“You’re going out there a youngster, but you’ve got to come back a star!” This now iconic line encompasses the moral and story of 42nd Street, the musical performed by West Potomac High School this past weekend.
42nd Street began in the 1930’s as a movie, and premiered on the stage in 1980, first at [...]
“Hamlet” features Cameron Doucette
Lake Braddock Secondary School’s innovative version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet masterfully blended the classic and the modern in a story of corporate deceit and scandal. Adapting the text and reversing genders for certain characters added subtle nuances not seen in more traditional versions. Use of projectors and lighting (Raychel Trump) also contributed to [...]
Mixed identities, a complicated love triangle, and four weddings in two weeks, sounds like Shakespeare right? But set it in the old west and add Ira and George Gershwin’s music, tap dancing and a whole lot of fun and you get Crazy for You. Woodson High School’s production of this Tony Award winning musical was [...]
Do you remember when life was as cool as a stroll on the boardwalk, when phrases such as “lovey-dovey” and “none of your beeswax” were the “bee’s knees”? James Madison High School invites audiences to travel back to the colorful world of the 1920’s in No, No, Nanette.
“Peach on the Beach” Julia Addis-Lieser (Nanette) being [...]
Whether “in L.A.” or New York, love, despair, triumph and failure are always the price of Fame. Fame: the Musical is based on the 1980 silver screen flick, Fame, by Alan Parker. It was originally launched at West End in 1995. Since then, it has been seen by nearly 4 million people and has [...]
Mount Vernon High School’s performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I was smart, interesting, colorful, et cetera et cetera et cetera. The cast worked well together and helped compensate for weaker members, both vocally and with staging.
The King (junior Brad Witucki) and Anna (senior Elaina Daoulas) dance the polka
The show, based on the [...]
Listen to our review of McLean Community Players’ Little Shop of Horrors [MP3 5:29 1.6MB]; or read the transcript.
Listen to our review of Greenbelt Arts Center’s Witness For the Prosecution [MP3 5:08 1.5MB]; or read the transcript.
Ever wonder if anyone suffers as you do from the gross inadequacies of the human race? The answer would be The Man Who Came to Dinner staged by Chantilly High School on April 28th.
Invited to dinner in remote Mesalia, Ohio, bombastic radio wit Sheridan Whiteside slips on his hosts’ icy doorstep, confining him to a [...]
You didn’t have to be a cock-eyed optimist to enjoy JEB Stuart High School’s production of South Pacific. Their rendition of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical was delightful, replete with stunning lead performers and an ensemble to match.
South Pacific, set in the war-torn 1940s, centers around a young nurse stationed in the Pacific Islands, [...]
