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Raised voices power Bethesda Little Theatre’s new musical ‘Got It Good’
In a creative take on the jukebox musical, two sisters and their mother consider the choices and inflection points in their lives. Life is filled with inflection points that challenge us to reaffirm, ...
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‘In the Heights’ at Signature Theatre pulses with unrestrained joy
The people of 'In the Heights' meet America's challenges of caste, race, and cultural gatekeeping with fierce determination, exuberance, and pride. The Heights that the title of the musical In the ...
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‘for colored girls…’ at UMD shares struggles and speaks truth
University of Maryland's production brings to life Ntozaki Shange's choreopoem about African American women in a way that is both modern and timeless. Red, orange, yellow, brown, green, blue, and ...
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Captiviting writing in new play ‘Primary Trust’ at Everyman Theatre
Reginald L. Douglas directs an excellent production of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner by Eboni Booth. Primary Trust is the name of a bank in the show, but also the theme of the show. Who do you turn ...
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A lot of talk, a lot of time, and a lot of baring offer no feminist solutions in ‘Liberation’ Off-Broadway at Roundabout
Roundabout Theatre Company’s world-premiere of Liberation by playwright Bess Wohl addresses the efforts and failures of the Women’s Movement over the 50+ years since 1970, in a meta-theatrical go-back ...
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‘The Rivals’ brings a 19th-century rom-com to the stage at Catholic University
Incredibly well-trained college actors draw the audience into a comical whirlwind of wit and imagination. Austen-style love triangles and dresses with hoop skirts combine with Shakespearean ...
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Sarah Silverman’s hilarious and poignant ‘The Bedwetter’ opens at Arena Stage
The new musical zings along with high-end energy, an exceptional cast, excellent staging, and songs that drive the plot with humor, nuance, and tenderness. A new city, a new school, and divorcing ...
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‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ by The Arlington Players is one giant laugh fest
The technical creatives and crew deserve a standing ovation for their coordination and delivery of some spectacular and hilarious effects. The Arlington Players’ current production of The Play That ...
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Pan Asian Rep’s real-life drama of ‘My Man Kono’ at A.R.T./NY’s Mezzanine Theatre
Now in its 48 th season, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, with a mission of providing professional opportunities for Asian American artists and creating new works focused on issues of social justice, ...
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Keeping up with a family’s politics in ‘The City of Conversation’ at Dominion Stage
Set in Georgetown over three decades, the play is a witty, evocative depiction of bygone administrations. Dominion Stage’s production of Anthony Giardina’s The City of Conversation presents a family ...
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Victorian lady detectives are back on the case in ‘Escape from the Asylum’
Washington Stage Guild's latest production — subtitled 'A Madcap Mystery’ — is a comedic take on the whodunit with heart, humor, and political resistance. In Washington Stage Guild’s latest production ...
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Mask and Bauble’s one-act festival opens with heart at Georgetown University
The range displayed by the directors and actors across three challenging scripts testifies to their talent and enthusiasm for art. God-killers face mortality, superheroes make peace with civilian life ...