2013

‘A Commedia Christmas Carol’ at Faction of Fools Theatre Company by Yvonne French

In anticipation that A Commedia Christmas Carol is here to stay, I am giving it the most Washington of all things: an acronym (ACCC). ACCC is based on the Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol, and...

Christmas Revels’ ‘Echoes of Thrace’ by Washington Revels by Jessica Vaughan

The Washington Revels’ 2013 offering Echoes of Thrace is a beautiful, detailed exploration of several ancient cultures of the world that are less known in our usual Christmas celebrations. Revels...

TrueTheatergoers’ TheaterThoughts: ‘The Fall Season II’ and Rate Your Shows and Win $100 in Tickets by John and Stephen Hauge

Every Friday we will be sharing John and Stephen Hauge’s TheaterThoughts from their popular site TrueTheatergoer. “From John Hauge: “My brother Stephen and I created the TrueTheatergoer.com website in...

Filichia on Friday: ‘Twelve Days to Christmas’ by Peter Filichia

Here is a new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’ It’s an honor to bring Peter’s column every week to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. This week: “12...

‘Seasonal Disorder’ at Washington Improv Theater by John Stoltenberg

Washington Improv Theater has been tickling DC audiences for 15 years. When I discovered the madcap company a while ago, I got hooked on the spot. Hooked as in addicted. Feeling the need for a...

NSO Pops: ‘Happy Holidays! with Brian Stokes Mitchell’ by Marlene Hall

Tony Award winner and Baritone Brian Stokes Mitchell and the NSO Pops got the crowd into the holiday spirit with his show Happy Holidays! With Brian Stokes Mitchell, conducted with gusto by Steven...

Meet the Director and Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Part 5: Ashlyn Thompson (Helena) by Joel Markowitz

This is the Part 5 in a series of interviews with the director and cast members of Annapolis Shakespeare Company‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Meet Ashlyn Thompson. How did you become involved with...

‘The Twelve Dates of Christmas’ at NextStop Theatre Company by Kim Moeller

This year, Santa has brought us a wonderful gift—a fresh and funny take on life around the holidays entitled The Twelve Dates of Christmas. Santa had a lot of help from writer Ginna Hoben, Director...

‘The Pajama Men: Just The Two of Each of Us’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Two men. One stage. 700 years to get it right. A dozen characters. A million laughs. And a partridge in a pair tree. Scratch the partridge and the pear tree, who wants fruit and foliage when you can...

“A Matt Conner Christmas” at Signature Theatre by Derek Mong

The weather outside may be frightful, but Matt Conner’s peppy, rich piano playing and his group of eclectic friends makes certain that you knew nothing of it. In an hour-long cabaret-style performance...

‘The Velocity of Autumn’ to Open on Broadway at The Booth Theatre on April 21, 2014 and Previews Begin April 1, 2014

The Velocity of Autum is off to Broadway’s The Booth Theatre! “A bracing, honest and deliciously funny performance played with wonderful gritand wit by the great actress Estelle Parsons.” – The New...

Spooky Action Theater Receives National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Fast-Track Grant to Support the Production of ‘Kwaidan’ by Roberta Alves

National Endowment for the Arts Spooky Action receives Challenge America Fast-Track Grant to support the production of Kwaidan The Grant will help bring guest artist Izumi Ashizawa to Washington DC...

The Third Annual Baltimore Beauty Pageant by Lucrezia Blozia

Charm City has never been so charming as it was on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the Third Annual Baltimore Beauty Pageant. Hosts – the gorgeous Mr. Gorgeous and little (and also gorgeous) Trixie...

Deborah F. Rutter Named Next Kennedy Center President by John R. Dow

Yesterday, David M. Rubenstein, Chairman of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, today announced the selection of Deborah F. Rutter as the next Kennedy Center president. Ms. Rutter...

Catch The Holiday Spirit(S) At The Theatre by Jordan Wright

A DASH OF SHAKESPEARE FOR THE TEEN IN YOUR LIFE Family holiday shows are everywhere. But where can you find one that’s tailor made for teens…and non-denominational too? This year the Synetic Theatre...

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company by Amanda Gunther

Visions shall appear and there will be no need to slumber through this fantastical production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Annapolis Shakespeare Company this December. With a vibrant popping of...

