So if October’s the month for spooky productions and December is the time to get in the holiday spirit, what does November mean for D.C. Theater?
Looks like this month, it means a diverse catalogue of everything from Chinese Elvises to Katie Couric (ok, maybe some theaters are apparently still thinking “scary”).
Actors’ Theater of Washington has the camp-tastic Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy, which will serve as a late-night follow-up to its current production, Never The Sinner, which we had mixed feelings about (Nov. 3).
Woolly Mammoth’s latest, Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis looks wacky but wonderful (Nov 6).
Shakespeare Theater branches out a bit from its usual fare with The Beaux’ Stratagem, a British societal comedy (Nov. 7).
Those of you who get annoyed when stores put up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving even arrives won’t be too pleased with Landless Theatre Co., Studio Theatre or Ford’s Theater, who each have holiday-themed productions showing up a month early. Landless will stage A Christmas Story (Nov. 14), Studio performs A Long Christmas Ride Home (Nov. 15) and Ford’s annual production of A Christmas Carol starts this month as well (Nov. 15).
Families have plenty to pick from on Nov. 15, when Round House Bethesda stages A Little Prince and Olney does the Rogers & Hammerstein version of Cinderella. And lest we forget, Katie Couric expands her empire into the playwright realm with The Brand New Kid at the Kennedy Center.
Can the Mel Brooks musical still shine without the charismatic duo of Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick? Judge for yourself when The Producers comes to Warner Theater (Nov. 21).
