George Mason News

BWW Review: Stellar Lead Performances Populate NextStop Theatre Company's THE WEDDING SINGER

by Sam Abney — September 17, 2018

Even if you haven't seen the original film, the musical is still a fun ride.

BWW Review: The In Series's VIVA VERDI is an Indescribable Emotional Multitude

by Sam Abney — September 11, 2018

"I don't like works which require an explanation," begins Timothy Nelson, the new Artistic Director for the In Series, at Sunday's performance of Viva VERDI.

KODO Announces 2019 North American Tour: Evolution

by A.A. Cristi — August 29, 2018

Kodo -- the world's most celebrated professional taiko company -- will present their program Evolution in North America for the first time, visiting 27 cities in the U.

Jason Moran And The Bandwagon Comes to The Ford Theatres

by Stephi Wild — August 23, 2018

Since his formidable emergence on the music scene in the 1990s, renowned pianist and composer Jason Moran has challenged the status quo, which has earned him a reputation as the future of jazz.

BWW Review: Rainbow Theatre Project's IN THE CLOSET is a Moving, Although Unpolished, Coming-of-Age Tale

by Sam Abney — August 22, 2018

Siegmund Fuchs's new play In the Closet, produced by Rainbow Theatre Project, manifests this space in vivid detail.

Dialogue Starters Announced For Upcoming Arena Civil Dialogues at Arena Stage

by Julie Musbach — August 21, 2018

Arena Stage will continue to host Arena Civil Dialogues to engage the D.

BWW Review: Pointless Theatre's DON CRISTÓBAL is a Beautiful Production Despite a Lackluster Script

by Sam Abney — August 20, 2018

Pointless Theatre's production of Don Cristobal is an inventive send-up to Punch and Judy shows that is unfortunately bogged down by a clunky script which spends too much time trying to set up profundities it doesn't successfully execute.

BWW Review: 4615 Theatre Company's MACBETH is Mired by Miscalculated Performances

by Sam Abney — August 8, 2018

Tackling Macbeth is no minor feat.

BWW Review: 4615 Theatre Company Serves Up a Satisfying DINNER

by Sam Abney — August 7, 2018

Whatever happened to the theatrical thriller? There's something so incredibly fulfilling about a play that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

BWW Interview: S. Douglas Egge of SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES at Proud Mary Theatre Company

by Neil Shurley — August 7, 2018

'One of my questions after reading the play was, 'Do you have to feel guilty in order to go to heaven, so you won't ever have to feel guilt again?' I think Del Shores grapples with that theme, so there is a lot of gut-wrenching guilt presented here.

Mosaic Theater Company's Fourth Season Begins With Empowering MARIE AND ROSETTA

by A.A. Cristi — July 27, 2018

"How Hope Happens," the Fourth Season at Mosaic Theater Company, will open with Marie and Rosetta, written by George Brant and directed by local artist Sandra L.

BWW Review: GOD IS DEAD AND APRIL'S GETTING MARRIED and A TWO WOMAN HAMLET Don't Fully Execute their Visions at Capital Fringe

by Sam Abney — July 23, 2018

Capital Fringe productions tend to have a lot of ambition.

BWW Review: SHOPWORN at Capital Fringe Festival is a Real Diamond in the Rough

by Sam Abney — July 19, 2018

With over 80 plays to choose from, Capital Fringe Festival can be overwhelming for the average theatergoer.

Arena Stage Announces Additional Season Casting; Edward Gero, Edwin Lee Gibson, and More

by Julie Musbach — July 18, 2018

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces artistic updates, including select cast members for upcoming productions, as part of the company's 2018/19 programming.

BWW Review: Monumental Theatre Company's PIPPIN is a Faithful Revival

by Sam Abney — July 17, 2018

Pippin may be one of the most timeless American musicals ever written.

BWW Review: LESBIANS AND THE MEN WHO LOVE THEM is Hard to Fall For at Capital Fringe Festival

by Sam Abney — July 15, 2018

A good title is everything.

Love, Regret, And Horror Come to Capital Fringe With GHOSTS

by Stephi Wild — July 15, 2018

How far would you go to reunite with a deceased loved one? That's the central question posed by 'Ghosts', an all-new horror drama written by Elford Alley and directed by Springfield native and George Mason alum Kathleen Barth for the Capital Fringe Festival 2018.