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)...

An Interview with Bruce Dow on Playing Pseudolus in ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Joel Markowitz

Bruce Dow is wowing DC audiences with his high-energy and funny performance of the slave Pseudolus in Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Joel:...

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

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts has taken a brief breather and is offering their favorite ‘Scene Stealers’ from August through December 2013. Here’s Part 1 of our selections. Congrats to all our Scene...

What’s Still on and Cancelled Tonight December 10, 2013

UPDATED AT 3:35 PM If you have cancelled your show or your show is still on tonight, please email me dcmetrotheaterarts@gmail.com or add them in the comment section below. ARENA STAGE Due to the...

Making Some Noise: Behind the Scenes of 1st Stage’s ‘Noises Off’: Part 5: Blair Bowers (Brooke) by Joel Markowitz

This is Part 5 in a series of interviews with the cast and director of 1st Stage’s production of Noises Off. Meet Blair Bowers. Joel: Why did you want to become a member of the cast of Noises Off?...

Dominion Stage Looking for Directors and Production Teams! by Dave Moretti

Dominion Stage is Calling Directors and Production Teams! Are you interested in one of our 2014-15 Shows? Download and submit your application for consideration by December 31, 2013. Application...

‘Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol’ at NextStop Theatre Company by Julia L. Exline

NextStop Theatre Company presents Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, an innovative, behind-the-scenes version of its predecessor, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. Beautifully adapted by Tom Mula...

Winners of Tickets to ‘Porgy and Bess’ Announced

Here are our two winners of a free pair of tickets each to Porgy and Bess at The National Theatre: (1) DAVID BERKENBILT ATTENDING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH AT 7:30 PM AND (2) VALERIE HOLT ATTENDING...

Tonight From 7:30-9 PM Joyous Voices Professional Carolers Benefit for Family of Stephen Namie

TONIGHT-Monday, December 9th 7:30-9:00 pm at the Mobtown Theatre 3600 Clipper Road, Suite 114 Baltimore, MD Celebrate the Season (and finish your shopping early) with Joyous Voices Professional...

On Sale to Subscribers Only Until January 2nd: Tickets to Jason Robert Brown Cabaret on March 17, 2014 at Red Branch Theatre Company by Tiffany Underwood Holmes

JASON ROBERT BROWN TO OPEN RED BRANCH THEATRE COMPANY’S 2014 SEASON Tickets for Jason Robert Brown’s cabaret now on sale to season subscribers Acclaimed and renowned American musical theatre composer...

‘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...

‘Annie’ at McLean Theatre Company by Karim Doumar

Annie fully dresses audience with a smile The McLean Theatre Company’s production of Annie, directed by Amy Poe is one worth remembering. With music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and...

TrueTheatergoers’ TheaterThoughts: ‘The Fall Season’ and Rate Your Shows and Win $100 in Tickets by John and Stephen Hauge

Every Friday we will be sharing John and Stephen Hauge’s TheaterThoughts from their popular site TrueTheatergoer. “From John Hauge: “My brother Stephen and I created the TrueTheatergoer.com website in...

‘Cinderella – A Traditional British Panto’ – at The British Players by Ellouise Schoettler

Have a ball! Start the holidays with the laugh-filled family show –The British Players’ Cinderella, written by James Barry and directed with over-flowing humor by Charles Hoag. Cinderella is presented...

‘Teen A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Synetic Theater by Jane Coyne

On Friday night, December 6, 2013, with only two months of training and rehearsals to ready its young performers, Synetic Theater staged an impressive opening night Teen production of A Midsummer...

Show Cancellations Tonight-Sunday, December 8th

Updated 9:00 pm Here are shows canceled tonight due to the weather and projections for icy weather: 1st Stage’s performances of Noises Off are cancelled. Annapolis Shakespeare Company-A Midsummer...

Meet the Director and Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Part 4: Joel DeCandio (Lysander) by Joel Markowitz

This is the Part 4 in a series of interviews with the director and cast members of Annapolis Shakespeare Company‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Meet Joel DeCandio. How did you become involved with this...

