2014

‘Von Trapped’ at Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington

In the words of Maria, the hills are most definitely alive with the gorgeous sound of the stars of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington’s production of Von Trapped– a hilarious parody of the iconic 1959...

Filichia on Friday: ‘EXITS AND ENTRANCES’ 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: EXITS...

Arts Collective’s “What Improv Group?!?!” Spring Fling Friday, April 4! by Susan G. Kramer

Arts Collective’s “What Improv Group?!?!” Spring Fling Friday, April 4! Improv troupe rounds out its out-of-control successful 3-show season with a Spring Themed Improv Show featuring its popular,...

‘Man of La Mancha’ at The Lyric Opera House

To see life as it is and not as it ought to be is the gift of poets, playwrights, and now theatergoers of The Lyric Opera House in Baltimore as Man of La Mancha lands for a limited weekend engagement....

Synesthesia: Braille and Large-Print Opera Libretti Match the Met’s Broadcasts by Yvonne French

Opera lovers who are blind or have low vision and want to get materials to complement live radio broadcasts from The Metropolitan Opera can do so with the National Library Service for the Blind and...

TONIGHT @7:30 PM & TOMORROW at 3 PM: Jason Robert Brown Conducts & Performs ‘Songs for a New World’ With Young Artists of America, Nova Y. Payton, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Michael J. Mainwaring, Rachelle Fleming, & Adam Michael Kaufman

TOMORROW – SATURDAY, MARCH 15TH AT 7:30 PM AND SUNDAY, MARCH 16TH AT 3:00 PM JASON ROBERT BROWN’S SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD Featuring the Young Artists of America Youth Orchestra and Vocal Ensemble and...

‘Hillary: A Modern Greek Tragedy with a (Somewhat) Happy Ending’ at Boom Theatre Company

On the battlefield of politics coming armed with a shield and sword will do you little good. One must learn to stroke their opponent with one hand and fight them with the other. Boom Theatre Company...

DCMetroTheaterArts Turns 2 Today!

DCMetroTheaterArts turns two today! Thanks to everyone in the theater, arts, and music communities for all your support. And most of all, thanks to the DCMTA writers who have put in many miles...

‘Charlotte’s Web’ at Theatreworks USA at George Mason University’s Center for the Performing Arts

Charlotte’s Web Weaves a Magical Spell at George Mason True confession time: one of my all-time favorite books is Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White’s magical tale of the friendship between a runty pig, a...

‘Hamlet…the rest is silence’ at Synetic Theater

“The rest is silence” are Hamlet’s last words before he dies, but you won’t hear them in this production because the whole play is conveyed in movement. Not a word is spoken. Synetic Theater first...

‘Rocky’ at The Winter Garden Theatre

They came to see the fight. And Director Alex Timbers and his technical wizards and designers gave them a fight to remember! The appreciative audience was TKO’d with the most dazzling special effects...

World Stages: International Theatre Festival – ‘Rupert’ at The Kennedy Center by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

The World Stages: International Theater Festival takes the center stage at the Kennedy Center, March 10-30, 2014 bringing together some of today’s most exciting theatrical visionaries presenting an...

‘Pleated’- MFA Thesis Concert by Stephanie Miracle at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Walking into the Dance Theatre at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, I was excited to attend Pleated, Stephanie Miracle’s MFA Thesis Concert. My excitement stemmed from my interest in Miracle’s...

‘Twelfth Night’ at CENTERSTAGE

While not reinventing the wheel with one of the Bard’s more tried and true comedies, CENTERSTAGE’ Twelfth Night uses some intriguing approaches that rise to the surface in this production, directed by...

MVCCT presents ‘Once Upon A Mattress’ 3/21-30

Everyone loves a ‘happily ever after’ story! Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre (MVCCT) presents the musical comedy Once Upon A Mattress March 21, 22, 28 & 29 – @7:30 pm and March 23 & 30 –...

Brigadoon Opens Tomorrow at Einstein HS & They’re Scotland-Bound by Andrea Kibbe

Albert Einstein’s S.T.A.G.E.’s opens BRIGADOON Tomorrow – Friday, March 14th! This classic show tells the story of two American hunters who, while hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a mysterious town...

