2014

‘Blame it on Beckett’ Opens Friday at Montgomery Playhouse by Bruce Hirsch

Blame it on Beckett, presented by Montgomery Playhouse in partnership with the City of Gaithersburg opens this Friday, Jan. 10th at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn. Written by John Morogiello, the play is...

BEST OF 2013: Favorite Performances and Productions at Theatre/Music Training Programs in 2013 by the Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts honor the schools, conservatories, and programs that train young actors, singers, and musicians (and some adults who always wanted to be on the stage). Congrats to all...

‘Musicians of Mercy’ Holds a Benefit Concert for The American Heart Association This Friday 1/10@7:30 PM by Teresa McCormick Ertel

This Friday, January 10th at 7:30 PM, The Musicians of Mercy, will present an evening of live music – Celebrating a Life of Love – in Baltimore City to benefit the American Heart Association. The...

Win a Pair of Tickets to Silver Spring Stage’s ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)’ and Discount Link and Enter by Tomorrow at NOON

Win a pair of tickets to Silver Spring Stage’s hysterical production of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) SEND YOUR ENTRY TO: dcmetrotheaterarts@gmail.com And Put “SHAKESPEARE...

Win A Pair of tickets to Dominion Stage’s ‘Urinetown The Musical’ and Enter by Tomorrow at 8 PM

Win a pair of tickets to Dominion Stage’s production of the Tony Award-winning musical URINETOWN THE MUSICAL SEND YOUR ENTRY TO: dcmetrotheaterarts@gmail.com BY TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8TH AT 8...

Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre Holds Auditions for Actors 8-18 Years Old on 1/13 and 1/14 by Robin Parker

Announcing AUDITIONS for Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre’s (MVCCT) Spring Musical Once Upon A Mattress is Holding Auditions on Monday and Tuesday January 13th and 14th Bryant High School...

Hot Night Productions’ “Stocking Stuffers” at the Bier Baron by Lucrezia Blozia

Hot Night Productions Stocking Stuffers December 20th at the Bier Baron Burlesque is a lot of things – it’s sexy, it’s funny, it’s retro, it’s smart, it often relies on the performer’s other talents...

‘The Old Masters’ at Washington Stage Guild by Leslie Weisman

We Washingtonians take pride in accomplishment, and in being duly recognized for it. And strongly dislike having our expertise challenged—particularly, publicly. Fortunately, most of us don’t have our...

Meet the Lovers of Reston Community Players’ ‘Les Misérables’ by Diane Schnoor

When Reston Community Players opens its stirring production of the Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables on January 17th, three incredibly talented young actors will anchor its heart-wrenching...

‘Cab Calloway’s Minnie the Moocher’ at Pointless Theatre Co. at Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint by Justin Schneider

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be trapped in a old cartoon? One of those aggressively manic black-and-white pieces where everything has a face and bounces along to the music? Wonder...

Oh, That Crazy Bard! ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)’ Opens January 10 at Silver Spring Stage by Lennie Magida

Doing Shakespeare is hard. Doing all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays – plus his sonnets – in 97 minutes, using only three actors, with lots of props, physical comedy and improvisation, and with no fourth...

‘Late: A Cowboy Song’ at No Rules Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Burgeoning playwright Sarah Ruhl is featured as the start of the season at No Rules Theatre Company as they present the Washington DC premier of Late: A Cowboy Song. Directed by Rex Daugherty, this...

Filichia on Friday: ‘ How Much Can We See?’ 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: “How...

THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Children’s, High School, and University Productions and Performances of 2013′ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts

Here are the choices of The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts for our Favorite productions and performances in Children’s Theatre and High School and University productions that we saw in 2013. Congrats to...

Synesthesia: More Sign-Interpreted and Captioned Performances in January and February 2014 by Yvonne French

The Angelica Film Center & Cafe at the Mosaic in Virginia’s mod new Merrifield development has audio captioning devices that fit into the drink holders. 2911 District Ave @ Lee Hwy & Gallows Rd...

Here are the Winners of Free Tickets to No Rules Theatre Company’s ‘Late: A Cowboy Song’

HERE ARE OUR WINNERS OF TWO FREE PAIRS OF TICKETS TO NO RULES THEATRE COMPANY’S LATE: A COWBOY SONG by Sarah Ruhl (1) BILL LEARY AND (2) IYABO MORRISON ______ LATE, A COWBOY SONG by Sarah Ruhl plays...

TrueTheatergoers’ TheaterThoughts: ‘Leading Tony Award Candidates — Musicals’ and Rate Your Shows and Win $100 in Tickets 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...

Win Free Tickets to ‘Late: A Cowboy Song’ at No Rules Theatre Company. Enter TODAY BY NOON.

WIN A FREE PAIR OF TICKETS TO NO RULE THEATRE COMPANY’S LATE, A COWBOY SONG by Sarah Ruhl The shows plays through January 1 to 19, 2014 at Signature Theatre – 4200 Campbell Avenue, in Arlington, VA....

Let’s Take It Outside: The Expansive Musical World of ‘The Most Happy Fella’ by David Rohde

You can set a musical just about anywhere, and Frank Loesser certainly did that. In Guys and Dolls, Nathan Detroit fails to secure a spot for the craps game, and the gamblers head down to the New York...

Bravo@KAT Presents ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR.’ January 31-February 2nd

In 1991, the animated feature Beauty and the Beast became the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Prompted by the unprecedented success of the film, and by...

‘Blame it on Beckett’ Opens January 10th at Montgomery Playhouse at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn by Bruce Hirsch

Start the New Year with comedy! Blame it on Beckett by John Morogiello Directed by David Dossey and starring Chris Hawkins, Linda Hirsch, Nick Sampson, and Emily Sucher. The Gaithersburg Town Courier...

‘Elvis Birthday Fight Club’ Video Interview as it Rolls Into GALA Hispanic Theatre Tomorrow Night at 8 & 10 PM by Lucrezia Blozia

I’m a count your blessings kinda gal. I get to do some really cool stuff over the course of the year – why last year I played both Maria Von Trapp in a live onstage R. Kelly video (suck it Carrie...

Happy New Year from the Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts!!

https://youtu.be/xmXpi_4I6sU HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE STAFF OF DCMETROTHEATERARTS! MAY 2014 BRING YOU HAPPINESS, GREAT HEALTH, SUCCESS, AND GREAT SHOWS AND CONCERTS!!

Win Free Tickets to ‘Late: A Cowboy Song’ at No Rules Theatre Company. Enter by Friday 1/3 at Noon.

WIN A FREE PAIR OF TICKETS TO NO RULE THEATRE COMPANY’S LATE, A COWBOY SONG by Sarah Ruhl The shows plays through January 1 to 19, 2014 at Signature Theatre – 4200 Campbell Avenue, in Arlington, VA....