Saints be praised: Mary Magdalene and Jesus are meet-cute Nazareth teens in a hilarious ‘A.D. 16’ | Washington Post
“Take it as gospel: “A.D. 16,” the musical making its world premiere at Olney Theatre Center, is a holy rock-and-rolling pleasure. If this affectionately irreverent tale of a teenage Mary Magdalene falling for a dreamy, nerdy Jesus doesn’t convert you to musical theater worship, well, that’s between you and your maker.
The musical transports us to Jesus’s hometown via a welcoming committee of young Nazarene women: the wonderful Jade Jones, Adelina Mitchell and Chani Wereley.
“It’s not easy being a girl in Na-na-na-na-na-na Nazareth!” they sing, and soon enough, we see why. “