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‘Yakety Yak’: Part 3: Jay Adriel on ‘Smokey Joe’s Café’ at Arena Stage

In Part Three of our series of interviews with the cast of Arena Stage’s Café, meet Jay Adriel. Joel: Why did you want to be a part of the cast of Smokey Joe’s Café at Arena Stage? Jay: I knew it...

‘Yakety Yak’: Part 2: Austin Colby on ‘Smokey Joe’s Café’ at Arena Stage

In Part Two of our series of interviews with the cast of Arena Stage’s Smokey Joe’s Café, meet Austin Colby. Joel: Why did you want to be a part of the cast of Smokey Joe’s Café’ at Arena Stage?...

‘The Piano Lesson’ at Olney Theatre Center

The legacy of the past collides into the hopes and dreams of a new beginning. It’s a new day. Marking the first time in 76 years, Olney Theatre (in the intimate Mulitz -Gudelsky Theatre Lab) presents...

‘The Piano Lesson’ at Olney Theatre Center

You can’t sell your soul for money. But at what point does the sentimental value of a family heirloom become diminished enough to sell it for money? When ghosts of the past, both figuratively and...

‘On the Wheels of a Dream’: Jacob Stuart (Tateh), Katie Tyler (Evelyn Nesbit), and Lauren Blake Williams (Emma Goldman) at Arts Collective @HCC’s ‘Ragtime’

In Latvia, a man dreamed of a new life for his little girl. At Union Square a rebel with a cause for justice spoke up. And in 1906 the crime of the century was wrapped around a girl on a swing. Yes,...

‘Ragtime’ at Arts Collective@HCC

The wheels are turning, the dream is burning; justice and love and a time where the music inspired the world to build a better hope for tomorrow. They call it Ragtime, and it’s on the stage for a...

RAGTIME Opens Tonight and Plays Through May 18th at Arts Collective@HCC

Arts Collective @ Howard Community College presents the Monumental Tony Award-Winning Musical RAGTIME OPENS TONIGHT AND PLAYS THROUGH 18th Tonight- Howard Community College’s (HCC) Arts Collective...

‘On the Wheels of a Dream’: Shayla Lowe and Jamar Brown on Playing Sarah and Coalhouse in ‘Ragtime’ at Arts Collective@HCC

They call it Ragtime, yes they do! Continuing on in the ‘On the Wheels of a Dream’ interview series, I’ve sat down with Shayla Lowe and Jamar Brown, playing Sarah and Coalhouse in the HCC Arts...

On The Wheels of a Dream: David Gregory on Directing ‘Ragtime’ at Arts Collective@HCC

Come hear the music of something beginning, an era exploding, a century spinning! And it’s all happening at the Howard Community College’s Arts Collective as they present Ragtime! Take a gander behind...

Arts Collective @ Howard Community College presents ‘Ragtime’ May 8 – 18th

Arts Collective @ Howard Community College presents the Monumental Tony Award-Winning Musical RAGTIME May 8 – 18th This spring, Howard Community College’s (HCC) Arts Collective (AC) proudly presents...

‘Once On This Island’ at Olney Theatre Center

Test the strength of love against the power of death and you will discover why they tell the story. The ‘they’ of Olney Theatre Center as they present Once On This Island; a brilliant musical tale of...

Win a Pair of Tickets to ‘Once on This Island’ This Saturday Night 4/12@7 PM at Olney Theatre Center. Enter by Tomorrow at 5 PM

WE ARE GIVING AWAY ONE PAIR OF TICKETS TO ONCE ON THIS ISLAND FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT – APRIL 12TH AT 7 PM AT OLNEY THEATRE CENTER 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, MD 20832 From the Tony...

‘I and You’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Guther

Pronouns are particularly important to every day grammatical use as well as to one of America’s greatest poets, Walt Whitman. And when the figurative ‘you’ becomes everyone and everything the...

George Dvorsky on ‘The Great American Songbook’ This Friday at 8 PM at Olney Theatre Center

This Friday, February 28th at 8 PM at Olney Theatre Center, Broadway Veteran George Dvorsky, who is now appearing in How To Succeed… sings from The Great American Songbook. He is joined by Helen Hayes...

Part 3 of ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot at Toby’s: The Series of Interviews That Goes On and On’: Actor Nick Lehan (Sir Galahad) by Amanda Gunther

Tally-ho! Onward we go, questing through a very dark and expensive forest to meet the next knight in this interview series, Sir Galahad, played by the handsomely dashing and rather talented Nick...