Linda Eder on Her McDonogh School Master Class by Teresa McCormick Ertel

McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Maryland is known for its well respected music and choral program. Today several vocal students at the school were given the opportunity to perform for and receive...

‘Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Patina Miller’ at The Kennedy Center by Douglas Lloyd

A Sister Act That is Hard to Top Washington, DC was honored to have Patina Miller, this year’s Tony Award-winning Best Lead Actress in a Musical (for her role as the Leading Player in Pippin),...

Sultans of String Presented by Strathmore by Bev Fleisher

In their first appearance at Strathmore, the Sultans of String sold out the house at the Mansion at Strathmore, and swept their audience away on a musical adventure they will not soon forget. Each of...

‘Scrooge! The Musical’ at Sandy Spring Theatre Group by Amanda Gunther

The message this time of year is that Christmas is a time for good tidings of great joy, for not only the youngsters but those young at heart and everyone in between. We never have enough time to say...

dog & pony dc’s ‘Toast’ (a Workshop Production) by John Stoltenberg

“Audience integration” is a buzzword that has been flying around awhile but only recently landed in my brain. In live theater, it means going beyond removing the fourth wall; it means erasing the line...

‘A Christmas Carol’ at Providence Players of Fairfax by Julia L. Exline

Providence Players of Fairfax presents the holiday favorite, A Christmas Carol, based on the novella by Charles Dickens and adapted for the stage by Janet Allard and Michael Bigelow Dixon. Keeping...

Filichia on Friday: ‘Betty & Adolph & Jule & Sammy & Saul & William & Larry & Bob & André’ by Peter Filichia

Here is a new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’ It’s an honor to bring Peter’s column every week to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. This week: Betty &...

A Report on a Dramatic Reading of ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Dignity Players by Amanda Gunther

Endeavoring to raise the ghost of an idea, in true Dickens’ spirit, Dignity Players presents a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol just in time for the holidays. Adapted by Lois...

‘Worst Case Scenario’ at Single Carrot Theatre by Amanda Gunther

So you think you’re going to see a show at Single Carrot Theatre? Ha. Ha. Ha. Worst Case Scenario: You get into your car all ready to drive into Baltimore City for a hilarious night at the theatre....

‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ at Arena Stage at The Mead Center for American Theater by Sophia Howes

Love is in the Air The best way to describe the new Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner at Arena Stage is this: if you remember when you first fell in love; if you’d like to feel that way again – go to see...

‘Man in a Case’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by John Stoltenberg

It is one thing to amble through a modern art gallery and appreciate an innovative multimedia installation—some videos and audio here, some projections and lighting effects there, perhaps some human...

‘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...

LEAPIN LIZARDS! It’s ‘Annie’ at Main Street Theater Company by Jennifer Campbell

If you’re looking for a “new deal” this Christmas, Main Street Theater Company’s Annie might be just the ticket. Right at “home” on the Franklin Park stage, this is an intimate telling of the story of...

This Sunday-December 8th at 7:30 PM-’Sandy Bainum & Friends’ Concert Benefits Adventure Theatre MTC’s Recovery from the Gov’t Shutdown

This Sunday, December 8th at 7:30 PM Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) singer Sandy Bainum is presenting a one-night-only to benefit Adventure Theatre MTC’s recovery from the government shutdown. Sandy...

Win a Pair of tickets to ‘Porgy and Bess’ at National Theatre on Christmas at 7:30 PM or at 12/26 at 2 or 7:30 PM

Win a pair of FREE tickets to Porgy and Bess at The National Theatre: We have 2 pairs to give away for these dates: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH AT 7:30 PM OR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26TH AT 2 PM OR THURSDAY,...

Meet the Director and Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Part 3: Amanda Forstrom (Hermia) by Joel Markowitz

This is the Part 3 in a series of interviews with the director and cast members of Annapolis Shakespeare Company‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Meet Amanda Forstrom (Hermia). Joel: How did you become...

Making Some Noise: Behind the Scenes of 1st Stage’s ‘Noises Off’: Part 4: Kate Karczewski (Poppy) by Joel Markowitz

This is Part 4 in a series of interviews with the cast and director of 1st Stage’s production of Noises Off. Meet Kate Karczewski. Why did you want to become a member of the cast of Noises Off? Mostly...