Amadeus at Folger Theatre

Amadeus

Folger Theatre
201 East Capitol Street, SE Washington

Genius and jealousy collide in the opulent salons and opera houses of 18th-century Vienna. When an impulsive and eccentric prodigy outshines an envious, God-fearing composer consumed by bitterness, theatrical fireworks emerge. The mediocre Salieri will do everything in his power to destroy his musical rival. Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Play.

Thru - Dec 22, 2019

Wednesdays: 7:30pm

Thursdays: 7:30pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm & 7:00pm

Box Office: 202-544-7077

www.folger.edu/events/amadeus

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Amadeus Reviews

Average Rating based on 6 reviews

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Washington Post - Highly Recommended

"...For goodness' sake, don't allow Ian Merrill Peakes to get his hands on that proverbial phone book, because he just might be tempted to wring compelling drama out of a list of random names and numbers. Urge him instead to stick to the juicier role he's undertaking now at Folger Theatre, where the play is "Amadeus" and the actor's performance as Antonio Salieri is, well, gorgeous."

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- Peter Marks

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...What a great lively yarn about a musical disruptor as a stand-in for the volcanic eruptions of out-and-out revolution in the air throughout Europe and America. Amadeus at Folger Theatre is a triumph."

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- John Stoltenberg

MetroWeekly - Recommended

"...In the current climate of fake and thoroughly feral news, Peter Shaffer's Amadeus touches something of a nerve. A comic-tragic flight of historical fancy, it offers some very unsubstantiated ideas about some very real people. In Shaffer's vision, the elderly and ailing 17th-century composer Antonio Salieri recalls a rivalrous, dangerous obsession with the young and far more talented Mozart. It may be a vehicle for a robust, sometimes amusing display of ruinous envy, but in this unironic, anti-fact age, the 1979 play feels in need of a very big disclaimer: "Just messing around folks; it didn't really happen!""

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- Kate Wingfield

Talkin Broadway - Recommended

"...Samuel Adams embodies both the purity of Mozart's musical gift and the crude obliviousness of his personality, also showcased through Mariah Anzaldo Hale's gaudiest costumes and Dori Beau Seigneur's cotton-candy-colored wigs. Hokama is a skillful foil to Adams, and Phillips amuses as the clueless emperor who sums up everything with "Well, there it is.""

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- Susan Berlin

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"..."Amadeus" has always been one of my favorite plays and this production reminded me why. It features plummy dialogue and a chance for two tour-de-force performances by masterful actors as the rival composers. Folger's production carries on this tradition note for note."

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- Lee Jeffreys