The National Symphony Orchestra's third season opener signaled a distinctively bright and cohesive sound is developing under Maestro Gianandrea Noseda. Noseda explained to the crowd that his…
In The Giver, Eric Coble's adaptation of the Newberry Award winning novel by Lois Lowry, Aldersgate Church Community Theater offers a family-friendly production about a future society that h…
Although three murders, or "helping lonely men to find peace," as the aunts see it, take place in the first two minutes, Rockville Little Theatre's current presentation of Joseph Kesselring'…
What a charmer is the fringy play Unexpected Turbulence. It's an engaging, first-class "flight" with personable service provided by flight attendant Crystelle Desjardins (Alexander Burnett) …
The Willard Suitcases, a new musical by Julianne Wick Davis, will make its world premiere debut at the American Shakespeare Center on October 4, directed by Ethan McSweeny and featuring Nanc…
"For better or worse" is a promise couples make when taking their wedding vows, but few comprehend how bad the worst can be when old age, dementia, and death bring shattering change to a lon…
Wolf Pack Theatre Company gives audiences a reason to explore the darker depths of the human mind with season-opener Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical. With book and lyrics by Leslie Briscusse …
Mike Birbiglia's The New One is at The National Theatre in DC for just a few nights so let's cut to the chase: go see it. Those not wildly familiar with Birbiglia's work might be confused. A…
By Brianna Lau See the greatest show with Britches and Hose Theatre Company's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream! Magic and mayhem run rampant in this William Shakespeare comedy, and th…
Suspense-thrillers used to make up a sizable portion of every dinner theater menu, but the days of Death Trap and Agatha Christie yarns have given way to a nearly non-stop diet of musical en…
Teenage girls can be mean " just ask Broadway's Tina Fey. But if you ask Jocelyn Bioh, the award-winning playwright of off-Broadway's School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, you'll ge…
Known to millions of fans for creating the book for the musical stage adaptation of viral sensation Be More Chill (based on the young-adult novel by Ned Vizzini), writer Joe Tracz is about t…
The Gingold Theatrical Group honors its mission of presenting works inspired by the socio-political principles espoused by George Bernard Shaw with its new adaptation of the Irish playwright…
Sitting in the front row in a child-size chair, I watched a puppet show based improbably on a play by Tennessee Williams. The occasion was a preview at Spooky Action Theater of a never-befor…
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (BSO) and members of the Orchestra and the Musicians' Association of Metropolitan Baltimore, Local 40-543, announced at a joint press conference on Sep…
Elephant and Piggie, two delightful characters based on the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems, come to life in Adventure Theatre's musical theatre production, Elephant & Piggie's…
Luxurious! No rags here, only riches. Luke Frazier, the Pops' magnificent maestro, once again wove a rich tapestry of talent to compose APO's Coat of Many Colors: The Music of Dolly Parton. …
You could approach Trying at 1st Stage as a realistic, two-character play about a real-life character, Judge Francis Biddle, and his new secretary, Sarah Schorr. Born to a life of wealth and…
Ambiguous loss that binds two people together while pushing them apart. Incompatible paths of grief that alienate each other's only source of connection. The dominating presence of someone w…
Whether you're an avid reader or a theater buff or both, there's a supersmart, superfunny show up in Silver Spring that should be on your short list. Marking its 52nd anniversary (!), commun…
Andrew Lloyd Webber catapulted to unprecedented West End and Broadway success with his musical extravaganza Cats, based on a 1939 collection of light verse by the otherwise modernist poet, T…
When the opening moments of a play are a super loud blast of bluesy music and a checkers game on the verge of anarchy, you know you are in for a lively ride. But it was the acting in Jitney,…
Theater " including musical theater " has long been used as a medium for analysis of societal issues and concerns in a way that is more entertaining than an essay or lecture. Miss You Lik…
DC Metro Theater Arts spent a day at rehearsal with the cast of Round House Theatre Company's season opener: School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. Not only is this play a fabulous f…
Isn't It Romantic, written by Wendy Wasserstein and directed by Arielle Katz, follows Janie Blumberg (Elizabeth A. Weiss) and Harriet Cornwall (Betsy Ryan), both in their late 20s and both t…