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Review: THE BODY OF A WOMAN AS A BATTLEFIELD at ExPats Theatre
ExPats Theatre’s production of The Body of a Woman as a Battlefield, directed by Karin Rosnizeck, features two great actors, but stumbles with low production quality and a script which doesn’t do its characters justice. ...
Review: OPEN at Nu Sass
What did our critic think of OPEN at Nu Sass?...
Review: THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND at Olney Theatre Center
Make tracks to Olney Theatre Center and catch The World Goes 'Round!...
Review: LA VALENTÍA at GALA Hispanic Theatre
A ghost is already sitting on stage - in sheet and eyeholes - as the audience files in for 'La Valentía' at GALA Hispanic Theatre....
Review: ON YOUR FEET! at Capital One Hall
What did our critic think of ON YOUR FEET! AT CAPITAL ONE HALL at Capital One Hall?...
Review: ALADDIN at The National Theatre
I certainly enjoyed the national tour of Aladdin and hope that you get the opportunity to see it as well....
Review: THE WILTING POINT Premieres With Hope And Tremendous Heart at The Keegan Theatre
THE WILTING POINT, an ambitious and expansive new play about climate change, personal responsibility, and community, urges audiences to act....
Review: FINDING NEIL PATRICK HARRIS at Nu Sass
What did our critic think of FINDING NEIL PATRICK HARRIS at Nu Sass? Whether or not Edmund Gwenn (he played Santa in Miracle on 34th St.) verifiably said on his deathbed that dying is easy but comedy is hard doesn't change the truth, and Donna Hoke's ninety-minute play Finding Neil Patrick Harris pr...
Review: LES MISERABLES at Kennedy Center
I highly recommend getting tickets to see Les Misérables before they sell out. It's an unforgettable experience you won't want to miss....
Review: ON THE FAR END at Round House
When elders pass, surviving family members often learn more than they knew about the departed by clearing out their home and going through papers left behind....
Review: JENNIFER WHO IS LEAVING at Round House Theatre
What did our critic think of JENNIFER WHO IS LEAVING at Round House Theatre? Jennifer Who Is Leaving, written and directed by Morgan Gould, is a snapshot into the lives of four vastly contrasting characters while all stuck in a Dunkin' Donuts on the side of a snow-ridden Massachusetts highway. This ...
Review: MY FAIR LADY at National Theatre
The musical revival of My Fair Lady, that came to the National Theatre this past holiday weekend, proves that this classic musical with lyrics and book by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe is an indestructible warhorse of a show that never grows stale. Director Bartlett Sher (with tour di...
Review: THE JOFFREY BALLET: ANNA KARENINA at Kennedy Center
How do you fit an 800-page Russian classic into a night's ballet? Throw a lot of ballroom dances. There has been a couple of attempts to make Leo Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina' into a ballet before - there also has been two operas and nearly two dozen filmed versions. Past ballets have usied a pastiche o...
Review: ONE DESTINY at Ford's Theatre
There are several things I can always depend on at this time of year in DC. The cherry blossoms blooming, me having to give lost people directions to the zoo when they are standing in front of a sign that says “Zoo, this way”, and for theatre lovers, DC’s best kept secret One Destiny at Ford�...
Review: UNSEEN at Mosaic Theater Company
'Unseen' is a heartfelt and heartrending production that covers difficult topics, but somehow manages to leave the audience feeling hopeful. Mona Mansour's script is beautiful and poignant, and the team at Mosaic brings it to life with care, heart, and impressive artistry....
Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES at Arena Stage
A seismic theatrical jolt shot through the theatre world this past Thursday evening when a startling, radically deconstructed production of Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches opened at the Arena Stage; this interpretation grabs you like a “fever-dream” of the mind. As soon as I...
Review: HAL PRINCE'S BROADWAY at The Music Center At Strathmore
Honoring someone as monumental as Hal Prince is no easy task, but every single performer on stage proved that it can be done, and the results can be amazing....
Review: THE JUNGLE at Shakespeare Theatre Company's Harman Hall
The Jungle focuses on the experiences of a community of migrants in a real encampment in Calais and was inspired by the playwrights’ work at the actual camp. From its rich design to its phenomenal ensemble company, The Jungle is a wrenching, one-of-a-kind performance that shouldn’t be missed....
Review: PUSH THE BUTTON at The Keegan Theatre
Learning to question what you believe to be morally right and wrong is something I think we all need a little bit of....
Review: BALLET FLAMENCO SARA BARAS: ALMA at Kennedy Center
The art of Flamenco dance has been around since the 15th century. This passionate dance form, when performed properly, can keep an audience entranced from the first note of a flamenco guitar to the last fiery stomp from the dancer....
Review: RISING at Kennedy Center
Acclaimed Tenor Lawrence Brownlee treated his audience, at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, with an afternoon of engaging, sensitive vocal interpretations of some of the world’s most talented African American composers. This invigorating program, entitled Rising, increased in vocal nuance...
Review: URINETOWN at Workhouse Arts Center
What did our critic think of URINETOWN AT WORKHOUSE ARTS CENTER at Workhouse Arts Center? There is something I learned about Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman's 2001 hit satire URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL after seeing the production this weekend at Workhouse Arts Center. I've seen it several times over the yea...
Review: BEN BUTLER at Washington Stage Guild
BEN BUTLER, a witty and swift-moving play inspired by a pivotal event in the U.S. Civil War, is on stage now through April 16 at the Washington Stage Guild....
Review: R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF ARETHA FRANKLIN at Capital One Hall
The national tour of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - A Celebration of the Music of Aretha Franklin is a tribute fit for The Queen of Soul. It stopped at Capital One Hall on March 22nd, with a lean and streamlined review that made music the priority....
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A Festival of Favorites and Firsts Theater J (5/30-6/06) |
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OR Atlas Performing Arts Center (5/15-6/07) |
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Once NextStop Theatre (5/21-6/21) |
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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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Shrek the Musical The Bowie Playhouse (5/30-6/27) |
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Rockville Musical Theatre presents "Caroline, or Change" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (10/31-11/15) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Washington DC (6/20-6/20) |
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The Roaring Girl Spooky Action Theater (6/05-6/27) |
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