Category Archives: Media Review

Now You (Should Go) See It: Nothing Up My Sleeve Review

Posted on February 21, 2026 by admin

Dendy has collaborated with Round House’s Aaron Posner to present a one-man play of equal parts autobiography and wonderment. Continue reading →

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Wild and Wicked Holiday Entertainment, and Commerce

Posted on December 30, 2025 by admin

It’s been quite a holiday week here in the snow-free mid-Atlantic. We celebrated Jewish Christmas with Chinese food at Peter Chang’s in Columbia, then saw Wicked: For Good, which was enjoyable, but paled in comparison to Hello, Dolly! at the Olney Theatre. Then, we indulged in some recreational shopping. Continue reading →

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Review of Rules for Living at Round House

Posted on December 12, 2025 by admin

Yet another play about a dysfunctional family! This one’s got a terrific ensemble cast, crackling dialog, and a glorious melee as the climax to hours of slow-build snark. What more could you ask for in holiday entertainment? Continue reading →

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Review of The Inheritance, Part 2 at Round House Theatre; The Conclusion

Posted on October 2, 2025 by admin

We returned to the Round House for Part 2 of The Inheritance a week after viewing Part 1. Continue reading →

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Review of The Inheritance, Part One at Round House Theatre; and Lagniappe at the Bar

Posted on September 26, 2025 by admin

Howard’s End, a novel written by E.M. Forster in 1910, has been turned inside-out and shaken to produce The Inheritance. It’s a thought experiment which poses the question: If E.M. Forster hadn’t been a closeted gay man all his life, but instead owned his queerness, would he produce a work like this one? Continue reading →

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Haven’t I Seen You Somewhere Before?

Posted on June 30, 2025 by admin

Watching Kim’s Convenience, the new production at Olney Theatre, is a strange exercise in déjà vu. Those who have seen some or all of the five-season TV series derived from it can’t help but run mental comparisons, but they’re still in for a good time. Continue reading →

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Two Lives in Four Quarters: King James at the Round House

Posted on June 15, 2025 by admin

We are invited to consider an unlikely pair of obsessed fans in scruffy Cleveland bonded by love of basketball and LeBron James. You don’t have to know a thing about the last two to enjoy this play. Continue reading →

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Review: Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (with live and active cultures!)

Posted on May 21, 2025 by admin

When I saw the notice for Woolly Mammoth’s current play, Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (with live and active cultures!), I thought, “Oh, boy!  Another play using food as metaphor!” and I wasn’t wrong. Continue reading →

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The Right Words Can Change The World: Review of Bad Books at Round House

Posted on April 10, 2025 by admin

Wit and irony sparkle from the start of Bad Books, as Kate Eastwood Norris and Holly Twyford engage in a face-off about control of children’s reading. Continue reading →

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Plaster on the Corn: Review of Shucked at the National Theatre

Posted on February 27, 2025 by admin

You want to do a musical comedy about corn? Are you worried about being accused of writing folksy, hokey humor and groaner puns? Here’s the answer: lean into it! Continue reading →

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