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The Winner of Free Tickets to ‘The Night Watcher’ at The Studio Theatre Is…

Joel Markowitz 2013-10-22

The winner of a pair of tickets to The Studio Theatre’s Production of The Night Watcher Is… Rosa-Shoshana N. Mintz-Urquhart THE NIGHT WATCHER Written and Performed by Charlayne Woodard Directed by...

‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Folger Theatre by Emily Cao

Emily Cao 2013-10-22

Shakespeare’s iconic star-crossed lovers certainly need no introduction… but Folger Theatre’s energetic interpretation of Romeo and Juliet may indeed herald some much-deserved praise. Director Aaron...

Preparing for Extremities-Part 3:-Rape Culture – We’ve Come a Long Way in 30 Years…or Have We? by Alexia Poe

Guest Author 2013-10-21

The first time I read Extremities I kind of fell in love with it. It’s always difficult to find truly interesting characters written for women. So often we are in the mix simply to support the...

‘Sweet Charity’ at The Catholic University of America by Justin Schneider

Justin Schneider 2013-10-20

The days are getting darker, the weather is getting chillier, and everything seems a bit more miserable than usual right now. But lucky for you, Catholic University’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music...

Win a Pair of Tickets to ‘The Night Watcher’ at The Studio Theatre-Enter by Tuesday Night at 5 PM

Joel M. 2013-10-20

Win a pair of tickets to The Studio Theatre’s Production of THE NIGHT WATCHER Written and Performed by Charlayne Woodard Directed by Bart DeLorenzo Two-time Obie Award winner and Tony Award nominee...

‘Dianne Reeves Presented by Strathmore’ by Audrey Thornton

Audrey Thornton 2013-10-20

Happy Birthday, Dianne! Wow! What a performance on Friday, October 18, 2013 at Strathmore! Whether fans came to bask in your signature Latin style of nearly forty years, your effortless scatting that...

Allyson M. Lewis Performs ‘WORDZ’ on Friday & Saturday, November 1 & 2 @7:30 PM at Anacostia Arts Center

Joel M. 2013-10-20

WORDZ is a spoken word stage play that speaks on Love, Hip-Hop, Spirituality, and Resistance. This play flows in poetry, music, and movement. Playing on November 1st & 2nd 2013 at 7:30 PM at Anacostia...

‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’ at Vienna Theatre Company by Eliza Anna Falk

Eliza Anna Falk 2013-10-19

What do Picasso, Einstein, and Steve Martin have in common, apart from the obvious? Come along to a must-see performance of Picasso at the Lapin Agile at Vienna Theatre Company and you shall not only...

‘Broken Spokes’ at Gallaudet University Theatre by Yvonne French

Yvonne French 2013-10-19

Broken Spokes is a complex production with excellent acting that packs an emotional wallop while lending insights about Deaf culture. Says Writer-Director Willy Conley, “My intention was to write a...

‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-10-18

When one is in town one amuses oneself, when one is in the country one amuses other people, and whether you be from the town or the country you’ll be amusing and amused as The Maryland Ensemble...

‘Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’ at The Kennedy Center by Derek Mong

Derek Mong 2013-10-18

You’ve never seen dance quite like this. The company of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago blew audiences away at opening night of their 3-day run at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’...

‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ at The George Washington University by Rick Westerkamp

Rick Westerkamp 2013-10-18

Let’s say you are sitting in a sparse, quaint café minding your own business. All of a sudden, a patron’s cell phone goes off, breaking whatever mood was there to begin with, and this phone continues...

Preparing for Extremities-Part 2: How I Achieved Quiet Comic Relief by Jennifer Osborn

Guest Author 2013-10-18

Playing Terry in Molotov Theatre Group’s Extremities is a challenge for two reasons. First, Terry is very often told to shut up. She mostly sits in a corner having a really messed up day. If you know...

