Review: FOOTLOOSE at NextStop Theatre Company
by Rachael F. Goldberg - May 21, 2025
NextStop’s production of 'Footloose' felt haphazard and emotionless, and what should have been a fun evening of theater and nostalgia was instead entirely lackluster.
Review: CHICKEN & BISCUITS at NextStop Theatre
by Tavish Young - Mar 18, 2025
NextStop Theatre invites the DC-Metro area to church with Chicken & Biscuits, which runs through April 6th. The show focuses on a Black family, the Jenkins, gathering in a reunion of sorts for the patriarch of their family's funeral.
Review: NATIVE GARDENS at NextStop Theatre Company
by Hannah R. Wing - Feb 6, 2025
There isn’t anything quite like the dynamics between neighbors. You either are best friends with your neighbors, know them in passing, or they are strangers. In NextStop Theatre’s production of Native Gardens, written by Karen Zacarías and directed by Elena Velasco, Pablo (Gabriel Alejandro) and Tania (Cristina Sanchez), a young couple who are expecting a baby, moves into a historic Georgetown rowhouse, right next door to Virginia (Nicole Halmos) and Frank (Matthew Pauli), an older white couple.
Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at NextStop Theatre
by Hannah R. Wing - Nov 20, 2024
What makes NextStop Theatre’s The Shawshank Redemption stand out is the dedication that the cast has to bringing these characters to life on stage without miming the performances from the movie.
Review: POTUS at NextStop Theatre Company
by Ken Kemp - Oct 8, 2024
Aaron Sorkin's original concept for The West Wing was a show depicting the behind-the-scenes workings of the White House, focusing on the President's top advisors and staff, with the President playing a very minor, cameo role.
Jordan E. Cooper's OH HAPPY DAY! Extends at Baltimore Center Stage
by Stephi Wild - Sep 27, 2024
Due to popular demand, Baltimore Center Stage has announced additional performances of Jordan E. Cooper's new play with music, OH HAPPY DAY! This production, in association with New York's The Public Theatre, features original songs by Donald Lawrence and reunites Cooper with BCS Artistic Director Stevie Walker-Webb for the first time since their collaboration on Broadway's Ain't No Mo'.
Review: REEFER MADNESS at NextStop Theatre Company
by Rachael F. Goldberg - May 8, 2024
'Reefer Madness' is an incredibly smart and pointed show impersonating something far more pedestrian, and NextStop Theatre Company manages to capture this perfectly without ever feeling overproduced or trite.
Review: THE 39 STEPS at NextStop Theatre Company
by Rachael F. Goldberg - Sep 12, 2023
NextStop Theatre Company’s kickoff to its tin anniversary is delightful, hilarious, and engaging. The joy the cast and crew infuse into the performance is palpable and compelling, creating a shared experience that truly elevates live theater.