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A perfect playwright for D.C. is rarely seen here
Lynn Nottage is known for thoughtful, topical plays. So why isn’t her work on more Washington stages?
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Dancing beyond the body
On “Dancing With the Stars,” double amputee Amy Purdy dances on a different plane from the rest.
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Matthew Amendt is Prince Hal in ‘Henry IV’
For actor in ‘Henry IV,’ his character has been longtime friend.
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Nottage industry: Area productions of playwright’s work
Lynn Nottage is prolific, topical and much acclaimed, but her plays are seldom front and center in the area.
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Talking Heads singer retools disco show
The musical production, reopening in New York, explores the life of former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos.
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Factory 449’s one-woman show about a collective tragedy
Nanna Ingvarsson plays 7 characters in “The Amish Project,” based on a deadly 2006 schoolhouse shooting.
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Dancers Adrianne Haslet-Davis and Christian Lightner at TED2014
A year after losing her ankle and foot during the Boston Marathon bombing, dancer Adrianne Haslet-David performs with Christian Lightner during a TED Talk by MIT professor Hugh Herr. Herr, who lost both of his legs in a climbing accident 30 years ago, designed the custom bionic leg that allows Haslet-Davis to continue to dance.
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MetroStage production evades play’s mawkish potential
Cary Wolf’s “The Thousandth Night” could easily be a cheesy acting tour de force, but director and star save it.
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Backstage: Gunderson’s ‘I and You’ wins Steinberg award
Lauren Gunderson takes home a $25,000 award for her play “I and You,” which was performed at Olney.
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Engineering a powerful poem of dissent
Round House Theatre leans on the comedy in “Two Trains Running,” August Wilson’s epic set in 1969.
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‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ at 1st Stage
In director Steven Carpenter’s production, most effective moments involve less outlandish characters.
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‘Camp David’ at Arena Stage
Lawrence Wright’s ‘Camp David’ is at Arena Stage through May 4. Starring Richard Thomas, Hallie Foote, Ron Rifkin and Khaled Nabawy. Directed by Molly Smith.
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Lawrence Wright’s ‘Camp David’ tracks 1978 peace talks
The promising but stilted play, at Arena Stage, depicts the events that led to Israeli-Egyptian peace.
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At Imagination Stage, Cinderella in the hizouse
Four D.C. area theater and music artists reimagine the Disneyfied heroine in a hip-hop children’s trilogy.
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Elevator Repair Service’s ‘Arguendo’ at Woolly Mammoth
Performance group puts clever spin on Supreme Court case that pits indecency law vs. raunchy dancing.
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A ‘Closer’ look at Jason Horowitz’s photos
The Arlington photographer’s intimate yet dispassionate works are featured in a D.C. exhibition.
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Hip-hop legend Jonzi D on genre, semantics and more
The British artist, in town for shows at the Kennedy Center, talks to The Post about his metier.
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‘Moth’s’ misfit story brings newcomers together at Studio
D.C. actor Tom Story becomes a first-time director for this U.S. premiere play about bullying.
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New York City Ballet reminds us why we watch dance
What a crazy night. What a wonderful night. Surely we were hallucinating.
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‘Arguendo’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre (Trailer)
‘Arguendo’ by the Elevator Repair Service is now at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre through April 27. Directed by John Collins.
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‘Arguendo’ appeals for viewers to see comedy in the court
The New York troupe at Woolly Mammoth provides its idiosyncratic take on the Supreme Court.
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Ballet ‘Jewels’ still a gem if not flawless diamond of yore
The shimmer has faded a bit, but the work overall delivered, choreography aside, at Kennedy Center.
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‘Brief Encounter’: Can’t give it anything but love
Ingeniously adapted from the 1945 Noel Coward film, the tour-de-force comes to the Lansburgh Theatre.
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The Welders go in search of their ‘Grail’
A troupe founded and run by Washington playwrights opens with the wry tale of a storyteller’s quest.