Act Two @ Levine Music Students Perform ‘Parade’ for Show’s Composer and Lyricist Jason Robert Brown by Lauren Selman

Students of Act Two @ Levine Music Pre-Professional Program performed the Tony Award-winning musical Parade for the show’s composer and lyricist, Jason Robert Brown. Act Two’s Parade was initially...

World Stages: International Theatre Festival -‘The Suit’ at The Kennedy Center

The World Stages: International Theater Festival takes the center stage at The Kennedy Center, March 10-30, 2014 bringing together some of today’s most exciting theatrical visionaries presenting an...

Richard Seff’s ‘New’ Book ‘Take a Giant Step’ Set During The Good Ol’ Days of Radio

Richard Seff is a mentor, a friend, and an inspiration. He’s also an actor, agent, playwright, radio ‘personality,’ book writer of a wonderful Americana musical called Shine!, and a first class...

‘The Weirdo Show’- A Modern Midway and a Really Weird Video!

The Weirdo Show has the feeling of an old carnival midway, which is no surprise as it’s produced by local sideshow performer and afficionado, Kellan Hancock (aka Charlie Artful). The show’s host,...

Cristina Colmena’s Look at Love Arithmetic in ‘Happily Ever After’ at Ambassador Theater

For Better or Worse? – Cristina Colmena’s Look at Love Arithmetic in Happily Ever After ‘Till death do us part’ – is the dream worth dreaming? Valentine’s Day is as good a time as any to reflect on...

Meet the Playwrights of Arena Stage’s ‘Playwrights’ Arena’: Part 5: Heather McDonald

The Playwrights’ Arena a new play initiative developed by the American Voices New Play Institute. Centering on a small collaborative group of local playwrights dedicated to the support and development...

Part 5 of ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot at Toby’s: The Series of Interviews That Goes On and On’: Actress Priscilla Cuellar (Lady of the Lake)

Whatever happened to her part? This series has gone on long enough without mentioning the stunning singing sensation The Lady of the Lake! It’s a tough life being a watery tart who hands out swords...

‘Pinocchio!’ A Co-Production of Faction of Fools and NextStop Theatre Company

NextStop Theatre Company joins up with the Faction of Fools Theatre Company to present a retelling of the childhood classic, Pinocchio! based on the novel by Carlo Collodi and written and directed by...

A Report on ‘Richard Strauss at 150, with Saul Lilienstein’ at The Kennedy Center

In his third and final Explore the Arts lecture at The Kennedy Center’s Terrace Gallery on great composers serendipitously born in years lending themselves to anniversary celebrations in the last...

‘4 By Chekhov’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre

People all too often associate Chekhov with dreary, serious, and emotionally draining. But there is a much lighter and comic side— even if the comedy is in a dark vein— to the great Russian...

‘Water by the Spoonful’ at The Studio Theatre

Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Pulitzer Prize-winning Water by the Spoonful is set in 2009 and takes place mainly in Philadelphia but also travels to San Diego, Japan, and Puerto Rico. Two characters hold the...

‘Night Mother’ at Rockville Little Theatre

Spring may be calling you outside to bike and run and savor the sunshine, but do yourself a favor…spend ninety minutes with the Rockville Little Theatre’s production of ‘Night Mother before you do....

‘Ding. Or Bye Bye Dad’ at Venus Theatre

Society has a collective concept of normal that we think everyone experiences, but as it turns out everyone has a unique experience and no one’s experience is quite the same as anyone else’s. This is...

‘Oliver’ at Silhouette Stages

Consider yourself a part of the theatrical family if you find yourself headed out to Silhouette Stages to see their latest musical production, Oliver! With Music, Lyrics, and Book written by Lionel...

‘Normal’ at Molotov Theatre Group

Molotov Theatre Group has an uncanny knack for converting its tiny black-box nook into an auditorium-scale operating theater for surgical dissection of the dark side of human nature. With its new...

National Chamber Ensemble: ‘Happy Birthday Vivaldi: The Extraordinary Four Seasons’

National Chamber Ensemble put on a truly exceptional concert on Saturday when, along with the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute, they honored the genius and artistry of Antonio...

‘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...

