Review: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF KILLARNEY at Avant Bard Theatre
Séamus Miller’s THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF KILLARNEY at Avant Bard Theatre threads staying true to “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” source material while creatively expounding upon it.
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Review: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL'S 2026 Rollout
One of the most eagerly-awaited debuts will be Beth Kander's 'Best Line Wins,' a show dedicated to the lives and careers of two of America’s great comic treasures, Elaine May and Mike Nichols.
Review: TREEMONISHA at Washington National Opera At Lisner Auditorium
What did our critic think of TREEMONISHA at Washington National Opera At Lisner Auditorium?
Review: INHERIT THE WIND at Arena Stage
The sign of a good play is that it can ring out its truth through different eras and still seem utterly relevant to the moment.
Review: FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY THE MUSICAL at Adventure Theatre MTC
The third production of Adventure Theatre MTC’s 25/26 season Freckleface Strawberry The Musical keeps up the company’s winning streak with a show that features a stellar cast, a good message, superb direction, and more.
Review: The Washington Ballet’s GISELLE at Harman Hall
The Washington Ballet’s Artistic Director, Edwaard Liang, has added another ballet to his repertoire of re-imagined classics.
Review: THE SEA BEYOND THE OCEAN at The Kennedy Center
How far would you go to keep your loved ones happy? To ensure the very thing that binds you when all else fails, has a satisfactory ending? In the Kennedy Center’s World Premiere Commission, The Sea Beyond the Ocean, 9-year-old Scooter (Ty’Ree Hope Davis) tests those limits to help his sick fath
Review: RENT: IN CONCERT at Strathmore
Yes, Rent opened on Broadway thirty years ago.
Review: NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE at Round House
Master illusionist Dendy gives you the gift of a stone in your shoe.
Review: BEOWULF, A RETELLING at Taffety Punk Theatre Company
“So I’ve got a story to tell you.
Review: LITTLE MISS PERFECT at The Olney Theatre Center
As part of their self-ascribed “year of world premieres,” Olney Theatre Center is debuting the profoundly peppy, wonderfully messy, coming-of-age celebration Little Miss Perfect, written by Joriah Kwamé.
Review: Scena Theatre's KRAPP'S LAST TAPE a Moving Tribute to Beckett, Mortality
Krapp’s Last Tape is Scena Theatre’s contribution to a mini-Beckett festival that has popped up in our midst this past week, and it’s a poignant reminder of how Beckett foresaw demise—his, ours, everyone’s—with a combination of wry humor, and a resignation that sometimes borders on relie
Review: CHEZ JOEY at Arena Stage
An embarrassment of theatrical riches, bordering on sensory, stimulating overload, is on display in an exceptionally bold and satisfying reimagining of the very influential musical Pal Joey—now reconceived as Chez Joey.
Review: SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK at Creative Cauldron Stage
What did our critic think of SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK at Creative Caudron Stage?
Review: TAMBO & BONES at Spooky Action Theater
With TAMBO & BONES, Spooky Action Theatre takes on a satirical and biting piece that refuses to play by the rules, whether it be of narrative, of genre, or of comfort.
Review: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA at GALA Hispanic Theatre
What did our critic think of THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA at Gala Hispanic Theatre?
Review: THE WORLD TO COME at Woolly Mammoth
Friendship as Resistance in a Powerful World Premiere - The World to Come, a world-premiere co-production by Woolly Mammoth and Theater J, delivers powerful, honest performances and an intriguing story in an extraordinary, deeply touching production that shouldn’t be missed.
Review: ABT'S THE WINTER'S TALE at Kennedy Center Opera House
American Ballet Theatre, the country’s great ballet company of theatrical stars and story ballets, returned to DC this week to present Christopher Wheeldon’s retelling of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale.
Review: ON BECKETT at Shakespeare Theatre
What did our critic think of ON BECKETT at Shakespeare Theatre?
Review: STEREOPHONIC at National Theatre
The heightened reality replete with elongated pauses –(do people really wait this long in real life to answer one another?) that emanates from the stage of the Pulitzer- Prize and Tony -winning production of Stereophonic –now being produced in a touring /edited two hour and 50-minute version at
Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at Warner Theatre
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicked off a 20-city tour with 11 shows at the Warner Theatre.
Review: CAKE EATERS at The Welders
The title of Rebecca Dzida’s play “Cake Eaters” of course borrows from the “Let them eat cake” phrase that originates from before the French Revolution and was often attributed to Marie Antoinette.
Review: JOHN DOE at Keegan Theatre
The cast of John Doe don't know they're in a play about the effects and impacts of death on survivors; they're all in “just keep living” mode, and, thanks to Angelle Whavers (wise playwright), their experiences form a kind of map of getting through stuff.
Review: HAPPY DAYS at Washington Stage Guild
What did our critic think of HAPPY DAYS at Washington Stage Guild?
Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER'S new works at the Warner Theatre
What did our critic think of ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER'S 2026 DC PERFORMANCES at Warner 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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The OATH: One Dream. One Nation. One Horizon. UDC Theater of the Arts, Washington, D.C. (7/25-7/25) |
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Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen Studio Theatre (6/04-7/12) |
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Body Language The Allan Lefcowitz Theater at The Writer's Center (9/25-9/27) PHOTOS |
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Josh Johnson DAR Constitution Hall (10/02-10/02) |
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Factory of Fear Scare Actor Information Session ARTfactory (7/21-7/21) |
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Somewhere over the Border Mosaic Theater Company (9/10-10/04) |