BWW Review: SALVADOR at GALA Hispanic Theatre
The 17th Fuego Flamenco Festival at the GALA Hispanic Theatre has opened with a returning favorite, Edwin Aparicio's spectacular autobiographical piece, 'Salvador.
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BWW Review: SUSAN GRAHAM AND MUSIC FROM COPLAND HOUSE at Kennedy Center
An innovative, reflective and historical evening of musicianship was presented on Thursday evening at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater as the renowned mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and the exciting Music from Copland House ensemble performed modern works with fervent zeal and finesse.
BWW Review: Mosaic Theater's BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA a Subtle, Moving Testament to Our Times
The scenes in Birds unfold over a decade in the life of father and daughter, marked by accumulating leaves and, of course, accumulating tensions, as each of them face moments of crushing disappointment, binoculars in hand, alternately consoling and infuriating each other.
BWW Review: WAITRESS at Capital One Hall
The show still has a winning recipe, but this touring production doesn't measure up to its 2018 D.
BWW Review: PANKRÁC '45 at Expats Theatre
Recriminations, reprisals and heart wrenching ruminations ensue as a group of five women face a time of purges and fear in the harrowing play Pankrác ’45.
BWW Review: N at Keegan Theatre
The racial reckoning coursing through American theaters and arts companies as a result of last summer's social justice uprisings isn't a new thing.
BWW Review: MYSTICISM & MUSIC at Constellation Theatre Company
Despite a solid slate of talent both on and off stage, Constellation Theatre Company's latest production just misses the mark.
BWW Review: THE REALISTIC JONESES at Spooky Action Theater
Returning to Spooky Action Theater to kick off their 2021 Reopening Season after its original run was cut short in March 2020, The Realistic Joneses is a touching and humorous examination of human mortality and the curious ways we can find hope--or, at the very least, a little bit of comfort--in one
BWW Review: HADESTOWN at Kennedy Center
It is mere coincidence that Anaïs Mitchell’s remarkable, Tony Award-winning Hadestown, now being given a solid production at the Kennedy Center’s Opera House, debuted on Broadway just before our twenty-month plague began, but it fits.
BWW Review: CELIA AND FIDEL at Arena Stage
Arena Stage’s production of Celia and Fidel, directed by Molly Smith, is a fast-paced drama set within Cuban politics during Castro’s dictatorship.
BWW Review: THE MADNESS OF POE at Synetic Theater
Fans of the original staging of the 'Fall of the House of Usher' and theater-goers who enjoy productions with a bit of a spooky element for this time of year will likely enjoy the performance.
BWW Review: MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT at Ford's Theatre
MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT at Ford's Theatre is a fascinating story of a surprising friendship developing at a critical time in history.
BWW Review: REMEMBER THIS: THE LESSON OF JAN KARSKI, at the Michael R. Klein Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company
David Strathairn amazes in this tour-de-force one-man play, at Shakespeare Theatre Company through October 17.
BWW Review: THE PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY at Eisenhower Theater
The Paul Taylor Dance Company has brought a brief but cheerfully charming program to the Eisenhower Theater at the Kennedy Center for a short run through October 9.
BWW Review: BECOMING DR. RUTH at Theater J
It seems fitting, in many ways, to return to live theater with such an incredible and incredibly well told story of optimism, humor, and resilience.
BWW Review: QUIXOTE NUEVO at Round House Theatre
It’s rare that you come across a new adaptation of a classic text that feels groundbreaking and new while still retaining the heart of the original.
BWW Review: Washington Stage Guild's 'Dear Liar' sees George Bernard Shaw match wits with his headstrong muse
A dramatic reading of letters Shaw exchanged with the actress Mrs.
BWW Review: Happenstance Theater's 'THE PICNICS: A NITWIT DYPTICH' Short and Oh, So Sweet!
'The Picnics: A Nitwit Dyptich,' makes a perfect dessert to an evening of binge-watching your favorite historical drama, a perfect hors-d'oeuvre before diving into that meaty documentary series.
BWW Review: TEENAGE DICK at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Is it possible that Richard III, had he been beloved by those around him notwithstanding his hunchback, would have abandoned ambition and treachery and instead become a loving and gentle mentor and guardian to Edward V? Would he have gracefully stepped aside when the young King reached his majorit
BWW Review: THE AMEN CORNER at Shakespeare Theater Company Returns with Fervor to Sidney Harman Hall
Returning to Shakespeare Theatre Company for a limited pre-season engagement after its original run was cut short in March 2020, Whitney White’s stunning production of James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner offers a resounding “welcome home” to theater lovers set hopelessly adrift over the past eig
BWW Review: BROADWAY IN THE PARK at Wolf Trap
While Labor Day weekend marked the unofficial end of summer it also marked Signature Theatre’s return to presenting LIVE entertainment.
COME FROM AWAY: In Concert at the Lincoln Memorial
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall was lined with lawn chairs and picnic blankets, and the surrounding lawns were packed with thousands of people eagerly awaiting a performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
BWW Review: Doña Rosita la soltera at Gala Hispanic Theatre
Led by the masterful Mabel del Pozo in the title role and Luz Nicolás as her aunt, GALA Hispanic Theatre has mounted a nuanced and visually rich production of Federico García Lorca's 1935 play, Doña Rosita la soltera, adapted by Nando López.
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