2013

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

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

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...

Broadway Veteran Sutton Foster Helps Educate Aspiring Young Artists by Lauren Selman

Students of the Act Two @ Levine Pre-Professional Program gathered for a master class with two time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster. Ms. Foster’s class was presented by Strathmore in conjunction with...

‘Lucky Stiff’ at Montgomery College by Joel Markowitz

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

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

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....

Win a Free Pair of Tickets to ‘Torch Song Trilogy’ at The Studio Theatre-Enter by 11:59 PM Tonight

Win a pair of tickets to The Studio Theatre’s critically acclaimed Torch Song Trilogy. Please send an email to: dcmetrotheaterarts@gmail.com By 11:59 this Sunday, October 13th and tell us why you want...

Sutton Foster at The Music Center at Strathmore by Tiffany Draut

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Filichia on Friday: ‘Three New Musicals in Six Days’ 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: Three...

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

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

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

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

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...

‘Magic Time!’ ‘The Laramie Project’ at Ford’s Theatre by John Stoltenberg

If you’re a theater buff who’s worried that the shutdown’s shuttering of Ford’s Theatre and the shunting of The Laramie Project to a nearby church means audiences there must be getting something...

‘The Streisand Songbook’ at The Baltimore Symphony at Strathmore with Ann Hampton Callaway by Tiffany Draut

Jack Everly led the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with special guest Ann Hampton Callaway in a Barbra Streisand-inspired evening in Bethesda, MD last night at Strathmore. Interspersed with anecdotes...

‘Government Shutdown Leaves Puppets Hanging at The Puppet Co.’ by Christopher Piper

Government Shutdown Leaves Puppets Hanging It’s not just federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown, but also those strung and unstrung heroes at the Puppet Co., in Glen Echo Park. A...

‘Cavalia Odysseo’ at National Harbor by Justin Schneider

Do you remember the first time that you saw Walt Disney’s Fantasia? That feeling of amazement that crept over you at something just happening and being in front of you? Cavalia Odysseo elicits that...

‘Hurt Village’ at Howard University’s Department of Theatre Arts by Bev Fleisher

The tension rises before the lights in this riveting production of Hurt Village by Katori Hall and powerfully directed by Eric Ruffin. Howard University has always been respected for their dynamite...

Bay Theatre Company is Back with a ‘Triple Play’ by Janet Luby

What’s going on? I’m sure some of you read the article in the Capital Gazette about Bay Theatre Company returning and have some questions about it. We most definitely are returning for what I call our...

Hope Operas Video Recap of Week #1-Monday, October 7th With Ally Jenkins & Lucrezia Blozia

For the next 3 weeks Hosts Ally Jenkins and Lucrezia Blozia (aka Chris Griffin) will be bringing DCMetroTheaterArts readers a special weekly recap video of Hope Operas, and will be interviewing some...

Victorian Lyric Opera Holding Auditions for ‘Yeomen of the Guards’ and ‘Pirates of Penzance’ on 10/19;20;& 25

Auditions for both Yeomen and Pirates: Sat. 10/19 7-10pm Sun. 10/20 7-10pm Fri. 10/25 7-10pm Callbacks for Pirates: Saturday, 10/26 7-10pm _____ Callbacks for Yeomen: Sunday, 10/27 6-9pm (this is a...

‘Cavalia’s Odysseo’ Gallops Into National Harbor TONIGHT through October 27th

The internationally acclaimed Cavalia pushes the limits of live entertainment once again with its second production: a 30-million dollar extravaganza that is wowing critics and audiences alike across...

‘Avenue Q’ at Greenbelt Arts Center by Amanda Gunther

The internet is really, really great for—well for buying tickets to Greenbelt Arts Center‘s production of Avenue Q. The multiple Tony Award-winning musical, with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and...

Purchase Your Tickets for Young Artists of America’s ‘Show Boat in Concert’ on Sunday, November 17th at 5 PM

Young Artists of America (YAA) presents Show Boat in Concert on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at 5 PM. The performance will be performed by a 40-member orchestra and a cast of 41 singers from 30 different...

Adventure Theatre MTC Cancels Performance Today of ‘Goodnight Moon’ and Relocates to Rockville Location

Due to the government shutdown, Adventure Theatre MTC has temporarily moved its operations to its Wintergreen Plaza location-837-D Rockville Pike, in Rockville. MD. Relocation information about...

‘The Sound of Music’ at Compass Rose Theater by Amanda Gunther

Annapolis is alive with the sound of singing nuns and cheerful children as Compass Rose Theater starts their 2013/2014 season with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Directed by Lucinda...

