McLean Community Players to Present PROOF at The Alden Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 5, 2023
Join the McLean Community Players for their captivating production of 'Proof' at The Alden Theatre. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play by David Auburn explores themes of family, mental illness, and mathematical brilliance. Don't miss your chance to experience this thought-provoking performance from Oct. 27-29, 2023.
Review: DESSA ROSE Musical Performed to Perfection Saluting Black History Month at Chromolume Theatre
by Shari Barrett - Feb 20, 2018
First of all, kudos to director James Esposito for discovering the musical DESSA ROSE, based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Sherley Anne Williams. This awe-inspiring musical received its New York premiere at Lincoln Center in 2005 and it's a wonder no other theater group has decided to produce this timely exploration about the universal need for freedom and equality. With book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty, it tells the story of a young black woman (a runaway slave) and a young white woman (an abandoned mother) beginning in the years just prior to the Civil War and continuing through their journey to acceptance in the antebellum South. The audience has the role of playing their grandchildren, to whom the elderly pair tell their story as it is presented to us.
Chromolume Theatre at the Attic Presents DESSA ROSE
by Julie Musbach - Jan 2, 2018
Chromolume Theatre at the Attic has announced the first production of its 2018 Season of Musicals, Dessa Rose. With book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty, opening is set for Friday, February 2 at 8pm. The run will continue through February 25 only. The Chromolume's production of Dessa Rose will feature musical direction by Daniel Yokomizo, choreography by Michael Marchak, and it will be directed by James Esposito.
BWW Reviews: McLean Community Players' High-Energy LEGALLY BLONDE Opens Tonight, 7/16
by Jeffrey Walker - Jul 15, 2012
Bend and snap your way to Northern Virginia for LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL now playing at the Alden Theatre through July 29. Presented by the McLean Community Players, the high-energy of the cast and charming performance of Kate Merryman as Elle Woods are reason enough to check out this production at the McLean Community Center.