‘Goodnight Moon’ to Reopen This Saturday, October 19TH at Adventure Theatre MTC at Glen Echo Park by Amanda Russell

Guest Author 2013-10-17

After 19 total cancelled performances and a loss of over $60,000, Adventure Theatre MTC has reopened and extended Goodnight Moon, recommended for all ages. “Goodnight Moon is…energetic, upbeat, and...

1st Stage is Celebrating the New Metro & its 6th Season at Fundraiser This Sat Night 10/19 From 7-11:30 PM

Joel M. 2013-10-16

1st Stage Celebrating the Arts and Development in Tysons at Their Fundraiser This Saturday, October 19th at 7 PM As Metro gets close to opening its new Silver Line stations, one organization eagerly...

Alex Bryce on Playing Ty in Dominion Stage’s ‘Sordid Lives’ by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2013-10-16

Alex Bryce is giving a powerful performance as Ty Williamson in Dominion Stage’s production of Del Shores’ popular play Sordid Lives. Alex explains how he works ‘side-by-side’ with Shawn g. Byers, who...

‘Washington Performing Arts Society: The Mariinsky Orchestra’ by Jane Coyne

Jane Coyne 2013-10-16

Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS), honored this summer by President Obama with the National Medal of Arts for “bringing world-class performances to our nation’s capital,” did just that on...

Ford’s Theatre Reopens and Performances of ‘The Laramie Project’ Resume TONIGHT

Joel Markowitz 2013-10-16

Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site Reopens Tonight as Performances of The Laramie Project Resume From Ford’s Theatre: “We want to thank everyone for their patience this last week as we coped with...

‘This’ at Round House Theatre Bethesda by David Friscic

David Friscic 2013-10-15

This is hardly an all-encompassing title to accurately convey the many, myriad machinations at work in Melissa Jane Gibson’s thought-provoking and complex play-now an outstanding and stimulating...

Reflections by The Producer & Cast of Reston Community Players ‘A Tribute to the Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein & Andrew Lloyd Webber’ by Joshua Redford

Guest Author 2013-10-15

We typically open with a big musical in fall, but due to rights restrictions we had to adjust our typical format for our season. Our big musical (and it will be big) is now slated for January. We...

‘A Tribute to the Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein & Andrew Lloyd Webber’ at Reston Community Players by Francine Schwartz

Francine Schwartz 2013-10-14

The Reston Community Players opened their 47th season with a rousing and well-conceived juxtaposition of iconic songs from the well-loved musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The...

‘The Bobs’ at The Barns of Wolf Trap by Kim Moeller

Kim Moeller 2013-10-14

There are three things that make me very happy: 1) good tight harmonies, 2) smart comedy, and 3) The Bobs, a vocal group that combines the first two. The a cappella quartet played Saturday, October...

‘Extremities’ at Molotov Theatre Group by John Stoltenberg

John Stoltenberg 2013-10-14

There’s dramatic tension—and then there’s traumatic tension. Molotov Theatre Group’s absolutely riveting production of Extremities—William Matrosimone’s wicked good play about a wicked rape...

‘In the Forest, She Grew Fangs’ at The Washington Rogues by Cate Brewer

Cate Brewer 2013-10-14

In the Forest, She Grew Fangs, written by Stephen Spotswood and produced by The Washington Rogues, is a dark journey into the adolescent psyche. As an audience we are taken on a wild ride through the...

Washington National Opera’s ‘The Force of Destiny’ (‘La Forza Del Destino’) by Jessica Vaughan

Jessica Vaughan 2013-10-14

Washington National Opera has mounted a provocative new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s The Force of Destiny (La Forza Del Destino) directed by WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello for Verdi’s...

‘Lucky Stiff’ at Montgomery College by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2013-10-13

If you are a fan of Ragtime, Anastasia (the film), Seussical, and Once on This Island, you may not know that writing team Lynn Ahrens (Book and Lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (Music) wrote a 1988...

La-Ti-Do Presents ‘Crossing’ Tomorrow Night-Monday, 10/14@8 as Part of ‘The Musicals of Matt Conner’ by Don Michael Mendoza

Don Michael Mendoza 2013-10-13

Another week of Matt Conner’s musicals at La-Ti-Do! Check out the cast of Crossing before its World Premiere at Signature Theatre this month. Also, see the fierce singer/actor Emily Levey and spoken...

