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The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC Presents ‘Love Stinks!’ at Atlas on November 15th at 5 & 8 PM by Craig Cipollini

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC presents a funny look at the world of love and dating! We’ve all kissed a few frogs in our time – right? Join the Gay Men’s Chorus as select soloists will sing...

A Risky Quest to Find a Lover’s Killer: ‘Earth and Sky’ at Siver Spring Stage by Lennie Magida

They may have been an unlikely couple: poet/librarian Sara McKeon and upscale restaurateur David Ames. But they met, fell quickly in love, and had 10 wonderful weeks together. Then, one summer...

An Interview with Film Writer-Director Mike Cramer on ‘Teenage Ghost Punk’ at the Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival at AFI

The Halloween season is upon us, and for parents looking for a good “family friendly” scare at the movies, be sure to check out Teenage Ghost Punk. Apart from some minor language, this witty and...

It’s a Bittersweet Homecoming for ‘Evita’ Stars Sean MacLaughlin (Juan Peron) and Caroline Bowman (Evita)

It’s a bittersweet homecoming for Evita stars The final stop on the Evita tour at The Kennedy Center is bittersweet for hometown stars, Sean MacLaughlin (Juan Peron) and Caroline Bowman (Evita). Both...

‘A Raisin in the Sun’ at Compass Rose Theater

I don’t believe He brought me this far (to leave me.) In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was a groundbreaking, electrifying original work of theater when it made its debut on Broadway....

Scene Stealers-Week Ending August 24, 2014

Here are this week’s Scene Stealers honorees, Congrats to all of you! ______ Natascia Diaz Performing ‘All That Jizz’ in The Summer Hummer “One of the highlights of the evening was Natascia Diaz...

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: Capital City Showcase #2: July 20, 2014

One of the most enticing incentives to attend Capital Fringe is for the often rare opportunity to experience new, unusual, and different experiences For most, such Fringe encounters are enlightening...

‘Into the Woods’ at Wildwood Summer Theatre

Wildwood Summer Theatre conquers Sondheim for their 49th annual summer season with Into the Woods. Wildwood is a youth-run summer theatre; everyone from the chair of the board to the set designer is...

Meet the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Stars of SSMT’s Magical Premiere of ‘Mary Poppins’ Part One: Meet Catharine Kay and Patrick Clealand Rosé

Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre hosts the regional premiere of the practically perfect musical Mary Poppins, opening July 23. In part one of a three part interview series, we meet two of the young...

Christine Pedi at Signature Theatre’s ‘Sizzlin’ Summer Cabaret Series’

Christine Pedi: Great Dame There ain’t nothing like a dame, and there is truly ain’t nothing like a dame that can sing about the best of them. Christine Pedi is one of those gifted singers. Ms. Pedi’s...

Wildwood Summer Theatre Presents ‘Into the Woods’ Tonight Through July 26th by Kristina Moyer

From Brigadoon to Chicago to Pippin, Wildwood Summer Theatre has spent many summers producing a variety of musicals in the D.C. metro area. But what makes this summer special is that Wildwood Summer...

Shall We Dance? Meet Russell Rinker: Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre’s King in ‘The King and I,’ Now Playing Through Sunday

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless classic, The King and I, boasts one of the most luscious scores of all time. Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT) plays through this Sunday. In the third and final...

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: ‘The Other Day’ by Mark Jason Williams

Playwright Mark Jason Williams and Director Michael R. Burgtorf return to the Capital Fringe Festival this year with The Other Day—a powerful drama about human connections, and the lengths we go to...

Save $25 on Tickets to ‘Blue Man Group’ For Thurs-Sunday at National Theatre

Save more than $25 on tickets to BLUE MAN GROUP! Use code: FAMILY and get tickets for $49.75 (regular price is $73-$78) Discounts available at all points of purchase for TONIGHT, Fri, Sat 9 pm, Sun...

‘Blue Man Group’ at National Theatre

What do you get when you mix 10 gallons of blue paint, 360 pounds of Jell-O, 15 pounds of Cap’n Crunch cereal, 30 boxes of Twinkie Lights, 550 feet of PVC piping, and 40 drum heads? A theatrical...

Tomorrow 8 PM: The Alden Presents Theatre Unspeakable’s ‘Superman 2050’ in McLean, VA

Tomorrow, Saturday, March 22 at 8 p.m. At The Alden Presents Theatre Unspeakable’s ‘Superman 2050’ At The McLean Community Center’s Alden Theatre 1234 Ingleside Avenue, in McLean, VA 22101 Epic story,...

‘Proof’ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria

The powerful The Little Theatre of Alexandria’s production of Proof takes us into the complex world of mathematics and mental illness, where the combinations are alarmingly similar in the way that the...

