Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center
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Review: TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS at Arena Stage
TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS, Arena Stage's latest Power Play premiere, champions the under-appreciated, local historical figure Anna J.
Review: WHERE WE BELONG at Folger Theatre
'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.
Review: DESPERATE MEASURES at Constellation Theatre
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.
Review: CINDERELLA: A SALSA FAIRY TALE at Imagination Stage
Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale is loud, bouncy, and bilingual.
Review: THE WASHINGTON BALLET: JAZZ ICONS - A FINE ROMANCE at Kennedy Center
The dance school choices for students, I recall, were ballet and jazz tap.
Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD at Kennedy Center
Classic Motown music and a riveting story make for a great evening of entertainment.
Review: THE CHER SHOW at Capital One Hall
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Review: PRIVATE JONES at Signature Theatre
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.
Review: JUNIE B. JONES THE MUSICAL at Adventure Theatre & ATMTC Academy
Colorful, bright, and moving — some words I’d use to describe Junie B.
Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Synetic Theater
What did our critic think of ROMEO AND JULIET AT SYNETIC THEATER at Synetic Theater?
Review: LEND ME A SOPRANO at Olney Theatre Center
Olney Theatre Center's Roberts Mainstage is presenting Ken Ludwig's 'Lend Me a Soprano' through March 10.
Review: THE SENSATIONAL SEA MINK-ETTES World Premiere at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
With the big Homecoming performance around the corner, the Sea Mink-ettes must battle malfunctioning facilities, tiring bodies, rising tempers… and a supernatural shift in reality.
Review: ALVIN AILEY - PROGRAM B at Opera House at The Kennedy Center
Thursday’s Ailey performance of Program B featured Century, a new work by Amy Hall Garner, her first for the company, 2019’s Ode by former company member Jamar Roberts, and Mr.
Review: THE VICTORIAN LADIES' DETECTIVE COLLECTIVE at Washington Stage Guild
There's murder and mayhem afoot at Washington Stage Guild (and a fair amount of mirth, too) in the area premier of Patricia Milton's The Victorian Ladies' Detective Collective, a fun and lighthearted addition to the whodunnit genre with a decidedly feminist twist.
Review: THIS MUCH I KNOW at Theater J
What an odd thing the human mind is! –for it can make false assumptions, construct facile rationalizations, and rely on preconceived notions---as the audience soon finds out through the alternately clever, character-driven, and coiling convolutions of Theater J’s east coast premiere of the play
Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts - Program A
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual run at The Kennedy Center is consistently a highlight of the winter season, and this year is no exception.
Review: Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Keegan Theatre
What did our critic think of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Keegan Theatre?
Review: LAS HERMANAS PALACIOS (THE PALACIOS SISTERS) at GALA Hispanic Theatre
The biggest drama at the GALA Hispanic Theatre this year didn’t happen on stage; it was the $250,000 that was stolen when its bank account was hacked and drained, threatening the long-serving Spanish-language performance space as its 50th anniversary approached.
Review: SHUTTER SISTERS at 1st STAGE
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Review: THE GIRL WHO BECAME LEGEND at The Kennedy Center
The musical The Girl Who Became Legend showcases the strength and bravery of a young girl, the power of big dreams and even addresses the topical issue of book banning.
Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Round House Theatre
The painful slow journey for understanding as to what normalcy or perceived sanity is --when a family member is suffering from bipolar illness--- is explored with heartbreaking poignancy, almost brutal honesty and with deadpan caustic humor in the musical Next to Normal.
Review: Audra McDonald in Concert with The National Symphony Orchestra at Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Audra McDonald has (at least) four voices--Broadway, jazz, opera, blues--not to mention six Tonys.
Review: TICK, TICK ...BOOM! at John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
Tick, tick …BOOM! is a raw and moving semi-autobiographical musical by Rent's Jonathan Larson.
Review: MINDPLAY at Arena Stage
This moving blend of engrossing theatre, vulnerable storytelling and masterful illusions is must see theatre.
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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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Josh Groban Wolf Trap (8/22-8/22) |
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The Play That Goes Wrong Keegan Theatre (6/06-7/12) |
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Hook in Concert Wolf Trap (9/05-9/05) |
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Gershwin, Bernstein & American Mosaic Wolf Trap (8/15-8/15) |
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ArmEvents presents: An Evening of Elegance & Virtuosity Live Concert F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (9/12-9/12) |
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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) |