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Review: WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY? A Deeply Moving Offering at CATF
Playwright Donja R.
Review: CATF's Production of THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH a Brilliant Tale of a Remarkable Life
There is nothing in the world like a compelling, original story, well told.
Review: OVER HER DEAD BODY by Pinky Swear Productions at Theatre J
Pinky Swear has revived its 2016 production of Over Her Dead Body for this year's Capital Fringe.
Review: THE COLORED MUSEUM at Studio Theatre
It’s hard to imagine the impact George C.
Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROL KING MUSICAL at Olney Theatre Center
The fascinating story of one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century, flawless presented by a sublimely talented cast.
Review: Suspense & Horror at CATF with ENOUGH TO LET THE LIGHT IN
With her play Enough to Let the Light In, Paloma Nozicka has crafted one of those great psychological thrillers; the build-up is slow but steady, the characters finely drawn, and the climax will make you jump.
Review: CATF Touches Down Brilliantly with innovative TORNADO TASTES LIKE ALUMINUM STING
With Harmon dot aut’s semi-autobiographical play, Tornado Tastes Like Aluminum Sting, audiences at CATF will have that rarest of encounters—a play that reveals the world as it is experienced, and processed, by a profoundly autistic, synaesthetic pre-teen who can only communicate with the outside
Review: KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL at Adventure Theatre & ATMTC Academy
What did our critic think of KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL at Adventure Theatre & ATMTC Academy?
Review: PATHWAYS TO PERFORMANCE at Kennedy Center
This outstanding festival featured brilliant new or recent work by five choreographers.
Review: AMERICAN PSYCHO at Monumental Theatre Company
Local theatergoers would be remiss to miss this production, and Broadway World highly recommends the 'Psycho Experience' for those willing to get a little out there.
Review: BROADWAY IN THE PARK at Wolf Trap
The intent of Wolf Trap’s annual “Broadway in the Park” event is to blend the star power of the Great White Way (if it’s still called that) with the rising stars of the local co-presenter, Signature Theatre.
Review: BLACKSTAR SYMPHONY: THE MUSIC OF DAVID BOWIE at Kennedy Center
It was a one-two punch to fans of David Bowie in early 2016 when the rock star was suddenly pronounced dead and two days later, on what would have been his 69th birthday, released his final album, “Blackstar,” a preordained farewell addressing his demise.
Review: PANTI BLISS: IF THESE WIGS COULD TALK at Solas Nua and Studio Theatre
Famed Irish drag queen Panti Bliss leads the audience on an emotionally satisfying journey in her one-woman show, 'If These Wigs Could Talk,' reflecting on her own internal journey as she considers the role she’s played over the years and where she fits in today’s modern landscape.
Review: 10,000 DREAMS: A CELEBRATION OF ASIAN CHOREOGRAPHY, PROGRAM B at Kennedy Center
What did our critic think of 10,000 DREAMS: A CELEBRATION OF ASIAN CHOREOGRAPHY, PROGRAM B at Kennedy Center?
Review: THE KITE RUNNER at Kennedy Center
In a time and age where it seems that our dichotomous natures are at the core of all interaction, there is one thing that remains true: we are all human, faced with difficult choices and sometimes, we make the wrong choices.
Review: MISS NELSON IS MISSING! at Imagination Stage
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard is a beloved children’s book that’s been read in homes and schools for decades.
Review: 10,000 DREAMS DANCE FESTIVAL - PROGRAM A at The Kennedy Center
This festival includes performances by Ballet West, Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company, Goh Ballet featuring dancers from the National Ballet of China, Houston Ballet.
Review: IS GOD IS at Constellation Theatre Company
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Review: LETTERS TO KAMALA/DANDELION PEACE at Voices Festival Productions
What did our critic think of LETTERS TO KAMALA/DANDELION PEACE at Voices Festival Productions?
Review: THE HATMAKER'S WIFE at Theater J
Theater J closes new Artistic Director Hayley Finn’s first season on an enchanting high note.
Review: POSTCARDS FROM IHATOV at 1st Stage
This is the premise for 1st Stage’s production of Postcards from Ihatov, adapted and directed by Natsu Onoda Power.
Review: BYE, BYE, BIRDIE at Kennedy Center
The latest entry into Kennedy Center’s Broadway Center Stage series is one that you don’t see produced professionally very often which is a good thing.
Review: ROSE: YOU ARE WHO YOU EAT at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Rose: You Are Who You Eat is an irreverent (yet, concurrently, affectionate) look at a performer/cabaret artist’s autobiographical impulse and gender identity questions/affirmations set against the metaphor of cannibalism as a “who gets devoured?”/”feasting/ingestion” metaphor ---that pl
Review: THE MIGRATION at Arena Stage
Step Afrika! brings paintings, and their history, to life in radically thrilling display.
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CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical Arena Stage (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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Macbeth Three Notch Theatre (8/06-8/15) |
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The Jersey Four A Tribute to Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons, featuring original member Gerry Polci F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (9/13-9/13) |
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Josh Groban Wolf Trap (8/22-8/22) |
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Somewhere over the Border Mosaic Theater Company (9/10-10/04) |
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Tosca Wolf Trap (8/07-8/07) |
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Summer Concert Series: EU (Experience Unlimited) McLean Central Park Amphitheater (7/16-7/16) |