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Write what you know: Jay Alvarez brings his tale of Cuban immigration to Alexandria

Write what you know: Jay Alvarez brings his tale of Cuban immigration to Alexandria

Once a glamorous island destination for the famous and infamous, where socialites and celebrities frolicked in glittering nightclubs and casinos, Cuba became a communist outpost riddled with poverty in 1959. Landowners were stripped of their property, [...]

Rewriting history with rock music

Rewriting history with rock music

“Brother Russia” is a great, big, full-out rock opera. With music by Dana Rowe and book and lyrics by John Dempsey — collaborators on “The Witches of Eastwick” and “The Fix” — the play’s world premiere [...]

‘Heaven Can Wait’ clears early acting hurdles

‘Heaven Can Wait’ clears early acting hurdles

The Little Theatre of Alexandria’s production of Harry Segall’s stage play, “Heaven Can Wait,” got off to a rocky start Monday night when the play’s co-producer and assistant director Mary Ayala-Bush had to jump into the [...]

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 [...]

On stage, a classroom outlet

On stage, a classroom outlet

Little Theatre actors enlighten students to the fuzzy side of history [...]

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A man of many faces, one of them his wife’s

A man of many faces, one of them his wife’s

The story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf is told in the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama I Am My Own Wife, now playing at Signature Theatre [...]

Theatre: Mighty Mahalia

Theatre: Mighty Mahalia

Singer's legacy brought to life in Tom Stolzs Mahalia! A Gospel Musical, a no-souls barred tribute to the legendary singer, now playing at MetroStage. [...]

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