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‘Side Show’ at Drama Learning Center’s T.Y.A. by John Harding

The mainly high school musical cast at Drama Learning Center is a long way from a mid-life crisis, but collectively they have a fixed sight on the midway crisis at the heart of the new T.Y.A....

Filichia on Friday: ‘Golden Boy: 1937, 1964, 2013’ by Peter Filichia

Here is this week’s new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.‘ It’s been an honor being allowed to post Peter’s column every week on DCMTA. This week: Golden...

‘SIDE SHOW’ Opens at Drama Learning Center Tomorrow January 18th by Laura Taylor

“Who could ever love a Siamese twin?” That’s the question I’ve been asking myself since October as I have been preparing to play one half of the dynamic conjoined pair, The Hilton Twins in Drama...

More Performers for ‘From Broadway with Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook’ on Monday, January 28th @7 PM

TO NEWTOWN, FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE From Broadway with Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT on January 28th at 7 PM On December 14, 2012, tragedy struck Sandy...

Filichia on Friday: ‘Back to Play’ by Peter Filichia

Here is this week’s new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.‘ It’s been an honor being allowed to post Peter’s column every week on DCMTA. This week: Back to...

Emily Skinner’s Cabaret ‘There is Nothing Like a Dame’ at Signature Theatre by Jennifer Perry

Tony Award nominee Emily Skinner is no stranger to the Washington, DC area. In addition to appearing in full productions in the area (Dirty Blonde and The Witches of Eastwick at Signature Theatre for...

2013 Oscar Nominations Announced. ‘Les Miserables’ and Broadway’s Hugh Jackman Nominated

Congrats to this year’s Academy Award nominees. Winners will be announced on February 24th at 7 PM on ABC. Best Actor In A Leading Role: Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-Lewis in...

Performers Announced for “From Broadway with Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook” on January 28th at 7 PM

TO NEWTOWN, FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE From Broadway with Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT on January 28th at 7 PM On December 14, 2012, tragedy struck Sandy...

‘The Mousetrap’ at Vagabond Players by Amanda Gunther

The butler did it! Now, if only there were a butler character in this wildly thrilling murder mystery. Hold onto your pipes, detectives, because Vagabond Players are starting up the second half of...

Filichia on Friday: ‘The Fig Leaves Are Falling Will Rise Again’ by Peter Filichia

Here is this week’s new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.‘ It’s been an honor being allowed to post Peter’s column every week on DCMTA. Thanks to Peter...

My Top 10 Favorite Shows in New York in 2012 by Doug Poms

Here are my Top 10 New York Theater Favorites of 2012: 1. Once -The musical adaption of the Oscar-winning independent film masterly directed by John Tiffany. Winner of eight Tony Awards, including one...

Filichia on Friday-Peter Filichia’s ‘December Leftovers’

Here is this week’s new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.‘ It’s been an honor being allowed to post Peter’s column every week on DCMTA. Thanks to Peter...

‘Apples from the Desert’ at Theater J by Doug Poms

The latest offering at Theater J, Savyon Liebrecht’s Apples from the Desert, is an emotional family drama set in Israel. Although the characters in the play come close to becoming stock stereotypical...

‘Filichia on Friday’ on Kritzerland: ‘When Size Mattered on Original Cast Albums’ by Peter Filichia

Here is this week’s new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’‘ This week: When Size Mattered on Original Cast Albums Peter Filichia is a New York-based...

“Billy Elliot’ at Hippodrome Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Baltimore is being electrified for two weeks only as Broadway Across America in conjunction with Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions, and NETworks...

‘Filichia on Friday’ on Kritzerland: ‘Solid Gold Theater’ by Peter Filichia

This is the one article that got a way this month from Columnist Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’‘ This week: Solid Gold Theater Peter Filichia is a New York-based...

LIMITED AMOUNT OF FREE TICKETS TONIGHT to ‘Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra-No Place to Go’ Sat Dec 15th @ 8 @ Artisphere

EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR DC METRO THEATRE ARTS READERS: WE HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF COMP TICKETS OBIE AWARD-WINNING ETHAN LIPTON + HIS ORCHESTRA: NO PLACE TO GO A live musical ode to the unemployed TONGIHT...

