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.
Washington, DC Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Washington, DC.
Review: BALLET FLAMENCO SARA BARAS: ALMA at Kennedy Center
The art of Flamenco dance has been around since the 15th century.
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.
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.
Review: BEN BUTLER at Washington Stage Guild
BEN BUTLER, a witty and swift-moving play inspired by a pivotal event in the U.
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.
Review: SHOUT SISTER SHOUT! at Ford's Theatre
What did our critic think of SHOUT SISTER SHOUT! at Ford's Theatre? Four lady singers dominate in the very best way SHOUT SISTER SHOUT!, a musical biography of Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973).
Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at National Theatre
It may be quite some time before DC audiences get a chance to see the kind of raw emotion and powerful acting and singing that Heidi Blickenstaff brings to the stage in this production of Jagged Little Pill.
Review: JULIUS CAESAR at Avant Bard Theatre
Avant Bard’s production of Julius Caesar is thoughtful, charming, and thoroughly entertaining.
Review: PACIFIC OVERTURES at Signature Theatre
The clash of cultures –between West and East—is portrayed with poetic and musical flourish in Signature Theatre’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s rarefied and insightful Pacific Overtures.
Review: GLORIA: A LIFE By Emily Mann At Theater J
What did our critic think of GLORIA: A LIFE at Theater J?
Review: CLYDE'S at Studio Theatre
The Tony nominated play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage expertly humanizes the felonious kitchen staff of a truck stop sandwich shop through humor, storytelling and the power of possibility.
Review: A NICE INDIAN BOY at Olney Theatre Centre
A funny, touching variation on a familiar story.
Review: BLUE at Eisenhower Theater
What did our critic think of BLUE at Eisenhower Theater?
Review: HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN at 1st Stage
A humane, engaging look at how shared trauma can lead to meaningful connection.
Review: THE MORTIFICATION OF FOVEA MUNSON at Kennedy Center
What did our critic think of THE MORTIFICATION OF FOVEA MUNSON at Kennedy Center? The Mortification of Fovea Munson is a fast-paced, TYA musical based on the novel of the same name, both penned by Mary Winn Heider.
Review: LOVE LIKE TUESDAY at Faction of Fools Theatre Company
I recommend going to see this show if you're in for a laugh and are wanting to experience a new kind of theatre.
Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Synetic Theater
I recommend going to Synetic Theater's Beauty and the Beast as you may likely have not seen anything like it before.
Review: RED SKY PERFORMANCE: MIIGIS: UNDERWATER PANTHER at Kennedy Center
It's a little surprising that the Red Sky Performance company of Canada is just now making its debut at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.
Review: SELLING KABUL at Signature Theatre
Covering a topic as fraught as the US involvement in Afghanistan can be difficult and deeply painful, but Signature’s production of 'Selling Kabul' manages to be honest, unflinching, and compassionate without losing sight of who matters in its tale.
Review: KING LEAR at Shakespeare Theatre Company
STC's King Lear is fresh and breathtaking, and even funny.
Review: IN THE GUTTER At Best Medicine Rep
If you're looking for a night of light-hearted comedy disguised as a noir, this is the show for you.
Review: INTO THE WOODS at Opera House/Kennedy Center
What did our critic think of INTO THE WOODS at Opera House/Kennedy Center?
Review: THE HIGH GROUND at Arena Stage
What did our critic think of THE HIGH GROUND AT ARENA STAGE?
Review: GIRLHOOD at Round House Theatre
If there’s one thing that all teenagers are, it’s underestimated.
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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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Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Glorious Musical Jewels – Beethoven and Schubert Center for the Arts (10/11-10/11) |
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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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VOCES8: Let’s Fly Away Center for the Arts (10/17-10/17) |
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Pippin The Bowie Playhouse (9/18-10/03) |
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Rockville Little Theatre presents "Fences" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (4/30-5/09) |
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Jitta's Atonement Washington Stage Guild (4/08-5/02) |