Articles Tagged With: David Zinn

The Notebook at Broadway at The National Theatre in DC

Reviews August 20, 2026 Amanda N. Gunther

Inside the sadness there is joy; a powerful and universally true statement, no matter what your situation may be. And The Notebook is steeped deeply in both sadness and joy. Now touring Broadway at The National in Washington DC through the end of August, this tragically beautiful story— with music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson and book by Bekah Brunstetter, based on the novel by Nicolas Sparks— has a lot of really exquisite moments woven throughout and features some incredibly talented performers to narrate that tale.

Ann Morrison (left) as Kimberly and Marcus Phillips (right) as Seth in the National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo📷 Joan Marcus

Kimberly Akimbo at The Hippodrome Theatre

Reviews April 29, 2026 Amanda N. Gunther

It’s Saturday night— in Baltimore City— and there’s parties everywhere— but we’d rather be at Kimberly Akimbo! Which is in Baltimore City, at The Hippodrome Theatre, through Sunday evening, truth be told! And this is the ugly-cry-feel-good musical that you didn’t know you needed. Evocative and tender, filled with the mots profound emotional expression of laughter-through-tears, this stunningly realistic musical that highlights familial and life-living dysfunction without glorifying it or shying away from it is exactly what the world needs right now;

The First National Tour of Stereophonic 📷 Julieta Cervantes

Stereophonic at The National Theatre DC

Reviews February 11, 2026 Amanda N. Gunther

Music isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s supposed to be about making something together. Theatre too. And that’s what makes Stereophonic so perfect. It’s no wonder it took home five Tony Awards, including best play, in 2024. The imperfections. The rawness. The realness. The ugly, gritty truth of desperation seeking to be perfection guised as making music— that is theatrical perfection incarnate. Stereophonic is a transformative theatrical experience— a true rare bird amidst the era of “Oprah Musicals” (you get a musical,

Carolee Carmello in the National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo 📷 Joan Marcus

Kimberly Akimbo at The National

Reviews May 23, 2025 Steven Kirkpatrick & Charles Boyington Steven Kirkpatrick & Charles Boyington

author: Steven Kirkpatrick & Charles Boyington

Occasionally a show comes along that is difficult to explain: on paper it sounds as if it shouldn’t work, and you can’t imagine why someone would come up with this idea, but in the end, you are really dang happy that they did. I would recommend this show for anyone ages 12 and up, as there is something in it for everyone.

Kimberly Akimbo,

Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. ???? Evan Zimmerman

Funny Girl at The Hippodrome

Reviews October 25, 2023 Amanda N. Gunther

She must shine in every detail! And we ain’t just talking about the perfect showgirl, no sir! We’re talking about the costumes, the lights, the choreography, the singing, the movement, the atmosphere— if you want to impress as a major Broadway musical these days— you’ve got to tick all the boxes! And with 36 expressions, Funny Girl has all the pip and pizazz! It’s a dazzling revival musical harkening back to the golden days of Broadway and the audiences of Baltimore are here for it!

The Humans at The Kennedy Center

Reviews January 18, 2018 Mark Briner

Be it Christmas, Thanksgiving, Passover, or Festivus, the family convening for an annual anticipated holiday ritual that begins with good intentions, love, and thanks for all those gathering, but will inevitably devolve into a miserable airing of deeply-buried, lifelong grievances is one of the most tired and overused tropes in the cannon of American theatrical comedy or drama. When creativity comes to a halt, have a family dinner to force the blowup. Steven Karam’s 2016 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning The Humans,