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Jimmy Carter to attend world premiere of ‘Camp David’
Jimmy Carter, a longtime theater enthusiast, will attend Arena Stage’s world premiere of ‘Camp David.’
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‘Robin Hood’ hits the target with imaginative play
The Kennedy Center performance uses cardboard boxes and creativity to make a merry adventure.
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‘Spelling Bee’ at Ford’s Theatre is i-f-f-y
The one-liners by adult officials and the audience participation work, but the musical’s score falls short.
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Sleeker ‘If/Then’ hits Broadway
After its D.C. tryout, the Kitt and Yorkey musical has added heart and smarts.
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‘Les Souffleurs’: An inspired artistic intervention
The production at World Stages isn’t a “show” — no stage, no tickets, no charge — but it is a delight to behold.
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World Stages’ uneven ‘Solomon and Marion’ had promise
REVIEW | Lara Foot’s play segues awkwardly from sitcom-inspired business to intimations of profound tragedy.
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New York City Ballet’s newest choreographic phenomenon
26-year-old Justin Peck’s acclaimed “Year of the Rabbit” will be performed at the Kennedy Center this week.
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Backstage: At Ford’s, trying out ‘o-n-s-t-a-g-e’ for a spell
Ford’s Theatre seeks a few good audience members to join “Spelling Bee” cast.
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Her moves offer a fierce eloquence
Irina Tsikurishvili melds a variety of dance forms at Synetic Theater.
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‘Green Snake’ playfully blends old and new
The National Theatre of China production runs through Sunday at the Kennedy Center.
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‘Hair’ flows freely at the Keegan Theatre
The revival of iconic countercultural play isn’t a re-imagining, but it’s a solid staging with an intimate feel.
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Prince George’s and Southern Maryland Going Out Guide
A listing of events in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland for March 27-April 2, 2014.
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Gripping ‘Admission’ portrays Mideast’s anguish
Israeli Motti Lerner's play about a purported massacre has been surrounded by controversy.
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Meet the cast of ‘The Admission’ at Theater J
Featuring Leila Buck, Danny Gavigan, Elizabeth Jernigan, Kimberly Schraf, Michael Tolaydo and Pomme Koch. “The Admission,” a workshop presentation by Motti Lerner, at Theater J through April 6. Part of the Voices From A Changing Middle East Festival. More info at theaterj.org.
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Baltimore Rock Opera Society’s ‘Grundlehammer’
The Baltimore Rock Opera Society presents “Grundlehammer” through March 30th at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Va. Directed by Aran Keating. With Moira Goldie Horowitz and Derek Vaughan Brown.
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‘Gründlehämmer,’ rocking out medieval-style
The Baltimore Rock Opera Society visits Alexandria this weekend with its first touring show.
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‘Morning, Miranda’ is disappointing, obvious
Local playwright Stephen Spotswood has had a string of critical hits recently, but “Morning” is uneven.
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‘Tender Napalm’ is hard to watch, but you can’t look away
The Signature Theatre play depicts a tricky and at times repulsive back-and-forth, but it’s superbly done.
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‘Loveland’ is inappropriate in all the right ways
The Arena Stage show chronicles the cross-country plane trip Frannie Potts takes to attend a relative’s funeral.
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Koresh Dance’s 2013-2014 Tour Video
Snippets of the works performed by the Philadelphia-based dance company on its 2013-2014 tour.
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Koresh Dance makes District debut at Lansburgh Theatre
Rapid-fire style keeps it moving but gives it the air of a showcase rather than a constructed evening.
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Trying for smiles, not tears
A local drama teacher’s play about a boy with Asperger syndrome takes a lighter approach.
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National Theatre joins non-Equity trend
Two recent shows have been the cheaper brand of tours. Will D.C. audiences accept the new direction?
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‘Penny Plain’: End Times with strings attached
“Penny Plain” is a profound and haunting black-comic play with marionettes at the Kennedy Center.