The Montgomery Playhouse Holds Auditions for ‘Blame it on Beckett’ on October 21 and 22

Joel M. 2013-10-13

Be Part of the Area Premiere! The Montgomery Playhouse in partnership with The Gaithersburg Arts Barn is holding auditions for: Blame it on Beckett by John Morogiello Directed by David Dossey Oct....

Sutton Foster at The Music Center at Strathmore by Tiffany Draut

Tiffany Draut 2013-10-13

It was to a most enthusiastic audience of diehard fans that Sutton Foster performed tonight at The Music Center at Strathmore. A short concert, clocking in at just slightly over 60 minutes, it was...

‘Sordid Lives’ at Dominion Stage by Eliza Anna Falk

Eliza Anna Falk 2013-10-12

Grim times call for comfort and lots of positive distractions. Last night’s performance of Sordid Lives at Dominion Stage was just what the doctor ordered for me and my furloughed friend. A great...

Sutton Foster Performs at Strathmore Tonight at 8 PM-Discount Code Here

Joel M. 2013-10-12

TONY AWARD WINNER SUTTON FOSTER TONIGHT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH AT 8 PM AT THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE 5301 Tuckerman Lane in North Bethesda, MD How to Order 10% Off Discounted Tickets 3 Easy Steps...

Jason Downs’ ‘Why Am I Not Famous” at Howard Community College by Bev Fleisher

Bev Fleisher 2013-10-12

Jason Downs’ Why Am I Not Famous is more of a ﬁreside chat that is breezy and entertaining as the ﬁre is struck and grows, then deeper and reﬂective as the coals die down. It is also a dialogue about...

‘War of the Worlds’ and ‘When Welles Collide’ at Sandy Spring Theatre Group by Anne Tsang

Anne Tsang 2013-10-12

I’m sure you’ve heard about the infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast incident in the 1930s, where H.G. Wells’ novel was adapted for a radio broadcast read by Orson Welles and caused chaos and...

‘The Matchmaker’ at The School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies at University of Maryland by Tiffany Draut

Tiffany Draut 2013-10-12

University of Maryland’s School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies’ production of The Matchmaker at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center has it all: mistaken identity, incessant weeping,...

Special Agent Galactica and Guitarist Peter Fields at L’Enfant Cafe Tomorrow at 7 PM

Guest Author 2013-10-12

In a brand new show designed for a more intimate setting, Special Agent Galactica, along with critically acclaimed jazz/classical guitarist, Peter Fields, have created an intimate evening of song,...

Behind the Barricade at Toby’s: Part 7: Katie Grace Heidbreder and MaryKate Brouillet, (Cosette and Eponine) by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-10-12

Every epic musical has a broad range of characters, including the love-struck ingénue type. Les Misèrables at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia is no exception. Continuing on as the 7th installment in...

Washington Performing Arts Society: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration by Veronique MacRae

Veronique MacRae 2013-10-12

When art is transformative to the spirit and universal in its ability to touch the souls of many, it has achieved a purpose greater than itself. This is the sentiment associated with Wynton Marsalis’...

National Symphony Orchestra: ‘Celebrating Wagner at 200: Act III of Parsifal, in Concert’ at The Kennedy Center by Emily Cao

Emily Cao 2013-10-12

In continuing to celebrate the bicentenary of German composer Richard Wagner, the National Symphony Orchestra, under the exceptional baton of Christoph Eschenbach, presents Act III of Wagner’s opera...

Why Tonight You Must See the Final Performance of Scena Theatre’s ‘The Marriage of Maria Braun’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins 2013-10-11

From Fassbinder to Scena Theatre: ‘The Marriage of Maria Braun Survival, security, and success – What would you do to fulfill your life’s ambition? For Maria Braun, the heroine of The Marriage of...