THEATRE
-
”Ann” is a Texas-Sized Winner at Arena Stage
By Sara Dudley Brown, Theatre Editor If you were awake in the 1980’s and 90’s you surely remember Ann Richards,…
Read More » -
Monumental Theatre Co.’s “Be More Chill” is Really Cool
By Sara Dudley Brown, Theatre Editor What if nerdy, loner you could take a pill (OK, a tiny supercomputer named…
Read More » -
“Blackbeard” at Signature Theatre is Delightfully Tuneful and Fun, but Touching as Well
By Sara Dudley Brown, Theatre Editor Who knew that beneath the legendary Blackbeard’s pirate swagger was possibly a heart of…
Read More » -
Review: Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, Fredericksburg, Va.
By Sara Dudley Brown, Theatre Reviewer I have just seen/heard an absolutely first-rate production of “The Pirates of Penzance or…
Read More » -
“The Member of the Wedding” at 1st Stage is Thoroughly Engaging
By Sara Dudley Brown, Theatre Reviewer They had me at the set…a perfect rendering of what I imagine a kitchen…
Read More » -
In Ponzi We Trust: the Audacity of Greed
By Kelly MacConomy ALEXANDRIA, VA – The most famous name in pyramid schemes, aside from Charles Ponzi himself, came to…
Read More » -
The Strathmore Music Center and National Philharmonic Orchestra Present a Masterful Verdi “Requiem”
By Sara Dudley Brown, Theatre Editor I have sung the Verdi “Requiem” a couple of times and heard it performed…
Read More » -
Signature Theatre’s “Grand Hotel, the Musical” is a Five-Star Experience
By Sara Dudley Brown, Theatre Editor When “Grand Hotel” opened on Broadway in 1989 after several aborted tries to make…
Read More » -
Ford’s Theatre Takes Us on a Wild and Wonderful Romp “Into the Woods”
By Sara Dudley Brown, Theatre Editor Come for Stephen Sondheim’s sublime lyrics and tunes, but stay for James Lapine’s thought-provoking…
Read More » -
Monumental Theatre’s “Daddy Long Legs” is Enchanting!
By Sara Dudley Brown, Theatre Editor Prepare to be completely mesmerized and yes, enchanted, by two actors playing and singing…
Read More »