WASHINGTON, DC THEATER REVIEWS

Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little, cheep, cheep, cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more. Repeat. Multiple times. At increasing speeds. In unison. While dancing, singing, making facial expressions, and flailing your arms about. With any luck, you'll make it through one refrain...

Shakespeare. Truth be told, in ordinary circumstances, not many are beating down theater doors and knocking over ceramic busts in an effort to catch the latest production of one of England's most prolific playwrights. But when it comes to Folger Theatre's current production of The Taming of the Shre...

Baltimore welcomes E. Faye Butler in her all-new act, 'What a Difference a Diva Makes'....

'Let My People Go' given a new meaning in this terrific production...

A mysterious accented woman, some kooky innkeepers and an innocent man on the run are just three of the multitude of characters performed in Olney Theatre's The 39 Steps. Based on the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, The 39 Steps highlights a theme that was common in many Hitchcock films - an average...

Surprise guest, lyricist Alain Boublil appears on stage at Baltimore's Meyerhoff Symphony Hall to the delight of an SRO crowd...

Toby's Dinner Theatre has a long history of presenting high quality productions. However, could they pull off the technicolor vision of The Wizard Of Oz that most people see in their mind's eye? Happily for the audience, answer is yes....

Who would think to deem Eugene O'Neill as one of the original forefathers of reality television? But perhaps we should - to add it to his long list of artistic achievements as one of the great playwrights of our time. Especially in the context of Long Day's Journey Into Night, one of O'Neill's brill...

See why Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize winning play was banned in Boston....

Another Sondheim musical at Center Stage is a huge success...

Many people may be familiar with the work of Basil Twist and not even know it. You may have seen his handiwork on Broadway in The Pee Wee Herman Show or The Addams Family. He was also a consultant on the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Mr. Twist is not only a master puppeteer but a ma...

Signature Theatre once again mounts a World Premiere musical with success. You'll have a rockin' good time....

Ford's Theatre has themselves another hit with '1776'....

How lucky we are in the DC area. Rich with culture, the region has an especially vibrant theater scene. Arena Stage is a prominent part of that scene and this year they are treating us to something special - The Eugene O'Neill Festival. Arena is working with other area venues to present the festival...

From the moment Blanche Neige begins - a pregnant, dying queen dragging herself across the floor and giving life to another in her own final moments - you know what lies ahead will challenge your preconceptions about the way Snow White's tale should be told. Yet as Angelin Preljocaj's ballet advance...

Singing knights, flying cows and a killer rabbit are just a few things you can expect from Spamalot, the Tony Award winning musical that has landed in DC at the Warner Theatre. Silliness abounds in this show, which is based on the 1975 movie, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." ...

Turning on the TV or reading the news can be depressing these days. Sometimes a person wants to leave behind the serious issues of the day and see something that is just nice - and nice is the perfect description of Olney Theater Center's season opener, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. ...

The theater is filled with shows that take place in the entertainment business. Whether it is a about a young girl making good on Broadway or two crooked producers trying not to make good, the world of entertainment is a fascinating place. However, does the theater really need another show about the...

Two person compelling play discusses thorny issue of intraracial discrimination....

Skulls, graves, it's Irish = a comedy!!...

What a Valentine's week gift for theatergoers at Baltimore's Everyman Theatre....

Unlike any TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA you have ever seen...

Superb cast demands a visit to the Arena Stage...