WINNERS ANNOUNCED of Tickets to Ethan Lipton + His Orchestra on Saturday 12/15@ 8 at Artistphere

Congrats to Ming Lowe and Jeanne Welsh on winning the two pairs of tickets to Ethan Lipton and his Orchestra Tomorrow – Saturday, December 15th at 8 PM At Artisphere: 1101 Wilson Boulevard Arlington,...

Lauren ‘Coco’ Cohn on Playing Rosie in ‘Mamma Mia!’ on Broadway by Joel Markowitz

There is one performance that I will always remember and that’s Coco Cohn’s performance of three kooky characters in Glimpses of the Moon at MetroStage. I was really happy to find out that Lauren...

Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra’s ‘No Place To Go’ on Saturday, 12/15 at 8 PM at Artisphere by Annalisa Meyer

THE FIRST COMMISSIONED WORK BY NYC’S JOE’S PUB Ethan Lipton and his Orchestra’s No Place To Go, the OBIE Award-winning music and timely performance art piece that chronicles the demise of the American...

‘Filichia on Friday’ on Kritzerland: ‘Musical Theatre Musings’ by Peter Filichia

This is the one article that got a way this month from Columnist Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’‘ This week: Musical Theatre Musings Peter Filichia is a New...

‘Filichia on Friday’ on Kritzerland: ‘November Leftovers’ by Peter Filichia

This is the one article that got a way this month from Columnist Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’‘ This week: November Leftovers Peter Filichia is a New York-based...

‘Girls Night: The Musical!’ An Interview With Producer and Performer Sonya Carter by Jordan Wright

Sisterhood is alive and well and coming to the Carlyle Club in Alexandria. For two nights only the city’s most sophisticated nightclub will be taken by storm by five rip-roaring tell-it-like-it-is...

‘Million Dollar Quartet’ at The Hippodrome Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Goodness gracious great balls of fire! One night. Sun Records studio. And the four great legends of music— December 4, 1956 brought together ‘The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,’ ‘The Man in Black,’ ‘The...

‘Filichia on Friday’ on Kritzerland: ‘In a Little Weill and Lenya’ by Peter Filichia

This is the one article that got a way this month from Columnist Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’‘ This week: In a Little Weill and Lenya Peter Filichia is a New...

University of Maryland’s Brian MacDevitt Wins 2012 Henry Hewes Award by Michele M. McTamney

The University of Maryland School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) is proud to announce that Professor Brian MacDevitt has been honored with the prestigious 2012 Henry Hewes Design...

Filichia on Friday: ‘Finally – October Leftovers’ by Peter Filichia

This is the one article that got a way this month from Columnist Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’‘ This week: Finally, October Leftovers. PETER FILICHIA is the...

Filichia on Friday: ‘It Says Here in These Books …’ by Peter Filichia

Here is Columnist Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’‘ This week: It Says Here in These Books PETER FILICHIA is the theater critic for the Star-Ledger in Newark, New...

Help Wildwood Summer Theatre With Their Kickstarter by Ben Lurye

Wildwood Summer Theatre, DC’s youth-run theatre company, is excited to share our newest fundraising initiative with the DC theatre community. Every summer since 1965,WST has produced a full-scale...

‘A Broadway Christmas Carol’ at MetroStage by Julia L. Exline

MetroStage presents Kathy Feininger’s A Broadway Christmas Carol, the classic Dickens tale retold through parodies of famous Broadway show tunes. Michael Sharp directs and choreographs this silly,...

‘Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Linda Lavin’ at The Kennedy Center by David Friscic

Linda Lavin, the perennial “Broadway Baby” – literally, in her knockout performance in The Kennedy Center’s production of Follies and, figuratively, as a growing Broadway legend with her numerous...

Nibbles and Sips Goes Mobile ‘From DC to AC to NYC and Back to DC’ by Jordan Wright

The Federalist – A Peaceful Retreat in the Heart of Downtown What an eclectic array of events in just the past few weeks! Here are some highlights. We cozy into a leather banquette for a quiet,...

‘Nunsense’ at The Alliance Theatre by Queen Charlotte Lottie Yard

The Alliance Theatre’s production of Nunsense is a madcap comedic musical that showcases a wacky gaggle of multi-talented performers who are absolutely ‘nuntastic.’ Scott Olson’s direction allows each...

