Kim Rosenstock's play "99 Ways to F**k a Swan" currently being offered from Washington Ensemble Theatre is not going to be everyone's cup of tea with its outrageously bizarre themes and extremely dark and twisted humor.
World War II soldiers trying to survive in a POW camp, we've seen this story many times before.
Tennessee Williams' 'Suddenly Last Summer', currently performing at Theater Schmeater, is not often produced, but why? Maybe because it's a one-act or maybe because it feels like it lacks an ending or maybe because it's even a little too dark and twisted for fans of Williams.
No hip hop remixes, no ridiculous stunt casting, just good old fashioned Broadway caliber talent putting on a classic musical, that's what you get when you go see "Annie" currently playing at the Paramount Theatre.
I'll admit that during Act One of the final show for this year's Intiman Theatre Festival, "Bootycandy", I kept thinking, "What the hell am I watching?" It was interesting and funny but felt disjointed with so many disconnected scenes.
It's one of Shakespeare's more raucous comedies so in order to do it right it's best to just let it happen and not get in its way too much.
As hearing people we may think that the advancement and availability of cochlear implants would be welcomed with open arms by the deaf community.
In our jaded and cynical world sometimes our inner cup of hope and romance can get a little low and we can use something to refill it.
ArtsWest has taken on a huge risk by putting up the Green Day musical 'American Idiot' on their intimate stage.
Let me start out by saying I do not like "Jesus Christ Superstar".
The tragic circumstances and attitudes of Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour" may still have some resonance in today's more accepting world but the power and stakes of the piece when set in the unforgiving 1930's feels so much greater than the more progressive 1980's as the current production fr
Sometimes we forget with all the flashy shows out there what can be done with a minimal bit of stage wizardry and a whole lot of talent.
If you're a company thinking of doing the rock musical of 'Spring Awakening' you need to be ready for it, not only as it's such a difficult show but since it was just done in the area a few years ago and to such acclaim.
When you go to see a Tom Stoppard play such as "Indian Ink", currently playing at Center Theatre from Sound Theatre Company and Pratidhwani, you can expect to be immersed in whatever subject Stoppard has chosen, whether that be literature, history, math, music or landscape architecture, along with a
I'm going to confess that I am in love with 'Matilda, The Musical'.
If you're going to tell a story, especially one based on a real event, you need to decide who the story is about, what you are trying to tell and why are you trying to tell it.
Stephen Schwartz's "Pippin" is one of those under appreciated musicals.
Two years ago, if you were lucky enough to catch it, we were introduced to the Wild West, steampunk world of 'The Clockwork Professor', a delightful melodrama from the mind of Maggie Lee.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you have a story to tell then tell it.
The trouble with one man shows is that it's difficult to make them engaging no matter the subject.
