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Barbara Ingram School for the Arts production of Legally Blonde: The Musical tracks Elle Woods, a sorority girl-turned-law-student, in a sweet story of self-discovery, ambition, and the power of pink. Dumped by her boyfriend, Warner, Elle decides to follow him to Harvard to prove that she can be serious. She overcomes the snobbery of her classmates, [...]
Former disciples of Sesame Street, prepare to be traumatized! Avenue Q at Cumberland Theatre is a shockingly funny satire of the realities young adults face when they grow up to realize they’re not as special as their parents told them. Real life hits hard and most of us aren’t prepared for it. Avenue Q takes [...]
Today, they would be called terrorists. Then, in the 1860s, they were called heroes. McNeill’s Rangers, a production by Potomac State College and in association with Apple Alley Players, chronicles the bravery and passion of a partisan Confederate battalion functioning in the foothills of West Virginia. Due to the nature of the unit, they did [...]
Beau Jest, written by James Sherman and playing at Cumberland Theatre, is the tale of one woman’s absurd attempt to please her overbearing, but well-meaning, family – a story to which many women can relate. Sarah, a pretty teacher, is dating a man her Jewish parents won’t approve of: handsome, kind – and a gentile. [...]
Most fans of literature and the theatre already know the timeless story of Atticus, Scout, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley. For those that do and those that don’t (shame on you!), an evening at Fauquier Community Theatre provides an enjoyable trip down memory lane as we relive one of the best pieces of literature from [...]
Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke? opened on Friday night to a nearly full house – a huge success for the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, who was hosting their first theatre production since 2004. The show features a young Jewish woman, newly arrived home from a propaganda-filled birthright trip [...]
Miracle on 34th Street opened to a full house on Saturday evening. A line had formed outside of the building and extra seating was being arranged in the balcony. This all proved to be a good omen, as Front and Centre Stage Productions later put on one of the stronger shows of its history. Opening [...]
Veterans of the theatre know that the antics backstage are often more entertaining that the show occurring onstage. Such is the case with Noises Off at Hagerstown Community College’s Robinwood Players. Set as a show within a show, audiences are exposed to the grittier truth behind live performance, where emotions spiral out of control, tensions [...]
If you are looking for a good melodrama, look no further than the Cumberland Theatre’s The 39 Steps. This show offers a little bit of romance, a little bit of adventure, and a lot of laughs. A relatively new script (2005), The 39 Steps parodies the novel by John Buchan and the film by Alfred [...]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum presented by Front & Centre Stage Productions, opened strong on Saturday evening at the Cumberland Theatre to a nearly full house. A decorative, yet functional set of ivy and Roman architecture provided the backdrop to what proved to be a high-energy evening of madcap chase scenes, [...]
