All posts tagged "musicals"
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Plays and Musicals: Fall Arts Preview 2026
Musicals, dramas, comedies, and world premieres fill the seasons of 42 theater companies and venues across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
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Review: ‘Woody Guthrie’s American Song’ Strikes a Timely Chord
Theater Alliance’s outdoor production celebrates the folk legend’s enduring music and message, even when the drama falls short.
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‘The Lost Boys’ Rocks Broadway While ‘Beaches’ Drowns
Broadway delivers one wildly entertaining vampire musical and one disastrous adaptation of a beloved tearjerker.
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Stephen Mark Lukas on Gaston: “You’re never playing a villain.”
The actor explores what makes the egocentric Gaston tick in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, now at the National Theatre.
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In Clay: A Revelatory One-Woman Musical at Signature Theatre
Boasting catchy tunes and a brilliant performance by Alex Finke, Signature’s "In Clay" shapes a fascinating portrait of an overlooked artist.
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Keegan’s ‘Falsettos’ is an Evening Filled with Feeling
Keegan's passionate march through "Falsettos" sings of the joys of chosen family while leaning into the agonies of divorce.
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Broadway’s ‘Pirates!’ is a Theatrical Shipwreck
A loud, clunky, and laughless "Pirates!" drags a clever Victorian operetta through the mud of misplaced modernity and musical confusion.
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‘Sister Act’ at Ford’s is a Heavenly Good Time
Beloved characters, a committed cast, and fabulous musical numbers add up to a great time at Ford's Theatre's "Sister Act."
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The KenCen’s ‘Schmigadoon!’ is the Ultimate “Joy Bomb”
Creator Cinco Paul and director Christopher Gattelli on the joys of bringing "Schmigadoon!" to the Kennedy Center.
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Broadway and Off-Broadway: Fall Arts Preview 2024
A-listers from stage and screen will grace New York's Broadway and Off-Broadway houses this fall in a wide range of plays and musicals.
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Noah J. Ricketts is Living His Passion in ‘The Great Gatsby’
Ricketts, who was featured in Showtime's "Fellow Travelers," is playing a pivotal character in the Broadway musical adaptation of "Gatsby."
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Alicia Keys Makes Broadway Magic with ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ (Review)
"Hell's Kitchen" traces the early years of Grammy-winning artist Alicia Keys, but it only scratches at the surface.
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‘Suffs’ is Broadway’s Most Essential Show
The new Broadway musical "Suffs" educates, inspires, and persuades -- all while being incredibly entertaining.
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‘Cabaret’ Is As Eerily Prescient And Important As Ever
Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin shimmer in a richly immersive Broadway revival of the Kander and Ebb masterpiece, "Cabaret."
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Turning ‘The Outsiders’ Into a Musical Was a Mistake (Review)
Like a day-old bagel, "The Outsiders" is only a sufficient Broadway musical if you're absolutely starved for options.
