Denise A.

Theatre/Concert Reviewer

A member of the Actors’ Center since 2000, she is a professionally trained actor, singer and dancer, she has graced stages all over the country with various musicals and plays, receiving many awards and accolades. She was an award-nominated host for Eclipse Magazine TV and has also been seen on such shows as The Mickey Mouse Club, Homicide: Life on the Streets, and Ally McBeal. She is a professional magician’s assistant, who has worked with Carnegie and Bradley Fields. Denise has also done her share behind the scenes with many projects. Aside from choreography, she’s been doing costuming and makeup (award winning) for more than a decade. She has been a writer since middle school, mostly short stories and poetry. As English was a favorite subject always, she easily took to journalism courses in high school, followed by college. Her writing has spanned many different markets. In recent years, she has been co-authoring an original musical that she hopes gets to see the light of day :)

AMP by Strathmore Is The Place To Be!

Friends The Musical Parody @ AMP

October 20, 2018 Denise A. Theatre Reviews

Friends! The Musical Parody took a short residence at AMP Bethesda. Make a big note that this is a parody! Liberties are taken and sometimes that left the audience, when I saw it, confused.
Let me say that I LOVE “Friends” the TV show. I have seen the entire series multiple of multiple times and watch episodes everyday still. When I heard this was a show, I thought, “how did I not write this?” but seeing it, my experience leads me to think it was written by people who might not actually like that show. That’s why I say emphasis on “parody”.

The Weinberg Center Roars With Laughter

Whose Live Anyway?

October 18, 2018 Denise A. Comedy Shows

“Whose Live Anyway?” at The Weinberg Center, in Historic Frederick, Maryland, was a show not to be missed. If you like comedy and love to laugh, this is the night out for you.

Have you ever seen the TV show, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”? Well, you should! This show was the live, interactive version and they did a tremendous job of entertaining us, by coming up with on the spot scenarios. Improvisational comedy is one of the hardest things to do and one of the best things to watch. This troupe made it look so effortless. Within minutes, I was laughing so hard, that I was crying.

"Finding Neverland" Soars Into The Hippodrome

I Found Neverland and It’s My Happy Place!

June 29, 2017 Denise A. Theatre, Theatre Reviews

The cast of “Finding Neverland” at the Hippodrome. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.

“Finding Neverland” may sound familiar…”Peter Pan”, “Hook”, “Pan”, isn’t that movie with Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet? Yeah, yeah, you’ve heard it all before and seen it! Well, not like this!! This show envelops you right from the beginning and brings you right into the amazing mind of J.M. Barrie. This is the tale of how the story weaver, found his inspiration in four boys and changed his life in many ways. I know, you’re going to say that you have seen the movie! When you see a picture of a flower, you do not get the grace and elegance of its soft, silky petals, or the intoxicating aroma of its perfume. It’s just not the same! This maybe the same idea of a story, but it’s a musical, with choreography that is You can tell that this choreographer loves dancers and showcasing their individuality. Oh, did I mention that the choreography was created by Mia Michaels, one of the greatest in the world!?!?

Theatre Review: Hedwig and the Angry Inch @ The Kennedy Center

Hedwig is Every Inch as Great as Broadway!

June 18, 2017 Denise A. Theatre, Theatre Reviews

Euan Morton as Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Photo by Joan Marcus.

“Hedwig and the Angry Inch” takes center stage at the Eisenhower Theater at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC through July 2, 2017.

But this rotten show needs to be seen!

There’s “Something Rotten” in Baltimore!

April 25, 2017 Denise A. Theatre, Theatre Reviews

The cast of “Something Rotten!” National Tour Photo by Jeremy Daniel.

“Something Rotten” is the hysterically funny story of the Bottom brothers and their rise to meteoric fame, against none other than Shakespeare. This tale takes place in the 1590’s. With similarities in humor to “Spamalot”, this British farce set to music is so funny every minute, that I couldn’t wait to see more.

At Hippodrome Theatre

THEATRE REVUE: A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder

December 29, 2016 Denise A. Theatre, Theatre Reviews

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” is a guide to a great night of theatre. It’s a testament to how well written and thought out a show is; if you delete all of the musical numbers, you would still have a fantastic play. Having said that, even the best show with the wrong cast can be awful. I was lucky enough to have seen this triumph on Broadway, so I was expecting greatness and this cast delivers.

AJ and Us The Duo Open and Get The House Pumped

Pentatonix Exhilarate Merriweather Post

May 16, 2016 Denise A. Music, Music Reviews

Pentatonix, Us The Duo, and AJ had the crowd at Merriweather Post Pavilion in a tizzy on Thursday night. The roar was like listening to The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Girls were almost in tears and shaking each other in shock and total excitement.