WASHINGTON, DC THEATER REVIEWS

From the heart of Elizabeth Gregory-Wilder and the community at MetroStage comes Gee's Bend, an emotive account of a woman and her family living in the bend of Boykin, Alabama during the Civil Rights movement. The story begins with a dream, narrated to us by the play's heroine, Sadie (Roz White). He...

This production is a more than solid start to a promising 2013-2014 season!...

Cabarets allow the audience to get better acquainted with a performer. But for Heidi Blickenstaff, that's a unique challenge because she has already been involved in two semi-autobiographical musicals: Title of Show and Now. Here. This. However, for anyone to think that those two musicals are all ...

Tennessee Williams' classic play is given riveting performance and is extended until October 6, 2013 by popular demand....

Forum Theatre launches its daringly democratic 'Forum for All' pay-what-you-can-at-every-show initiative with AGNES UNDER THE BIG TOP, a poetic and timely portrait of the immigrant experience in the USA...

If this is how Theater J starts its season, I can't wait to see what else is in store....

An evening with Tony Award-Winner McKechnie performs SAME PLACE, ANOTHER TIME...

What do you get when you mix an iconic book and film series featuring a magical boy-hero with two shamelessly goofy stand-up comedians, a well-heeled crowd and a host of antsy kids? You get roughly an hour and a half of mayhem featuring silly string, super-soakers, beach balls and cheap stuffed ani...

International hit musical is extended through September 29....

Irish Playwright Martin McDonagh's very first play is given riveting performance....

By popular demand, hit musical is extended to September 8...

Jeremy Skidmore and the actors at Keegan Theatre are reason enough to head to Church Street to see Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama A Few Good Men. Skidmore's direction and the strong performances by the acting company elevate a standard court room drama into a compelling must-see event....

Director Stephen Nachamie has taken great care to give Olney audiences as authentic an experience of the original show as possible and packed the cast with genuine Broadway gypsies. The results are joyful, invigorating and touching, right down to the mis-steps and mistakes (carefully choreographed...

The versatile and genuine performer elated the Wolf Trap crowd proving why he's achieved international stardom....

Taffety Punk's Bootleg version of LOVE'S LABOURS LOST promised to be a show full of action and excitement. On both counts it did not disappoint. And the best part? The show was absolutely free. Directed by Lise Bruneau, this one-night-only showing had a line waiting on standby for more than a...

Given the high stakes involved in discussing transgender issues Forum theatre could have staged a traditional play. The passivity of the experience, however, would have given audiences an out-we could have walked away discussing "those people" and "their problems," shrugged them off and gone back t...

Belting, showtunes, an exquisite orchestra? Who can ask for much more?...

Nice concept, but this play has a long way to go....

There's a nice concept at play in this piece, but there's much more work to be done if it is to have a future life....

This is a difficult piece, but one which has undeniable promise. With some tweaks here and there, I think it could be ready for primetime at an area theatre. Washington DC Artistic Directors? Hope you all took a look at this one....

Ultimately the solo piece has an interesting premise, but falters a bit with execution....

With Caruthers sharing great music and interesting stories, you can't help but fall in love with the cello yourself....