‘Superior Donuts’ at Colonial Players of Annapolis by Amanda Gunther

You may not recognize it, even if you’ve talked about it, think you’ve seen it, or may even think you’ve written it. We’re talking about the great American play. And it’s happening at the Colonial...

Real Life and Lots of Donuts: ‘Superior Donuts’ Opens at Silver Spring Stage by Lennie Magida

It’s a shop in Chicago that’s worn out and rough around the edges—and you could say the same about many of the people who walk through its doors. Inside you can find freshly made donuts—assuming the...

‘The Golden Spike’ at Baltimore Annex Theater by Amanda Gunther

What is a scar but evidence of the triumph over death? And no man setting out to build a continental railroad could escape such grand designs unscarred. Baltimore Annex Theater presents a new...

‘A Steady Rain’ at The Capital City Players by Jessica Vaughan

The Capital City Players tackle a contemporary classic with Keith Huff’s A Steady Rain – about family, love, lies, betrayal and what it means to carry a badge. Ultimately this exceptionally...

Quotidian Theatre Company Presents Eugene O’Neill’s Visionary Classic ‘The Iceman Cometh’ by Michael Avolio

The Iceman Cometh is a play universal in its scope and personal in its detail. Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eugene O’Neill wrote the nearly-three-hour masterpiece at the peak...

Tonight at 7 PM: Donna McKechnie Performs ‘Same Place, Another Time’ at Olney Theatre Center

While A Chorus Line is being performed at Olney Theatre Center Donna McKechnie, the Tony Award-winning Cassie from the original Broadway cast, is bringing her one-woman cabaret Same Place, Another...

Donna McKechnie Performs ‘Same Place, Another Time’ at Olney Theatre Center This Sunday at 7 PM

While A Chorus Line is being performed at Olney Theatre Center Donna McKechnie, the Tony Award-winning Cassie from the original Broadway cast, is bringing her one-woman cabaret Same Place, Another...

“Bringing ‘A Chorus Line’ to Olney”: Part 2: My History With ‘A Chorus Line’ by Stephen Nachamie

In Part Two of “Bringing ‘A Chorus Line’ to Olney,” Director/Choreographer Stephen Nachamie takes us on his journey of appearing in and directing and choreographing A Chorus Line. I began in theatre...

“Bringing ‘A Chorus Line’ to Olney” Part One: Auditions, Rehearsals, and ‘Opening Night’ by Stephen Nachamie

Director/Choreographer Stephen Nachamie takes us behind the scenes of Olney Theatre Center’s production of A Chorus Line.’ Here is Part 1. OLNEY THEATRE CENTER ASKS STEPHEN TO DIRECT AND CHOREOGRAPH A...

Chicago at Wolf Trap by Terry Byrne

When you put horns in a rock band, everything else gets amped waaaay up. We know this because we sat behind the yo-yoing knobs of the sound board at the Chicago concert at Wolf Trap on Monday night....

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at Wolf Trap by Eric Denver

With 100 million records sold by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons (worldwide since its inception), this is the first time I was able to appreciate their music in-person. In 2009, I was in Chicago...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘They Call Me Q!’ by Carolyn Kelemen

Qurrat Ann Kadwani is a tour-de-force in her one-woman show It’s got to be tough to do a solo show, opening night at 10 p.m. on a sultry summer night, but remarkable, energetic, and seemingly tireless...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘WIGGERLOVER [whiteboy+blackdad=greyareas]’ by Max Johnson

With a title as convoluted as WIGGERLOVER [whiteboy+blackdad=greyareas], one might be surprised by the straightforwardness James Anthony Zoccoli’s [mostly] one man show. Despite the fact that the...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Last Train to NIBROC’ by Eric Denver

As Arlene Hutton’s Last Train to NIBROC opens, it is December 28, 1940 and you hear the sound of train whistles and May (Lena Winter) is sitting on one of two chairs stage right. The train is bound...

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...

2013 Capital Fringe Preview and Interview with ‘They Call Me Q!’s Qurrat Ann Kadwani

Joel: You have won many awards for They Call Me Q. What will Fringe attendees see when they you perform your show? Qurrat: I’m so excited to perform my solo play,They Call Me Q! at Capital Fringe...

2013 Capital Fringe Show Preview: ‘Recovery’ Part 2: by Michael R. Burgtorf

Cancer is never something that one would expect to find hope out of. However, hope out of the hardest times is precisely what is examined in Mark Jason Williams Recovery, which opens at the Capital...

