247 stories by "Jeffrey Walker"
Playwright E.M. Lewis has created a gentle, witty, and moving example of a two-character play. By JEFFREY WALKER
Broadway insider Peter Filichia's new comedy to open a new DC-area theater. By JEFFREY WALKER
The winning actors fit into the play's homespun world with warmth and a depth of expression that was palpable.
George Bernard Shaw's eighth play and first financial hit is given a Zoom-style production, highlighted by strong performances where the Shavian dialogue shines through Many well-made and re…
Back in 2015, Arlington's Signature Theatre premiered their homegrown musical revue, "Simply Sondheim." Signature's former artistic director, Eric Schaeffer, and veteran musical supervisor, …
When history and theatre work together, the results can be a perfect match. Even when the subject matter is a painful and violent episode from our nation's theatrical and racial history. Thi…
As the holiday season winds down, you might be on the lookout for something that isn't a Hallmark holiday movie, a show to binge watch, or a 2020 retrospective of highlights (lowlights?) fro…
Sit down to tea and listen to masterful storytellers spin tales of personal pain and triumph, each with a different flavor and experience. Yet each character is portrayed by the same, gifted…
What would the holidays be without Charles Dickens' tale of ghostly visitors and a miser's redemption? Yes, of course I mean "A Christmas Carol," when Ebenezer Scrooge struts and frets on th…
Aimed at young audiences, but appropriate for children of all ages, The Snow Queen is a magical first for Imagination Stage " the theatre's first foray into online production. Billed as an "…
Evoking the bygone era of British high society and the heyday of travel by steam train, "The Railway Children," is a family-friendly event with a decidedly English flair and a truly unique s…
 "Kinky Boots" is a big, beautiful, Broadway hit with heart and soul that celebrates tolerance, acceptance, and love. "Celebrate yourself triumphantly!" These lyrics, taken from the fina…
With all the trappings of a Southern gothic " eccentric characters, grotesque situations, and (off-stage) violence " Suddenly Last Summer blazes the stage with vivid imagery and poetic cruel…
A compelling story and witty script, a faultless. pitch-perfect cast under the savvy direction of Adam Immerwahr, and its excellent design make Theater J's production of Sheltered a must-see…
How does a community face up to its history? And how does that community both move on while holding onto a pivotal moment that still elicits reactions from tears to indifference to denial? T…
An easy rapport with the audience, gentle-ribbing included, and feats of mentalism that would surprise even the biggest skeptic " these are just a few of my take-aways from Brian Curry's ent…
"It was 9:30 on Christmas Eve," the lone figure entones in the grandest theatrical tradition of beginning an eerie tale. This holiday season, our fair city is visited by one of Britain's lon…
A Hollywood classic gets the royal treatment resulting in a heaping helping of theatrical magic courtesy of Olney Theatre Center's staging of Singin' in the Rain. As Hollywood ballyhoo might…
Jane Austen's resilient and comedic novel "Pride and Prejudice" has survived high school English classes, stuffy college seminars, the musical stage, several film adaptations, and even a par…
Literate, compelling, and uplifting, Trying is a fine two-person play brought to life with simple style and a gentle grace by 1st Stage. Director Alex Levy has an impeccable cast to work wit…
If someone were to ask me to describe the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury, I would start with Shattering. I would add Visceral, Iconoclastic, and Stinging. …
Cabaret, the ground-breaking Kander and Ebb musical about sex and show-biz played against a backdrop of the Nazis' rise to power in Berlin, gets a compelling production at Olney Theatre Cent…
Three different people, an eternity of living with the judgment of others in one tiny room, and one "hell" of a play. I could only be talking about one particular piece of vintage world thea…
Once again, Arlington, VA has been invaded once again by bloodthirsty pirates. Earlier this summer, Signature Theatre premiered the rollicking musical Blackbeard in Shirlington Village. Now,…
Wit, wisdom, and class are all on display through the southern, Texas charm and steely resolve of the late Ann Richards at Arena Stage. As portrayed by stage and screen veteran Jayne Atkinso…
