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Stripping away the onstage silliness
Pointless Theatre’s view of Carmen Miranda: She wasn’t bananas.
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Going Out Guide, Oct. 15-21, 2015
“The Music Man;” American Indian Festival; Oyster festivals; Ray, Goodman, and Brown concert.
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Perfectly in tune, onstage and in the pit
Three local performances are celebrating collaborations between actors and musicians.
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Reviews: ‘Trish Tinkler Gets Saved’ and ‘The Long Way Around’
Is there something about mini-marts that prompts soul-searching?
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‘Cake Off’: Signature’s new musical is lively, but not fully baked
The satire never escapes a feeling of tweeness and predictability. Musical feels flattest in the music.
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Dance Theatre of Harlem reborn
Company showcases its technique; just needs a bit more imagination.
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‘Beautiful’ is one fine night
Touring version of the Broadway musical about Carole King comes to the Kennedy Center.
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From Maytag to Macbeth in Women’s Voices Festival: Can’t complain
Three premieres speak low (mostly) on stages at the edge of the fest.
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Synetic’s sweeping, sinister ‘Alice’
The new adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic is an ingenious piece of theater.
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In play ‘Tiny Island,’ stumbling over sheer ordinariness
Less acting would be more than enough in the Stage Guild production at the Undercroft Theatre.
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In Sukhishvili Georgian Ballet, elegant tradition meets modern energy
Men land on their kneecaps, stamp on their toe knuckles. It’s exhilarating, once you swallow your shock.
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Murky mystery ‘Animal’ examines why Rachel is crazy
The British premiere at Studio Theatre wants you to feel the madness.
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‘Horizons’ documentary reveals iron will of Cuban ballet dancers
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At Olney, addiction tale ‘Bad Dog’ wags and snaps
A dark comedy-drama about falling off the wagon and fending off the family pulls us in and doesn’t let go.
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From Minnesota, the sure, swift footing of ‘Stripe Tease’
DANCE REVIEW | In choreographer Chris Schlichting’s work, cool precision and a hot beat.
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I wasn’t the next Erma Bombeck. Was it sexism or something else?
D.L. Stewart recalls his famous colleague as Arena Stage readies “Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End.”
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For two replacements with D.C. cred, a hit Broadway play is the place
Nancy Robinette and Andrew Long make their Broadway debuts in ‘Curious Incident’.
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Life is short, so touch the painting
A new play, “The Guard,” at Ford’s contemplates art and mortality as a grieving guard breaks the rules.
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Pregnant at 40 and other adventures
Ginna Hoben builds an emotional and entertaining solo show in NextStop Theatre’s “No Spring Chicken.”
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Going Out Guide, Oct. 1-7, 2015
St. Mary’s College and Bowie State homecomings; Rocktoberfest; and Burgers & Brews for the Bay.
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Inaugural offering from Convergence Theatre is whimsical, resourceful
“Bhavi the Avenger” is a mix of folk tale and smart comic book, with a strong cast — and a chatty elephant.
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A young actress spreads her wings
Directors are discovering that Fairfax’s Maya Brettell can do more than play the token kid.
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Images tell the story in ‘Phoebe in Winter’
War is hell in Jen Silverman’s absurdist drama, especially when it comes home.
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Playwright and psychotherapist addresses mental health issue
“The Point,” a play with good intentions about dementia’s impact on victim and friends
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The four faces of Queen Elizabeth
Folger Theatre’s “texts&beheadings” uses a quartet of actresses to depict the Tudor monarch.
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Lure of telenovelas drives Arena’s ‘Destiny’
Forbidden desire and high style animate a new comedy by Karen Zacarias.
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A theater export from D.C. that turns out to be a late bloomer
A flop on Broadway, “Glory Days” still manages to find some glory.
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The dancer and the robot: In ‘Huang Yi & Kuka,’ longing is cold comfort
Taiwan choreographer and his mechanical partner explore the pain of perfection and search for love.
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Good acting can’t save ‘Now Comes the Night’ at 1st Stage
The play offers intense dialogue but not a convincing tale about a TV news anchor traumatized by the Iraq war.
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Blending fact and fiction to create a moving tale
MetroStage production of Gabrielle Fulton’s “Uprising” is a promising work-in-progress about slavery.
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D.C.’s secret export: theater
More and more, plays and musicals birthed here live again elsewhere.
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Going Out Guide, Sept. 24-31, 2015
Das Best Oktoberfest; Riverfest; College Park Day; Double Sharp band; Explore @NASAGoddard.
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Play explores when your soul mate isn’t your husband
A tighter pace would help the Thelma Theatre production “Whenever You’re Near Me I Feel Sick.”
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Director Julie Taymor to receive prestigious ‘Will’ Award
She is the first American woman to be honored by the Shakespeare Theatre Company award for her work.
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Women’s voices, from the halfway house to a perky fantasy
Harsh reality drives “If I Hold My Tongue,” while “Inheritance Canyon” plays sci-fi games.
