Review: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY at Kennedy Center
It's really the perfect weekend for the Washington Ballet's revival of its grand 'The Sleeping Beauty.
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Review: RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES at The Music Center At Strathmore
RAIN turned The Music Center at Strathmore into a time machine and took Beatles fans of all ages on a magical musical tour.
Review: PASSING STRANGE at Signature Theatre
Catch the Tony Award-winning rock musical 'Passing Strange' at Signature Theatre in this captivating production directed by Raymond Caldwell.
Review: THE SCHOOL FOR LIES at Constellation Theatre Company
Constellation Theatre Company's production of David Ives' 'The School for Lies' is a witty, rollicking farce, reimagining Molière's 'The Misanthrope' with modern sass and plenty of surprises.
Review: THE CASSETTE SHOP at Theatre Prometheus
Fashioned from the real words and personal experiences of DC-area asylum seekers, Theatre Prometheus’s new work, The Cassette Shop, explores the magical sensory connection of music to link us with others and transport us through time.
Review: EACH KINDNESS at Kennedy Center
The message of Each Kindness should be shared to people everywhere, and the music of Rootstock Republic should be enjoyed by all.
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.
Review: LES MISERABLES at Kennedy Center
I highly recommend getting tickets to see Les Misérables before they sell out.
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.
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.
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.
Review: ONE DESTINY at Ford's Theatre
There are several things I can always depend on at this time of year in DC.
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.
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.
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.
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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 Little Theatre presents "Lettice & Lovage" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (1/29-2/07) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) National Theatre (12/15-2/07) |
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Hamlet Folger Shakespeare Library (3/02-4/11) |
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Grand Kyiv Ballet presents "The Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (11/18-11/18) |
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Come From Away Ford's Theatre (9/10-10/18) |
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The Comedy of Errors Folger Shakespeare Library (5/18-6/27) |