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Photos of Paul Taylor and Elizabeth Walton (Snippet)
This photo montage from “Paul Taylor: The Man Behind the Dance” features images of Walton, Taylor and other dancers from the Paul Taylor Dance Company’s early years.
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Paul Taylor on the themes in his works (Snippet)
Elizabeth Walton and Paul Taylor discuss the themes in his works in this clip from “Paul Taylor: The Man Behind the Dance.”
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The Paul Taylor Dance Company’s family reunion
In honor of the company’s 60th anniversary, three members with D.C. connections share their experiences.
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‘Savannah Bay’ beguiles at Kennedy Center
Thé âtre de l’Atelier’s production of Marguerite Duras’s two-character play arrives from Paris.
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Ann Randolph’s ‘Loveland’ takes flight at Arena Stage
The actress presents her one-woman show, a tragicomedy about grief.
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Prince George’s and Southern Maryland Going Out Guide
A listing of events in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland for March 20-26, 2014
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‘Happily Ever After’ tackles dysfunctional relationships
The three winningly acted playlets are being performed through March 30 by the Ambassador Theater.
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Industrial Strength’s ‘Pinocchio!’ is no wooden production
The collaboration between Faction of Fools and NextStop theater companies is infused with charm.
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‘Diner’ to do Signature, courtesy of Crow and Levinson
Signature Theatre will offer the world premiere of “Diner” the musical, with music by Sheryl Crow.
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World-class new theater is coming to Washington
This year has brought contemporary British plays, new scripts from Spain and Middle Eastern drama.
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Synetic Theater’s ‘Hamlet’ (Trailer)
Synetic Theater presents ‘Hamlet ... the rest is silence” through April 6. Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili and starring Alex Mills, Philip Fletcher, Irina Tsikurishvili and Irina Kavsadze.
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This ‘Hamlet’ seems like madness, yet there is method in it
Synetic Theater’s wordless production of the Shakespeare play is a sight to behold.
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‘Replica’ partly succeeds at translating Shakespeare
Kidd Pivot troupe’s mime-dance-theater interpretation only fitfully succeeds with the complicated tale.
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Two plays, one theme: National trauma and its aftermath
“La Muerte y La Doncella” and “Incendios” revisited repression and brutality in Chile and Lebanon.
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Elaine Stritch, as funny and irascible as ever
At 89, the Broadway legend is retired. But she returned to New York for the premiere of a film about her life.
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‘Rupert’ play is a relentless journey on stage
An exhaustive — and exhausting — vaudeville of the media mogul’s life plays at the Kennedy Center.
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At Arena Stage, getting to the heart of ‘Camp David’
Lawrence Wright's world-premiere play explores the making of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.
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Rating Hollywood’s POTUSes
How do Daniel Day-Lewis, James Marsden, Rob Lowe, Alan Rickman and Bryan Cranston stack up?
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Theater J stages its pressure play
‘The Admission’ put the company at the center of a controversy over rumors of a wartime massacre.
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‘Rocky’ the musical: A thrilla that’s vanilla
The climactic prize fight will win you over even if the songs don't.
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Paul Taylor Dance Company to enlist other choreographers
The name will change to Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance, signifying the company’s growth.
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Prince George’s and Southern Maryland Going Out Guide
A listing of events in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland for March 13-19, 2014
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World Stages: Peter Brook’s ‘The Suit’ (Trailer)
Director Peter Brook adapts the classic South African story “The Suit” at Kennedy Center’s World Stages. Through March 13.
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World Stages festival: A superbly tailored ‘Suit’
From France and South Africa, the first offering of the Kennedy Center's world drama festival.
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Backstage: Keegan stars in real legal drama over zoning
The semiprofessional theater faces issues over the proper zoning for its Dupont Circle building.
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Glimpse into the mind of a serial killer in the play ‘Normal’
The Molotov Theatre Group takes a suitably creepy look at Peter Kurten, the Vampire of Dusseldorf.
