Younger children will enjoy this production, especially if they are in school already and can compare their teachers to Miss Nelson and Ms. Swamp.
“Don’t Be Cruel,” “Let Yourself Go,” put on your “Blue Suede Shoes,” and treat yourself to All Shook Up.
Definitely get out to Bowie this weekend to catch the final two performances of Deathtrap. The surprise scene and the guessing of who does what to whom when will make for a gratifying time.
By today’s standard, this is reality show fare dressed up as art and nothing shocking or unbelievable is occurring at all. The ending is a let down, but that seems what was intended all along.
Last Saturday night, the Puppet Company presented its sixth Playhouse Puppetry Slam! This entertaining event featured puppeteers from all over the East Coast, who presented puppet works in several styles.
The 39 Steps was an engaging farce played well. Don’t go into this trying to figure out who the spy is, go into this expecting to have a great time.
Hairspray is good; it is solid. There are some top-notch performances and some WOW moments, but it is not quite the same home run that the theatre nailed in their last several shows.
As always, Toby’s offers amazing Broadway-quality costumes, set pieces, lighting, and props; and delivers a piece of nostalgia that will truly have you saying “There’s no place like home!”
For lack of consistently strong acting, Silver Spring Stage’s production never weaves the enchantment the script contemplates.
Although Milburn Stone Theatre’s cast seemed to do their best to breathe believability and life into these scenes, it was hard to create backstory and nuance where there was none.