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‘Queens Girl’ revisits the 1960s, from puppy love to Civil Rights
Caleen Sinnette Jennings gets personal in premiere at Theater J.
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Making it up as they go
Funny women take charge in Washington Improv Theater’s “The October Issue” at Source.
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Dana Tai Soon Burgess dancers cosmically intertwine art and science
The Kennedy Center performance showed the slipperiness of human connections, and the need for them.
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From Spain’s Golden Age, a bubbly ‘Betrayed’
WSC Avant Bard puts a 1920s spin on a 17th-century comedy of backstabbing and romance.
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Sutton Foster: From ‘Star Search’ to centerstage at the Kennedy Center
The Tony winner and star of the TV show ‘Younger’ dishes on passion for Broadway and the age of YouTube.
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‘Creative Domain’: Film takes us into mystery of Paul Taylor’s dances
The documentary captures the work, the patience and the charm of the elusive choreographer.
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A Polish immigrant fights American hard times in absorbing ‘Ironbound’
Characters ring true in Martyna Majok’s drama, a standout of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival.
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Review of ‘Chimerica’: A sprawling tale is high on dudgeon, low on insight
The play’s U.S. premiere at Studio Theatre makes one think: What were London audiences so excited about?
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A late night of pizza leads pair to team up on ‘Ironbound,’ an immigrant’s tale
BACKSTAGE | Also, Ken Ludwig’s latest play, ‘A Comedy of Tenors,’ heats up the Cleveland Playhouse.
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Yearning for a child in ‘Yerma,’ at Gala Hispanic Theatre
The haunting play offers fierce performances and a stark, somber set.
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Review: Laundry day can be arduous, but at this laundromat, it’s apocalyptic
In “Truth & Beauty Bombs,” five playwrights’ comedic story lines tell of death and socks gone missing.
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What’s so funny about lettuce?
Woolly Mammoth Theatre’s new play takes on body image and humor found in a salad bowl.
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‘Triple Threat!’ performances exhibit experiments in dance allusions
Dance Metro DC’s commissioning project showcased three works that were bizarre and replete with gags.
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Challenging the gender status quo in American theater
The need for the Women’s Voices Theater Festival reflects a lack of representation for female playwrights.
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‘We Choose to Go to the Moon’: Kennedy dream inspires a dance
Art, science and space waltz together in Dana Tai Soon Burgess’s dance meditation on the stars.
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‘Women Laughing Alone With Salad’ goes from meme to world-premiere play
Playwright Sheila Callaghan explores Internet meme in her new play at Woolly Mammoth.
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Nothing to sneeze at, ‘Hay Fever’ at the Olney Theatre delivers raucous fun
Evocative set design sets the perfect tone for the 1925 Nöel Coward play.
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Strathmore is singing a new tune
The performance venue is expanding its musical-theater offerings.
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The game of life, learned on ‘The Oregon Trail’
The 1990s video game is the starting point for a wry Bekah Brunstetter premiere at Flying V Theatre.
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Tiananmen Square drama brings designer full circle
“Chimerica” at Studio Theatre explores the 1989 protest in Helen Huang’s old neighborhood.
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Going Out Guide, Sept. 3-9, 2015
Motown music concert; Kite day; Metal fringe workshop; Indian Head 100; and Doggie dive-in.
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Miss D.C. is singing her way to Atlantic City
The local theater community gives Haely Jardas a big send-off before next month’s Miss America pageant.
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In ‘The Baltimore Waltz,’ whimsy, sadness are out of step
Despite good acting, this Rep Stage play fails to balance and dig deep into the conflicting feelings at its core.
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Putting women in the spotlight: New festival showcases female playwrights at 45 D.C.-area theaters
The Women’s Voices Theater Festival is an celebration featuring 52 full productions over more than two months.
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Musical ‘Dogfight’ has bite, while ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ lacks affection
“Dear Evan Hansen” writers Pasek and Paul continue to intrigue, but Cole Porter is too much for NextStop.
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Misty Copeland brings star power to ‘On the Town’
Of course, the dancing is terrific, but the singing? A work in progress.
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Going Out Guide, Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 2015
Country Life Outdoors Festival, “Chocolate Covered Rocky Horror,” and Trillectro music festival.
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Talking with Kristen Chenoweth: Little package, big voice (and opinions)
The Broadway actress and Tony Awards host on supporting gay marriage as a Christian celebrity, and more.
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‘Witches Vanish’ is an uneven brew about an important topic
The Venus Theatre production focuses on the disappearance of women and girls throughout history.
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Oh, ‘The Fix’ these dirty politicians are in
Signature Theatre revives an edgy, flawed musical about the craving for power, sex and drugs.
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Saying ‘I do’ to directing, and to each other
Co-directors are taking their next steps together, in work and in love, on the Keegan Theatre stage.