La-Ti-Do presents: ‘The Musicals of Matt Conner’: ‘Nevermore’ by Rick Westerkamp

When October rolls in, there is so much to look forward to, like the start of fall, pumpkin flavored libations and treats at Starbucks, and Halloween at the end of the month. This year, you can also...

‘A Beginner’s Guide to Deicide’ at Single Carrot Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Think Kill Bill meets Dogma and you might just be in the ballpark for Single Carrot Theatre’s first production of their seventh season. Presenting, in all its blasphemous hilarity, the regional...

‘Dracula’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Amanda Gunther

Through the darkened mists of October out at the haunted historic ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute, the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company proudly presents the classic thriller of Bram Stoker’s...

‘The Two-Character Play’ at Spooky Action Theater by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Who doesn’t love a play about the theater? A play-within-a-play, a set-within-a-set, and the juxtaposition of identity and personality between two characters are the primary set up for Tennessee...

A Mother and a Son Look at ‘The Velocity of Autumn’ by Ellouise Schoettler

Last week my son and I were part of yet another audience captivated by Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella playing mother and son in Eric Coble’s marvelous play The Velocity of Autumn, now playing at...

‘Life With Father’ at Aldersgate Community Church Theater by Julia L. Exline

Aldersgate Community Church Theater presents Life With Father, the longest-running play in the history of Broadway. The stage play was inspired by a collection of stories that Clarence Day wrote about...

Ford’s Theatre’s ‘The Laramie Project’ Performance Schedule for October 8-15th

Performances of Ford’s Theatre’s The Laramie Project will continue at First Congregational United Church of Christ – 945 G Street NW, in Washington, DC, until the Federal Government Shutdown is over...

‘Marry Me a Little’ at Creative Cauldron by Yvonne French

Dani Stoller and Lou Steele should go down in regional theater history as “Stoller and Steele” for Marry Me a Little. It is one of the top shows I have seen in 25 years. Brilliantly directed by Matt...

An Interview with Jason Downs on ‘Why I Am Not Famous?’ at Howard Community College This Friday and Saturday 10/11&12@8 pm by Carolyn Kelemen

Multi-talented Jason Downs deliberates ‘Why Am I Not Famous?’ Howard County Community College alum/actor/singer recently discussed his touring production of Why Am I Not Famous,” slated at HCC’s...

40% Off Tickets for ‘Extremities’ at Molotov Theatre Group for 10/10-10/13@7:30 pm

Extreme Savings for Extremities — A 40% Discount For DCMTA Readers! dcmetrotheatrearts.com readers can save 40 percent off the ticket price for the opening weekend of Extremities, from Molotov Theatre...

‘A Killing Game’ at dog & pony dc by Ramona Harper

Can life be sunshine, lollipops, rainbows and everything that’s wonderful when a deadly plague begins killing the citizenry and they start dropping like flies? Will you be next? In an absurdist,...

Matt Williams on Playing Seymour in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Providence Players of Fairfax by Joel Markowitz

Matt Williams is having bloody-good time playing the nebbishy Seymour in Providence Players of Fairfax’s production of Little Shop of Horrors. I fed him these questions. Joel: Tell our readers about...

‘Beertown’ at dog & pony dc by Jessica Vaughan

We have all been to Beertown. That’s the feeling you walk away with from dog & pony dc’s devised theater piece Beertown, which is ostensibly about a few residents gathering to vote on things to...

Aquila Theatre’s ‘Fahrenheit 451’ at Hylton Performing Arts Center by Keith Tittermary

“It was a pleasure to burn.” The opening line of Ray Bradbury’s 1953 magnum opus, Fahrenheit 451 sets the mood for a dystopian society where firemen set fires and critical thinking is non-existent,...

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Providence Players of Fairfax by Julia L. Exline

Providence Players of Fairfax presents the cult classic musical Little Shop of Horrors, with Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Music by Alan Menken. Named a “bucket list” item by Director Chip...

‘Hope Operas’ Begins Tomorrow Night at 8 PM at The Comedy Spot in Ballston Commons Mall by Chris Griffin

Hope Operas, DC’s only serialized theatre festival, returns TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8 PM at The Comedy Spot in Ballston Common Mall -4238 Wilson Boulevard, in Arlington, VA with five brand new shows, as we...

Toby Nelson on Playing Audrey in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Providence Players of Fairfax by Julia L. Exline

It was so much fun interviewing Toby Nelson, who is starring as Audrey in Providence Players of Fairfax’s production of Little Shop of Horrors. Julia: Hi Toby! Why don’t you tell us something about...

The Miami String Quartet at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center by Lisa Driscoll

The award-winning Miami String Quartet performed a variety of contemporary and Romantic pieces on Friday night at the Clarice Center for Performing Arts. The group ended the show in collaboration with...