She skewered Washington grandees in a long-running cabaret-style show before becoming a nationally known creator of musicals for children. By Emily Langer June 25, 2024 for the Washington Post Joan Cushing, a fixture of the Washington theatrical scene who entertained audiences of all ages, first as the plume-hatted Mrs. Foggybottom in a long-running political...
See Who’s Starring in the Off-Broadway Premiere of A Sabbath Girl: A New Musical
The musical romcom centers on a work weary woman and her new neighbor crush as they learn to balance city life and unexpected romance. By Margaret Hall June 18, 2024 for Playbill Featuring a book by Cary Gitter, lyrics by Neil Berg and Gitter, and music by Berg, the piece is conceived and directed by...
New Plays, Good Food, Great Plains: A Proven Recipe
While other new-work development hubs have dried up, the Great Plains Theatre Commons continues its convivial creative tradition with local and national support. By Leo Adam Biga for American Theatre Theatre in crisis gave way to the promise of a new canon at the latest Great Plains Theatre Commons New Play Conference, May 26-June...
Reviews: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Directed by Jamil Jude at Round House Theatre
“Topdog/Underdog” EXTENDED through June 30, 2024 at Round House Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814. For more information and to purchase tickets, go online. Review by Katie Barnetton for MD Theatre Guide “Are you watching closely? Go see ‘Topdog/Underdog’ at Round House Theatre, and you better. From Chekhov’s gun to sleight of hand,...
Folger Theatre’s Metamorphoses Is a Wild and Wacky Trip
Alexandria, VA – Playwright Mary Zimmerman is a national treasure. With two productions currently running in DC theaters and last year’s Helen Hayes Award-winning production of The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, her reputation in our area is firmly cemented. I’ll see anything with her name on it. You should too. In Metamorphoses Zimmerman uses...