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Synetic Theater reels in a delightful ‘Golden Fish’12.prosince Company’s adaptation of a fairy tale is running in family-friendly repertory with an encore of its 2022 “Snow Maiden.” How ‘Girl From the North Country’ repurposes the Bob Dylan songbook11.prosince Writer-director Conor McPherson explains how he pieced together the acclaimed jukebox musical “Girl From the North Country,” at the Kennedy Center starting Dec. 12. ‘As You Like It,’ with the songs of the Beatles, is a groovy good time9.prosince The 1960s spin on “As You Like It” leans on the Fab Four’s hits and lots of slapstick to delight at the Shakespeare Theatre. A tale of grief and faith ignites in Theater J’s ‘Moses’8.prosince Michele Lowe’s moving one-person play has it world premiere at the Edlavitch D.C. Jewish Community Center. Avett Brothers musical ‘Swept Away’ makes for a spellbinding tale8.prosince “Swept Away,” a roots rock musical about a 19th-century shipwreck, proves itself worthy of a Broadway voyage. The best of theater in 20234.prosince “King Lear,” “Stereophonic,” “Merrily We Roll Along” and “Sunset Boulevard” were heartening examples of theater’s enduring power. Finally, a killer ‘Sunset Boulevard’ with the perfect Norma Desmond30.listopadu Director Jamie Lloyd’s stunning revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1994 musical stars Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. Woolly Mammoth’s ‘Public Obscenities’ is long on insight. Also, long.29.listopadu Playwright-director Shayok Misha Chowdhury invites us to India for a look at the clashes of values in “Public Obscenities.” Cynthia Erivo doesn’t sing the same old tune27.listopadu The Tony winner talks about her Kennedy Center concert as well as her next movie “Drift” and filming “Wicked.” An Avett Brothers musical is testing the waters. Next stop: Broadway?24.listopadu The brothers’ folk-rock songbook is featured in “Swept Away,” an Arena Stage production telling the story of a 19th-century shipwreck ‘The Winter’s Tale’ poignantly ushers in a new era for Folger Theatre22.listopadu Shakespeare’s great tragicomedy is the first to be staged at the theater in Folger Shakespeare Library since a 2020 renovation. Olney’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ revival is mostly a missed opportunity21.listopadu Timely themes and innovative framing aren’t enough to enliven this Olney Theatre staging of “Fiddler on the Roof.” The Alicia Keys musical, ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ is nice, and nothing more20.listopadu Twenty-three Alicia Keys songs tell the coming-of-age story of a New York teenager with a musical gift. |