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Going Out Guide, Aug. 20-26, 2015
Outdoor concerts by Sound Proof Band, Split 2nd Band, Rocknocerus, and Lynn Hollyfield.
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Audience members behaving badly
A woman looking for a bathroom onstage at Signature Theatre is the latest in a string of boorish incidents.
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One play’s weirdness has meaning; the other just seems to be fooling around
“Bones in Whispers” proves rather profound, but “How We Died of Disease-Related Illness” does not.
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Ben Platt, on pitch in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
A Hollywood kid finds his niche on stage.
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What’s onstage for kids
Beloved picture book inspires a musical, and a little girl tries to fly in a new play. Plus, still-running shows.
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Grim ‘Oliver!’ turns on the dark: Consider yourself warned
Steampunk treatment races through the beloved Lionel Bart musical.
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Evan Hansen, meet Evan Hansen
Northern Virginia man finds more in common with new musical at Arena Stage than just his name.
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Gun-violence play banishes politics
The emotional, predictable “One in the Chamber” looks at a family’s anguish after an accidental shooting.
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Comic T.J. Miller coming back to his old stomping ground
The “Silicon Valley” star and GWU graduate is bringing his stand-up act to the Lincoln Theatre for one show.
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Song and dance as a political ‘Fix’
With “Hamilton” on Broadway and “The Fix” in D.C., policy gets pizzazz.
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‘Hamilton’: Making ecstatic history
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop musical about a Founding Father makes its official Broadway opening.
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Singing a different tune for charity
Cast members from “Once” and “Book of Mormon” are going off-script to perform in a benefit show.
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‘Code Name: Cynthia’: True story of a Washington society spy
Pallas Theatre’s production feels under-resourced and under-rehearsed.
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ radiates charm and wit, and that’s no lie
The musical by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Steven Levenson has its world premiere at Arena Stage.
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‘Hamilton’ director Thomas Kail, at the height of his powers
The Alexandria native is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s essential partner in the smash-hit Broadway musical.
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Going Out Guide, July 30-Aug. 5, 2015
”Tapped,” Kids Playwriting Festival, Legends & Heavy Hitters of Soul, and “Sneetches”.
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New theater director for the National Endowment for the Arts
Greg Reiner of New York’s Classic Stage Company will fill post that has been vacant since 2013.
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Romeo, Romeo — wherefore art thou so old?
A high-concept Shakespeare struggles, while an early McPherson play shines.
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Sondheim goes ‘crunch’ in prog-metal ‘Sweeney Todd’
A throat-slitting musical survives a face-melting approach.
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In ‘Silence! The Musical,’ Hannibal Lecter sings, and it isn’t pretty
Dull jokes abound in this raunchy “Silence of the Lambs” parody, but the talented cast helps keep it going.
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Going Out Guide, July 23-29, 2015
“Farm to Table” exhibit reception and outdoor summer concerts of jazz, opera, salsa, funk and rock music.
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‘Leto Legend,’ saving the day for a woman trying to have it all
The witty and stylish drama follows Charlie, a comic-book writer with a superhero alter ego.
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Orphan No. 27 pirouettes to stardom
Once called “the devil child,” Michaela DePrince lost her family to war, was adopted and raised in New Jersey, and now dances with Dutch National Ballet. But her odyssey from Sierra Leone to the spotlight is not over yet.
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Performer washes your dishes, then acts, then asks you which was better
Brian Feldman’s sold-out Fringe Festival show is the only act that comes to the audience’s home.
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After Levy, what next for Theatre Washington and the Hayes Awards?
As its former leader deals with health crises, the organization struggles to find funding and carry out programs.
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A grab for gamers: The NSO brings Pikachu music to Wolf Trap
With “Pokemon: Symphonic Evolutions,” the music of your childhood gets a touch of class.
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‘The Peony Pavilion’: Underpowered beauty
DANCE REVIEW | Impressive visual detail is the highlight of the National Ballet of China’s work at Wolf Trap.
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2015 Contemporary American Theater Festival sets the stage for rebellion
The showcase of new plays, now in its 25th season, aims high but underwhelms, despite strong casts.
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Cast members from ‘The Wire’ give back to Baltimore
The actors will stage a show that gives voice to a community affected by riots this spring.
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Second City comedy finds an edge at Woolly Mammoth
But cheerful trumps touchy in Chicago troupe’s mild sketches in “Let Them Eat Chaos.”
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Benj Pasek and Justin Paul swing for the fences with ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
Two songwriters known for adapting movies into musicals seek a career-defining hit with an original work.
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‘Beaches,’ in pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago, is overwhelmed by its score
Shoshana Bean and Whitney Bashor shine in poignant final scenes of story told in 1988 Midler-Hershey film.
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The many sides of Puck come out in three versions of ‘Midsummer’
Three actors discuss their takes on the famous Shakespeare character in productions this summer.
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How many Whoopi Goldberg movies have you seen?
The actress/comedian/activist, who has appeared in more than100 films, is performing at the Kennedy Center.
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