WASHINGTON, DC THEATER REVIEWS

At the Wedding is a comedy with tragedy sprinkled in like celebratory confetti that proves difficult to clean up once dispersed. It tries to squeeze in a lot of different ideas, tones, and resonances into barely over an hour. Not all of it lands, but there are seriously funny moments mixed in with t...

What did our critic think of MIGRAAAAANTS OR: THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS DAMN BOAT! at ExPats Theatre?...

The American musical giant Duke Ellington wrote more than 1,000 compositions in his long career, and to mark the 125th anniversary of his birth in his native city, The Kennedy Center is determined to celebrate a lot of them. ...

Phone rings, door chimes, in comes a dazzling reimagined production of Stephen Sondheim’s and George Furth’s classic, COMPANY, to the Kennedy Center stage....

Signature’s production of 'Penelope' insists that Odysseus’ wife “has some things she wants to say.” If only she would....

There’s an awful lot of death in opera, Timothy O’Leary, the general director of Washington National Opera, lamented on a recent opening night. And those plentiful tragedies are also often further burdened with overbearing scores, turgid storylines, super-large casts and strident if not shrill p...

What did our critic think of QUIJOTE Y SANCHO PANZA, NUEVAS ANDANZAS AT Gala Hispanic Theatre at GALA Hispanic Theatre? The performance is a condensed retelling of ‘Don Quixote’ fitted for young audiences. Don Quijote (Alex Lopéz) is a man whose insatiable love for stories and books on chivalr...

Olney Theatre Center's AVAAZ charts one woman's journey from Tehran to 'Tehran-geles,' singing a bombastic song of freedom all the way....

What did our critic think of REVIEW: THE BOOK OF MORMON AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE at National Theatre? THE BOOK OF MORMON at the National Theatre is one of the most amazing performances of the season. This uproariously funny show is flippant and fantastic....

The historical Coriolanus, if he existed at all, was Rome’s most fearsome fighter, trained as a child, excelling as a warrior-leader and able to conquer whole other cities sometimes single-handedly. Even so, James Finley, who portrays the title character in Shakespeare’s tragedy in an eye-openin...

“Pequeñas Infidelidades (Little Infidelidades),” the latest production at the tiny Teatro de La Luna on Georgia Avenue, is a nifty two-hander in which a couple seems to accidentally meet after years apart. Through their banter and barbs we eventually learn the truth behind their past union, the...

What did our critic think of THROUGH THE SUNKEN LANDS at The Kennedy Center?...

What did our critic think of GRUPO CORPO at Kennedy Center?...

The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Arin Arbus at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, is an extraordinary feat of storytelling. It is simultaneously epic and spare. With just three actors it unfolds the captivating and intimate story of one immigrant family that evolves its company, navigates pious lives, ...

Foster breaks out songs from his rolodex of hits and shares the stage with friends (and family) on the Kennedy Center stop of his tour of An Intimate Evening with David Foster and Katharine McPhee....

What did our critic think of AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center?...

TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS, Arena Stage's latest Power Play premiere, champions the under-appreciated, local historical figure Anna J. Cooper: mother of Black feminism, brilliant educator, and embattled teacher/principal at DC's M Street High School....

'Where We Belong' is a beautiful production, with a gorgeous script and an entrancing quality that can be attributed to the best of theatrical experiences. It shares some hard truths, some heart-wrenching moments and realizations, and challenges perspectives, but the love and care that shines throug...

DESPERATE MEASURES, now playing at DC’s Constellation Theatre, takes Shakespeare’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE, adds a slew of songs, and reimagines the story in America’s Western territory of present-day Arizona in the late 1890s. ...

Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale is loud, bouncy, and bilingual. The show is part of Imagination Stage's 'Greatest Hits' season, as it was originally commissioned and produced at Imagination in 2003. ...

The dance school choices for students, I recall, were ballet and jazz tap. Ne’er the twain shall meet, as Kipling said of the east and west. ...

Classic Motown music and a riveting story make for a great evening of entertainment....

What did our critic think of THE CHER SHOW at Capital One Hall?...

The shattering of the world that took place during World War I propelled humanity into a fight for survival amidst the onslaught of enemy forces. The cacophony and horror of that war was fought in the trenches and on the open fields as portrayed in the poem “In Flanders Fields”, and in the many ...

Colorful, bright, and moving — some words I’d use to describe Junie B. Jones The Musical. The music grabs you right off the top and the energy carries through until the end. Never a dull moment....