Washington, DC Theater Reviews

BWW Review: NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE'S PRODUCTION OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

by Barbara Trainin Blank — May 4, 2020

There is much to admire in this streamed production of one of Shakespeare's lesser-performed but highly dramatic play.

BWW Review: THE REALISTIC JONESES at Spooky Action Theater

by Roger Catlin — March 17, 2020

It may have been unrealistic to open a new play amid the coronavirus pandemic, but 'The Realistic Joneses' did just that on Saturday at Spooky Action Theatre, a group whose name inspires no further confidence (it's named after Einstein's term for quantum entanglement - the ability of separate object

BWW Review: Brave Spirits' HENRY THE FIFTH Rounds out their History Rep in Sobering, Moving Style

by Andrew White — March 15, 2020

Forget the Cherry Blossoms, folks, they'll be gone before you know it.

BWW Review: Arena Stage's CELIA AND FIDEL An Emotionally Taut, Gripping Piece of Revolutionary History

by Andrew White — March 16, 2020

Eduardo Machado's Celia and Fidel, set at the beginning of the Mariel Boatlift crisis in 1980, explores the bravado, self-delusion, frustration and paranoia that were the hallmarks of Fidel Castro's rule over Cuba.

BWW Review: PASS OVER at STUDIO THEATRE

by Jenny Minich — March 11, 2020

Captivating with precision dialogue, Pass Over does more for its' audiences' edification in one hour than most playwrights are able to accomplish in two.

BWW Review: MUSEUM 2040 at 4615 Theatre Company

by Rachael F. Goldberg — March 10, 2020

'Museum 2040' is a stunning, meticulous look at the future we face if we don't break out of the cycles that have become a part of American life.

BWW Review: EINSTEIN'S WIFE at ExPats Theatre

by Elizabeth Seablom — March 10, 2020

BWW Review: HEAD OVER HEELS at Monumental Theatre Company

by Elizabeth Seablom — March 8, 2020

BWW Review: BANDSTAND at The National Theatre

by Sophie Williams — March 5, 2020

Bandstand had its Broadway opening in 2017, unfortunately closing the same year, but racking up a Tony for Best Choreography.

BWW Review: SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER at Avant Bard Theatre

by Roger Catlin — March 4, 2020

Tennessee Williams, in his lifetime, wrote more than 70 one-act plays - some just sketches, many that went unpublished until after his death in 1983 at 71.

BWW Review: Washington National Opera's SAMSON AND DELILAH at the Kennedy Center

by Roger Catlin — March 4, 2020

Bad haircuts can be tragic, but none more so than for Samson, the Biblical figure whose strength was sapped the moment his mullet was gone.

BWW Review: DEMO: NOW 2O20 at Kennedy Center

by Barbara Trainin Blank — March 3, 2020

It was a misty, later rainy night, but that didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the audience at Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater watching DEMO: Now 2020.

BWW Review: EASY WOMEN SMOKING LOOSE CIGARETTES at Signature Theatre

by Rachael F. Goldberg — March 2, 2020

'Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes' is a smart, insightful show with an incredibly talented cast and production team.

BWW Review: DON GIOVANNI at Washington National Opera

by James McQuillen — March 2, 2020

Some unclear choices keep a beautifully-designed and often well-sung GIOVANNI from making the impact it intends to.

BWW Review: THIS BITTER EARTH at Theater Alliance

by Roger Catlin — March 2, 2020

Write what you know, authors are often advised.

BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH NORM LEWIS at Kennedy Center

by Jennifer Perry — March 1, 2020

Backed by the DC area's own incredible pianist Howard Breitbart on piano, Perry Cavari on drums, and Dylan Shamat on bass, Norm impressed from beginning to end, making the trip to the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater well worth the trip.

BWW Review: SUICIDE.CHAT.ROOM Revived at Taffety Punk

by Roger Catlin — February 29, 2020

BWW Review: TIMON OF ATHENS at Shakespeare Theatre Company

by Roger Catlin — February 27, 2020

The week the stock market erases its year's gains may be just the right time to open a not-often produced play about swift changes in fortune.

BWW Review: THE WANDERERS at Theater J

by Brandon Horwin — February 26, 2020

Theater J, located in Washington, DC's Jewish Community Center focuses its work on celebrating and bringing light to the Jewish culture and its people.

BWW Review: ORDINARY DAYS at NextStop Theatre Company

by Jenny Minich — February 25, 2020

If you're looking for an easily-digestible theatre experience featuring a charming and watchable cast of characters, ORDINARY DAYS at NextStop Theatre is just the ticket.

BWW Review: WEEP from Nu Sass Productions at Caos On F

by Roger Catlin — February 24, 2020

Walking into the Nu Sass world premiere 'Weep' is like stepping into the living and work space of its characters.

BWW Review: All Praise THE AMEN CORNER at The Shakespeare Theatre

by Benjamin Tomchik — February 20, 2020

The Amen Corner shows the role faith can play when there is almost nowhere left to turn.

BWW Review: THUMBELINA at Imagination Stage

by Jane Horwitz — February 19, 2020

We may live in a high-tech age, but little ones still love to draw and make stuff with paper, paste and crayons.

BWW Review: SHIPWRECK at Woolly Mammoth

by Evann Normandin — February 19, 2020

We never can seem to catch a break from the president, and a night out at Woolly Mammoth's American premiere of Anne Washburn's SHIPWRECK is no exception.

BWW Review: THE SNOWY DAY AND OTHER STORIES at Adventure Theatre

by Barbara Trainin Blank — February 18, 2020

A recent article in The New York Times declared that Ezra Jack Keats's The Snowy Day and Other Stories is the most widely borrowed book in the Big Apple's public library collection.