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Review: SUPER FREAK: THE RICK JAMES STORY at National Theatre
Somewhere between touring tribute acts and high-gloss Broadway jukebox musical bios are the more modest regional musicals created to nominally perform the hits of a legacy pop act, in costume, adding biographical details as a story arc....
Review: HESTER STREET At Theater J
What did our critic think of HESTER STREET at Theater J?...
Review: THE WHITE FEATHER, A PERSIAN BALLET at Kennedy Center
What did our critic think of THE WHITE FEATHER, A PERSIAN BALLET at Kennedy Center?...
Review: YAA's BIG FISH at Strathmore
Young Artists of America's BIG FISH was a night to remember for the next generation of singers, dancers and musicians....
Review: George Mason University School of Dance Gala Concert
GMU's students performed four diverse works Friday night, from historical modern dance to contemporary to one with inflections of break dance. Friday’s annual showcase of GMU’s dancers at the George Mason Center for the Arts, featured roughly half of the school’s majors in works by Martha Grah...
Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Ford's Theatre
Horrors! Ford’s Little Shop disappoints. Little Shop of Horrors is a cult favorite with catchy score of rock and doo-wop tunes. But the latest version at Ford’s Theatre underwhelms. The fun has run out.
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Review: Round House Theatre's SPRING BREAK A Testament to Youthful Ingenuity
For family and friends who gathered at Round House Theatre to watch the latest crop of high school talent working on and offstage in Joe Calarco’s Spring Break, it was a chance to cheer on young people who have worked hard to create a compelling afternoon’s entertainment, both visually inventive...
Review: SCHOOL GIRLS; OR: THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY at NextStop Theatre Company
What did our critic think of SCHOOL GIRLS; OR: THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY at NextStop Theatre Company?...
Review: AT THE WEDDING at Studio Theatre
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...
Review: MIGRAAAAANTS OR: THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS DAMN BOAT! at ExPats Theatre
What did our critic think of MIGRAAAAANTS OR: THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS DAMN BOAT! at ExPats Theatre?...
Review: SYMPHONY SWING! AN EVENING OF DUKE ELLINGTON at Kennedy Center
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. ...
Review: COMPANY at Kennedy Center
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....
Review: PENELOPE at Signature Theatre
Signature’s production of 'Penelope' insists that Odysseus’ wife “has some things she wants to say.” If only she would....
Review: SONGBIRD at Kennedy Center
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...
Review: QUIJOTE Y SANCHO PANZA, NUEVAS ANDANZAS at GALA Hispanic Theatre
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...
Review: AVAAZ at Olney Theatre Center
Olney Theatre Center's AVAAZ charts one woman's journey from Tehran to 'Tehran-geles,' singing a bombastic song of freedom all the way....
Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at the National Theatre
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....
Review: CORIOLANUS at Avant Bard
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...
Review: PEQUEÑAS INFIDELIDADES (LITTLE INFIDELITIES) at Teatro De La Luna
“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...
Review: THROUGH THE SUNKEN LANDS at The Kennedy Center
What did our critic think of THROUGH THE SUNKEN LANDS at The Kennedy Center?...
Review: GRUPO CORPO at Kennedy Center
What did our critic think of GRUPO CORPO at Kennedy Center?...
Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at Shakespeare Theatre Company
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, ...
Review: An Intimate Evening with David Foster and Katharine McPhee at the Kennedy Center
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....
Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center
What did our critic think of AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center?...
Review: TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS at Arena Stage
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....
Videos
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The Motion Arena Stage (5/06-6/14) |
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Loot Gunston Arts Center (6/05-6/28) |
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Once NextStop Theatre (5/21-6/21) |
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Wendell Pierce in Othello Shakespeare Theatre Company (5/19-6/28) |
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OR Atlas Performing Arts Center (5/15-6/07) |
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A Festival of Favorites and Firsts Theater J (5/30-6/06) |
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King Lear Kimball Theare (7/29-7/29) |
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How Shakespeare Saved My Life Folger Shakespeare Library (6/09-7/05) PHOTOS |
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HYPER_OBJECT Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center Theater (6/04-6/04) |
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An Evening of Cabaret with Lina Koutrakos and Gregory Toroian Palisades Hub (5/29-5/29) PHOTOS |
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