Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at Shakespeare Theatre Company
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of 'As You Like It' is fun and playful, and it often feels that the cast, creative team, and audience are having an absolute blast together.
Washington, DC Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Washington, DC.
Review: SWEPT AWAY at Arena Stage
What did our critic think of SWEPT AWAY at Arena Stage?
Review: THE DRAGON KING'S DAUGHTER at Kennedy Center
With very few exceptions, musical theatre writers that have attempted to write the book, music, and lyrics for their shows do not succeed.
Review: MOSES at Theater J
What did our critic think of MOSES at Theater J? The title character of Michele Lowe's 90 minute, one-man play, full name Moses Schneider, experiences a literal holocaust, not just a signal fire like that of the Biblical Moses.
Review: IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY at The Kennedy Center
The Improvised Shakespeare Company provides a night of dazzling humor and wit.
Review: AN IRISH CAROL at Keegan Theatre
What did our critic think of AN IRISH CAROL at Keegan Theatre?
Review: DORRANCE DANCE: NUTCRACKER SUITE at Kennedy Center
The New York City based tap ensemble Dorrance Dance roared into Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theatre this past weekend with their take on Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite as arranged by Billy Strayhorn.
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS at Olney Theatre
What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS at Olney Theatre?
Review: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE AT ADVENTURE THEATRE at Adventure Theatre & ATMTC Academy
What did our critic think of THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE AT ADVENTURE THEATRE at Adventure Theatre & ATMTC Academy?
Review: BALLET WEST: THE NUTCRACKER at Kennedy Center
The first Nutcracker appear at the Kennedy Center this year is from Ballet West, based in Salt Lake City.
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS at Ford's Theatre
Michael Wilson’s adaptation of “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas,” first staged in Houston but run for many years at Hartford Stage (where it has returned this season), has been a mainstay at the historic Fords since 2004.
Review: Young Artists of America Present SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL
It’s clear that each participant in YAA Company, YAA Junior, and YAA Orchestra was meant to be there and enjoys being there.
Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Olney Theatre Center
This production of Fiddler - a fresh take on a beloved musical - is thought provoking, and perfectly pitched.
Review: SIR BRYN TERFEL at Kennedy Center
Sometimes it doesn't take much to make a reviewer happy and have an excellent musical experience.
Review: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD at Imagination Stage
What did our critic think of A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD at Imagination Stage?
Review: ARMS AND THE MAN at Washington Stage Guild
Washington Stage Guild’s production of ARMS AND THE MAN, playing now through December 10, is sure to keep audiences thoroughly entertained.
Review: LATASHA BARNES' THE JAZZ CONTINUUM at Kennedy Center
I highly recommend The Jazz Continuum to anyone interested in having a good time.
Review: PUBLIC OBSCENITIES at Woolly Mammoth
What did our critic think of PUBLIC OBSCENITIES at Woolly Mammoth?
Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at The Folger Theatre
The Folger Theatre welcomes audiences back to its jewel box theatre with The Winter’s Tale – a story of friendship, betrayal, loss and second chances.
Review: SEE YOU TOMORROW at Theater J
On November 14th, Theater J began its Here I Am series, a 'triptych of tour-de-force performances' as plastered on the playbill.
Review: DEFINING COURAGE at Kennedy Center
One thing about living in DC is when an important holiday such as Veterans Day happens there is generally at least one event that sticks out as being unique.
Review: RIDE THE CYCLONE at NextStop Theater
What did our critic think of RIDE THE CYCLONE at NextStop Theater?
Review: MALAVIKA SARUKKAI: ANUBANDH – CONNECTEDNESS at The Kennedy Center
'Malavika Sarukkai: Anubandh – Connectedness' explores a narrative with a universalized touch – one that helped build the connections central to the piece itself.
Review: HOW SWEET IT IS: THE MEN OF SOUL at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre is helping expand the American Songbook to include rock and pop classics of a half century ago in cabaret shows this winter that will celebrate Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Burt Bacharach.
REVIEW: SOLAS NUA: THE HONEY TRAP At the Atlas Performing Arts Center
How do individuals and communities heal after decades of violence? THE HONEY TRAP, a world premiere presented by Solas Nua, focuses on one night in Belfast during The Troubles and how the events that transpire that night forever change the lives of diametrically opposed young adults.
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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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Rockville Musical Theatre presents "Caroline, or Change" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (10/31-11/15) |
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Special Event: ARTS By George!: Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra Center for the Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Dracula's Midnight Masquerade George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor (10/16-11/01) PHOTOS VIDEOS |
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The Fruits of Our Labor Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (9/10-11/01) |
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Stage Guild (9/24-10/18) |
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Round House Theatre (9/09-10/11) |