Bethesda Little Theatre to answer ‘Trivia Tonight!’ with song and dance
By Kaitlyn Gibbens Though we can’t reveal the set list (because that would be cheating), you are guaranteed to score a fantastic evening at Bethesda Little Theatre’s latest show, Trivia Tonight!: A...
View ArticleWIT’s Mark Chalfant has a brilliant idea: Improv can combat loneliness
By Mark Chalfant, artistic and executive director, Washington Improv Theater When thought leaders and policymakers gather in DC on Tuesday, June 11, for the third annual Global Loneliness Awareness...
View Article‘Trivia Tonight! A Questionable Musical Revue’ scores at Bethesda Little Theatre
By C. A. Ling “Stick around, ’cause you never know….” So sing the cast at the end of Bethesda Little Theater’s Trivia Tonight! A Questionable Musical Revue, in a gem from the 1992 movie musical...
View ArticleBroadway songs to celebrate Pride Month at Arts Barn June 29 and 30
By Wyatt Stensrud For the past three years, Laura W. Andruski, City of Gaithersburg Arts Barn Theatre Coordinator, organized member companies of the Theatre Arts Program Partnership (TAPP) to...
View Article2024 Capital Fringe Preview: Bestseller ‘The Body Show’ is back
By Mikala Jamison Editor’s note: Tickets for the 2024 Capital Fringe Festival (July 11 to 21) are on sale now and the full performance schedule is live online. $15 tickets for all shows can be...
View Article‘Freaky Friday’ from Upper Room Theatre is a female-led standout
By Joey Olson While most people know Freaky Friday from the 2003 comedy film starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, Freaky Friday the musical — written by Bridget Carpenter with music and lyrics...
View Article‘Annie Get Your Gun’ hits toe-tapping target at Fauquier Community Theatre
By Stub Estey I went to the opening night of Annie Get Your Gun at Fauquier Community Theatre and was blown away several times, starting with the first rollicking number. They might need to install...
View ArticleQueen of Harlem Renaissance comes alive in Essential Theatre’s ‘Zora’
By Isaac Welch In 2004, DC’s Essential Theatre began its Women’s Works Program, to celebrate, cultivate, and explore the achievements of women throughout history and to highlight their contributions in...
View ArticleA Path to Home: Billie Krishawn on her role in ‘Sojourners’ and her own life
By Billie Krishawn As a Washington, DC, native, the thought of returning home has always come with reservations. Looking at family being able to proudly say they were born here, raised here, and are...
View ArticleBethesda Little Theatre shakes (not stirs) things up with their first cabaret
By Kaitlyn Gibbens Bethesda Little Theatre is known for their musical revues and original musical premieres. But, after considering a cabaret format for a couple of years, Director Cathy McCoskey and...
View ArticleA fun and inspiring ‘Freaky Friday’ at Catholic University
By Lucille Rieke There has been a lot of buzz recently about the Freaky Friday sequel in the works, Freakier Friday, but little do you know there is also a musical production of the hit 2003 Disney...
View ArticleMcLean Community Players’‘The Complete Works’ is a joyfully irreverent take...
By Hana Tawil How do you introduce William Shakespeare’s complex plots and characters to an audience used to scrolling through content at lightning speed? Three brave actors have a solution — compress...
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