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Origins of a classic form of Japanese theater in ‘Okuni: The Woman Who Created Kabuki’ at NYC’s Theatre Row
Performed in Japanese with brief thematic narrations and projected translations in English, Amaterasu Za’s world premiere of Okuni: The Woman Who Created Kabuki at NYC’s Theatre Row traces the ...
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Jubilant reunion of three Broadway co-stars in ‘Mama I’m a Big Girl Now!’ Off-Broadway at New World Stages
Though they’ve remained the best of friends since originating the roles of the 1960s teenagers Tracy, Amber, and Penny in the Tony Award-winning Broadway premiere of Hairspray in 2002, Tony winner ...
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A sweet and poignant tale of robot love in ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre
Retired robots Oliver and Claire have been neighbors for more than a decade, living alone, in the future, in their one-room apartments at The Helperbot Yards outside Seoul, Korea, but they don’t meet ...
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‘At the real core of who we are’: Derek Goldman on ‘The Art of Care’ at Mosaic
The gifted director tells how actors created a theater experience that audiences can connect with on a deep and personal level. The Greeks got it right. They understood the link between art and ...
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Raw personal experiences in ‘Voices from Vietnam’ at Journey Theater
A new play based on interviews, letters, and reflections of those whose lives were deeply affected by the Vietnam War. In Voices from Vietnam, now premiering at Journey Theater in Warrenton, ...
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Chills and thrills aplenty in ‘Sweeney Todd’ at Rockville Musical Theatre
The talented cast and crew relish the fiendish challenges of this monumental Sondheim musical. Steven Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd is fiendish, in both subject and execution. The story, subtitled The Demon ...
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Smash-hit musical ‘Six’ returns to the National Theatre a rollicking good time
Reviews Smash-hit musical ‘Six’ returns to the National Theatre a rollicking good time The six sensational performers are sexy, sassy, sharp, and sure.
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Driving new drama ‘Data’ at Arena Stage digs into ethics of big tech
Playwright Matthew Libby’s cautionary tale plays out in a harsh, inhuman world. In Data, Matthew Libby’s cautionary tale of the comprehensive reach of big tech, it is Arena Stage’s technical ...
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‘Disney’s Frozen’ musical melts hearts at Olney Theatre Center
The audience went wild as Elsa (Gabriela Hernandez) closed Act I with an emotional 'Let It Go.' The technology involved with Disney’s Frozen now playing on the Roberts Mainstage at Olney Theatre ...
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Screamingly funny ‘Dance Like There’s Black People Watching’ at Woolly
Just in time, The Second City returns to DC with an elite class of comic improvisers who are loud, unrepentant, and shockingly alive. The Second City engaged with DC audiences at Woolly Mammoth in ...
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Big Apple Circus celebrates NYC with ‘Hometown Playground’ at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park
Founded in 1977, and based in NYC, the Big Apple Circus has returned to Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park for the holiday season with its all-new one-ring Hometown Playground, paying homage to the City, ...
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Coming out with a Shakespearean twist in ‘Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves’ at ART/NY
Boomerang Theatre Company’s world premiere of Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves at ART/NY puts a Shakespearean twist on coming of age and coming out in NJ in 2005. Written by Gina Femia, the ...