Friendship, love, art, obsession, addiction, betrayal, sex, abduction, and murder, sprinkled with hints of incest and family fun-loving cannibalism for good measure. [Read more...]
Deep Belly Beautiful
April 16, 2009 By 1 Comment
Friendship, love, art, obsession, addiction, betrayal, sex, abduction, and murder, sprinkled with hints of incest and family fun-loving cannibalism for good measure. [Read more...]
Call of the Wild
April 15, 2009 By 3 Comments
Rarely do two acts differ so much in content and quality as in the new musical Call of the Wild at Olney Theatre Center. After a difficult and challenging first act, the work is redeemed by a terrific second. [Read more...]
God’s Ear
April 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The tooth fairy and G.I. Joe are characters in this quirky little piece, written in the absurdist style reminiscent of Ionesco with hints of Beckett. That should tell you something. In some ways, the style is a departure for Rep Stage’s flair for the intellectual dramatic, a kind of thinking man’s theater, while in other ways, the fantastical element and the character’s dealing with grief and loss fit right in. [Read more...]
Shakespeare and Signature dominate Helen Hayes Awards
April 14, 2009 By 1 Comment
and after the show, came the party of the year
Signature Theatre, a nineteen-year-old company based in Arlington, Virginia swept most of the prizes for musicals at last night’s 25th annual Helen Hayes Awards at the Warner Theatre, while William Shakespeare, a four hundred forty-five year old writer from Stratford-on-Avon, England, took the lion’s share of non-musical awards, either through his writing or via the company which bears his name. [Read more...]
Exit the King, Chasing Manet and 33 Variations
April 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Eugene Ionesco died in 1994, and left us the progeny of his Theatre of the Absurd in which he was a pioneer. He wrote some 28 plays, and is best remembered for The Bald Soprano, The Lesson, The Chairs and Rhinoceros. His ode to dying, Exit the King, played 47 performances on Broadway [Read more...]
Spring awakens with new feature on DCTS
April 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
We know you’ve been thinking - What can I do to help keep DC Theatre Scene going? - and we’ve come up with some answers and a brand new feature. [Read more...]
Hot Tickets
April 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Theatre just got more affordable
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Free reading . Mon, Oct 18 at 8pm
NightoftheLivingDead the musical is Monday, Oct 18, the new musical by Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith. Starring Chris Sizemore, Kevin McAllister, Gillian Shelly, Chris Mueller, Dani Stoller, and Karissa Swanigan as Barbara, directed by Jason Loewith. At Kensington Arts Theater, 3710 Mitchell St, Kensington, MD.
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Their Reviews
April 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
- JUST POSTED -
In Darfur . Lisa Traiger . Washington Jewish Week
Master Class . Kate Wingfield . MetroWeekly
CLYBOURNE PARK
- Chris Klimek . Washington City Paper
- Charles R. Larson . CounterPunch
- Peter Marks . The Post
- Barbara MacKay . DCExaminer
DA
- Nelson Pressley . Washington Post
DANCING AT LUGHNASA
- Nelson Pressley . Washington Post
- Tom Avila . MetroWeekly
HAIRSPRAY
HENRY V
- Faiga Levine . Just Theater
- Rebecca Thomas . Edge Washington
- Caitlin DeMerlis . PlayShakespeare.com
- Susan Berlin . Talkin Broadway
- Alan Zilberman . BrightestYoungThings
- Kate Winfield . MetroWeekly
- Trey Graham . City Paper
- Celia Wren . The Post
- Jenn Larsen . WeLoveDC
HUMBLE BOY
- Barbara MacKay . DCExaminer
IN DARFUR
- Lisa Traiger . Washington Jewish Week
- Chris Klimek . City Paper
- Jenn Larson . WeLoveDC
- Peter Marks . Washington Post
LET THERE BE LOVE
- John Barry . RadarRedux
- Daniel Collins . BroadwayWorld
Tim Smith . Baltimore Sun
LISBON TRAVIATA
- Erik Haagensen . Backstage
- Trey Graham . City Paper
- Tom Avila . MetroWeekly
Michael Toscano . Theatermania
Terry Ponick . Washington Times - Peter Marks . The Post
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
- Missy Frederick . DCist
- Tom Avila . MetroWeekly
- Susan Berlin . Talkin’ Broadway
- Nelson Pressley . The Post
- Barbara MacKay . DCExaminer
Gaveston . A Long Succession of Thin Evenings
MASTER CLASS
- Kate Wingfield . MetroWeekly
- Trey Graham . City Paper
Tim Smith . Baltimore Sun
Erik Haagensen . Backstage
Michael Toscano . Theatermania
Barbara MacKay . DCExaminer - Tim Smith . Baltimore Sun
- Peter Marks . Washington Post
MY NAME IS ASHER LEV
- Susan Berlin . Talkin’ Broadway
- Sophie Gilbert . Washingtonian
- Nelson Pressley . The Post
Missy Frederick . DCist
REASONS TO BE PRETTY
- Missy Frederick . DCist
Alan Zilberman . BrightestYoungThings - Trey Graham . City Paper
Tom Avila . MetroWeekly - Peter Marks . Washington Post
RICHARD II
- Faiga Levine . Just Theater
- Caitlin DeMerlis . PlayShakespeare.com
- Susan Berlin . Talkin’ Broadway
Alan Zilberman . BrightestYoungThings - Kate Wingfield . MetroWeekly
- Trey Graham . City Paper
- Celia Wren . The Post
- Jenn Larsen . WeLoveDC
STALAG 17
- Maura Judkis . City Paper
- Barbara MacKay . DCExaminer
- Kate Wingfield . MetroWeekly
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
- Brad Hathaway . Alexandria Gazette
- David Hoffman . Fairfax Times
- Missy Frederick . DCist
- Tom Avila . MetroWeekly
- Trey Graham . City Paper
- Michael Toscano . Theatermania
Susan Berlin . Talkin’ Broadway
Steve Mencher . WashCult - Peter Marks . The Post
THE ZOO STORY
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
April 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
If you have ever needed an argument for the intimacy and immediacy of the theatre experience, consider Round House Theatre’s outstanding production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Even though the same novel was the basis for an Academy Award® winning 1975 movie, this deeply involving drama impacts the audience in ways that the film could never achieve. [Read more...]
Crowns
April 8, 2009 By 2 Comments
There is a wondrous appeal to Crowns that allows its return year after year to sell out crowds despite changing casts, and now even playing in a totally different venue, the historic Lincoln Theater with the wildly popular E. Faye Butler in the winning ensemble. [Read more...]
