Heather Nadolny

Heather Nadolny Heather Nadolny is a DC-based singer, actress, writer, and storyteller. A Memphis native and Chicago transplant, she is a regular performer and guest co-host at LaTiDo. She has also appeared at Strathmore Mansion, Bloombars, Busboys and Poets, Speakeasy, Story League, with the Washington Revels at the National Cathedral, and for the Gay Men's Chorus Board of Trustees.




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BWW Review: GOBSMACKED! at The Kennedy Center
BWW Review: GOBSMACKED! at The Kennedy Center
November 25, 2017

This weekend The Kennedy Center offers GOBSMACKED!, an a cappella and beatboxing collaboration that works to remind audiences why they love Pitch Perfect, Pentatonix, and other popular acts. That said, if you're going to use those acts as a draw, you need to make sure your show is strong. And this one misses some notes.

BWW Review: RAGTIME at Ford's Theatre
BWW Review: RAGTIME at Ford's Theatre
March 16, 2017

RAGTIME, currently playing at Ford's Theatre, hits a number of current, resonant themes across multiple notes with powerful ballads and a stellar cast. DC audiences, this is the show we need right now.

BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Evokes Wonder at Constellation Theatre Company
BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Evokes Wonder at Constellation Theatre Company
February 16, 2017

Are there parts of this play that are beyond silly? Yes. Do we need a play like that right now? You bet. PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Constellation Theatre Company has a lot your inner child (and adult) will enjoy.

BWW Review: BUD, NOT BUDDY at The Kennedy Center
BWW Review: BUD, NOT BUDDY at The Kennedy Center
January 13, 2017

If you hear upbeat jazz wafting through the halls of The Kennedy Center this weekend, it may very well be their world premiere commission BUD, NOT BUDDY, a production that is part jazz concert, part radio play, and all quite good.

BWW Review: The Second City's TWIST YOUR DICKENS at The Kennedy Center
BWW Review: The Second City's TWIST YOUR DICKENS at The Kennedy Center
December 16, 2016

Dickensian purists and rabid followers, be warned in advance: this is not your typical 'A Christmas Carol'. There are skateboarding ghosts, celebrity origin stories, murderous plots and even rewrites of classic TV specials. But don't worry, your concerns will come from the audience. It's all part of the messy fun that is The Second City's TWIST YOUR DICKENS, currently playing at The Kennedy Center Theatre Lab. 

BWW Review: THE LITTLE FOXES at Arena Stage
BWW Review: THE LITTLE FOXES at Arena Stage
October 2, 2016

Lillian Hellman's THE LITTLE FOXES comes to Arena Stage at an uncannily resonant time. Amidst the opulent Victorian decor and genteel Southern manners there is, at its dark heart, a family that will do anything to maintain its status and a small town that will suffer for it. Now, more than ever, this show with its immensely talented cast needs to be seen.

BWW Review: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY at Folger Theatre
BWW Review: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY at Folger Theatre
September 21, 2016

Folger Theatre's season opener SENSE AND SENSIBILITY tells the story that Austen fans love, but ultimately suffers from too many comedic and stylistic additions that create a lack of balance within the production.

BWW Review: Cirque du Soleil KURIOS - CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
BWW Review: Cirque du Soleil KURIOS - CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
July 25, 2016

Cirque du Soleil has arrived in Tysons Corner with KURIOS - CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, a breathtaking, exquisitely detailed adventure into a dystopian dreamworld and all of the wonders within it.

BWW Review: URINETOWN at Monumental Theatre Company
BWW Review: URINETOWN at Monumental Theatre Company
July 21, 2016

Monumental Theatre Company's new production of URINETOWN proves a very timely look into politics, corporate control and crowd dynamics; however, some central problems cause the show and its company to struggle in their space.

BWW Review: THE FLICK at Signature Theatre
BWW Review: THE FLICK at Signature Theatre
March 20, 2016

Theatre and film nuts alike will be both entertained and affected by Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play THE FLICK, a work which shows high emotions and drama can happen even in the most mundane of places.

BWW Review: JACK AND PHIL, SLAYERS OF GIANTS-INC at Imagination Stage
BWW Review: JACK AND PHIL, SLAYERS OF GIANTS-INC at Imagination Stage
February 9, 2016

'Jack in the Beanstalk' gets a modern twist at Imagination Stage as two friends embark on a giant adventure to save Jack's house, all the while learning lessons about being friends and knowing what matters.

BWW Review: A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL at MetroStage
BWW Review: A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL at MetroStage
December 1, 2015

Charles Dickens tangles with Broadway this holiday season at MetroStage with Kathy Feininger's A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL. Broadway fan or not, it's hilarity for all.

BWW Review: ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END at Arena Stage
BWW Review: ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END at Arena Stage
October 26, 2015

Arena Stage puts beloved columnist, author and women's advocate Erma Bombeck front and center in a show that, while full of wit and memories, needs a more fulfilling script.

BWW Review: BARBARA COOK'S SPOTLIGHT: TERRI WHITE at The Kennedy Center
BWW Review: BARBARA COOK'S SPOTLIGHT: TERRI WHITE at The Kennedy Center
October 19, 2015

Longtime Broadway performer TERRI WHITE took The Kennedy Center stage in a farewell solo performance that covered her many roles, thoughts on life and love of her family and the theatre.

BWW Review: THE GUARD at Ford's Theatre
BWW Review: THE GUARD at Ford's Theatre
October 2, 2015

Jessica Dickey's world-premiere comedic drama THE GUARD, currently playing at Ford's Theatre, paints masterful depictions of not only Rembrandt and Homer, but also those in modern times who cherish their works and wish to find beauty and memory themselves.

BWW Review: DESTINY OF DESIRE at Arena Stage
BWW Review: DESTINY OF DESIRE at Arena Stage
September 28, 2015

DESTINY OF DESIRE playwright Karen Zacarias and director Jose Luis Valenzuela combine theatre and telenovela to give DC audiences a hilarious yet insightful look at the stories we love to say we never watch.

BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Scena Theatre
BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Scena Theatre
August 27, 2015

Scena Theatre's gender-bending THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is a great idea conceptually, but some performances and technical choices ultimately take away from the production.

BWW Review: THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED at Constellation Theatre Company
BWW Review: THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED at Constellation Theatre Company
August 19, 2015

Tim Teasley's original score accompanying Lotte Reininger's animated film THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED provides an evening of interesting fusion.

BWW Reviews: The Second City's LET THEM EAT CHAOS at Woolly Mammoth
BWW Reviews: The Second City's LET THEM EAT CHAOS at Woolly Mammoth
July 13, 2015

Fans of improv, comedy and making fun of all the ridiculousness that is Washington, DC, rejoice. Second City is back in town, and their show is not to be missed.

BWW Reviews: Imagination Stage Presents DOUBLE TROUBLE
BWW Reviews: Imagination Stage Presents DOUBLE TROUBLE
July 2, 2015

DOUBLE TROUBLE, despite its classic story, scenic quality and talented actors, ultimately suffers from a faulty adaptation that feels too rushed and in need of major changes.



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