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THE WILTING POINT by Graziella Jackson. Photo: Mike Kozemchak
April 17, 2023
Broadway World Review: THE WILTING POINT
The Wilting Point, written by Graziella Jackson, Keegan Theatre's 2022-2023 Playwright in Residence, and directed by Danielle A. Drakes, opens on reporter and host of the award-winning podcast Clime, Mina...
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PUSH THE BUTTON by Drew Anderson & Dwayne Lawson-Brown. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
April 4, 2023
DCist Review: PUSH THE BUTTON
Superhero movies are going through a rough patch. Screenwriters of recent box office flops would do well to take in the joyful energy of Push the Button, a hip-hop musical...
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PUSH THE BUTTON by Drew Anderson & Dwayne Lawson-Brown. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
March 31, 2023
Washington City Paper Review: PUSH THE BUTTON
Pop culture is so saturated with superheroes that even loving send-ups and critical deconstructions have become commonplace. Push the Button, a new musical co-written by Drew Anderson and Dwayne Lawson-Brown...
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PUSH THE BUTTON by Drew Anderson & Dwayne Lawson-Brown. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
March 31, 2023
Broadway World Review: PUSH THE BUTTON
The Keegan Theatre's world premiere of new show Push the Button is a short musical comedy written by Drew Anderson and Dwayne Lawson-Brown (the duo behind From Gumbo to Mumbo)...
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THE WILTING POINT by Graziella Jackson. Photo: Mike Kozemchak
March 30, 2023
Announcing the Cast and Team of THE WILTING POINT
March 30, 2023: The Keegan Theatre is pleased to announce the cast and creative team of the upcoming mainstage production THE WILTING POINT, by Graziella Jackson, making its World Premiere...
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PUSH THE BUTTON by Drew Anderson & Dwayne Lawson-Brown. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
March 29, 2023
DC Theater Arts Review: PUSH THE BUTTON
While physical newspapers have become a thing of the past, Sunday morning cartoons can make even the most serious adult become a kid again. In a few words scribbled beside...
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PUSH THE BUTTON by Drew Anderson & Dwayne Lawson-Brown. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
March 27, 2023
MD Theatre Guide Review: PUSH THE BUTTON
The fast-paced and energetic “Push the Button” is making its world premiere at the Keegan Theatre. The hip-hop musical emerged from Keegan’s Boiler Room Series, an incubator for works by...
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2023 Boiler Room Series
March 13, 2023
The Boiler Room Series Announces 2023 Featured Works
March 13, 2023: The Keegan Theatre is pleased to announce the new works and writers to be featured in the 2023 Boiler Room Series. The initiative invites audiences to experience...
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PUSH THE BUTTON by Drew Anderson & Dwayne Lawson-Brown. Photo: Mike Kozemchak
February 28, 2023
Announcing the Cast and Team of PUSH THE BUTTON
February 28, 2023: The Keegan Theatre is pleased to announce the cast and creative team of the upcoming hip-hop musical, PUSH THE BUTTON. Written by Drew Anderson and Dwayne Lawson-Brown,...
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THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, & Gordon Farrell. Photo: Cameron Whitman
February 13, 2023
DCist Review: THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
As a journalist, it’s hard not to have a vested interest in the outcome of The Lifespan of a Fact, by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell, now at...
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THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, & Gordon Farrell. Photo: Cameron Whitman
February 8, 2023
Washington City Paper Review: THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
It is a Wednesday at the offices of a prestigious, storied, and yet unnamed American magazine. Editor Emily Penrose (Sheri S. Herren) summons intern Jim Fingal (Iván Carlo) to her...
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THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, & Gordon Farrell. Photo: Cameron Whitman
February 1, 2023
Broadway World Review: THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
In a world of fake news, alternate facts, social media frenzy and an increasingly opinionated and polarized public/audience, the issues raised in the intellectually challenging play The Lifespan of a...
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