114 stories by "Darby Dejarnette"
Norm Lewis is an icon. This is an indisputable fact. There are few others who have made such an impact on the way we view certain roles. His impressive bio includes such credits as the first…
There's no doubt that The Pirates of Penzance is one of the most beloved of Gilbert and Sullivan's works. Like most Gilbert and Sullivan tales, it takes clever jabs at the politics of its ti…
C.S. Lewis is not for the fainthearted. While his Narnia series may have been the most successful in capturing the public imagination, his fascination with"and ability to articulate"advanced…
Spring Awakening has never been a shy musical. Based on German playwright Frank Wedekind's 1891 tale of teenagers awakening to their sexuality amongst adults who failed to provide any sexual…
Leading Ladies is a charming little farce written by Ken Ludwig. Directed by Eleanore Tapscott, this production at Vienna Theatre Company is sure to be a popular, audience-pleasing productio…
Annapolis' Colonial Players takes on Lucy Kirkwood's 2016 environmental disaster drama The Children in an intimate production which explores the human cost of uncontrolled consumption and de…
Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale A Christmas Carol comes to life in a unique living history experience at Museum of the Bible in the aptly named A Christmas Carol Experience. This charm…
As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, Washingtonians brace themselves for a barrage of family commitments, holiday parties, religious services and fevered gift shopping. Holiday…
Iron Crow Theatre's production of Bare couldn't be more timely. With music by the late Damon Intrabartolo, lyrics by Jon Hartmere and a book which was a combined effort of the two; this musi…
Harry Potter is a cultural phenomenon. With the entire franchise's worth surpassing $25 billion, you'd be hard-pressed to meet anyone who hasn't felt the impact of J.K. Rowling's influential…
Soloman Howard, the 2019 Marian Anderson Award winner, brought his unique flair to the Kennedy Center in his first-ever solo concert at the venue. As a graduate of the Washington National Op…
Aquila Theatre's adaptation of Homer's Greek epic The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson and directed by Desiree Sanchez, provides a sobering picture of the impact of warfare on the psyche.…
What does it mean to re-vision a popular musical with theatre artists of color? Students at Bowie State University have set out to do just that with their latest production of Little Shop of…
The 20th Anniversary Tour of RENT touched down at the National Theatre this week, much to the delight of area RENTheads. This modern take on Puccini's La Boheme, with music, lyrics and book …
Life has never been easy for women who love other women. Last Summer at Bluefish Cove"written by Jane Chambers and widely regarded as the first production to portray lesbians in a positive l…
What do you do when your country has taken a wrong turn? With a corrupt government, racist policies, oppression of the marginalized, suppression of the truth and attacks on the media being c…
The National Chamber Ensemble's 2019 " 2020 season launched this past Saturday with Mozart Celebration, which featured several of the composer's beloved works. Mozart is one of those compose…
The dawn of the 1800s saw a Rome in turmoil. Napoleon Bonaparte spun a soured campaign in Egypt into a public relations success story, securing his legacy as a folk hero and launching a coup…
Wolf Pack Theatre Company gives audiences a reason to explore the darker depths of the human mind with season-opener Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical. With book and lyrics by Leslie Briscusse …
Rep Stage presents a strong introduction to their 2019/2020 season with a charming production of Stephen Temperley's Souvenir, directed by Joseph W. Ritsch. This play details the meteoric ri…
In 1675 William Wycherley wrote The Country Wife, a bawdy comedy of manners that pushed back against an 18-year long stage ban instituted by a Puritan government. With the Restoration of the…
If you're a fan of swashbuckling pirate tales, you'll love Synetic Theater's charming and atmospheric spin on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Treasure Island. Directed by Tori Toletino and …
Absolutely Dead, written by Michael Walker and directed at Bowie Community Theatre by Ken Kienas, is a charming and hilarious dark comedy centered around a murder mystery. I'm afraid to give…
Josh Groban seems to have hit his stride with his latest album Bridges by tying together many elements of his previous work. Uplifting melodies and covers of pop standards have created anoth…
Chess, the complicated Cold War tale with music by Abba alumni Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and lyrics by the unstoppable Tim Rice, bursts on to the stage at 2nd Star Productions under …
