Washington, DC Theater Reviews

BWW Review: EUREKA DAY at Mosaic Theater Company

by Rachael Goldberg — December 12, 2019

'Eureka Day' is still a fun show with a solid cast and production team.

BWW Review: I TAKE YOUR HAND IN MINE... at Taffety Punk

by Roger Catlin — December 12, 2019

BWW Review: An Exuberant FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at the National Theatre

by Benjamin Tomchik — December 12, 2019

This holiday season; skip the presents under the tree.

BWW Review: THE INFINITE TALES at 4615 Theatre Company

by Barbara Trainin Blank — December 10, 2019

There's a lot of energy and creativity onstage during 4615 Theatre Company's world premiere of The Infinite Tales -- and they come not only from the actors.

BWW Review: Synetic Theater's THE SNOW QUEEN Pays Homage to Other Works

by Lora Strum — December 11, 2019

Synetic Theater's The Snow Queen feels like a prolonged fever dream brought on by repeated viewings of Disney's Frozen, or its earlier work, Fantasia.

BWW Review: LOVE, FACTUALLY at Kennedy Center

by Roger Catlin — December 9, 2019

The 2003 romantic comedy 'Love Actually' airs every year, so why not the parody of it as well?

BWW Review: SHE THE PEOPLE: THE RESISTANCE CONTINUES! at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

by Rachael Goldberg — December 9, 2019

The Second City's 'She the People' is back at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.

BWW Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACK at Shakespeare Theatre Company

by Russell Smouse — December 8, 2019

Stephen Mallatratt's stage adaptation of Susan Hill's 1983 horror novel 'The Woman in Black' has become somewhat of a legendary production.

BWW Review: IN Series' L'ENFANCE DU CHRIST a TImely, In-Depth Experience of Berlioz' Brilliance

by Andrew White — December 8, 2019

Directors Steven Scott Mazzola and Timothy Nelson have created a deeply moving, broadly staged version of a piece that was originally designed for the concert hall.

BWW Review: Fall in Love with DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE at Arena Stage

by Rachael Goldberg — December 8, 2019

'Dear Jack, Dear Louise' is a moving, funny, and heartbreaking show with a sweetly earnest cast and a formidable production team.

BWW Review: British Players' ALICE IN WONDERLAND: A TRADITIONAL BRITISH PANTO a Hilarious Family Treat

by Andrew White — December 7, 2019

If the holiday cheer seems beyond your grasp, the British Players have just the ticket; this year's 'Alice in Wonderland: A Traditional British Panto,' comes complete with a fractured take on a beloved tale, cross-dressing actors, and opportunities galore to participate in the action.

BWW Review: THE DAY at Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

by Mary Lincer — December 7, 2019

BWW Review: A MOTOWN CHRISTMAS at Signature Theatre

by Roger Catlin — December 5, 2019

Because Christmas is mandatory on entertainment stages all month, it's no surprise that a cabaret at Signature Theatre is again devoted to the Yuletide songbook.

BWW Review: THE ILLUSIONISTS: MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS at National Theatre

by Brandon Horwin — December 4, 2019

The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays had me instantly intrigued just by the title.

BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER presented by Atlanta Ballet at Kennedy Center

by Elliot Lanes — December 2, 2019

Tis the season for Santa Claus, holiday lights, people lining up at three am to get a deal on a 76 inch TV set, and of the course the perennial holiday ballet favorite by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky known as The Nutcracker.

BWW Review: DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS (THE MUSICAL!) at Kennedy Center

by Jane Horwitz — November 28, 2019

The giggles and guffaws zoom along at top speed, even as the bus breaks down in this genuinely riotous adaptation of Mo Willems' 2003 Caldecott-awarded picture book, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

BWW Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME at Round House Theatre

by Russell Smouse — November 27, 2019

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' at Bethesda's Round House Theatre, tells the story of Christopher, a 15-year-old boy with Aspergers syndrome, whose neighbor's dog is murdered with a pitchfork.

BWW Review: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE at Imagination Stage

by Rachael Goldberg — November 27, 2019

Imagination Stage has revived their Helen Hayes Award-winning 2012 production of 'The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe' for the 2019 holiday season.

BWW Review: KEEP At Studio Theatre

by Hannah Wing — November 25, 2019

Keep.

BWW Review: At the Kennedy Center, Chandrika Tandon's SHIVOHAM--THE QUEST a Fascinating Musical, Spiritual Oratorio

by Andrew White — November 24, 2019

Chandrika Tandon's song-cycle, Shivoyam-The Quest, which recently touched down at the Eisenhower Theater at the Kennedy Center, is part oratorio, part jam session, part spectacle, and organized around the many steps to enlightenment she experienced.

BWW Review: LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS at The National

by Russell Smouse — November 22, 2019

John Leguizamo, as I learned, is modern theatre's most prolific latinx playwright.

BWW Review: THE VELVETEEN RABBIT at Adventure Theatre

by Jane Horwitz — November 20, 2019

This veddy British tale of the undying love between a child and her lop-eared, sawdust-filled velveteen rabbit is a storybook treat to look at --  pretty enough to honor the classic children's book on which it is based and well played by a cast adept at posh British accents and lots of hopping.

BWW Review: HARD TIMES at Washington Stage Guild

by Roger Catlin — November 19, 2019

If Charles Dickens were working today, he'd likely be enlisted to write for one of the serialized television dramas on which millions feed on and binge.

BWW Review: MATILDA at NextStop Theatre Company

by Sophie Williams — November 19, 2019

Within the black box confines at NextStop Theatre Company you can find what I would call one of the best family events of the year: Matilda The Musical.

BWW Review: NO EXIT at Live Garra Theatre

by Rachael F. Goldberg — November 18, 2019

'No Exit' itself is a wonderful source material, and it was intriguing to hear Live Garra Theatre's plans to update and add an escape room element to the famous play.