HCC’s Arts Collective Reschedules Auditions for ‘Ragtime’ to Saturday, February 8th from 10 am to 2 pm

HCC’s Arts Collective Reschedules Auditions for Ragtime To: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8th From 10 AM-2 PM. Appointments Still Available! Due to Recent Inclement Weather-Related Closure (2/3) at Howard...

‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

How to enjoy a night out at the theatre – Step one: Purchase tickets to the first show of the 76th season at Olney Theatre Center. Step two: Make sure the tickets say How to Succeed in Business...

Arts Collective @HCC Holds Auditions for ‘Ragtime the Musical’ Tomorrow 2/1 and Mon 2/3

Open Auditions: All Ages and Ethnicities Encouraged to Attend HCC’s Arts Collective Announces Auditions for Ragtime TOMORROW, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST AND MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014 Arts Collective...

THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Supporting Actor and Actress in a Musical′ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts

It’s that time of the year when everyone makes their list of favorites, and the staff of DCMetroTheaterArts, have selected their favorites of 2013. For the next week, we will be posting a new category...

THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Musicals of 2013’ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts

It’s that time of the year when everyone makes their list of favorites, and the staff of DCMetroTheaterArts, after seeing over 2,000 professional, community, children’s, university, and high school...

What’s New at No Rules Theatre Company This Season by Artistic Director Joshua Morgan

Artistic Director Joshua Morgan introduces us to the exciting 2014 season for No Rules Theatre Company. Joel: Why did you select these shows for your upcoming season? Why are these shows important for...

Fall 2013 ‘Scene Stealers’ Part Two by The DCMetroTheaterArts Staff

Here is Part 2 of our list of Fall Scene Stealers. Feel free to leave a congrats and comment in the Comment Box below. From Joel Markowitz: Eymard Cabling (Lun Tha) and Yoonjeong Seong (Tuptim)...

‘A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

Gather round the Christmas fire to hear a tale of old; a classic Christmas story in its truest and purest form as Paul Morella returns to the Olney Theatre Center to presents A Christmas Carol: A...

‘Shall We Schmooze?’ Paolo Montalban on Playing The King in ‘The King and I’ at Olney Theatre Center by Joel Markowitz

I love Olney Theatre Center’s production of The King and I and I am thrilled to have a royal schmooze with the King . Here is my interview with Paolo Montalban. Joel: How did you get cast in Olney’s...

Olney Theatre Company’s ‘The King and I’ Extends Through January 5, 2014 by Heather Latiri

Olney Theatre Center Announces Extension of THE KING AND I Due to the positive response it has garnered from audiences and the multitude of almost sold-out shows, Olney Theatre Center announces the...

‘Shall We Schmooze?’ Eileen Ward on Playing Anna in ‘The King and I’ at Olney Theatre Center by Joel Markowitz

I love Olney Theatre Center’s production of The King and I and I am thrilled to have a chance to schmooze with the King and his School Teacher. Here is my interview with Eileen Ward who is playing...

‘The King and I’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

A magical and enchanting production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I makes its way to the stage at Olney Theatre Center as the final production in their 75th Anniversary Season. The classic...

Directing ‘The King and I’ At Olney Theatre Center By Mark Waldrop

Wow, what a big, exciting job it’s been mounting The King and I. This is a story that demands the most of every department – a massive, opulent set (big enough to do that polka around), sumptuous...

Directing ‘Twelfth Night’ at The George Washington University Tonight Through Sunday by Bill Largess

After working as an actor and director in the DC area for more than 30 years, and after teaching at both Catholic University and Howard Community College for years, I joined the George Washington...

La-Ti-Do presents: ‘The Musicals of Matt Conner’ October 7-28; This Monday: ‘Nevermore’

La-Ti-Do presents: The Musicals of Matt Conner Produced by La-Ti-Do DC A part of the weekly La-Ti-Do series from October 7 – 28, 2013 Watch the casts of Nevermore, Crossing, The Hollow and Night of...

‘Rancho Mirage’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

Oh what tangled webs we weave when we practice to deceive. Is it truth or is it illusion and can you really tell the difference when it comes to your closest friends? As Olney Theatre Center continues...

‘Saint Joan’ at BEDLAM Theatre at Olney Theatre Center by Jenna Miller

Saint Joan is George Bernard Shaw’s version of the rise and fall of Joan of Arc. Joan was an illiterate, teenage farm girl in 15th Century France who claimed to hear voices. God’s word was passed to...