2013 Capital Show Fringe Preview: ‘WIGGERLOVER’ by James Anthony Zoccoli

WIGGERLOVER [whiteboy+blackdad=greyareas] writer+performer=jamesanthonyzoccoli deejay+sounddesign=djgregormortis lights+slides=elizabethboros-kazai Where did the term “Caucasian” originate? What does...

2013 Capital Fringe Show Preview: ‘The Burlesque of Broadway’ by Laura Maravilla

Who doesn’t love a good musical? Or making fun of a good musical?! Burlesque Classique presents The Burlesque of Broadway at the Capital Fringe Festival this summer. Nothing is sacred in this sassy,...

‘Medea’ at Mobtown Players by Amanda Gunther

Here’s looking at you, kid. Or maybe just a stroll down Hollywood and Vine will get you in the mood for this 1930’s adaptation of Euripides’ Medea. Harking back to the golden age of film with all its...

DCMTA’s New Column ‘Synesthesia’: Kudos to WNO & The Kennedy Center for Captioning ‘Show Boat’ by Yvonne French

Show Boat at Nationals Park Featured Open Captioning M&M’S® Opera in the Outfield presented a captioned simulcast of The Washington National Opera‘s critically acclaimed production of Show Boatto...

DC Area’s Alyson Cambridge on Playing Julie in ‘Show Boat’ and Her Career by Joel Markowitz

Alyson Cambridge is appearing as Julie LaVerne in Washington National Opera’s critically acclaimed production of Show Boat. I asked Alyson about playing Julie in Show Boat in Chicago and DC, growing...

Free Simulcast of WNO’s ‘SHOWBOAT” at Nationals Park This Saturday at 7 PM

Join Washington National Opera for M&M’S® Opera in the Outfield at Nationals Park! Celebrate the fifth year of free live opera broadcasts at the ballpark with Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s...

‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Amanda Gunther

The dilemma of capitalism as seen from the underbelly of the real estate world is coming to you directly from the brilliant mind of David Mamet, Fells Point Corner Theatre presents the Pulitzer...

2013 Capital Fringe Show Preview: ‘Recovery’ by Mark Jason Williams

A favorite with Fringe audiences in New York City, Chicago and Minneapolis, playwright Mark Jason Williams makes his Capital Fringe debut this year with his comedic drama, Recovery. Recovery is an...

‘Show Boat’ at Washington National Opera by Jessica Vaughan

Once in a lifetime you get the opportunity to see four opera companies, 100 performers, and 50 musicians put on America’s first, most iconic musical, Show Boat. Washington National Opera has partnered...

Neil Berg’s ‘101 Years of Broadway’ at The Music Center at Strathmore by Mike Spain

Neil Berg was a great narrator weaving stories about artists, musicals, and the history of the Broadway Musical throughout his 101 Years of Broadway last night at The Music Center at Strathmore. Berg...

The DC area Theatre Community Unites for ‘March on Washington for Gun Control’ on January 26th at 10 AM by Cindy Powell

The local theatre community is well represented as Matt Gardiner – Signature Theatre’s Associate Artistic Director – leads two dozen DC-area actors/singers who will perform two songs at The March on...

E. Faye Butler on Playing Sister Juba in ‘Pullman Porter Blues’ at Arena Stage by Joel Markowitz

E. Faye Butler returns to Arena Stage as Sister Juba in Pullman Porter Blues. E. Faye fills us in on the history of The Pullman Porters and how they helped African Americans to come into the middle...

Doing the Timewarp: Meet the Cast of Washington Savoyards ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Part Seven: Chad W. Fornwalt

Here’s Part Seven of meeting the cast of The Washington Savoyard’s The Rocky Horror Shows. Today: meet Chad W. Fornwalt. I am Chad W. Fornwalt (Brad). I am happy to be working with Washington...

Doing the Timewarp: Meet the Cast of Washington Savoyards ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Part Six: Danny Tippett

Here’s Part Six of meeting the cast of The Washington Savoyard’s The Rocky Horror Shows. Today: meet Danny Tippett. My name is Danny Tippett. I appeared most recently in Legally Blonde the Musical at...

Doing the Timewarp: Meet the Cast of Washington Savoyards ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Part Five: Caroline Wolfson

Here’s Part Five of meeting the cast of The Washington Savoyard’s The Rocky Horror Shows. Today: meet Caroline Wolfson. I’m Caroline Wolfson and this is my DC professional debut. I just graduated in...

Doing the Timewarp: Meet the Cast of Washington Savoyards ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Part Four: Ryan Patrick Welsh

Here’s Part Four of meeting the cast of The Washington Savoyard’s The Rocky Horror Shows. Today: meet Ryan Patrick Welsh. My name is Ryan Patrick Welsh. I graduated from Catholic University’s musical...