“My mother used to say, you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant.” The year is 1944 and Veta Louise Simmons (Rachael Hubbard) is holding a lunche... Read more
In their new musical ‘The Princess & The Pauper – A Bollywood Tale,’ Imagination Stage tackles a re-telling of the classic Mark Twain story. Described by playwright Anu Yada... Read more
Toby’s Dinner Theatre, a popular Maryland venue with a buffet and a theatre-in-the-round, is known for involving its audiences in its shows. Actors double as servers, interacting with audien... Read more
Since March 2011 “The Book of Mormon” has been making audiences wince and laugh as they try not to sing along. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, teamed up w... Read more
“Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?—every, every minute?” The famous line from Thornton Wilder’s classic play “Our Town” always seems to hush audiences as... Read more
Gathering in the lobby of the Anacostia Playhouse, we waited for the box office to open as a mix of alternative and country music played over the speakers. Instead of tickets, we were given... Read more
This June, D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) hosted their 15th annual “Will on the Hill” performance, a night where members of Congress and other influential Washingtonian... Read more
Debuting in 1904, Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” is surprisingly modern in its approach to opera. The arias, duets, and choruses examine America’s attitude towards the rest of the... Read more
“I kill a man and the world forgives me. I love a man, and the world wants to kill me.” Terence Blanchard and Michael Cristofer’s jazz opera “Champion” makes its East Coast premi... Read more
Sopranessence, an all-female vocal group comprised solely of sopranos and mezzo-sopranos, held their Valentine’s Day event a few days early on February 11, 2017 in the Memorial Theater of th... Read more
