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Archive for April, 2012

Olney Theatre Center The 39 Steps

By • Apr 26th, 2012 • Category: Maryland, Reviews

The 39 Steps was an engaging farce played well. Don’t go into this trying to figure out who the spy is, go into this expecting to have a great time.




Bishop DuBourg High School Godspell

By • Apr 25th, 2012 • Category: Cappies, Missouri

Bishop DuBourg’s Godspell shared the enduring message of Jesus with the audience using lively songs and stories from a vibrant cast.




Langley High School The Crucible

By • Apr 25th, 2012 • Category: Cappies, Virginia

This play, because it is so complex and mature, definitely challenged both the cast and crew — but Langley was able to tell the gloomy story of The Crucible with their own distinctive voice.




Northwest High School Annie

By • Apr 25th, 2012 • Category: Cappies, Missouri

Northwest’s production of Annie proved that it is a “Hard Knock Life” for orphan Annie.




Francis Howell North Brighton Beach Memoirs

By • Apr 25th, 2012 • Category: Cappies, Missouri

A curious fifteen year-old boy named Eugene clutches his baseball, and holds on for dear life, as he learns about life, liberty, and girls, in Francis Howell North’s hilarious production of Brighton Beach Memoirs.




Toby’s Dinner Theatre Hairspray

By • Apr 25th, 2012 • Category: Maryland, Reviews

Hairspray is good; it is solid. There are some top-notch performances and some WOW moments, but it is not quite the same home run that the theatre nailed in their last several shows.




Little Theatre of Alexandria Witness for the Prosecution

By • Apr 25th, 2012 • Category: Reviews, Virginia

People who enjoy tuning into the exploits of Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot on the PBS Mystery series will enjoy Little Theater of Alexandria’s take on Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution.




Catholic University of America The Crucible

By • Apr 25th, 2012 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

Catholic University Drama’s production of The Crucible is a solid collegiate production that is definitely worth seeing.




Port City Playhouse Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me

By • Apr 24th, 2012 • Category: Backstage, News, Virginia

As Holocaust testimony and memoir fade into lore, our new challenge emerges in the first person survival stories of hostages and terrorism.




2012 Helen Hayes Awards

By • Apr 23rd, 2012 • Category: News, Virginia

The 2012 Helen Hayes Awards were announced on Monday evening, April 23rd, 2012 at the Warner Theatre in Washington DC.