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Girl From The North Country at DC’s Kennedy Center is baffling and beguiling

December 15, 2023Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A great cast and great music elevate a show that leaves one with too many questions… continue reading

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BALTIMORE, D.C. 2025/'26
TOURING/LOCAL SHOWS

TOBY'S DINNER THEATRE

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ELF THE MUSICAL ✦

★★★
November 7 - January 4, 2026 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

ROCK OF AGES ✦

January 9 - March 15, 2026 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

THE WIZARD OF OZ ✦

March 20 - June 7, 2026 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

MEAN GIRLS ✦

June 12 - August 23, 2026 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

SUMMER- THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL ✦

August 28 - November 1, 2026 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

WHITE CHRISTMAS ✦

November 6 - January 10, 2027 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER ✦ ★★★
Ran August 22 - November 2, 2025 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID ✦ ★★★
Ran May 23 - August 17, 2025 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

THE MUSIC MAN ✦ ★★★
Ran March 21 - May 18, 2025 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

HIPPODROME THEATRE

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WICKED ✦

★★★
Dec 17, 2025 - Jan 11, 2026 at the Hippodrome Theatre

THE GREAT GATSBY ✦

January 31 - February 7, 2026 at the Hippodrome Theatre

BACK TO THE FUTURE ✦

★★★
February 24 - March 1, 2026 at the Hippodrome Theatre

HADESTOWN ✦

★★★
March 13 - 14, 2026 at the Hippodrome Theatre

KIMBERLY AKIMBO ✦

★★★
April 28 - May 3, 2026 at the Hippodrome Theatre

SUFFS ✦

May 26 - 31, 2026 at the Hippodrome Theatre

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE ✦

June 23 - 28, 2026 at the Hippodrome Theatre

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HOW THE GRINCH STOLE XMAS! ✦ ★★★
Ran November 26 - 30, 2025 at the Hippodrome Theatre

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ✦ ★★★
Ran November 7 - 15, 2025 at the Hippodrome Theatre

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS ✦ ★★✩
Ran September 27 - October 4, 2025 at the Hippodrome Theatre

IRON CROW THEATRE

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NEXT TO NORMAL ✦

March 6 - 15, 2026 at Iron Crow Theatre

THE VIEW UPSTAIRS ✦

May 29 - June 14, 2026 at Iron Crow Theatre

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THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW ✦ ★★★
Ran June 21-22, and June 27-29 at Iron Crow Theatre

HOW TO TRANSCEND ...MARRIAGE ✦ ★★★
Ran April 11 - 27, 2025 at Iron Crow Theatre

HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH ✦ ★★★
Ran March 14 - 16, 2025 at Iron Crow Theatre

M&T BANK EXCHANGE

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✦✦✦ OUR LAST REVIEW FROM THIS VENUE ✦✦✦

CEILIDH (KAY•LEE) ✦

★★★
Ran September 6 - October 12, 2025 at M&T Bank Exchange

DC'S NATIONAL THEATRE

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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS ✦

★★✩
December 9 - 14, 2025 at The National Theatre DC

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE XMAS! ✦

★★★
December 30, 2025 - January 4 at The National Theatre DC

STOMP ✦

★★★
January 16 - 18, 2026 at The National Theatre DC

CLUE ✦

★★★
January 27 - February 1, 2026 at The National Theatre DC

STEREOPHONIC ✦

February 10 - March 8, 2026 at The National Theatre DC

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ✦

March 18 - April 5, 2026 at The National Theatre DC

THE WIZ ✦

★★★
April 7 - 12, 2026 at The National Theatre DC

THE BOOK OF MORMON ✦

★★★
April 28 - May 3, 2026 at The National Theatre DC

THE GREAT GATSBY ✦

May 12 - 24, 2026 at The National Theatre DC

SUFFS ✦

June 16 - 28, 2026 at The National Theatre DC

BEETLEJUICE ✦

★★★
July 7 - 26, 2026 at The National Theatre DC

THE NOTEBOOK ✦

August 18 - 30, 2026 at The National Theatre DC

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SOME LIKE IT HOT ✦ ★★★
Ran November 25 - December 7, 2025 at The National Theatre DC

HADESTOWN ✦ ★★★
Ran November 18 - 23, 2025 at The National Theatre DC

HARRY POTTER & THE CURSED CHILD ✦ ★★★
Ran July 8 - September 7, 2025 at The National Theatre DC

DC'S FORD'S THEATRE

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
November 20 – December 31, 2025 at Ford's Theatre

1776
March 13 – May 16, 2026 at Ford's Theatre

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THE AMERICAN FIVE ✦ ★★★
Ran September 19 – October 12, 2025 at Ford's Theatre

SISTER ACT ✦ ★★★
Ran March 14 — May 17, 2025 at Ford's Theatre

MISTER LINCOLN ✦ ★★★
Ran September 20 — October 13, 2024 at Ford's Theatre

THE KENNEDY CENTER

Past Reviews

TOURING SHOWS

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Get Tickets from Ticketmaster -- ★★★ / HOTCHKA Review

& JULIET ✦

★★★

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE ✦

AIN’T TOO PROUD ✦

★★★

ANNIE ✦

★★★

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL ✦

BEETLEJUICE ✦

BOOK OF MORMON ✦

CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC ✦

CHICAGO ✦

CLUE ✦

COME FROM AWAY ✦

FUNNY GIRL ✦

HADESTOWN ✦

HAMILTON ✦

HARRY POTTER ...CURSED CHILD ✦

★★★

HELL'S KITCHEN ✦

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE XMAS! ✦

JERSEY BOYS ✦

KIMBERLY AKIMBO ✦

LES MISÉRABLES ✦

LIFE OF PI ✦

MAMMA MIA! ✦

MEAN GIRLS ✦

MJ THE MUSICAL ✦

MOULIN ROUGE! ✦

★★★

MRS. DOUBTFIRE ✦

★★★

OLD FRIENDS ✦

PARADE ✦

PETER PAN ✦

★★★

PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL ✦

★★★

RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES ✦

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. ON TOUR ✦

SHUCKED ✦

SIX ✦

SOME LIKE IT HOT ✦

SPAMALOT ✦

STOMP ✦

STEREOPHONIC ✦

SUFFS ✦

THE BOOK OF MORMON ✦

★★★

THE CHER SHOW ✦

THE GREAT GATSBY ✦

THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER ✦

THE NOTEBOOK ✦

THE OUTSIDERS ✦

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ✦

★★★

THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY ✦

THE SOUND OF MUSIC ✦

★★★

THE WIZ ✦

★★★

TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL ✦

★★★

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS ✦

★★✩

WICKED ✦

★★★

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