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Review: Touring company of Hamilton is young, impassioned and wildly-talented
Third time still charms with Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s game-changing, blood-drumming 2015 musical about Alexander Hamilton, whom he describes in his syncopated, ear-worm lyrics as a “$10 bill...
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Jamie Brickhouse returns to Fringe with his latest: I Favor My Daddy
I never wanted Daddy Poo, my Catholic, conservative, Republican father down in Texas, to know about the priest, or the dwarf or the crack addict. But when you write a memoir about your alcoholism and...
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Lucy Prebble’s Enron kicks off 4615 Theatre Company’s ambitious third season
4615 Theatre Company will launch its third season with two plays in rep by distinguished British playwrights, and will finish with two world premieres by local writers. Click for tickets to Betrayal...
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Review: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical at Olney Theatre Center
Mom’s so in denial about having a baby, she’s nine months pregnant and still thinks she’s making it to her ballroom dancing competition in Spain. Shady used car salesman Dad’s hoping to “trade” the new...
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Jayne Atkinson is playing Governor Ann Richards: “If she was alive today,...
Senators Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuchar are, among a mostly male field, serious contenders to be the Democratic Party’s pick for the 2020 presidential race. All...
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Dreamer/Seeker, an actor in Midsummer learns how to let go
Dreamer/Seeker was written by a good friend and classmate of mine from Virginia Tech, Devan Andrews. He is a fellow actor and drew loosely from his experience playing Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s...
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The truth about lies: magician comes clean in Fringe show A Gentleman & A Liar.
Lies? Truth? It’s all up for grabs in A Gentleman & A Liar. Magician Mark Phillips Brian Curry and I have been performing our show, “The Magic Duel,” at The Mayflower Hotel for over five years....
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Demanding diner? Exasperated server? Celebrity chef? Find yourself in Fringe...
Intimate Dinner offers a comic look at fine dining. The solo show written and performed by Lauren French explores our unique and absurd experiences with food. The play takes place at a Pop Up Dinner in...
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Review: The Cat in the Hat with puppets at Adventure Theatre MTC
Two or three weeks ago, my daughter was finally patient enough to get all the way through Dr. Seuss’s book, The Cat in the Hat. A feat of patience and wit, to be sure, for someone who is two and a half...
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The Heist: this cast knows how to be funny on their feet. They’ll start with...
The Heist is a dramatic improvised show about a 1970’s bank robbery gone wrong and I wrote it because I wanted more drama in my life. Pretty literally. Joe Randazzo I have been doing improvisational...
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Why and how John Stoltenberg will cover all 18 chapters of Mike Daisey’s A...
Mike Daisey’s shows are unique experiences. From past observations, tell us how you view him as a performer or what you’re expecting to see. John Stoltenberg I’ve seen so many of Daisey’s past...
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July 11: DC actors, artists and community leaders join in marathon reading of...
Former Special Council Robert Mueller is scheduled to give public testimony before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees on July 17 regarding the contents of The Mueller Report. Arena Stage,...
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Review: New musical Blackbeard swashbuckles its way across Signature’s stage
Singing and dancing pirates who aren’t stuck in a Disney theme park ride? Shiver me timbers and pipe me aboard, mateys! With rollicking fun, swashbuckling action and room enough for some heart-tugging...
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Review: The Ballad of Mu Lan at Imagination Stage
Imagination Stage tells the tale of China’s legendary warrior, Mu Lan, (Hua Mulan,) with humor and energy and introduces audiences to a delightful version of the performance style known as Peking...
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In the aftermath of Charlottesville, Pittsburgh, and Poway, Fringe play...
Passing had an unusually long gestation period. The idea for a play about the Holocaust first came to me in 2010. But, as is often the case, the story in my head did not translate well to the page, let...
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Chil Kong, coming from the worlds of theatre and film, named Adventure...
In his farewell letter yesterday, Michael J. Bobbitt, exiting Artistic Director of Adventure Theatre MTC, teased today’s announcement, saying his replacement is a long-time friend. Chil Kong, newly...
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People cracking up on Pennsylvania Avenue means just one thing: the History...
A History of Laughter is my stand-up comedy walking tour of Pennsylvania Avenue. Already sounds amazing, right? Why are you doing this? I started performing stand-up in DC several years ago and then...
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Review: The Fantasticks gets some new tech, but it’s still the music you’ll...
To celebrate their 10th year anniversary in Annapolis, MD, Infinity Theatre Company, has restaged their first show and created a new take on The Fantasticks for 21st century audiences. While inventive,...
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Watch as Miranda Jonte talks about her Fringe show Good & Kissed
Quick chat with Capital Fringe artist Miranda Jonte, on the how and why of her play, good & kissed. Tickets for good & kissed Take your broken heart and turn it into art. Miranda Jonte is a...
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Sleepless in Portland. Fringe show Home Sweet ____
In August of 2015, at the tender age of 23, I decided to pack up my car and drive across the country from New York to Oregon for an acting apprenticeship opportunity with a small theater company....
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