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Theatre Lab's Dramathon Puts D. C. Talent on the Clock
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (711+ words) By Randy Shulman on April 25, 2026 @Randy Shulman "It's one of my favorite events, honestly," says Deb Gottesman of the Dramathon, an evening of world-premiere short plays written, directed, and performed by D. C. theater artists. Gottesman is co-founder and co-executive director, with…...
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Is Campy Fun at Constellation
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (777+ words) By Andr" Hereford on February 7, 2026 @here4andre Constellation conducts some wickedly funny business with'Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen's screwball spoof of Bram Stoker's gothic horror tale. Zingy and zany, Nick Martin's production is maybe not as sidesplittingly…...
Spring Arts Preview 2026: Comedy, Exhibits, and Everything Else
3+ week, 6+ day ago (641+ words) By Doug Rule on March 29, 2026 @ruleonwriting When it comes to Spring entertainment that is a little " or a lot " queer, any way you might define it, you're sure to find it here. Ilana Glazer. Matt Mathews. Robby Hoffman. Anthony Oakes....
Spring Theater Preview 2026: Spectacle, Satire, and Surprise
1+ mon, 7+ hour ago (507+ words) By Randy Shulman on March 25, 2026 @Randy Shulman The second half of the theater season always feels like the downhill rush of a roller coaster, a new hill coming into view just as you hit the dip, as local venues begin…...
Emilio Sosa Brings Style and Flair to Arena's 'Chez Joey"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (953+ words) By Andr" Hereford on March 14, 2026 @here4andre "I'm a huge people watcher, which in New York could be a little tricky because you can't look at anyone more than two seconds or they'll ask you, "What you looking at? !' But people inspire…...
Bugonia Review: Yorgos Lanthimos' Sharp, Surreal Stinger
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (441+ words) By Zach Schonfeld on November 2, 2025 You've heard of Chekhov's Gun. Now consider "Chekhov's Bees." If a backyard apiary of bees is introduced at the beginning of the movie, the bees will be whipped into a frenzy by the film's end,…...
The Roses Review: A Wilted Remake of a Classic
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (930+ words) By story's end, though, he's pissing on her fish dish in front of dinner guests, and she's driving her monster SUV over his vintage Morgan roadster with him inside it. He (accidentally) kills her cat. She fakes killing his dog…...
Review: The Naked Gun Reloads With Rapid-Fire Laughs
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1045+ words) By Andr" Hereford on August 2, 2025 @here4andre A veritable buffet of laugh-out-loud sight gags, wordplay, innuendo, and slapstick, The Naked Gun offers up comedy of nearly every flavor, rebooting the cop show-spoofing franchise created by Airplane! masterminds David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and…...
Review: Jean Smart Outshines Call Me Izzy
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (895+ words) By Ryan Leeds on June 22, 2025 There isn't a great deal of originality in Jamie Wax's new play, Call Me Izzy, but it may well mark the first time a white porcelain toilet has been featured so prominently in a Broadway…...
Review: Rent Free Turns Couch Surfing Into Queer Comedy
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (461+ words) By Andr" Hereford on June 29, 2025 @here4andre Starting with a two-bedroom, two-bath Brooklyn apartment that rents for $ 8, 000 a month, the graphics drive home the adage that perennial New York political candidate Jimmy Mc Millan has been stressing for decades: the rent is…...