The holidays were in full swing last weekend in the Kennedy Center's Concert Hall as Broadway darling Laura Benanti joined the National Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the sounds of the seas…
"Call to mind the table covered with your last Christmas gifts […] You will then be able to imagine the astonishment of the children, as they stood with sparkling eyes, unable to utter a w…
It's the season to be jolly and what could be jollier than watching a performance of "A Christmas Story" at Laurel Mill Playhouse. The play was written by Philip Grecian, is produced by Maur…
Alanis Morrissette's "Jagged Little Pill" stomped onto the stage at Baltimore's Hippodrome this week with all the swagger and strength of the musical juggernaut of the album that formed the …
The holidays mean a lot of different things to different people, but to the British and Anglophiles, it means something very special"it's time for panto! The British Players deliver their an…
David Foster Wallace once said, "hell hath no fury like a coolly received postmodernist." When Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox came to town, they certainly made sure that their reception …
A Go-Go's jukebox musical has to start with "We've Got the Beat" as an introduction to the sequined and bejeweled kingdom of Arcadia. "The Beat" is tradition. It keeps Arcadia happy, groovin…
My understanding of Richard Burton's life and legacy, prior to seeing this play, was admittedly limited to knowing that he was married (twice) to Elizabeth Taylor, not without controversy; t…
Mona Golabek stars with aplomb in the one-woman play, "The Pianist of Willesden Lane," now running at Theater J adapted and directed by Hershey Felder. Lisa Jura was a prodigy pianist who dr…
Lumina Studio Theatre, a youth theater company based in Silver Spring, is celebrating its twenty-fifth year with an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Love's Labor's Lost," set in the Old American…
The holidays are a time when many of us entertain out-of-town guests. It serves as a wonderful opportunity to show off our area to them. Family and friends whose ideas of Baltimore come from…
Washington, DC.- Paso Nuevo, GALA's Youth Program, is proud to present Showcase 2022, an evening that highlights work developed by Paso Nuevo participants in 2022 and a new work inspired by …
Soweto Gospel Choir brought joy, passion, and inspiration to The Music Center at Strathmore this past Tuesday with their concert "Hope " It's Been A Long Time Coming." Their selections were …
This holiday season, there are so many performances from which to choose. Whether holiday-themed or not, the DMV has a cornucopia of choice during December. This reviewer wants you to know t…
The works of Shakespeare have led to many new great scripts from "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" to "Shakespeare in Love" and, recently "Gary."Â Some are based on the characters a…
The holiday season was feeling more familiar with Columbia's Pro Cantare's performance of the timeless "Handel: Messiah" on Sunday, December 4, 2022 . Residents of Columbia and the surroundi…
Hershel of "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins." Photo by  Elizabeth Dapo. "Hershel just wants to celebrate Hanukkah with the community," states the Puppet Co.'s description of "Hershel and…
You know it's really and truly December in DC when "The Holiday Show" by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC (GMCW) hits the stage at Lincoln Theatre. While always a festive start to the …
Anyone who loves the 1954 movie "White Christmas" will love this second seasonal offering at Classic Theatre of Maryland. "White Christmas" is the younger, happier sibling of Classic Theatre…
 Kudos to The Classic Theatre of MD for taking "A Christmas Carol," one of the most familiar and produced stories in the world"and making it fresh and compelling in a new adaptation by S…
When Sammy Jungwirth, a 17-year-old theatre prodigy from Baltimore, discovered a musical called "Beautiful and Damned" originally produced in London's West End, he decided to acquire the rig…
What happens when a 13-year old boy feels like the world is against him? He gets visited by a yew tree who forces him to face his biggest fears. In "A Monster Calls" at Studio Theatre at Tow…
The holiday season is upon us, and while Halloween is long past, it is the perfect time for one of the most famous ghost stories. Why not see what boasts to be the most faithful adaptation o…
Chances are you are familiar with the plot"ghostly visitors transform a miser's heart just in time for Christmas. Everyone from Jim Henson's Muppets to the Royal Shakespeare Company of Londo…
Debbie Gibson burst onto the music scene at 16 and instantly became the youngest artist in history to write, produce and perform a number one hit, "Foolish Beat." She is still the youngest f…