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Review of American Girl Live at The Music Center of Strathmore

Dolls Come to Life to Empower Girls

March 6, 2019 Terri Allen Theatre, Theatre Reviews

Second only to Barbie, American Girl dolls enchant girls, parents, and grandparents with Broadway-esque live stage show at The Music Center at Strathmore.

One way to get a young audience out on a cold rainy night is to highlight an 18-inch doll and book series and bring it to life through music, song, and dance. The American Girl Live tour produced by Mills Entertainment and Mattel, Inc. came to the Strathmore Music Center in North Bethesda, Maryland, this past weekend for two shows.

A Bronx Tale to Make its D.C. Debut at the National Theatre

March 5, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

A BRONX TALE, the streetwise Broadway musical based on the one-man show and now classic film, will make its Washington, D.C. premiere at the National Theatre for one week only from March 26 through 31, 2019.

Tickets may be purchased at TheNationalDC.com, in person at the National Theatre Box Office (weekdays from noon to 6:00 PM), or by calling 1-800-514-3849. The National Theatre is located at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW in downtown Washington, D.C.

Theatre Revue: Rock of Ages Tenth Anniversary Tour at the Hippodrome Theatre

Hippodrome Rocks Out 80’s Style with Rock of Ages

February 18, 2019 Denise A. Theatre, Theatre Reviews

The Tenth Anniversary Tour of Rock of Ages, brought the Hippodrome to it’s feet! For those of you who have never seen “Rock of Ages” the stage show, this is not the same premise as the movie of the same name. Yes, a lot is the same, but there are vast differences. Characters and plot lines, but who really cares about that when you’re rocking out to killer 80’s tunes!? This show is fun from beginning to end. It’s rocktastic!

Jessica Swale's Nell Gwynn at the Folger Shakespeare Library

Nell Gwynn: Breaking Glass Ceilings at a Time when Theaters Didn’t Have Ceilings

February 10, 2019 Jaya Ghosh Theatre, Theatre Reviews

“They’ve put a woman on the stage!” Nell Gwynn (Alison Luff) becomes a stage sensation in England. (Also pictured l to r: Catherine Flye, Quinn Franzen, Christopher Dinolfo, Kevin Collins.) Photo by Brittany Diliberto.

Nell Gwynn is the tale of one of the first female actresses in Shakespearean times, and her journey from orange seller, to actress, to mistress of King Charles II, and back to the theater. It’s a lighthearted, feel good performance, that’ll have you laughing out loud while celebrating the eponymous heroine.

Highlights include: 24 nominations for eight productions in the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, four theatre companies nominated for the first time, and a 19% increase from last year in the number of overall productions recognized

2019 Helen Hayes Award Nominations

February 4, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

Tonight, at a celebration honoring theatre excellence on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and special guests gathered in the National Theatre’s Helen Hayes Gallery for theatreWashington’s announcement of nominees for the 35th Annual Helen Hayes Awards, which will be presented on Monday, May 13 at an event at the Anthem .

TICKETS ON SALE NOW - PERFORMANCES FEBRUARY 15-16, 2019 AT HIPPODROME THEATRE

Broadway’s Best Party Returns to BALTIMORE!

January 28, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

Fifth Estate Entertainment is proud to announce the mind-blowing, face melting, nothin’ but a good time, audience favorite ROCK OF AGES will return to the stage with a tenth anniversary tour. Nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Musical, the all new production will play Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre as part of the 2018/19 CareFirst® BlueCross BlueShield Hippodrome Broadway Series from February 15-16, 2019.

Tickets are on sale now! To purchase, visit Ticketmaster.com, BaltimoreHippodrome.com, call 800-982-ARTS, or visit the Hippodrome Box Office located at 12 N Eutaw St, Baltimore, MD 21201 at the corner of Eutaw and Baltimore St. Discounted group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 443-703-2401 or contact Andrew Springer at Andrew.Springer@broadwayacrossamerica.com.

Theatre Revue: School of Rock at the National Theatre

School of Rock is Worth Staying Up Past Your Bedtime

January 19, 2019 Jaya Ghosh Theatre, Theatre Reviews

I started School of Rock wondering if they could turn down the volume, and perhaps if I’m a bit too old for this rock and roll (get off my lawn!). But by the end of the show, I was in the audience at the Battle of the Bands, yelling for an encore and whooping after the solo riffs – all on a school night.

Theatre Review: Matthew Bourne's Cinderella at the Kennedy Center Opera House

Cinderella, with an Identity Crisis

January 17, 2019 Jaya Ghosh Theatre, Theatre Reviews

Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures Cinderella causes us to question what makes a Cinderella story. Is it the evil step family, and subsequent escape from a life of servitude? Is it the fairy godmother that sends Cinderella to the Ball? Or is it the glass slipper that reunites Cinderella with her Prince?

What if a story has all those characteristics, but it’s not integral to the storytelling?

Shakespeare Theatre Company announces casting for Kate Hamill’s Adaptation of Vanity Fair

January 15, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

Following the success of her Sense and Sensibility at the Folger Theatre in 2016, Wall Street Journal’s Playwright of the Year 2017 Kate Hamill, returns to D.C. with her adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s classic novel Vanity Fair. Hamill’s vibrant and colorful tale about society’s foibles is a co-production with San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater. Directed by Jessica Stone and featuring Rebekah Brockman as Becky Sharp, the production will run at the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7^th Street, NW) from February 26 through March 31, 2019.

Miss Saigon Reminds Us There’s Hope

December 16, 2018 Michelle Jefferson Theatre, Theatre Reviews

After 17 years, the highly anticipated Cameron Mackintosh’s dynamite Broadway revival of Boubil and Schӧnberg’s legendary musical MISS SAIGON– at the Washington, D.C. Kennedy Center Opera House– is a sensational, relevant conscientious musical you do not want to miss!

Do not be worried if you think this classic has been tweaked, this touring version will please both avid fans and the unicorn-esque first-timer! With Broadway hits like “The Heat is On in Saigon,” “The Movie in Read more

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