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The North American Tour Boleyn Company of Six 📷 Joan Marcus

Six at The National Theater DC

Reviews November 15, 2024 Amanda N. Gunther Leave a comment

Get your hands up, DC! Get this party buzzin’! You wanna Queen Bee? Well, here’s half a dozen! Everybody knows that they used to be six wives… and just for you tonight (and every night through December 1st 2024) they’re live at Washington DC’s National Theater— count them— one…two…three…four…five…SIX. The high-octane, super-sassy musical sensation (by Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss) has landed— once again in the nation’s capital and is here to wake you up,

Natalie Shaw (Cady Heron), Kristen Amanda Smith (Gretchen Wieners), Maya Petropoulos (Regina George), and Maryrose Brendel (Karen Smith) in Mean Girls 📷 Jenny Anderson

Mean Girls at The National Theater

Reviews October 17, 2024 Amanda N. Gunther

Hear about a party— here’s the procedure:

Text all your friends— tell ‘em where to meet you!

At The National Theater in DC to welcome (back) the tour of Mean Girls! That’s so FETCH. NETworks is touring the cautionary tale this time around, bringing the iconic film-come-musical full-circle as it launched it’s pre-Broadway debut at The National in 2017. Directed (on tour) by Casey Hushion with musical supervision by Mary-Mitchell Campbell and touring choreography by John MacInnis,

Rob McClure as the titular role in Mrs. Doubtfire ???? Joan Marcus

Mrs. Doubtfire at The National Theater

Reviews October 11, 2023 Charles Boyington

It has been 30 years since Robin Williams wowed audiences in the movie Mrs. Doubtfire. Makes certain audience members feel old, doesn’t it? However, that may be a benefit when watching Mrs. Doubtfire the musical, now on tour at the National Theatre. Those who have seen the film may have memories of specific moments, but the details are a little hazy. And of course, there is an entire generation or two that may never have seen it!

Hadestown North American Tour ???? Charles Erickson

Hadestown at The National Theater DC

Reviews June 9, 2023 Erin Tarpley

“It’s an old tale from way back when,

And we’re gonna sing it again and again.”

I’ve heard it said that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. But in the world of Hadestown, when you live near the train tracks to Hell, naivety seems to set up shop there as well. Set in a world of Gods and a world of Men, the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice takes centerstage in this soulful,

Chicago at The National Theater DC

Reviews November 16, 2022 Leonard Taube

In today’s crazy world, it’s no wonder that sometimes you just feel like you need to get away. No, not to someplace where everybody knows your name but, let’s face it, couldn’t we all use an excuse to rouge up our knees and roll our stockings down? Well, if that sounds appealing, I know a place where the gin is cold and the piano is hot. The Kander/Ebb/Fosse musical Chicago roars into DC this week at The National Theater in the heart of our nation’s capital.

The North American Tour of 'Come From Away' ???? Matthew Murphy

Come From Away at The National Theatre

Reviews April 13, 2022 Amanda N. Gunther

Welcome to the rock if you come from away! You’ll probably understand about half of what they say— if you’re coming out to DC— then let The National point the way— be sure to get your tickets to see Come From Away. The remarkable and outstanding musical with music, book, and lyrics by Irene Sankoff & David Hein, Come From Away is a stunning experience of the stories that were started when the world stopped on September 11,

The Company of the RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour - RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour. ???? Carol Rosegg

Rent at The National Theatre

Reviews March 26, 2022 Steven Kirkpatrick

“…it is every bit as emotionally wringing as earlier versions, with vocals that shake the walls and echo with the audience long after.”

The Illusionists: Magic Of The Holidays at The National Theatre

Reviews December 4, 2019 Amanda N. Gunther

What is magic? Is it just a misdirection that a magician attempts to hide their secret moves? Or is it something more than that? You’ll have to find out this holiday season at The National Theatre as The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays lands for a one-week limited engagement in the unprecedented 16-show season of one of DC’s national artistic treasures. Featuring world-class magicians— The Elusive, The Trickster, The Daredevil, The Delusionist, The Manipulator,

Latin Histsory for Morons at The National Theater

Reviews November 22, 2019 Mark Briner

Actor/writer/one-man-force-of-nature John Leguizamo
entered the National Theatre opening night to thunderous applause, which he
immediately attempted to quell. “We can’t waste any time,” he interjected, “We
have to unteach everything you’ve learned so far, and that’s a lot of shit to
undo.” He was not wrong, in the next two hours proceeding to offer a strong
opposition to the whitewashed revisionist history we’ve all been taught in high
school. Expertly guided by Tony Taccone’s taut direction,

The Company of the RENT 20th Anniversary Tour. Photo: Amy Boyle

Rent at The National Theatre

Reviews November 13, 2019 Amanda N. Gunther

How can you connect in an age when strangers, landlords,
lovers, your own blood cells betray? What binds the fabric together when the
raging, shifting winds of change keep ripping away? RENT! While often
appreciated as somewhat of a “period piece” or an iconic stamp in musical
theatre history, now entering its 25th years (in the fourth
incarnation of the 20th Anniversary Tour), Rent is still
incredibly relevant to today and all that’s happening around us in our 525,600
minutes.

Today 4 U, Tomorrow 4 Angel: An Interview With Joshua Tavares on playing Angel in the 20th Anniversary Tour of Rent

Interviews October 31, 2019 Amanda N. Gunther

In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights in cups of coffee— in
cities you tour through, in shows that you do— it’s 525,600 minutes! How do you
measure, measure a year? In a TheatreBloom exclusive interview, we are
fortunate enough to chat with Joshua Tavares, playing Angel in the current
touring production of Rent, all about the seasons of love and what it
means to fulfil the iconic role in this show.

Thank you so much for giving us some of your tome,

Escape to Margaritaville at The National Theater

Reviews October 10, 2019 Amanda N. Gunther

You may not know where you’re gonna go when the volcano
blows but three chords is all it takes to find yourself wasting away with a
cheeseburger in paradise. If you want a license to chill, The National Theatre
in Washington DC has just the thing for you (and all your Parrotheads out
there!) Escape to Margaritaville, the Jimmy Buffet Musical, is making a
one-week vacation in the nation’s capital and has 25 different songs on the
Buffet buffet for all your relaxation needs.