BWW Reviews: DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN at the Warner Theatre Still Gets Big Laughs
If you loathe formulaic television sitcoms where one spouse is always right and the other is wrong, then Defending the Caveman is certain to be something you'll enjoy.
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BWW Reviews: STUPID FUCKING BIRD at Woolly Mammoth Presents an Unforgettable Remount
Woolly Mammoth's remounted production of STUPID FUCKING BIRD is an electric escape into laughter, existential fear, and everything else a completely solid production should be.
BWW Review: ABOMINABLE Explores the Beast Lurking Within and Beyond
Abominable delves deeply into what is hidden on the inside versus what is visible on the outside.
BWW Reviews: Holocaust Drama UNIFORM Plays Capital Fringe
Good effort, but we're not quite there.
BWW Reviews: Danny Kaye Returns to Arlington
'If Danny Kaye had not been born,' a Hollywood writer once observed, 'no one could possibly have invented him.
BWW Reviews: THE MATTY MATTHEWS FOUNDATION at Capital Fringe Explores Political Influence
Many have been lured to Washington with the commitment to use politics to work hard, play by the rules and make things happen - Matty Matthews among them.
BWW Reviews: Personal Storytelling is Front and Center with SELF PORTRAIT at Capital Fringe
There's good to be found within this deeply personal solo performance.
BWW Reviews: Quotidian's Luminous, Haunting American Premiere of McPherson's THE VEIL
Nearly three years after its London opening, Washington's own Quotidian Theatre Company offers us the American premiere of a play that should soon find itself in regular rotation nationwide.
BWW Reviews: DANI GIRL Is An Exquisite Mix of Laughter and Tears
If you invest yourself even a little bit into Dani Girl, it will leave you exhausted.
BWW Reviews: THE DISH at Capital Fringe is Risky Foodie Fun
Cupcakes! 14th St! Pho! THE DISH, currently running as part of Capital Fringe, gives audiences a somewhat tumultuous glance at fame and the DC food scene.
BWW Reviews: Forum Offers Must-See Theatre with GIDION'S KNOT
A powerful production of a powerful play.
BWW Reviews: THE HELLO GIRLS at Capital Fringe Excels at Storytelling
The Hello Girls: Unknown Heroines of WWI tells the story of 233 women who answered their country's call to service only to have that service questioned because of their gender.
BWW Reviews: THE PROGRAM ASSISTANT at Capital Fringe Explores Post-Grad Life in DC
A seed of a good idea doesn't always make for a compelling script or an interesting production.
BWW Reviews: Female Solo Artists Play the Capital Fringe – MEDEA'S GOT SOME ISSUES and MANDARIN ORANGE
Both excel largely due to the strength of the performer.
BWW Reviews: CABARET XXX Rocks Hard
Who knew a funeral could be so fun? Pinky Swear Productions blows the roof off the Fringe tent with what may be the last installment of their award-winning cabaret series.
BWW Reviews: Surveillance Methods Exposed in INTERROGATION at Capital Fringe
Props for creativity, but sometimes experiments work and sometimes they, well, don't.
BWW Reviews: A LESBIAN BELLE TELLS! tales at Capital Fringe
Don't let the title fool you.
BWW Reviews: THE TUMBLING Is A Raw Mind-Bender
This is a play for people who like twisted and difficult puzzles, impossible riddles, and impenetrable modern art.
BWW Reviews: THE BIG A: SCENES FROM A VANISHING LANDSCAPE Gives Perspective at Capital Fringe
Robert Epstein, the writer and director of The Big A, based the show on his family's own experiences.
BWW Reviews: We Happy Few's Revival of THE DUCHESS OF MALFI Decries Oppression of Women
We Happy Few Productions has once again brought its signature commitment to enlivening classic theatre through bare-bones, ensemble storytelling to this year's Capital Fringe Festival.
BWW Reviews: Sara Bareilles Plays to Capacity Crowd at Wolf Trap, Displays Enviable Musicianship
Simply sensational is but one way to describe Ms.
BWW Reviews: THIS GONNA BE ON THE TEST, MISS? and MASTER HAROLD…AND THE BOYS Play the Capital Fringe
While 'This Gonna Be On the Test, Miss?' and 'Master Harold…and the Boys' are far from perfect productions, each offer something that would make them recommended viewing for certain Fringe audiences.
BWW Reviews: Competition Reigns in 'THE TOURNAMENT' and 'R+J: STAR-CROSS'D DEATH MATCH'
The Capital Fringe Festival brings DC some hilarious and exciting new offerings: a spoof of fighting movies and 'Romeo and Juliet' set in a bar.
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CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (6/12-8/09) |
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Macbeth - Academy Summer Repertory Shakespeare Theatre Company (7/16-7/25) |
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Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical Imagination Stage (6/17-7/26) |
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Twelfth Night - Academy Summer Repertory Shakespeare Theatre Company (7/15-7/25) |
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Mamma Mia! National Theatre (10/27-11/15) |
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Tarzan The Washington County Playhouse (6/26-8/16) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Washington DC (9/26-9/26) |
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Summer Concert Series: Uptown McLean Central Park Amphitheater (7/23-7/23) |
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Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Wolf Trap (8/14-8/14) |
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The Rocky Horror Show Ovations Theatre (7/31-8/09) |