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Kennedy Center's enchanting 'Spells of the Sea' explores young feelings of loss - DC Theater Arts
This poignant, beautifully crafted piece of theater is not just a delightful children’s play but a conversation starter for all ages. There’s a singing mermaid, an underwater princess, and a magical ...
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Haunting and hair-raising ‘Woman in Black’ returns to Keegan Theatre
The spectral set pieces feel genuinely spooky as the mood shifts and tension fills the air. For a self-professed ghost story, The Woman in Black starts with something unexpected: jokes. For nearly the ...
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15 Questions in 15 Minutes with J. Harrison Ghee
As the first nonbinary actor to win a Tony for best lead performance in a musical for the transitioning role of Jerry/Daphne in the 2022-23 Broadway production of Some Like It Hot (which also garnered ...
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Fun-filled family-friendly ‘Frida Libre’ at GALA Hispanic Theatre
Inspired by the childhood of Frida Kahlo, this bilingual musical for young audiences sparkles with life. Frida Libre, a bilingual world premiere, opened to a packed house at GALA Hispanic Theatre.
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Musical harmony leads to familial disharmony in ‘The Hills of California’ at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre
Veronica is dying, so her still single adult daughter Jill, who never left her childhood home and has dutifully served as her mother’s caretaker, sends word to her sisters Ruby, Gloria, and Joan to ...
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Gripping ‘Ford/Hill Project’ at Woolly Mammoth speaks truth to male power
The juxtaposed testimonies of Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford about what was done to them by two men who are now on the Supreme Court. The idea was both brilliant and brazen: to juxtapose in a ...
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Coming of age and learning hard lessons in ‘Sump’n Like Wings’ at NYC’s Theatre Row
Mint Theater Company’s NYC premiere of the 1925 coming-of-age story Sump’n Like Wings by Lynn Riggs – whose Green Grow the Lilacs, written in 1930, and first produced in 1931, served as the basis for ...
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A rousing production of renegade ‘The Cradle Will Rock’ from IN Series
It’s tempting to see this 1937 opera as dated, but the parallels to today’s reboot of totalitarian impulses are hard to miss. Few productions in American musical theater history can claim as thrilling ...
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‘Big Fish’ makes big splash in small pond at Other Voices Theatre
In a deceptively plain package, the musical celebrates the power of storytelling and song. Big Fish is a tall tale about a bit of a strange bird. Based on a 1998 novel, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic ...
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Broadway star Lea Salonga delights ‘ARTS by George!’ audience at GMU
At George Mason University’s Center for the Arts' annual benefit, the renowned diva of the theater was witty and down-to-earth charming. ARTS by George! is George Mason University’s annual fundraiser ...
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Folger Theatre bends classic rules with a fresh and urgent ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Director Raymond O. Caldwell’s big and bold vision brings the timeless family feud into the context of today’s political polarization. The story of star-crossed lovers is arguably one of the most ...
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Spellbinding emotion in Synetic’s wordless ‘Hamlet…the rest is silence’
A remount of the award-winning production that launched the company in 2002 displays the enigmatic magic of their art. This Hamlet is far from silent. The music of Resident Composer Koki Lortkipanidze ...