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BWW Reviews: MAN OF LA MANCHA at the Shakespeare Theatre Company is Just Plain Spectacular

by Charles Shubow — March 26, 2015

Director Alan Paul establishes himself as a Musical Director Extraordinaire

BWW Reviews: G-D'S HONEST TRUTH Roars with Laughter at Theater J

by Emma Kouguell — March 25, 2015

Baltimore's Rabbi Menachem Youlus spun fantastical tales about his recovery of 1,000 Torahs.

BWW Reviews: PASSION PLAY presented by Forum Theatre

by Keith Tittermary — March 25, 2015

When Sarah Ruhl was a student at Brown University, she embarked on a journey that would culminate in her sprawling epic, Passion Play, which was first performed at Arena Stage in 2005.

BWW Reviews: Quirky and Creative SOON Premieres at Signature Theatre

by Jennifer Perry — March 24, 2015

On the heels of Kander and Pierce's KID VICTORY comes Blaemire's SOON.

BWW Reviews: UrbanArias Presents BLUE VIOLA at Artisphere

by Heather Nadolny — March 24, 2015

The mission of UrbanArias is promising, but they have ultimately created a verbose opera with a muddy plot, leaving talented singers to make the best of what can delicately be described as a work that needs a lot more time and thought.

BWW Reviews: THE NORWEGIANS at Scena Theatre

by Hannah Land — March 24, 2015

Scena Theatre's The Norwegians is just what the doctor ordered: dramatic hit-man thriller skewered into clever, oddball farce.

The Highwood Theatre Tackles Mental Illness in Student Production

by Madison Middleton — March 23, 2015

The Highwood Theatre's student production of 'August: Osage County' aims to create an open dialogue within the community to raise education and awareness of mental health issues.

BWW Reviews: Sally Struthers Shines in Riverside's 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL

by Jeffrey Walker — March 23, 2015

The cast of Riverside Center's 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL works hard to elevate the material.

BWW Reviews: Ron Lalá Theater Company's SOMEWHERE IN QUIOXTE

by Heather Nadolny — March 23, 2015

Ron Lala Theater Company takes its audience members on an imaginative and fun dual journey through the madness of Don Quixote, and the identity struggles of his creator, Miguel Cervantes.

BWW Reviews: ODE MARÍTIMA Shows a Dramatic Self-Discovery

by Hannah Menchhoff — March 23, 2015

Diogo Infante stars as a man lost in his life, while stuck inside his head.

BWW Reviews: Arena's World Premiere of THE ORIGINALIST Packs a Punch

by Jennifer Perry — March 21, 2015

It's likely of little surprise to anyone that follows the workings of the highest court in our nation that any legal battle situation involving conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and an opponent is ripe for theatricalization.

BWW Reviews: Lincoln's Words Fill a Spirited FREEDOM'S SONG at Ford's Theatre

by Benjamin Tomchik — March 20, 2015

The incomparable Kevin McAllister leads a dream cast of DC artists whose powerhouse performances explore one of the most consequential times in American history.

BWW Reviews: Angela Lansbury Triumphs in Heavenly BLITHE SPIRIT

by Jeffrey Walker — March 20, 2015

Angela Lansbury has swooped into Washington in Noel Coward's sparkling comedy BLITHE SPIRIT and you owe it to yourself to see it.

BWW Reviews: Cervantes Lives! In Teatro de la Abadia's ENTREMESES

by Andrew White — March 20, 2015

Teatre de La Abadia 's company has developed a priceless ensemble, steeped in Commedia but with their own unique house style.

BWW Reviews: Companhia Hiato Brings Creative O JARDIM to Kennedy Center

by Jennifer Perry — March 19, 2015

Leonardo Moreira's Portuguese language O JARDIM (translated as 'The Garden') is perhaps one of the more creative entries in the ongoing Iberian Suite festival at Kennedy Center.

BWW Reviews: LAUGH at Studio Theatre

by Pamela Roberts — March 19, 2015

Laugh, making its world premiere at Studio Theatre, is the latest from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley.

BWW Reviews: DOCTOR CALIGARI Haunts at Pointless Theatre

by Emma Kouguell — March 17, 2015

Adaptation from screen to stage is risky business.

BWW Reviews: Max Major's THINK AGAIN a Magical Tour-de-Force

by Andrew White — March 17, 2015

Walking into a Max Major show when you know nothing about him is like stumbling into the city's hottest party hours after it started-but feeling like the host was waiting just for you.

BWW Reviews: Kennedy Center's WHAT I HEARD ABOUT THE WORLD Attempts to Provoke Thought

by Benjamin Tomchik — March 16, 2015

Can three men sitting onstage change the world, or at least how we perceive it?

BWW Reviews: A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY at Nu Sass Productions

by Hannah Land — March 16, 2015

Nu Sass's 'small batch audience' production of 'A Bright Room Called Day' makes inspired use of space and is truly compelling storytelling.

BWW Reviews: Eugenia León Pays Tribute to the Greats at Kennedy Center with VOCES DE MUJERES, VOCES DEL PUEBLO

by Jennifer Perry — March 16, 2015

Famed Mexican singer Eugenia Leon made her Kennedy Center debut this weekend and put succinctly, at least musically, it proved to be a debut to remember.

BWW Reviews: Gay Men's Chorus of Washington DC Enchants with WHEN YOU WISH

by Heather Nadolny — March 16, 2015

From Ariel to Gru to Speed Racer, GMCW has put together a fabulously fun yet thought-provoking tribute to animation that leaves no character forgotten, and all those who love these movies and the organization just plain happy.

BWW Reviews: CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION at Rep Stage - A Treat For Theater Lovers

by Charles Shubow — March 13, 2015

Annie Baker play is a drama class filled with theater games.

BWW Reviews: Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras Makes Kennedy Center Debut with VOCES, SUITE FLAMENCA

by Jennifer Perry — March 11, 2015

One of the greatest things about the Kennedy Center is its long history of exposing Washington, DC audiences to a healthy selection of international theatre, music, and dance artists.

BWW Reviews: An Adrift FLYING DUTCHMAN Makes Port at Washington National Opera

by Benjamin Tomchik — March 9, 2015

Passionate performances by Libor, Morris and Owens are what propel an otherwise adrift Flying Dutchman.

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Washington, DC SHOWS

	CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (6/12-8/09)
	Macbeth - Academy Summer Repertory Shakespeare Theatre Company (7/16-7/25)
	Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical Imagination Stage (6/17-7/26)
	Twelfth Night - Academy Summer Repertory Shakespeare Theatre Company (7/15-7/25)
	Misery Aldie Mill Historic Park (8/20-8/30)
	Rockville Little Theatre presents "Lettice & Lovage" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (1/29-2/07)
	Penny's Dreadful Parlour: The Séance of Edgar Allan Poe The Ghost Museum (7/16-7/25) VIDEOS
	Gershwin, Bernstein & American Mosaic Wolf Trap (8/15-8/15)
	Nickelodeon's The SpongeBob Musical Three Notch Theatre (7/10-8/02)
	No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre ARTfactory (9/11-9/20)
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