dignity in the face of oppression and rai…
“I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.”–Abraham Lincoln. On this, the 150th anniversary of the death of our 16th president–a …
Hexagon just goes on and on and on. The six-sided show is in its 60th year in DC, stepping up to deliver satirical sketches skewering DC political types and celebs, commenting on our daily l…
What is it about this verging-on-stereotype artistic inspiration that by placing most of our belongings in an SUV and visiting that thing called nature we will plumb new depths, understand o…
In the austere functional office of head nun and principal Sister Aloysius, order reigns supreme. People know where to sit and when to speak. And decisions are made based on the rules of the…
"Unpredictable, my dear Watson." The real Sherlock Holmes would likely intone, if he was in the audience watching the dazzling stage debut of Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery at…
After the success of the productions of Chess and Urinetown, I stopped scratching my head over what inspires themes for musicals. So, I now give up my purist views. (You could say that Anyth…
 “What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.” –Harry Houdini And if that is true, then there is a lot to believe in a barrage of sight and sound that compr…
It is good to think like a child again. To let life be what it is, explore it and react to it as if for the first time. Children believe in magic, until told otherwise. As we learn in…
Yes, the holiday season, with all the usual offerings. A Nutcracker a Christmas Carol, the stand around and don't-do-anything-stupid office party. Â It’s also a time for intrepid pla…
Its back, the holiday gift that keeps on retelling. it is carefully packed away every year, then taken out and freshened up by MetrosStage Theatre, with a few extra songs, a schmaltzy move h…
Some shows nay not a mental chore; Aye but to leave your mind close by the door. This show betides fills more thru and thru– With wit rhyme and love so daunting a brew. A contemporary …
It’s not often that the pre show announcement states, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please turn on your mobile devices." With the addition of social media technology and fine visual projectio…
A half-lit room, small tables with people murmuring pre-show whispers sipping drinks, a mature, knowing crowd…with a little aroma of smoke and without the AC vents, I could picture mys…
One of the things that set us apart as people is our yearning for something better, a higher cause if you will. One of our greatest failings can be relying on someone else for our happiness.…
The Sondheim masterwork Sweeney Todd slashed its way into George Mason University this weekend, as Virginia Opera presented its version of the darkly enthralling musical experience. Sweeney …
Stephen T. Wheeler as Felix Geisel, Melissa Dunlap as Madge Geisel, Frank Gorrell as William Gillette, Dina Soltan as Daria Chase, Kathryn Johnston as Martha Gillette, Michael Schwartz as Si…
With a show entitled Three Sistahs, you betta bring the 'tude, and the sistuhs do just that, in spades. Alexandria's MetroStage theatre has sisterhood on display in all its strength, frustra…
Who doesn't like a musical revue? Its like going to a buffet, where you can choose the stuff that suits your tastes. You might get a surprise. And if one serving is not to your liking, anoth…
Faced with summer blockbusters, both in film and theatre, and the delightfully diverse DC Fringe experience, this time of year around the nation's capital is palpably full of the avant-garde…
Yes indeedy, your intrepid male reviewer ventured to the Warner Theatre to take in one of their briefly running summer offerings, Menopause, The Musical. In a straightforward nostalgic style…
Little known in our current awareness is a time in the late 1920s when Harlem, in the 'high numbers' of Manhattan Island, was a centerpiece of an artistic, social and intellectual revival fo…
The Hub Theatre's spring fling is a theater piece with an old fashioned setting, modern theater elements and a timeless message. Don't get wrapped around the title of Failure: A Love Stor…
The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a biting, dark comedy that makes quite a splash " most of it crimson. It is a theater event that needs to be fully experienced with all senses ablaze rather th…
Xanadu rolls into the Reston Community Center this month as a cheeky time capsule of one of my favorite decades… the 80s. 1980 to be precise. Big hair, spandex, phones with wires on them, …
