BWW Review: ETTA & ELLA ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE at Round House Theatre
The production commits the cardinal sin in storytelling, telling instead of showing.
Washington, DC Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Washington, DC.
BWW Review: AN IRISH CAROL On Demand from Keegan Theatre
The original cast of a local favorite returns to animate a long Christmas Eve in a Dublin pub, in a production marred by its indifferent online presentation.
BWW Review: THE SNOW QUEEN at Imagination Stage
Like many of the fairy tales by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, his popular novel The Snow Queen has a dark undertone — representing the struggle between good and evil that two friends Gerda and Kai experience.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL - THE RADIO PLAY at Ford's Theatre
Craig Wallace returns for his fifth season as Ebenezer Scrooge in a production that's a tour de force in sound design.
BWW Review: Olney Theatre Center's A CHRISTMAS CAROL a Joyful Celebration
Morella’s work as the adaptor/director/performer in this piece practically needs no introduction, and his comfort with the material enables him to switch characters and voices with ease.
BWW Review: THIS IS WHO I AM at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
This Is Who I Am is a compelling emotional tale, defying our expected limits of technology to bring us a deep, profound human connection over a video call.
BWW Review: THE RESURRECTION OF ALICE at The Essential Theatre
The Resurrection of Alice is a well-researched, superbly acted play.
BWW Review: THE OHIO STATE MURDERS at Round House Theater
The third online production in the series, and the second from Kennedy’s Alexander Plays, is a penetrating, seemingly straightforward tale of mid-20th century discrimination in academia, blended with unspeakable crime.
BWW Review: Studio Theatre's KINGS A Thrilling Earful of Political Intrigue
With their first audio effort, Kings, Studio demonstrates the versatility of Studio’s roster of actors and sound designers.
BWW Review: DON JUAN IN HELL at Washington Stage Guild
Wit, wisdom, and sometimes overpowering verbosity fill George Bernard Shaws’ Don Juan In Hell, the dream sequence contained within the third act of the Irish playwright’s Man and Superman and sometime performed independently.
BWW Review: SLEEP DEPRIVATION CHAMBER at Round House Theatre
Round House Theatre’s “Sleep Deprivation Chamber,” directed by Raymond O.
BWW Review: THE JOOKJOYNT at Woolly Mammoth
As the astronauts of the SpaceX Dragon must be learning currrently, in their mission to the International Space Station, this battered planet may not the greatest place to be right now.
BWW Review: TRANS AM at The Keegan Theatre
'TRANS AM' is a powerful, honest portrayal of a fascinating and gifted woman, and brings a beautiful blend of storytelling and performance to the stage (and our screens).
BWW Review: HE BROUGHT HER HEART BACK IN A BOX at Round House Theatre
Round House Theatre’s production of “He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box” is a haunting portrait of segregated Georgia.
BWW Review: FROM GUMBO TO MUMBO at Keegan Theatre
'From Gumbo to Mumbo' is like a favorite books of poetry – a little rough when you’re still learning the rhythms, but ultimately captivating.
BWW Review: SIGNATURE VINYL at Signature Theatre
Music has always been able to get us through the most turbulent times in this nation's history.
BWW Review: EL PERRO DEL HORTELANO (THE DOG IN THE MANGER) at GALA Hispanic Theatre
The big drama about The GALA Hispanic Theatre's season opener 'El Perro del Hortelano (The Dog in the Manger)' is that they're presenting it at all.
BWW Review: DEAR MAPEL at Mosaic Theater Company
Is it possible to change a relationship retrospectively, especially one that has been intermittent all along and ended with the death of the other person? That is the question posed by Psalmayene 24, who didn't see his father until he was 12 and even then was introduced by the older man as someon
BWW Review: FANNIE LOU HAMER SPEAK ON IT! at Arena Stage
Live-outdoor theatre, an incredible view of the water at the Wharf, and E.
BWW Review: JOY! WITH MARIA SIMPKINS AND VATO TSIKURISHVILI at Synetic Theater
Synetic's JOY! is an exploratory theater experience, which blends intimate storytelling with audience interaction.
BWW Review: AMERICAN DREAMS at Round House Theatre
Round House Theatre leans into our current circumstances and puts on a good show.
BWW Review: ((EMOJI PLAY)) at Solas Nua Theatre
I've been as hungry for new shows as I'm sure many theater fans have been.
BWW Review: A TRIBUTE TO LEON FLEISHER
The word legendary can be used loosely, but as Brian Ganz demonstrates in a tribute concert to his long-time teacher and world-famous pianist Leon Fleisher, in this case not only is the description deserving but can be applied in many different spheres.
BWW Review: A TIME TO SING: AN EVENING WITH RENEE FLEMING AND VANESSA WILLIAMS at The Kennedy Center
If you were planning the first in-person performance in the Kennedy Center in six months, a kind of historic cultural awakening after the darkness of the pandemic lockdown, you couldn't go wrong with a double bill of Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams.
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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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Hamilton (Angelica Company) National Theatre (12/15-2/07) |
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Commedia Christmas Carol (2024) Streaming Traveling Players Ensemble (12/23-12/23) |
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foodle foodle (8/29-9/01) |
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Natural History Mosaic Theater Company (1/21-2/07) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Washington DC (9/26-9/26) |
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Grand Kyiv Ballet presents "The Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (11/18-11/18) |