“There is nothing more ridiculous than a man in love.” That is the basic premise of Argentine playwright Rafael Bruza’s alternately absurd and poignant Club de Caballeros (Rotas de Amor) at Teatro de la Luna. Like most subjects in comedy, … Continue reading
The tragic beauty of one of Giuseppe Verdi’s finest opera takes the stage to conclude the 2012/2013 opera season at The Lyric Opera Baltimore. Celebrating Verdi’s bicentennial birthday it seems most fitting that Verdi’s finest tragedy, Rigoletto, be the production … Continue reading
The topic of familial disintegration at the hands of a neurosis and death is a staple of American drama. Along with its Pulitzer Prize, August: Osage County clearly has joined the ranks of Miller and Albee’s masterpieces native to this … Continue reading
The Little Dog Laughed will make you smile with recognition at the hypocrisy and contradictions inherent in this game of day-to-day survival we call life. This acid-like portrait of the compromises one must make in order to get ahead in … Continue reading
Here is a new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday. It’s an honor to bring Peter’s column every week to our readers on DCMTA. This week: Welcome, 2013-2014! Peter Filichia is a New York-based theater critic for The … Continue reading
There are 96,000 things to like about Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia’s production of In The Heights. The Tony Award-Winning musical makes its regional debut at the theatre in the round with Co-Director Lawrence B. Munsey at the helm. I … Continue reading
TODAY May 18th at 2 pm and 7:30 pm TOMORROW May 19th at 2:00 pm Damascus United Methodist Church 9700 New Church Road, in Damascus, MD $14 General Admission, $12 DTC Members $10 Seniors, Students K‐12, & Children Ages 2‐5 … Continue reading
Thursday, May 16, 2013 was the opening performance of the NSO’s concert The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz, with four of Broadway’s best singers performing some of Schwartz’s hit songs. It was indeed a magical evening, … Continue reading
After a brief hiatus from producing theatre in DC, Landless Theatre Company is back to the grindstone with their most ambitious project to date: Richard Campbell’s Frankenstein, a World Premiere “Prog-Metal” Rock Opera based on Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN, to be presented … Continue reading
As it turns out you still can’t live in a principle. The parallels are drawn here between Bruce Norris’ Pulitzer Prize-Winning play Clybourne Park and CENTERSTAGE’S Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah’s world premier of his new work Beneatha’s Place as CENTERSTAGE presents … Continue reading
One of the things I love the most about living in the Washington, D.C. area is that the music never ends, nor does the opportunity to meet the wonderful musical artists who perform here. Among them is National Chamber Ensemble’s … Continue reading
Lights up — this time they’re not just going up on Washington Heights, but on the leading actor of Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia’s regional premier production of In The Heights. In Part 1 in a series of interviews with … Continue reading