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‘Really Really’ is a cautionary tale from Generation Me

‘Really Really’ is a cautionary tale from Generation Me

Playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo wants his audiences to know that his play was inspired by three seminal moments in his young life. The first was seeing “Doubt,” a play by John Patrick Shanley that filled him [...]

The Broadway stars are out in ‘Josephine Tonight’ at MetroStage

The Broadway stars are out in ‘Josephine Tonight’ at MetroStage

“Josephine Tonight” hurtles down the track at lightning speed with a fast-paced, musical bonanza about legendary entertainer Josephine Baker’s early life and meteoric career, from her days as a street performer and on to Harlem’s Cotton [...]

Can You Spell H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S?

Can You Spell H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S?

For those of us whose middle school memories harken to a time of anxieties, crushing insecurities and the dread of not fitting in, have I got a musical for you. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling [...]

Future of Old Town Theater space up in the air

Future of Old Town Theater space up in the air

The Old Town Theater’s new owner, Robert Kaufman, is looking for tenants to fill the nearly 100-year-old film house, but hasn’t ruled out giving the building’s original purpose an extended lease. Kaufman has a couple of [...]

Passion and pathos unbridled

Passion and pathos unbridled

When artistic director Paata Tsikurishvili asked in his intro, “How many of you have been to a Synetic production before?” he was surprised half of the audience raised their hands, as were the rest of us [...]

The Little Theatre of Alexandria offers “A Christmas Carol” this holiday

The Little Theatre of Alexandria offers “A Christmas Carol” this holiday

The Little Theatre of Alexandria celebrates the holiday season with a return of Charles Dickens’ heartwarming classic “A Christmas Carol.” An endearing portrait of mid-nineteenth century England, the age-old tale features Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly Victorian [...]

MetroStage spoofs a classic Christmas tale

MetroStage spoofs a classic Christmas tale

Deck the halls with show tunes at MetroStage’s “A Broadway Christmas Carol.” This delicious dose of Christmas spoof, playing through December 18, highlights holiday irreverence with a hilarious and campy send-up of Charles Dicken’s classic tale. [...]

Singing the praises of an exceptional new talent

Singing the praises of an exceptional new talent

Not only is this delicious show a world premiere, but it also marks the auspicious debut of a new talent, Ted Shen, a businessman and arts patron who might better qualify for full retirement. That he [...]

The complexities of evil abound in ‘Angel: A Nightmare in Two Acts’

The complexities of evil abound in ‘Angel: A Nightmare in Two Acts’

“Evil can be most appealing, even when it comes packaged so attractively,” declares the sage defense attorney, played by David Adler, to the young prosecutor. He’s referring to the captivating Irma Grese, known as the “Blonde [...]

British slapstick keeps ‘the pecker up’

British slapstick keeps ‘the pecker up’

Onstage humor not lost in translation at The Little Theatre [...]