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A fizzy and funny ‘9 to 5 The Musical’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
The voices and acting are terrific in this thoroughly entertaining workplace satire with songs by Dolly Parton. Those of us of a certain age will recall — perhaps with a feeling currently called ...
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Comical reading of eight women’s stories of failed marriages in ‘My First Ex-Husband’ Off-Broadway at MMAC Theater
The show opens with Behar (divorced from her first husband in 1981) taking center stage, script in hand, at a lectern and stand-up microphone, then introducing the show and its stars (through February ...
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Theatre@CBT dives into ‘Oliver!’ with enthusiasm
The show is a solid choice as a family show with a Jewish connection. For a decade, Theatre@CBT at Congregation B’nai Tzedek in Potomac has produced musicals for the enjoyment and edification of ...
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Fans flock to ‘BroadwayCon 10’ at the New York Marriott Marquis
The 10 th installment of BroadwayCon launched across multiple floors at the New York Marriott Marquis on Friday, February 7, with a full house of fans, a full slate of events, and appearances by stars ...
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In Signature Theatre’s ‘Job,’ a woman confronts the horrors of the internet
To enter a therapy office is to expect to open yourself up to vulnerability in front of a stranger. To enter a theater and find a therapy office onstage is to expect — perhaps with excited nosiness — ...
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‘Hand to God’ at Keegan Theatre flips the bird at religion and repression
Robert Askins’ perverse parable pulls no punches, becoming increasingly crass (and, frankly, hilarious). There’s something a little slithery about the way Drew Sharpe maneuvers his sleeve-and-stick ...
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Funny and affecting Off-Broadway remount of ‘Still’ at The Sheen Center
Following a critically acclaimed Off-Broadway premiere at the DR2 Theatre in April 2024, playwright Lia Romeo’s two-hander romantic dramedy Still, on the possibility – or impossibility – of rekindling ...
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Black women struggle and triumph in ‘for colored girls…’ at 2nd Star Productions
In these troubling, uncertain times, Ntozake Shange's 'choreopoem' — blending words, music, and dance — feels necessary. 2nd Star Productions’ performance of for colored girls who have considered ...
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At Omnium Circus, inclusion and accessibility take center stage
'So much is dividing us; we have to find more of what unites us,' says founder Lisa B. Lewis. The multi-abled circus plays the Warner Theatre on February 22. The Omnium Circus made its debut in 2021, ...
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Two high-caliber singers star in ‘The Last Five Years’ at Sterling Playmakers
Chelsea Williamson delivers a masterclass in vocal control, and Noah Mutterperl's commendable tenor has an enviable vocal range. Framing the program for the Sterling Playmakers’ production of The Last ...
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Feminist critique of misogyny and more in ‘Mrs. Loman’ at NYC’s Theatre Row
In her unauthorized sequel to Arthur Miller’s 1949 tragedy Death of a Salesman, playwright Barbara Cassidy considers what might have happened to Willy Loman’s wife Linda after his suicide, in Mrs.
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Meet the magic of ‘Love and Vinyl’ right inside Byrdland Records
James J. Johnson and Rachel Manteuffel talk about acting in Bob Bartlet's immersive 'backstage pass into the love of records.' DC Theater Arts caught up with Johnson and Manteuffel about the process, ...