Nicole Cusick

The American Voices Festival: ‘Musical Theater Master Session with Sutton Foster’ by Nicole Cusick

This weekend Opera Singer Renee Fleming hosted a series of master classes followed by expert panels at The Kennedy Center to connect students with successful professionals who could offer exceptional...

‘The Summoning of Everyman’ at The Edge of the Universe Players 2 by Nicole Cusick

Whether or not you believe in God you can support the ideas presented in The Summoning of Everyman, produced by The Edge of the Universe Players 2 at the Melton Rehearsal Hall at Woolly Mammoth...

‘The Velocity of Autumn’ at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater by Nicole Cusick

With the stage in total darkness the house is consumed with loud noises of a storm and sirens evoking a very chaotic state. It last for about a minute, just enough to make your heart begin to race,...

‘Cabaret Barroco’ at GALA Hispanic Theatre by Nicole Cusick

Gala Hispanic Theatre begins its 38th season by paying homage to the Spanish Golden Age. The spirit of a 17th century corralas found its way to 14th Street with the world debut of Cabaret Barroco,...

‘Nova Y. Payton: An Evening with Nova’ at Sizzlin’ Summer Cabaret at Signature Theatre by Nicole Cusick

When a show opens with a Beyonce number and closes with some Chaka Khan there are two things you can be certain of. First is that you must be at Signature’s Sizzlin’ Summer Cabaret and second is that...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Four Women’ by Nicole Cusick

Theatre has the opportunity to influence a person in many ways. Sometimes it moves people to tears of laughter, and sometimes it moves people because the sentiment of the play connects to a person on...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Tickets to an Event’ by Nicole Cusick

Call it a “destination wedding” or site specific theatre, but the Borealis Theatre event of “Crosswalk Weddings” was just a fun time. All three weekends of Fringe the company will be performing...

Capital Fringe Review: ’43 and 1/2: The Greatest Death of Shakespeare’s Tragedies’ by Nicole Cusick

A theatre production that ends with the actors giving the front row a plastic sheet because they are in the “splash zone” is not your typical Fringe experience, but this production of 43 and a 1/2:...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Burlesque of Broadway’ by Nicole Cusick

Burlesque is making a strong comeback in this year’s Capital Fringe Festival. It is quite possible that The Burlesque of Broadway could run away with the title of best Burlesque in town after the...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Someone to Watch Over Me’ by Nicole Cusick

Someone to Watch Over Me is nothing but a pure DC fairytale. That is the simple way to describe the plot of this politically charged new drama of the Federal Theatre Project as part of the Capital...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘What’s in the Box?!’ by Nicole Cusick

Big hair, laughs, and lots of skin are three of the main reasons to see What’s in the Box?! the Burlesque and Belly Laughs production, created and directed by Justin Purvis, in this year’s Capital...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Social Media Expert’ by Nicole Cusick

Everyone makes fun of social media sites and how heightens superficiality in today’s society, yet a person is practically an outcast if they do not have a smart phone giving them constant access to...

Source Festival: ‘A Frontier, as Told by the Frontier’ by Nicole Cusick

A Frontier, as Told by the Frontier is not your average ride at the local amusement park, but it is certainly a piece of theatre that holds the mirror right up to the way of the American life for us...

Source Festival: ‘Uncle Cory’s Secret Playtime’ (Artistic Blind Dates) by Nicole Cusick

Play dates just aren’t what they used to be at the Artistic Blind Date’s Uncle Cory’s Secret Playtime, part of this year’s Source Festival. Remember the days of Barbies, night lights, Jack in the...

Source Festival: ‘Lake Untersee’ by Nicole Cusick

What’s a better setting for a tense family drama than a frozen lake in Antarctica? Lake Untersee takes advantage of this unique setting to tell the story of Rocky and his divorced parents Phyllis and...

Source Festival: ‘Momentum, Interrupted’ (Artistic Blind Dates) by Nicole Cusick

Source Festival is well underway and one of the unique events of the festival are the “Artistic Blind Dates.” The first of these performances is Momemtum, Interrupted, inspired by the full length play...

‘The Red Mill’ at The Victorian Lyric Opera Company by Nicole Cusick

Lots of catchy numbers, great singing, some punny laughs, and a quick trip to Holland are only a few of the pleasures you will receive from seeing the very entertaining The Red Mill presented by The...

‘Les Misérables’ at The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts by Nicole Cusick

The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts’ Les Misérables seems like a mammoth of a production for artists to tackle. However, this magnificent production – that they built in 14 weeks – is one that...

‘The Guardsman’ at The Kennedy Center by Nicole Cusick

It is easy to love to laugh or laugh at love, whichever you prefer along with The Guardsman at The Kennedy Center. The original play written by Ferenc Molnár, tells the story of The Actor and The...

‘THE VOCA PEOPLE’ at The Music Center at Strathmore by Nicole Cusick

A monochromatic sensation landed in Bethesda on Thursday night at The Music Center at Strathmore. The Internationally known-Israeli based group, THE VOCA PEOPLE, wowed the audience with their fast...

‘The Taming of the Shrew’ at Synetic Theater’s Teen Ensemble by Nicole Cusick

The Teen Ensemble of the Synetic Theater is taking over Crystal City this weekend with their performance of Taming of the Shrew. They are remounting the production that was a part of Synetic’s “Silent...

‘Trojan Barbie: A Car-Crash Encounter with Euripides’ Trojan Women’ at Georgetown University by Nicole Cusick

What could be a more intriguing way to begin a show that covering the house of a theatre with strands of dismembers Barbie dolls hanging across the isles? There is no lack of spectacle or talent in...

‘I, Jack, am the Knave of Hearts’ at DC Arts Center (DCAC) by Nicole Cusick

One man, one hour, one mission: to figure out where in the world does he belong. Although B. Stanley pulled himself out of hell as Jack in I, Jack, am the Knave of Hearts, he pulled the audience right...