‘Blithe Spirit’ at Prince William Little Theatre

Lift your spirits with Prince William Little Theatre’s (PWLT) production of Noel Coward’s comedic play, Blithe Spirit. Taking place in the 1940s at the stunning British home of Charles (Matthew...

‘Xanadu’ at Reston Community Players

Reston Community Players presents Xanadu, a silly, decadent treat written by Douglas Carter Beane, with music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar. Joshua Redford directs this hilarious production...

Here are the Winners of the 14th Annual WATCH AWARDS Awards

Announcement of Winners 14th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors THE WATCH AWARDS Award Ceremony Sunday, March 9, 2014 – 7:00 pm at The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA And now for the Winners...

‘Hairspray’ at Magruder High School

The words “tuneful” and “energetic” only begin to describe Magruder High School’s production of the Tony-award-winning musical Hairspray. Based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name, with...

‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’ at The Highwood Theatre

Who is the man on the twenty-dollar bill? The Highwood Theatre answers that question with Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson to the beat of some catchy rock music. Alex Timbers wrote the book and Michael...

Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Brian d’Arcy James at The Kennedy Center

With precise control and an air of cosmopolitan confidence, the prolific Brian d’Arcy James captivated The Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater in his unique concert Friday night. Careening through a set...

‘Celtic Nights: The Emigrants Bridge’ at The Music Center at Strathmore

St. Patrick’s Day came early to the Music Center at Strathmore when six singers, five Irish dancers, and two musicians took the stage for international hit Celtic Nights: The Emigrants Bridge. This...

‘Five Course Love’ at Spotlighters Theatre

There’s trouble in the kitchen! Of course there’s bound to be trouble when you mix romance and restaurants, but audiences across Baltimore never knew trouble could taste this delectable to their comic...

‘Urinetown’ at Act Two @ Levine’s Pre-Professional Program

Do you suppose composer Mark Hollamann and writer Greg Kotis got the loo-dicrous idea for Urinetown while waiting in line for the facilities during intermission at the theater? The campy, satirical...

Composer Jason Robert Brown on ‘Songs for a New World’ on 3/15-16 at Young Artists of America and His Cabaret “I Could Be In Love with Someone Like You” on 3/17 at Red Branch Theatre Company

Composer Jason Robert Brown will be coming to Potomac, MD and to Columbia, MD next weekend to conduct and perform Songs for a New World with talented young singers and musicians at Young Artists of...

‘Emancipatory Politics: A Romantic Tragedy’ at The Mobtown Players

It’s incredible how quickly the artificial can become the organic. Politics have no place in love but all too often find their way between the emotions; like a weed forcing its way up through the...

Filichia on Friday: ‘Paging Marsha Norman’ 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: Paging...

Dudley Saunders performs’ In These Boxes’ Tomorrow, Saturday, March 8th at BloomBars

LA singer/songwriter Dudley Saunders’ IN THESE BOXES is an uncommon – and uncanny – mix of live music, narratives and video art that explores the human need to keep the dead from disappearing by...

‘Moby Dick! The Musical’ at Glenelg Country School & Jason Brown Visits Red Branch Theatre Co. by John Harding

Fans of Spamalot may want to hop to and check out a similar boatload of zaniness known as Moby Dick! The Musical, with book by Robert Longden, and music and lyrics by Longden and Hereward Kaye, at...

Round House Theatre Announces its 2014-2015 Season by Sarah Pressler

Round House Theatre announces its 2014/15 season: FOOL FOR LOVE By Sam Shepard FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN By Will Power The NUTCRACKER By Tommy Rapley, Jake Minton, Phillip Klapperich, and Kevin O’Donnell...

TrueTheatergoers’ TheaterThoughts: Spring NYC Season, Rate Your Shows & Win $100 in Tickets & Predict Helen Hayes Awards & Win $200 by John and Stephen Hauge

Every week 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...

Nibbles And Sips Around Town: José Andrés Kicks Off Oyamel’s Tequila & Mescal Festival

The Greatest Mexican Fiesta in DC James Beard Award-winning Chef José Andrés and his partner Rob Wilder are at it again with the seventh annual Oyamel Cocina Mexicana’s Tequila & Mezcal Festival...