Aimed at young audiences, but appropriate for children of all ages, The Snow Queen is a magical first for Imagination Stage – the theatre’s first foray into online production. Billed as an “at-home theatre experience,” The Snow Queen offers a rich and engaging tale, told by four energetic actors, who breathe life into this Han […]
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Review: Avant Bard opens its rep season with Tennessee Williams double bill: Talk to Me Like the Rain … and Suddenly Last Summer
With all the trappings of a Southern gothic – eccentric characters, grotesque situations, and (off-stage) violence – Suddenly Last Summer blazes the stage with vivid imagery and poetic cruelty. The one-act melodrama might not be top drawer Tennessee Williams but it’s worth a trip to New Orleans via the Gunston Arts Center to visit with […]
Review: Sheltered at Theater J
A compelling story and witty script, a faultless. pitch-perfect cast under the savvy direction of Adam Immerwahr, and its excellent design make Theater J’s production of Sheltered a must-see before it closes in early February. In only its second professional production, Sheltered by up-and-coming playwright Alix Sobler is a cogent choice for Theater J, its […]
Review: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. A community coping with the aftermath of a hate crime
How does a community face up to its history? And how does that community both move on while holding onto a pivotal moment that still elicits reactions from tears to indifference to denial? These questions rose to the surface as I experienced the powerful production of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later produced by Dark […]
Magic review: The Good Liar. Brian Curry fools all the people all of the time
An easy rapport with the audience, gentle-ribbing included, and feats of mentalism that would surprise even the biggest skeptic – these are just a few of my take-aways from Brian Curry’s entertaining and wholly engaging show, The Good Liar. Great for a date night or even a family outing, The Good Liar pulls back the […]
Review: The Woman in Black, an edge-of-your-seat thriller
“It was 9:30 on Christmas Eve,” the lone figure entones in the grandest theatrical tradition of beginning an eerie tale. This holiday season, our fair city is visited by one of Britain’s longest running plays, spooky or otherwise. The Woman in Black has taken up residence at the newly named Michael R. Klein Theatre on […]
Review: Olney’s Singin’ in the Rain sings and taps up a storm
A Hollywood classic gets the royal treatment resulting in a heaping helping of theatrical magic courtesy of Olney Theatre Center’s staging of Singin’ in the Rain. As Hollywood ballyhoo might have trumpeted back in the day: Olney’s Singin’ in the Rain sings up a storm and rumbles the stage with a torrent of tap-dancing. Boasting […]
Review: Pride and Prejudice at NextStop. This comedy has the playwright ensconced in the cast
Jane Austen’s resilient and comedic novel “Pride and Prejudice” has survived high school English classes, stuffy college seminars, the musical stage, several film adaptations, and even a parody in which the Bennett sisters dispatch zombies while remaining the fine young ladies they were written to be. Now thanks to prolific playwright and actor Kate Hamill, […]
Review: Trying at 1st Stage
Literate, compelling, and uplifting, Trying is a fine two-person play brought to life with simple style and a gentle grace by 1st Stage. Director Alex Levy has an impeccable cast to work with, abetted by excellent contributions from his design collaborators. Trying is the story of the late Francis Biddle, an old-school, patrician son of […]
Review: Puliter Prize-winner Fairview at Woolly Mammoth
If someone were to ask me to describe the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury, I would start with Shattering. I would add Visceral, Iconoclastic, and Stinging. The playwright has fashioned a story that reflects feelings and words that have gone unspoken. At least not in public and rarely onstage. Now they are. […]
Review: Cabaret at Olney Theatre Center
Cabaret, the ground-breaking Kander and Ebb musical about sex and show-biz played against a backdrop of the Nazis’ rise to power in Berlin, gets a compelling production at Olney Theatre Center. Director Alan Paul’s shiny new show uses the revised book and tune-stack from the well-regarded Studio 54/Roundabout Theatre revival that opened in 1998 and […]
Review: Sartre’s No Exit.
Three different people, an eternity of living with the judgment of others in one tiny room, and one “hell” of a play. I could only be talking about one particular piece of vintage world theatre, No Exit, Jean-Paul Sartre’s 1943 existentialist rumination. Not frequently seen onstage today, Dark Horse Theatre Company has brought No Exit […]
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