278 stories by "Lynne Menefee"
Prize Will Be Awarded at the Kennedy Center at a Gala Performance on March 19, 2023. (WASHINGTON)"The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 24th Mark Twain Prize fo…
Week of January 15, 2023 1. "Ride the Cyclone" at Arena Stage "Wacky and wonderful…a side-splitting, hilarious original musical…unmissable…packed with earworm songs and vivid cast of c…
Week of January 8, 2023 1. "Two Jews Walk Into a War…" at Theater J "It is a joy to watch these two actors…one is left with a sense of having been both entertained and also educated in r…
 Festival is anchored by Max and Willy's Last Laugh, featuring Grammy, Tony, and Emmy-recognized talent, and includes new works by Dane Figueroa Edidi, Annalisa Dias The inaugural Cataly…
"Sheldon Epps has directed major productions on and off Broadway, in London, and at many theatres across America. In addition, he has had an active television career helming some of the clas…
August Wilson's "King Hedley II" will be performed by Dominion Stage starting October 21, 2002. It is being directed by Rikki Howie and produced by Christine Farrell. The executive producer …
  Iron Crow Theatre is excited to be currently presenting its first production since the pandemic at Theatre Project and is directed by Ann Turiano. (You can read our review here.) "…
Sadly for theater lovers, "Guys and Dolls," one of the most iconic and "perfect" American musicals, is only at the Kennedy Center for a short run and is nearly sold out (see below). It's no …
 Artistic director Nicole Kelsch took a risk in presenting both the beloved 1909 Russian classic, "Les Sylphides," and the thoroughly modern romp, "Hijinks and Lullabies," on the same pr…
With apologies to T.S. Eliot, Synetic Theater opened its 20th season with a big bang" actually two bangs"and closed "Host & Guest" to an even bigger bang. Throughout the 90-minute pro…
Week of July 17, 2022 1. "A Midsummer NIght's Dream" at Folger Theatre (at the National Building Museum) "With a script that has been edited down almost ruthlessly, a cast that is both talen…
William Donald Schaefer's signature phrase "Do it Now!" is the appropriately-titled, new musical based on his time as the four-term mayor of Baltimore City. It's not surprising that this pro…
 Most British school children recite the rhyme a few times a year to remember the date of each of Henry VIII's wives: "Divorced, Beheaded, Died: Divorced, Beheaded, Survived." Since the …
At long last, Young Victorian Theatre Company (YVTC) can celebrate it's 50th Anniversary (though two years late due to the pandemic) and is back in its original home on the Gilman School cam…
 Week of June 26, 2022 1. "The Music Man" at Olney Theatre Center "…a thunderous success. Don't miss this most amazing production. It's a summertime must and perfect for all ages." " S…
Week of June 19, 2022 1. "Fires in the Mirror" at Theater J "LaVoy is so effective at embodying each character that there were times when I had to remind myself that every monologue was perf…
"Synetic is thrilled to share the 2022"2023 season, which explores 'otherness' and our relationships to those who are different. When I first came to this country as a refugee, I did not spe…
Five Comedies Selected for Production in Final Year at Lakeforest Mall Best Medicine Rep, Gaithersburg's professional theater company, is proud to announce the plays selected for its sixth s…
(WASHINGTON)"The Tony®, Grammy®, and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, celebrated a major milestone at the John F. K…
Hey, hons! The musical "Hairspray," based on John Water's 1988 film, has come home to "Bawlmer" and is currently playing at the Hippodrome. The movie was Waters' first mainstream film in com…
Baltimore's native son and Park School alum, R. Eric Thomas, is having a banner year so far with three world-premiere plays over the last few months in Philadelphia and two in his hometown. …
1. "A Chorus Line" at Dundalk Community Theatre "…talented cast…if you go see this production of "A Chorus Line," you'll see a lot of wonderful…" " Timoth David Copney READÂ review. …
May 1-7, 2022 1. "John Proctor is the Villain" at Studio Theatre "…biting and exquisite world-premiere play…riveting…" "Â Charlotte Selton READÂ review. Synopsis: Things are unsett…
April 24 " 30, 2022 Â 1. "Dream Hou$e" at Baltimore Center Stage "Flitting in and out of reality and across the entirety of the playing space, 'Dream Hou$e' is a well-oiled machine of ene…
The nominations are here! It's a big anniversary and the 75th Annual Tony Awards returns to the Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 12, 2022, presented by The Broadway Lea…