The Constellation
February 3, 2010 by Steven McKnight
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Gwydion Suilebhan’s The Constellation is an unusual love story between two homeless people, and the love of a young man for the historic ship The U.S.S. Constellation.
Permanent Collection
February 3, 2010 by Steven McKnight
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Thomas Gibbons’ Permanent Collection is an intelligent and provocative work that will leave the audience thinking long after they have left the theatre.
Constant State of Panic
January 20, 2010 by Steven McKnight
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As someone frequently amused by alarmist TV news teasers like “Could your drinking water be polluted? Details at eleven!”. So I was intrigued by the concept underlying Constant State of Panic, Madcap Players’ world premiere of Patrick Gabridge’s play.
Mommy Queerest
December 25, 2009 by Steven McKnight
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Judy Gold’s solo show Mommie Queerest is a wonderful juxtaposition of the mundane, the unusual, and the occasionally outrageous.
The Prisoner of Zenda
December 15, 2009 by Steven McKnight
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The ambitious young company at 1st Stage has had a run of successful productions, but the law of inevitability may have caught up with them with this production of the classic swashbuckler The Prisoner of Zenda.
Teddy Roosevelt and the Ghostly Mistletoe
December 9, 2009 by Steven McKnight
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Some of Washington’s favorite actors inhabit this Tom Isbell Christmas concoction, with songs written by the witty Mark Russell.
Annie
December 2, 2009 by Steven McKnight
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A cynic might say the musical Annie is family theatre cooked up by recipe. Start with a plucky young girl looking for love and family, add orphans, mix in cartoonish villains, stir with a rich businessman, marinate repeatedly with a memorable song, sprinkle in just enough historical humor for the parents, and serve with a [...]
Camelot
November 27, 2009 by Steven McKnight
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Olney Theatre’s Camelot is a must-see holiday musical that brings back this living invocation of the great things we once believed we would do, and the honor-drenched lives we once believed we would live.
Disco Pigs
November 18, 2009 by Steven McKnight
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Disco Pigs, straight from its NY triumph, opens the Irish Solas Nua theatre company’s sixth season with the Enda Walsh comedy.
Barrio Grrrl!
October 28, 2009 by Steven McKnight
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Think of Barrio Grrrl!, the charming new children’s musical making its world premiere at the Kennedy Center, as the little sister to Broadway’s In the Heights,







