Ben Clark

What did our critic think of Illinoise at Park Avenue Armory? Illinoise is, at its core, a story about stories, both the ones we tell ourselves and the ones we’re brave enough to share with others. 

The painful slow journey for understanding as to what normalcy or perceived sanity is --when a family member is suffering from bipolar illness--- is explored with heartbreaking poignancy, almost brutal honesty and with deadpan caustic humor in the musical Next to Normal. Now playing at Bethesda’s Round House Theatre, this almost totally sung-through musical caught me up in its oddly satisfying emotional pulse. I fell into its compelling pull as the trauma of a family experiencing the highs and lows of bipolar illness unfolded.

See first look photos! The highly-anticipated groundbreaking, Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical Next to Normal (book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, and music by Tom Kitt), opens tonight, January 29, 2024, at Round House Theatre, co-produced with Barrington Stage Company.

Get a first look at Roundhouse Theatre's production of Next to Normal, now on stage through February 25th, 2024. Next to Normal is a co-production with Barrington Stage.

The TEN Tenors return to Popejoy Hall to perform their Greatest Hits LIVE on Friday, March 1, 2024 at 7:30pm.

Broadway talents including Christine Dwyer (Wicked, Waitress), Tony Nominee Constantine Maroulis (Rock of Ages), and Keri René Fuller (Six, Jagged Little Pill) complete the starry lineup for the next installment of the acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series, honoring the iconic rock band Queen. Learn more about the concert here!

Marc Lucchesi, Sarah Nandagopan and Jayan Nandagopan (joint Writers and Composers) new work THE MARVELLOUS ELEPHANT MAN THE MUSICAL arrives in Sydney as part of its current tour of the Fringe Festival Circuit. An absurd mashup of the Victorian era medical mystery and the tradition of the Penny Dreadful horror stories, this work draws artistic influence from vaudeville, cabaret, burlesque and slapstick humor but don’t expect much connection to Joseph Merrick’s real story.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the 12 Award Recipients for the 2023/2024 Frank Young Fund for New Musicals Project Development & Production Grants and the 10 Award Recipients for the 2023/2024 Impact & Exploration Fund.

oin Atlantic Theater Company's The Judith Champion MixFest as they showcase the best of traditional diaspora music. Immerse yourself in a vibrant celebration of cultural heritage and experience a melodic journey through the rich traditions of the diaspora. Don't miss this unifying event that brings together diverse musical talents on one stage.

The hallowed tradition of Sunday Brunch plays out as a beloved campy, caustic yet collegial celebration of LGBTQ camaraderie in the comic chamber opera Brunch with the Boys –now an enjoyably disarming offering of the 2023 Capital Fringe Festival.

What did our critic think of BRUNCH WITH THE BOYS at DCJCC Theatre J?

Get a first look at The World Goes ꞌRound, the critically acclaimed revue featuring the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb that premiered off-Broadway in 1991 in a three-way co-production by ArtsCentic, Everyman Theatre, and Olney Theatre Center.

The World Goes ꞌRound, the critically acclaimed revue featuring the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb that premiered off-Broadway in 1991, gets a new look in a three-way co-production by ArtsCentic, Everyman Theatre, and Olney Theatre Center.

The opening night had a full house, and closed to a standing ovation.

​The National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the Award Recipients for the 2022/2023 Writers Residency Grants.

Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera is currently wowing audiences and critics alike at Arts Centre Melbourne. Due to incredible demand the Melbourne season will be extended until February 18th with tickets for the new performances on sale today.

Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera premieres at Arts Centre Melbourne tonight after its record breaking season at the Sydney Opera House.

The Keegan Theatre is presenting a moving and sensitive production of composer William Finn’s Elegies: A Song Cycle.  This is a work of disarming autobiographical elements that underscore Finn’s alternately quirky and elegiac lyrics.  Finn’s music is shot through with a sense of longing and pain abetted with a sense of holding on to whatever one can grasp at in times of despair and loss.  

Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom  of the Opera is making its way to Melbourne in just 3 weeks after its record breaking season at  the Sydney Opera House. New dates have just been released across the summer for the Arts  Centre Melbourne season, where audiences will experience one of the most successful and much  loved musicals of all time. 

Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera is making its way to Melbourne in just 3 weeks after its record breaking season at the Sydney Opera House. New dates have just been released across the summer for the Arts Centre Melbourne season, where audiences will experience one of the most successful and much loved musicals of all time.