Pamela Roberts

Pamela Roberts

Pam came to Washington for the politics but instead found a home in its cultural community. For more than 20 years, Pam worked behind the scenes in DC’s non-profit theatres as a grant writer and fundraiser. She has been writing for BroadwayWorld since 2014. Pam earned a graduate certificate in arts management from American University and is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and The George Washington University.






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Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Ford's Theatre
Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Ford's Theatre
March 21, 2024

Horrors! Ford’s Little Shop disappoints. Little Shop of Horrors is a cult favorite with catchy score of rock and doo-wop tunes. But the latest version at Ford’s Theatre underwhelms. The fun has run out.

Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at Shakespeare Theatre Company
Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at Shakespeare Theatre Company
March 1, 2024

The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Arin Arbus at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, is an extraordinary feat of storytelling. It is simultaneously epic and spare. With just three actors it unfolds the captivating and intimate story of one immigrant family that evolves its company, navigates pious lives, innovates new ways of doing business, and ultimately unravels over time into instability and a crushing financial crisis.

Review: TICK, TICK ...BOOM! at John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
Review: TICK, TICK ...BOOM! at John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
January 31, 2024

Tick, tick …BOOM! is a raw and moving semi-autobiographical musical by Rent's Jonathan Larson. The Kennedy Center revisits the work with a spiffy new Broadway Center Stage production directed by Neil Patrick Harris and brings together three of Broadway’s most exciting and award-winning talents: Brandon Uranowitz Denée Benton and Grey Henson.

Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at The Folger Theatre
Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at The Folger Theatre
November 16, 2023

The Folger Theatre welcomes audiences back to its jewel box theatre with The Winter’s Tale – a story of friendship, betrayal, loss and second chances. With glorious production elements and strong performances, this production reminds audiences of everything that is unique and significant about attending a show at the Folger.

Review: CONFEDERATES at Mosaic Theater Company
Review: CONFEDERATES at Mosaic Theater Company
October 31, 2023

Mosaic Theater Company's production Confederates, by MacArthur “genius” fellow and two-time Tony-nominated playwright Dominique Morisseau, is a smart and moving satire about the struggles of two formidable women who must stand up to subjugation as they consider whom they can trust and how they move forward.

Review: THE CHOSEN at 1st Stage
Review: THE CHOSEN at 1st Stage
October 7, 2023

THE CHOSEN at 1st Stage is a fascinating coming-of-age story of two boys and their fathers, and their extraordinarily different Jewish communities located just “five blocks and a world apart.”

Review: ECHO at Cirque Du Soliel
Review: ECHO at Cirque Du Soliel
September 10, 2023

Cirque du Soliel’s ECHO, now making its U.S. premiere, is chock full of wonder and spectacle. There’s no CGI or stunt doubles here, these 52 artists amaze with their strength, agility, artistry and precision.

Review: COMPAGNIE KÄFIG: PIXEL at John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
Review: COMPAGNIE KÄFIG: PIXEL at John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
September 3, 2023

Compagnie Käfig merges elements of hip hop with modern dance, circus, and technological wizardry in its highly innovative production, Pixel, which has been seen by audiences in more than 30 countries around the world.

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
August 21, 2023

Seeing To Kill a Mockingbird, now at the Kennedy Center, isn’t the same experience as the novel you were quizzed on in high school or the classic 1962 film. Aaron Sorkin’s script and Bartlett Sher’s direction gain heightened context and nuance from the rise in racial violence in the last decade. The national tour with Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch, which visited D.C. in June 2022, is again at the Kennedy Center though August 27.

Review: CYRANO DE BERGERAC at Synetic Theater
Review: CYRANO DE BERGERAC at Synetic Theater
August 6, 2023

Synetic Theater’s wordless Cyrano de Bergerac is gorgeous to behold and packs a powerful emotional wallop.

