The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Washington, DC.
Elliot Lanes
Abby Korb
Aidan O'Connor
Andrew White
Audrey Cahak
Brian Bochicchio
David Friscic
Doug Poms
Jackson Malmgren
Jake Bridges
Laurie Sara Oliver
Lora Strum
Mary Lincer
Pamela Roberts
Rachael F. Goldberg
Roger Catlin
The biggest issues with the musical adaptation of 'Water for Elephants' is that it doesn’t seem to know what it’s trying to be, and the choreographic and performance talent in this tour would be better served by stronger material.
The Washington Ballet’s The Nutcracker was a faithful rendition of the holiday classic with a whimsical Washingtonian twist.
1st Stage’s production of Birthday Candles, directed by Alex Levy and written by Noah Haidle, is a celebration of life, love, and family with a stellar cast led by Deidra LaWan Starnes.
Before Lea Salonga stepped out on the stage of the Strathmore this past Saturday evening, I could feel the anticipation building.
What did our critic think of RULES FOR LIVING at Round House Theatre?
Back in the day around this time of year, there used to be these things called variety shows which featured big musical artists singing their hearts out for the holidays.
The Improvised Shakespeare Company has kicked off their 8th annual tour at the Kennedy Center, running through December 23.
DC’s own Step Afrika! returned to Arena Stage on Friday for its annual Magical Musical Holiday Step Show.
A charming and engaging musical romp.
The holiday season is now in full swing and amidst all the “God bless us all” and Sugar Plums is a seasonal perennial that has been kicking holiday music up a notch for over 40 years now.
Cincinnati Ballet’s The Nutcracker, choreographed by Victoria Morgan and conducted by Alyssa Wang, is whimsical and magical, a perfect show for the holiday season.
A sophisticated, slightly sweet, and satiric tone sweeps over the characters of the luxuriously professional production of the musical Some Like it Hot, now touring at the National Theatre.
Fresh from an Australia tour, the boys, who have been together for most of 8 years, put on a scaled down show that combined Christmas favorites with classic drinking and parting of ways songs.
'Accused!' will appeal to mystery buffs and casual fans alike.
THE SNOWMAN AND THE SNOWDOG is a loved, British animated short children’s film and you can now see it acted out on stage at Imagination Stage in Bethesda, MD.
Champions of Magic: Holiday Spectacular isn’t really a holiday show; it’s more of a love letter to magic.
Hadestown is a song you’ll want to hear again and again and again and again.
This holiday season Olney Theatre Center's Hello, Dolly! gives audiences a chance to see a rarely performed classic on the Roberts Mainstage, in an entertaining production that harks back to the Golden Age of Broadway musicals.
The autobiographical world of playwright Paula Vogel comes alive in the illuminating and fragilely evocative “tone poem” of a play entitled The Mother Play at the Studio Theatre.
Julia Masli was a hit when she first came to the Woolly Mammoth Theatre for her 2024 one-woman performance piece “Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha,” soliciting problems from the audience and conjuring community, whimsy and sometimes magic on the way to solving them.
The world première of November 4 has opened just after the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on November 4, 1995.
There are terrible things going on in the world and specifically at the Kennedy Center, where the staff’s been decimated, attendance is way down, booked engagements have withdrawn, and others have been cancelled in a few weeks to make way for activities related to the World Cup or maybe eventual
Written by MacArthur “genius” fellow and award-winning screenwriter Samuel D.
Creative Cauldron is uplifting children’s theater and giving young actors opportunities to fly in their original, musical adaptation of Peter Pan and Wendy.
Specific events in the intimate world of Anatevka, Russia are presented in a manner that propels universal understanding of the relevant themes of family, forgiveness, acceptance, and tolerance in the highly immersive and interactive staging of the renowned classic Fiddler on the Roof, now at the Si
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CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical Arena Stage (6/12-8/09) |
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Macbeth - Academy Summer Repertory Shakespeare Theatre Company (7/16-7/25) |
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Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical Imagination Stage (6/17-7/26) |
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Twelfth Night - Academy Summer Repertory Shakespeare Theatre Company (7/15-7/25) |
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Rockville Little Theatre presents "Lettice & Lovage" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (1/29-2/07) |
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The Jersey Four A Tribute to Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons, featuring original member Gerry Polci F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (9/13-9/13) |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid in Concert Wolf Trap (7/11-7/11) |
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Come From Away Ford's Theatre (9/10-10/18) |
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Rockville Little Theatre presents "The Game's Afoot" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (9/25-10/04) |
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Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene (the Original Audrey) Lincoln Theatre (9/25-9/25) |