‘Hamlet’ at BEDLAM Theatre at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

Though this be madness, yet there is method in it. To take on one of Shakespeare’s epic dramas with only four actors portraying all of the characters; the very definition of insanity, but a well...

Donna McKechnie’s ‘Same Place, Another Time’ at Olney Theatre Center by David Friscic

Broadway legend Donna McKechnie wowed the crowd at her recent one-woman show Same Place, Another Time at the Olney Theatre Center. This iconic star of such past hits such as Promises, Promises,...

‘Forever Plaid’ at Olney Theatre Center by Terry Byrne

In a week when the world’s buzzing about whether *N SYNC will stage a reunion at the VMAs and news of One Direction’s feature film has fans swooning, the stage is set for the ultimate boy band...

‘Meet The Plaids’ at Olney Theatre Center Part 2: Chris Rudy by Joel Markowitz

Here’s Part Two of a series of interviews with the cast of Olney Theatre Center’s production of Forever Plaid. Meet cast member Chris Rudy: Joel: How did you get involved wit the the Olney production...

‘Meet The Plaids’ at Olney Theatre Center Part 1: Austin Colby and Brandon Duncan

Here’s Part One of a series of interviews with the cast of Olney Theatre Center’s production of Forever Plaid, which opens Friday night on the Historic Stage. Meet cast members Austin Colby and...

‘Behind the Barricades at Toby’s’-Part Two: An Interview with Les Misèrables’ Music Director Christopher Youstra by Amanda Gunther

If you hear the people sing -singing the song of angry men, and hearts full of love, and one day more — then you’re hearing the musical genius of Music Director Christopher Youstra as Toby’s Dinner...

Synesthesia: ‘Sign-Interpreted Performances for July and August’ by Yvonne French

Synesthesia: Sign-Interpreted Performances for July and August by Yvonne French Thursday, July 25th Mandy Harvey Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center Sign-Interpreted and Captioned: Thursday, July...

‘A Chorus Line’ at Wildwood Summer Theatre by Maddie Gaw

God, I hope Wildwood Summer Theatre gets the recognition they deserve for this production of A Chorus Line! ‘God I hope they get it!’ “WST is the only fully independent youth-run summer theatre in the...

Wildwood Summer Theatre Presents ‘A Chorus Line’ July 19-27th by Rocky Nunzio

Dancers sway, a director gives instructions, the music director gives careful notes. It is a typical day of rehearsals for Wildwood Summer Theatre, but there is something special about this troupe of...

‘Angel Street’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

A delightfully twisted suspenseful drama lights up the stage at Olney Theatre Center this summer as they present the classic Victorian thriller Angel Street. Directed by John Going, this sharply...

Olney Theatre Center Announces 2014 Season: 5 Plays and 4 Musicals by Laura Asendio

Olney Theatre Center’s Artistic Director Jason Loewith announced the company would scrap its traditional subscription format while producing an ambitious slate of three seasons and nine productions...

James Konicek on Playing Sir Andrew in Folger Theatre’s ‘Twelfth Night’ by Joel Markowitz

I am a huge fan of James Konicek – his acting, singing, and ‘that voice.’ Audiences are loving James’ performance in Folger Theatre’s Twelfth Night. I asked James about Sir Andrew Aguecheek and his...

‘The Submission’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

Find better words. As writers it is something that we are constantly challenging ourselves to do; find another way to say something, finding a different phrase or an alternate way to get our message...

Playwright Jeff Talbott on Olney Theatre Center’s Production of His Play ‘The Submission’ by Joel Markowitz

Jeff Talbott’s Award-winning The Submission opens at Olney Theatre Center on May 9th. Jeff enlightens us on the history of his play and the new Olney production. Joel: Why did you want to have The...

‘Neville’s Island’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

The age old question of “What would you bring with you to a desert island” always generates a wide range of curious answers, but the last thing anyone ever expects to hear when answering that question...

SHOW SNOW CANCELLATIONS FOR TONIGHT

Here are cancellations of performances we have received so far. We will update the list as information comes in. -Arena Stage has rescheduled today’s matinee of Metamorphoses to Wednesday, March 13th...

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia by Amanda Gunther

Tradition! And nobody knows more about tradition than Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia as they proudly present Fiddler On The Roof. Directed and Choreographed by Tina DeSimone and David James with...

‘Cabaret’ at Damascus Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Willkommen! Beinvenue! Welcome! Sit back and relax and the Damascus Theatre Company will be your host to Kander and Ebb’s most scandalous musical as they present Cabaret for their spring musical....