130 stories by "Jeannette Mulherin"
Anna Ziegler's beautiful and riveting new play peels away the window dressing of two seemingly disparate Jewish marriages"one secular, the other Hasidic"to reveal the unseen commonalities th…
A prolific composer and master of the opera buffa genre, Gioachino Rossini's "Cinderella" (La Cenerentola) was brought to life this weekend in a production by the Virginia Opera that feature…
Whether the Rocky Horror Show is on your bucket list, or you lost your Rocky Horror virginity years ago, Iron Crow's production of the much-loved cult classic will whisk you into a world of …
'The Simon and Garfunkel Story' features the duo's best-loved songs, performed before a backdrop of film and still images that capture the turbulence of the era"the cultural icons, scientifi…
Don Dillingham and the North Metro Jazz Collective made musical magic in a Nat King Cole tribute that transported listeners to a time and place long past but not forgotten. Â With songs st…
Cult leader, Jim Jones. Photo courtesy of Factory 449: a theatre collective. "Thank you, Dad" doesn't tell us what was going on in the mind of cult leader Jim Jones, but it does allow th…
The cast of 'Beauty and the Beast' at The Fairfax Theatre Company. Photo by Khuyen Dinh. Marking the end of its 10th anniversary season, The Fairfax City Theatre Company has gifted the commu…
Phillip Reid (Maneki Neko), Rae Venna (Paper Crane), Toni Rae Salmi (Natsuko) and Kramer Kwalick (George) in 'American Spies and Other Homegrown Fables' at The Hub Theatre (Photo by Ryan Max…
 'Love is love,' is a turn of phrase we hear often during pride month. The Tony-nominated musical "Falsettos," a theatrical milestone in the movement for LGBTQ liberation, has arrived ju…
Since the early 1980s, the story of "Fame" has been told and retold in multiple forms: as a feature film, a six-season television series, and a Broadway musical. Â The decades-old beloved …
A lavish production of "Tosca," one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular works, is currently gracing the stage of the Kennedy Center opera house. Set in 18th century Rome, "Tosca" opens in a ca…
When the mysterious Marvell Thunder appears on the Dupree family's doorstep, he brings with him supernatural powers and a high-stakes challenge that alters the Dupree's lives and relationshi…
A musical in two acts, 'Working" is a humorous and touching meditation on how and why we do what we do, what our work means to us and the people we care about, and how we feel when our worki…
Nelwat Ishkamewe Two-Spirit Theater brings indigenous mythology to life with "The Cosmic Twins," a play for young audiences that tells the story of how the sun and moon were created, based o…
Inspired by the work of outsider artist, Nukain Mabuza, South African Playwright, Athol Fugard offers the audience an intimate look into the stories of three South Africans whose lives, by v…
The Tony Award-winning revival of “A Color Purple” has arrived in the nation's capital at a pivotal moment in the fight against injustice and oppression, with a tear-stained, yet…
Matthew Barber's “Enchanted April” is a play for anyone who ever considered making a break for it and leaving it all behind, at least temporarily, in the hopes of transforming a …
An enthusiastic crowd greeted Richard Marx, who opened the acoustic concert with his 1987 hit “Endless Summer Nights,” followed by audience favorites that spanned his decades-lon…
Funny, affecting, and thought-provoking, “Trayf” tells the story of two young Chabad-Lubavitcher Jewish men, one committed to the orthodox lifestyle, the other, drawn to a life i…
Set in a homey apartment with a view of the local prison, Tom Griffin's "The Boys Next Door" is a funny and deeply moving glimpse into the lives of four mentally handicapped men living in a …
Smart, inventive, and at times, laugh-out-loud hilarious, the Vienna Theatre Company's "Eclectic, Essential…Relationships" is an evening of four original one-act plays written by local art…
Vixen. Paramour. Mistress. Â Five women, separated by time, distance, and culture, emerge from the shadows to tell their stories, each unique and yet, somehow the same. Creative Cauldron h…
In this witty and entertaining production of "The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee," quirky contestants, parents, and spelling aficionados alike converge at the Bee, each with hopes, dreams, …
Based on the popular children's novel first published in 1902, ACCT's production of "The Little Princess" will delight both adults and young people alike. Enrolled in a London boarding schoo…
A little bit of theatre magic is taking place in Fairfax in this one-woman production that explores the peculiarly American perspective on happiness, one in which its attainment is as much a…