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‘Water by the Spoonful’ dispenses measured fury
Quiara Alegria Hudes’s ambitious, yet difficult to embrace, tale of a family’s anguish gets area premiere at Studio.
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Fabulous ‘American Legends’ from Joffrey
Ballet troupe offered a fantastic parade of international pas de deux at George Mason.
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World Stages: ‘Adventures of Robin Hood,’ from Scotland
Two actors play many roles in Visible Fictions’ antic production about Sherwood Forest’s merry outlaw.
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World Stages: ‘Incendios,’ from Mexico
Wajdi Mouawad’s play is about adult twins who discover secrets in their mother’s past.
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At World Stages: ‘Death and the Maiden,’ from Chile
Ariel Dorfman’s drama is about a former Chilean political prisoner who meets her suspected torturer.
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At World Stages: ‘Rupert,’ from Australia
The Melbourne Theatre Company produces David Williamson’s play about media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
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World Stages: ‘Fallujah,’ from Iraq and Canada
A chamber opera explores the aftershocks in a marine’s life after surviving the horrific battle in Iraq.
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World Stages: ‘A Great Wilderness,’ from the United States
A staged reading of a new play from on-the-rise dramatist Samuel D. Hunter.
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World Stages: ‘Les Souffleurs Commandos Poétiques’
“Les souffleurs” means “whisperers,” and that’s what will occur in this French-Japanese collaboration.
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At World Stages: ‘Savannah Bay,’ from France
Marguerite Duras’s 1982 play is revived by Thé âtre de l’Atelier.
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At World Stages: ‘Green Snake,’ from China
The National Theatre of China adapts a myth about two sister snakes who become human and try to find love.
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At World Stages: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Shakespeare’s fairy-fueled comedy, from the English and South African minds behind “War Horse.”
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World Stages: ‘Solomon and Marion,’ from South Africa
Lara Foot’s play, produced by Cape Town-based Baxter Theatre Centre, details clash of distinct South Africas.
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World Stages: ‘Harmsaga,’ from Iceland
In the National Theatre of Iceland’s show, a young couple with two children find themselves adrift online.
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World Stages: ‘Not by Bread Alone,’ from Israel
Nalaga’at Theater Deaf-Blind Acting Ensemble gives audiences a sense of being both deaf and blind.
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World Stages: ‘The Suit,’ from France
Peter Brook’s Paris-based Thé âtre des Bouffes du Nord performs this South African play.
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Bigger, bolder isn’t always better than smaller, well-crafted
Bowen McCauley Dance program brought an altogether pleasing work to the Atlas Intersections Festival.
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‘War Horse’ collaborators team up for Shakespeare
Tom Morris and Adrian Kohler will bring “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to the Kennedy Center in March.
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Theater review: ‘I and You’
Lauren Gunderson’s 80-minute, two-character play at the Olney Theatre Center is sharp and funny.
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In Beatles, Stones homage, all you need is ballet about love
The best part of Washington Ballet’s “British Invasion” is Wheeldon’s work “There Where She Loved.”
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A guide to the World Stages festival
This month, the Kennedy Center will resonate with the voices and visages of actors from all over the planet.
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‘Stupid F---ing Bird’ taking flight again
The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is staging a remount of an adaptation of “The Seagull.”
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Bryan Cranston, making good as LBJ
Cranston stars as the 36th president in Broadway's "All the Way"
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Bryan Cranston in Broadway’s ‘All the Way’ (Trailer)
Actor Bryan Cranston stars as Lyndon B. Johnson in Robert Schenkkan’s Broadway play ‘All the Way’ at Neil Simon Theatre.
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‘MAMMA MIA!’ at The National Theatre (Trailer)
“Mamma Mia!” is by Catherine Johnson, music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Through March 9 at The National Theatre.
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The Twinkie of musicals, ‘Mamma Mia!,’ arrives in D.C.
If you’ve seen “Mamma Mia!” before, you’ve seen it done better than this. But it’s not a total rip-off.
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