Cirque du Soleil's first-ever Christmas show 'Twas the Night Before . . . , making its debut at Madison Square Garden's Hulu Theater, presents a sparkling contemporary spin on the beloved 19…
Ah, yes, it's that most wonderful time of the year: The tingle of frozen breath on the air, the sparkle of lights on the trees, the warmth of spiced cider, and the sublime silliness of Panto…
As the year draws to a close, we asked DCMTA writers to think back on the shows that left an indelible impression on them in 2019. Here are the community theater performances that made the b…
Every September 11, America mourns the tragic events that astonished and saddened people around the globe in 2001: the attack on New York's Twin Towers and Washington, D.C.'s Pentagon. Each …
Prince William Little Theatre's A Charlie Brown Christmas feels as comfortable and warm as snuggling up on the couch and watching classic Christmas movies with a mug of cocoa. Supported by t…
As the year draws to a close, we asked DCMTA writers to think back on the productions that left an indelible impression on them in 2019. Here are the community theater productions that left …
Fiddler on the Roof, the quintessentially Jewish musical about keeping one's balance in changing times, remains ebullient and undiminished in its eternal appeal. At the opening night perform…
If the notion of compressing 900 years of Irish mythology into a single two-hour show sounds like a lot to take on, that's because it is. In fact, tackling the entire pantheon of Irish legen…
While the Tony Award-winning musical is called Jersey Boys, let's not forget that so many of the Billboard chart-toppers performed in the show are about the real-life Frankie Valli and the F…
Ballet Theatre of Maryland's production of The Nutcracker at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts is a real treat for the senses. Choreographed by Artistic Director Dianna Cuatto, it brings T…
In what is becoming a delightful Christmas tradition, Creative Cauldron reprises their holiday production of Madeline's Christmas. The lighthearted musical is based on the beloved books by L…
In Samoa, 68 people " mostly children " have died of measles in recent weeks, victims of an abysmally low immunization rate resulting, in significant part, from misinformation spread on soci…
A matchless, hypnotic portrait of love. A seductive vision of two lives tangled up in blues with too many tough nights apart as each knows "I have no will of my own." Are the two people on s…
Playwright Donja R. Love, prompted by the tenth anniversary of his own diagnosis, explores what it's like to be Black, queer, and HIV+ in one in two, now playing at The Pershing Square Signa…
J. M. Barrie imagined a lot when he wrote his 1904 play about the boy who wouldn't grow up, but he could not have imagined how many childhoods have been etched by its enchantment. Now in Pet…
Mele Kalikimaka all y'all! This lively original musical collaboration between Director Joey Olson and Producer Jerri Wiseman captured the entire audience from the moment we all got "Leied" d…
Men On Boats is American history is it needs to be retold: Without a white man in sight. Despite writing a historical play focused on the cisgender white men who comprised the Powell Geograp…
The Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive is holding a free event Monday, December 16th from 7 pm-8 pm at the Chevy Chase neighborhood library. Join WAPAVA's Executive Director Bridg…
The lights reveal a figurine on a pedestal"regal, decked head to foot, shimmering, amid the mist. Slowly, cautiously, with a twitch here and a jerk there, that figurine"the Snow Queen"comes …
Hector Berlioz's mid-19th-century L'Enfance du Christ is not quite an oratorio in the most familiar sense of that term. Nor is it quite an opera. Written piecemeal over many years by a compo…
To kickstart the Christmas season, the National Philharmonic and the National Philharmonic Chorale performed Holiday Singin' Pops at the Music Center at Strathmore with guest performers. The…
All Aboard! Get your ticket for Everyman Theatre's Murder on the Orient Express and enjoy a visually striking whodunnit that is twisty-turny fun for this holiday season. In attendance openin…
This year, The Little Theatre of Alexandria's annual performance of A Christmas Carol brings to the stage the Charles Dickens classic using a script adapted by Donna Ferragut. The script is …
The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington DC (GMCW) opens the holidays with humor and beauty, power and reverence " and balloons! Upon entering the Lincoln Theatre, the audience relaxes into a mome…
Peace Mountain Theatre's Other Desert Cities, by Jon Robin Baitz, features outstanding, in-the-moment performances. Director Julie Janson directs a show that touches on themes ranging from f…