Review: ANNIE at the National Theatre in Washington, DC
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Review: FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT at Arena Stage
At a time when the reckless cruelty of the current administration has been decimating the city of federal workers and shuttering NGOs, there may not be much appetite for a comedy romp about infighting among such agencies.
Review: BEEJA - EARTH SEED by Malavika Sarukkai at the Kennedy Center
Beeja - Earth Seed by Malavika Sarukkai is the latest dance offering as part of the Kennedy Center’s Earth to Space festival.
Review: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL'S Summer 2025 Season Announced
The ability to tell our stories and share of ourselves, with a community that is eager to reach out, is a superpower we all have.
Review: CULLUD WATTAH at Mosaic Theater
The Flint, Michigan water crisis began when the city decided to save money by switching its source of water from Detroit to the Flint River in 2014.
Review: BEOWULF: A RETELLING by Taffety Punk Theatre
What did our critic think of BEOWULF: A RETELLING by Taffety Punk Theatre? Experience a dynamic retelling of Beowulf by Taffety Punk Theatre.
Review: BAD BOOKS at Round House Theatre
Experience a compelling take on censorship with Round House Theatre's Bad Books, exploring free speech's pitfalls during National Library Week.
Review: Mark Morris Dance Group's MOON
The Mark Morris Dance Group returned to the Kennedy Center this week for two nights of performances of Moon, a new work created for the Center’s Earth to Space festival which runs through April 20.
Review: LEONARDO! A WONDERFUL SHOW ABOUT A TERRIBLE MONSTER at The Kennedy Center
Leonardo! is a wonderful human machine full of texture, heart, and creativity.
Review: UNCLE VANYA at Shakespeare Theatre Company
Devotees of Downton Abbey may be be surprised when Hugh Bonneville pops up as title character in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s first rate staging of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
Review: SLEEPOVA at Olney Theatre Center
Grab your bunny slippers and pop some popcorn.
Review: PROFESSOR WOLAND'S BLACK MAGIC ROCK SHOW at Spooky Action Theater
Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show continues through April 13 at Spooky Action Theatre, operating at the Universalist National Memorial Church.
Review: TWYLA THARP DANCE DIAMOND JUBILEE at The Kennedy Center
What did our critic think of TWYLA THARP DANCE DIAMOND JUBILEE at The Kennedy Center?
Review: AMERICAN FAST at Theater Alliance
What did our critic think of AMERICAN FAST at Theater Alliance?
Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET'S COPPÉLIA at Kennedy Center Opera House
What did our critic think of NEW YORK CITY BALLET'S COPPÉLIA at Kennedy Center Opera House?
Review: #CHARLOTTESVILLE at Keegan Theatre
When I walked into the Keegan Theatre Saturday evening to see the galvanizing play #Charlottesville, I noticed two changes since I reviewed this play at the Capital Fringe Festival one year and eight months ago: this play is no longer about one portentous and isolated incident but, rather, this play
Review: COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET at The Kennedy Center Opera House
The elite performers of Complexions Contemporary Ballet took to the Opera House stage from March 20th to the 22nd for their first full company engagement at the Kennedy Center.
Review: SISTER ACT at Ford's Theatre
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Review: hang at 1st Stage
hang takes its time getting to what the play is actually about.
Review: YOUR NAME MEANS DREAM at Theater J
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Review: THE IMMIGRANT AT SYNETIC THEATRE
And it always is with Synetic.
Review: CHICKEN & BISCUITS at NextStop Theatre
NextStop Theatre invites the DC-Metro area to church with Chicken & Biscuits, which runs through April 6th.
Review: Best Medicine Rep's BLAME IT ON BECKETT
Best Medicine Rep’s DC premiere of John Morogiello’s Blame it on Beckett is a hilarious reminder that sometimes, the real dramas play out in the back offices of our beloved regional theaters.
Review: 'RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES' at The Music Center At Strathmore
A vibrant, kinetic bit of Beatles nostalgia.
Review: IT’S A MOTHERF**CKING PLEASURE At Woolly Mammoth
It’s a Motherf**cking Pleasure, directed by Josh Roche, goes rapidly back and forth between a play and commentary (as well as a little bit of audience interaction) that addresses ableism, and this makes the fictional play hard to follow.
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GARBO: EL ACTOR QUE SAVÓ AL MUNDO (Garbo: The Actor Who Saved The World) GALA Hispanic Theatre (9/03-9/27) |
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Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Misery Aldie Mill Historic Park (8/20-8/30) |
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Stonewall's Bust The Writers Center (10/09-10/25) |
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Body Language The Allan Lefcowitz Theater at The Writer's Center (9/25-9/27) PHOTOS |
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Grand Kyiv Ballet presents "The Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (11/18-11/18) |
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Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents "The Merry Widow" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (2/26-3/07) |
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Round House Theatre (9/09-10/11) |
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Dracula The Washington County Playhouse (9/12-11/01) |
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Dupont Investigations: Flight of the Fallen Nocturne Hall (9/01-11/11) |