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Hilarious things happen in Sondheim’s ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ at Signature Theatre
Forget laughs per minute; this cast gets a laugh in for every breath they take. Before ending this interminable week with a night at the theater, I would have scoffed at the notion of repeating any of ...
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Honoring the life and legacy of jazz great Louis Armstrong in ‘A Wonderful World’ at Broadway’s Studio 54
One of the world’s most acclaimed and influential jazz vocalists and trumpeters, New Orleans native Louis Armstrong (1901-71) had a Grammy Award-winning career that spanned five decades of ...
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Chills and thrills aplenty in ‘Sweeney Todd’ at Rockville Musical Theatre
The talented cast and crew relish the fiendish challenges of this monumental Sondheim musical. Steven Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd is fiendish, in both subject and execution. The story, subtitled The Demon ...
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A boy’s drag queen dream comes true in ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ at GU
A dazzling coming-of-age story unfolds in a student production space on Georgetown University’s campus. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is fresh, fierce, and of course, fabulous. Following the 16-year ...
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Unpacking the damage of dating in ‘Strategic Love Play’ Off-Broadway at Minetta Lane Theatre
After meeting virtually on a dating app, two matched – or more accurately, mismatched -strangers get together at a bar for a disastrous evening that keeps on going in the NYC debut of writer Miriam ...
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Driving new drama ‘Data’ at Arena Stage digs into ethics of big tech
Playwright Matthew Libby’s cautionary tale plays out in a harsh, inhuman world. In Data, Matthew Libby’s cautionary tale of the comprehensive reach of big tech, it is Arena Stage’s technical ...
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Big Apple Circus celebrates NYC with ‘Hometown Playground’ at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park
Founded in 1977, and based in NYC, the Big Apple Circus has returned to Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park for the holiday season with its all-new one-ring Hometown Playground, paying homage to the City, ...
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I visit a student performance of ‘Macbeth’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
No scrolling phones. No social media. These students were fully engaged. Last year, I undertook one of the most unusual projects of my life. In a career as a television executive, writer, editor, and ...
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At BSU, a snappy and witty ‘Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine’
Bowie State University students perform Lynn Nottage's play full of heart and human foible. Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine at Bowie State University is an entertaining evening of one ...
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Calendar: Play Readings, Workshops, and Short-Run Theater Events in the DMV
Check back regularly for the most up-to-date information about workshops, readings, and short-run/single-performance events. Play readings and workshops offer a chance to see exciting new work at ...
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Challenging ingrained church doctrine through wildly irreverent comedy in ‘Catholic Guilt’ at NYC’s SoHo Playhouse
As part of its International Fringe Encore Comedy Series, SoHo Playhouse is presenting a two-week NYC engagement of Catholic Guilt, following critically acclaimed award-nominated runs at Edinburgh ...
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Shakespeare Theatre Company announces ‘Leopoldstadt’ cast and creative team
STC brings Tom Stoppard's 'most personal play' to life in collaboration with The Huntington. Leopoldstadt follows a Jewish family as it grows and struggles over the course of nearly 60 years, ...