‘La Boheme’ at Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric by Amanda Gunther

Viva La Vie Bohème! One of the classic lines shouted out in Broadway’s Rent. But before the Bohemian lifestyle became a trendy Tony Award-winning musical, it started as a dark and tragic tale of love...

Actor John Dow on Appearing in ‘Heroes’ at Everyman Theatre by Joel Markowitz

Luck usually doesn’t strike twice, but that’s exactly what happened to veteran actor John Dow when he got cast in two productions of Tom Stoppard’s Heroes. Why did you want to be part of this...

This Saturday – ‘2012 Walk to End Alzheimer’s’ in the Nation’s Capital by Nancy Daly

2012 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in the Nation’s Capital – Washington, DC Come join us on this wonderful team of Actors, Industry Colleagues, Friends and Family THIS Saturday, October 27th on the National...

‘Next to Normal’ at The Vagabond Players by Amanda Gunther

Define normal. Everyone thinks it is the standard by which we compare how well our lives are going, but it turns out when you look at what’s ‘normal’ you’ll find that it is rarity — most people’s...

Submit your Nominations for the 2012 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards by Jennifer Perry

BroadwayWorld, which is expanding its coverage of the DC theatre market with more reviews, is offering the DC theatergoing community the chance to nominate its favorite productions, actors and...

‘Teen Angel Project’ by Gabriela Schulman

Take a group of kids who love to perform, take away the competition of the theater world and the usual drama that surrounds it, and instead add the desire to give back to their community and there you...

Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions: A New Theater Voice Arrives in DC

To Gillian on her 37th Birthday will open November 2nd at Theatre on the Run in Arlington. The play will kick off the Inaugural Season of Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions. An innovative new company,...

‘Filichia on Friday’: ‘Ben West is At Home Abroad’ by Peter Filichia

Here is Columnist Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’‘ This week: Ben West is at Home Abroad Peter Filichia is the author of Let’s Put on a Musical, now in its third...

‘Wicked’ at The Hippodrome at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center by Amanda Gunther

Citizens of Baltimore – Good news! The three-time Tony Award winning musical has landed at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre as Broadway Across America presents Wicked. With music and lyrics written by...

2012-2013 Season Preview for McLean Community Players by Chris Hardy and Joel Markowitz

McLean Community Players (MCP) just concluded their 2011-2012 season with a highly successful production of Legally Blonde. To find out what they have in store for next season, I interviewed Chris...

Married to the Stage – Part 7: ‘Rowan and the Rose’ by Natalie McCabe

Being “married to the stage” is one thing when one partner is the actor and the other the bookish dramaturg, as is the case with Johnny and myself. It is quite another when both partners are...

‘Rumors’ at The Fredericktowne Players by Mara Bayewitz

You know when you go to your favorite neighborhood restaurant and the wait is too long, so you shlepp to another place farther away-and that becomes your NEW favorite restaurant? This is what happened...

Reading of ‘8’ Sponsored by Bay Theatre Company & Dignity Players on Monday, October 8, 2012

BAY THEATRE COMPANY & DIGNITY PLAYERS ANNOUNCES READING OF DUSTIN LANCE BLACK’S NEW PLAY 8 Directed by Steven Carpenter Monday, October 8, 2012 @ 8:00pm Steven Carpenter at Anne Arundel Community...

Part Two: The ‘Merman’s Apprentice Log’ by Stephen Cole

When last we left Muriel Plakenstein, she was about to enter a new world. The world of Ethel Merman and the St. James Theatre and Hello, Dolly! and David Merrick. Funny thing, I am about to enter that...

‘Fly’ at Ford’s Theatre by Grace Kim

Written by Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan, and passionately directed by Ricardo Khan, Ford’s Theatre’s production of Fly is a tribute to the experiences of the African-American men who signed up for the...

‘The Music Man’ at Way Off Broadway by Amanda Gunther

To serve up a heaping dish of musical theatre comfort food you’ve got to know the territory! And egads do they up at the Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre as the 76 trombones march Meredith Wilson’s The...

Free Concert TONIGHT at 6 PM at Lincoln Center To Honor Composer Paul Scott Goodman

If you are in NYC, TONIGHT at 6 PM you are invited to attend a FREE concert honoring the work of Paul Scott Goodman (ROOMS: A Rock Romance; Bright Lights, Big City; Metropolitan Music; and Him & Her)...