
–Wesley Taylor, in an excerpt from our in-depth interview with the Broadway and Smash star ahead of his role as the emcee in Cabaret at Signature Theatre.
For the full interview, including his thoughts on Smash‘s quality drop, the failures of Broadway’s The Addams Family, and the dues he paid working as a mime, pick up an issue of Metro Weekly or visit metroweekly.com tomorrow!
By André Hereford on October 24, 2026 @here4andre
The still-fresh D.C. theater season has already produced a few must-see shows, but one in particular seems to be on the lips of theater fans everywhere I go these days. “Have you seen Merrily We Roll Along?” was a recurring question on one recent non-theater-related occasion.
Yes, in fact, we’re featuring the show’s “Charley Kringas” on the cover. “That’s Jake Loewenthal? I’m seeing it next week. I can’t wait.” True story.
Word of mouth is undeniable, and, in this case, a strong testament to enthusiasm for Matthew Gardiner’s penetrating production of the Stephen Sondheim reverse-order musical. Naming the actor based on the role is also a noteworthy sign of how well Loewenthal has established himself among theatergoers and theater creators, in the District’s thriving scene.
By Randy Shulman on October 8, 2026 @RandyShulman
For James Seol, appearing at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., is a homecoming.
"I'm gonna be a little cliche here," says the gay actor, who was raised in Springfield, Virginia, "but it's a little bit of a dream come true. When I was just starting out, my family might have been a little bit uncertain about this career choice. And to be able to come to a theater that I actually grew up going to -- I remember seeing the first national tour of the original production of Ragtime -- and then having my family -- a big contingent of family, by the way -- come to see me perform there is a really, really great feeling."
By André Hereford on November 10, 2026 @here4andre
Some culture wars that might seem won in the U.S. are still raging in certain pockets of the nation. Less than fifty miles outside any major city where members of the LGBTQ community feel free to live out loud, a closeted gay teacher might find himself on the front lines battling to be his mild-mannered self.
Small-town high school math teacher Ricky Alleman (Kyle Sherman) is thrust into just such a battle in Adam Gwon’s poignant musical drama All the World’s a Stage.
A chamber piece for a four-person ensemble and a five-piece orchestra, the show fits tidily into Signature’s intimate Ark Theatre, where Matthew Gardiner’s staging captures the close, quiet tension pulsing through the story.
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