Review: SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL At Keegan Theatre
Review: SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL At Keegan Theatre
June 22, 2023

Keegan Theatre’s SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL is bright and exuberant. It’s a production full of heart and hope. The Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical is ambitious for the company – and the tiny stage. The company delivers. The twelve cast members and the six-person band fill the space with music and movement, working on tiers and in every nook and cranny of the stage.

Review: THE ENIGMATIST at The Kennedy Center
Review: THE ENIGMATIST at The Kennedy Center
June 11, 2023

Puzzles and patterns, stories and magic are artfully woven together by David Kwong in The Enigmatist at the Kennedy Center. The immersive experience is a little bit theatre, a little bit magic show, with some codebreaking, word games and storytelling thrown in for fun. Who knew that constructing a crossword puzzle together could be so fun?

Review: GOOD GRIEF: SONGS OF THE MOON AND THE UNBROKEN CIRCLE at Kennedy Center
Review: GOOD GRIEF: SONGS OF THE MOON AND THE UNBROKEN CIRCLE at Kennedy Center
May 29, 2023

In Good Grief: Songs of the Moon and The Unbroken Circle creator Tariq Darrell O’Meally explores how we become more than what we’ve lost. His answer: we must grieve a person as much as we have loved them and balance loss with praise and celebration. The world premiere is the culmination of the 2022–23 Local Dance Commissioning Project.

Review: EXCLUSION at Arena Stage
Review: EXCLUSION at Arena Stage
May 21, 2023

Exclusion, a thought-provoking and witty world premiere by Kenneth Lin at Arena Stage, explores the tug-of-war between what is true and what sells

Review: THE CASSETTE SHOP at Theatre Prometheus
Review: THE CASSETTE SHOP at Theatre Prometheus
May 1, 2023

Fashioned from the real words and personal experiences of DC-area asylum seekers, Theatre Prometheus’s new work, The Cassette Shop, explores the magical sensory connection of music to link us with others and transport us through time. The devised theater work was created in partnership with the local nonprofit AsylumWorks.

Review: THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL at Ford's Theatre
Review: THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL at Ford's Theatre
October 2, 2022

The Trip to Bountiful at Ford's Theatre is an incredible showcase for Nancy Robinette, one of Washington’s foremost actors, who skillfully drives the production as Mrs. Carrie Watts who yearns to leave the small Houston apartment of her son and daughter-in-law to return to her Texas homeland, Bountiful.

Review: THE BAND'S VISIT at The Kennedy Center
Review: THE BAND'S VISIT at The Kennedy Center
July 10, 2022

What did our critic think of THE BAND'S VISIT at The Kennedy Center?

Review: Synetic's lush A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM sparkles and pops at Synetic Theater
Review: Synetic's lush A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM sparkles and pops at Synetic Theater
July 5, 2022

What did our critic think of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Synetic Theater? Synetic Theater's wordless A Midsummer Night's Dream is, indeed, a dream to behold. An innovative merging of drama and movement, Synetic's silent exploration of the classic work sparkles and pops. It's full of both belly laughs and tender moments. The power and athleticism of the company along with the lush production elements give a fresh perspective to experience the timeless Shakespearean favorite.

BWW Review: A MONSTER CALLS at The Kennedy Center
BWW Review: A MONSTER CALLS at The Kennedy Center
May 30, 2022

A MONSTER CALLS, a powerful story of love, loss, truth and self-discovery, is beautifully rendered for the stage. The fantastical tale is highly physical, gorgeous to behold, and packs a potent emotional punch. The production, now touring to the Kennedy Center, was adapted for the stage by visionary director Sally Cookson. Read our critic's review.

BWW Review: OUR TOWN at Shakespeare Theatre Company
BWW Review: OUR TOWN at Shakespeare Theatre Company
May 22, 2022

The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Our Town is a triumphant production of vitality, and consequence. Thornton Wilder’s classic—a work that captures the universal experience of being alive—takes on new resonance and depth in the capable hands of an extraordinary ensemble. This play is immediate—one to see and share and talk about.



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