Washington, DC Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Washington, DC.
BWW Review: NEW WORKS 2020 (& BEYOND)
Contemporary Dance is a collaborative style, including modern and ballet elements, as well as sometimes jazz and hip hop.
BWW Review: Synetic Theatre's Midsummer 'Decameron' Series an Amazing Cornucopia of Talent
Starting this Friday, July 10, the artists at Synetic have found the answer to your summer doldrums, which are now magnified beyond endurance by social-distancing rules: a series of video vignettes inspired by the ultimate in pandemic lit, Giovanni Boccaccio's a?oeDecameron.
BWW Review: NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE'S PRODUCTION OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
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
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
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
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
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
'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: BANDSTAND at The National Theatre
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
Tennessee Williams, in his lifetime, wrote more than 70 one-act plays - some just sketches, many that went unpublished until after his death in 1983 at 71.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
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
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
'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
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
Write what you know, authors are often advised.
BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH NORM LEWIS at Kennedy Center
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: TIMON OF ATHENS at Shakespeare Theatre Company
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
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
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
Walking into the Nu Sass world premiere 'Weep' is like stepping into the living and work space of its characters.
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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) |