By Sheila Wickouski With a new production of Catch Me If You Can, Arena Stage adds to the list of acclaimed Broadway productions, Oklahoma!, The Pajama Game, Anything Goes and Disney’s Newsies, that have been brought to its iconic in-the-round Fichandler Stage. The story of a charming con man, Frank Abagnale Jr, was a Tony-nominated […]
Oliver! Comes to Arena Stage
The classic Charles Dickens character this winter is not that poor crippled Tiny Tim from A Christmas Carol. It’s Oliver, an innocent orphan being trained to be a thief. Arena Artistic Director Molly Smith has brought one of the all time hits of musical theater here for the holidays! The award-winning cast and crew for […]
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at Arena Stage
WANT TO GO WHAT: Dear Evan Hansen—A world-premiere musical WHERE: The Kreeger Theater WHEN: July 10—August 23 Easy to make fun of August with its hot humid days…threat of hurricanes…the impending death of summer. A woeful month! The February of summer! Easier to have fun in August by escaping into Arena Stage where an exciting new musical […]