Reviewed by Betsy Estes I must confess that as a theatre-goer I usually gravitate toward Broadway musical productions – big stage, big lights, big cast. Attending HATTheatre’s production of Every Brilliant Thing was outside my normal theatre experience (black box theatre,…
There is no better way to describe the world premiere of In My Chair than to simply say – the show is genius. Written and performed by Eva DeVirgilis, this one-woman show is fresh, timely, and thought-provoking. The idea for the…
Virginia Rep’s production of Once isn’t your typical musical in any way, shape, or form. You realize that about thirty minutes before the production when the actors who are all also musicians, singers, and dancers start strumming some bar-worthy Irish tunes…
I admit that my knowledge of the classic tale of Cyrano De Bergerac was limited to the 1987 Steve Martin movie version, Roxanne, so I had a lot of catching up, or should I say back, to do. For starters,…
Perhaps you took your kids to some of the recent performances at the Children’s Theatre at Willow Lawn – like Pinkalicious or Knuffle Bunny– because they had fallen in love with the books and delighted in seeing them on stage,…
Quill Theatre’s Red Velvet tells the story of the American-born black actor Ira Aldridge. Through Aldridge’s life, the play examines issues of intolerance and prejudice that are as relevant today as they were in London in the 1830s, when Aldridge became…
If you smell a whiff of a pie baking in the lobby of Altria Theater when you see Tony-nominated Waitress, don’t be surprised. After, all pies are a main storyline in this funny-yet-dramatic production. Based on the 2007 film of…
Virginia Rep’s Hanover Tavern production of The Game’s Afoot: Holmes For The Holidays is a great show for anyone looking for a good murder mystery with a holiday twist. A farce through and through, the show follows Broadway star William…
As the radio announcer counts down, guests at Swift Creek Mill Theatre join the show. During A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol, attendees become the live audience for a radio broadcast staged on Christmas Eve 1943. Once again, Swift Creek’s actors…
National Harbor, home of Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center, MGM Hotel and Casino, and a whole lot more, got a special delivery in early October – the Air Force One Experience. The actual Boeing 747, a former Pan Am…
