277 stories by "Lynne Menefee"
On Monday June 2, 2025, the Cappies of the National Capital Area presented the 25th Annual Cappies Gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Cappies is a writing and aw…
The term "penny dreadful" describes cheap publications, popular in Victorian England, that were often sold for a penny and featured lurid stories about crime, adventure, or the supernatural.…
Tickets Available Now! Washington D.C. (May 9, 2025) " Broadway at The National is delighted to announce the school finalists and acting semi-finalists for the fourth annual Brandon Victo…
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is currently presenting the whimsical, world premiere of "Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (with live and active cultures!" Written and performed …
Coming to The National Theatre in DC is the new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), Kimberly Akimbo, the winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical. It …
If you are looking for a wonderful, big, and bright Broadway musical comedy with all the bells and whistles, the 2022 Tony Award-winning "Some Like It Hot," currently at The Hippodrome, fits…
The Colonial Players are proud to present our play selection for Season 77. This season we are exploring the profound impact of time on both individuals and societies, delving into the w…
With times being what they are, we are all in need of some escapism. Live theater and the pun-filled, Tony Award-winning musical, "Shucked," currently at the Hippodrome Theater, fits the bil…
When reflecting back on March of 2020, one's thoughts are overwhelmingly inundated with a profusion of recollections, remembrances, and reminiscences of Covid-19's altering effects on human …
Classic works, contemporary explorations, and the premiere of Annapolis's Nutcracker, all in this season at the ballet ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 10, 2025) " Ballet Theatre of Maryland, the state'…
Directed by Iron Crow Theatre's artistic director, Sean Elias, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" will be presented for three nights only at M&T Bank Exchange. "The groundbreaking, Obie-winning…
Week of February 16, 2025 1. "Kunene and The King" at Shakespeare Theatre Company "…sublimely executed…Santiago-Hudson demonstrates such magnificent control of the tone and tempo…K…
With a mix of deep gratitude and heavy hearts, we write to share the news that The Maryland Theatre Collective will be closing its doors after our cabaret on March 5 at The Collective Encore…
"'Shucked' is the Tony Award®"winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls 'flat out hilarious!' And nobody knows funny like economists. Featuring a book by Tony Award-winne…
Week of February 9, 2025 1. "Be More Chill" at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn, in partnership with Rockville Musical Theatre "…phenomenal production…a well-rounded theatrical experience."…
Currently Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) is presenting it's 100th production, "It's The Comedy of Errors, Hon!"""mostly" by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's play has been adapted and…
The ground-breaking juggernaut of theater, the musical stage adaptation of Disney's Academy Award-winning 1994 animated feature, "The Lion King," is here to brighten up the dreary winter. Th…
Folger Theatre's third annual Reading Room Festival, which starts today, is a four-day festival of staged readings, panel discussions, workshops, and community celebrations. Shakespeare serv…
  "An Act of God," presented by Iron Crow Theatre, is playing at Baltimore's Theatre Project to rave reviews. Written by David Javerbaum, it is directed by Sean Elias, Iron Crow's ar…
The British Players are dedicated to the promotion of traditional British theatre in the Washington, DC area. They produce three productions a year and a highlight is always the family frien…
Back by popular demand! "SIX" makes its royal return to The National. (Read our review here.) Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the "SIX…
(Baltimore, Md.) The Handel Choir of Baltimore celebrates its 90th anniversary in the 2024-2025 season. The Choir commemorates this milestone with a season of masterworks, beginning with the…
Emmy Award-winner John Leguizamo has brought the world premiere of his powerful new play, "The Other Americans," directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, to Arena Stage. Set in 1998, it is a seari…
A resident company of Baltimore Theatre Project, Happenstance Theatre has remounted its 2015 production (review) of "Cabaret Noir." It's hard to believe that is has been that many years ago,…