Washington, DC Theater Reviews

BWW Review: JUDY MOODY & STINK: THE MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD TREASURE HUNT at Adventure Theatre

by Elliot Lanes — April 30, 2018

Adventure Theatre's visionary Artistic Director Michael J.

BWW Review: Synetic Theater's TITUS ANDRONICUS is Beyond Words

by Barbara Johnson — April 29, 2018

It's strange to think a Shakespeare production could render words unnecessary, but Synetic Theater's most recent wordless Shakespeare play, TITUS ANDRONICUS, gives you the impossible idea that dialogue might ruin the drama.

BWW Review: WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Kennedy Center

by Rachael Goldberg — April 29, 2018

Sometimes, classics are dangerous production choices.

BWW Review: The Hauntingly Beautiful Musical SNOW CHILD Premieres at Arena Stage

by Jennifer Perry — April 28, 2018

While the musical is not quite perfect, it's the strongest one I've seen this season in the DC area.

BWW Review: Druid's Vivid WAITING FOR GODOT at Shakespeare Theatre Company

by Roger Catlin — April 27, 2018

It seemed like a clever in-joke when the first lobby announcement at the Shakespeare Theatre Company began, 'We appreciate your patience.

BWW Review: ROBIN HOOD at Imagination Stage

by Elliot Lanes — April 23, 2018

The tale of Robin Hood has provided source material for several famous screen adaptations over the years, including the classic Hollywood film with Errol Flynn and the Disney animated feature that portrayed all the characters as animals.

BWW Review: Double Bill ZARZUELAS by The In Series Misses the Mark

by Sam Abney — April 23, 2018

No matter the work, it is important to leave a theater feeling some sort of emotion.

BWW Review: WITCH at Creative Cauldron Casts an Enchanting Spell

by Sam Abney — April 22, 2018

Witches are not sexy.

BWW Review: Mason Opera's ALBERT HERRING is a Case Study in Untapped Potential

by Sam Abney — April 21, 2018

It's never a good sign when, during an opera, you pay more attention to the orchestra than the people onstage.

BWW Review: First Rate Revival of Bergman's AFTER THE REHEARSAL / PERSONA at Kennedy Center

by Roger Catlin — April 20, 2018

For being the centennial of Ingmar Bergman's birth, there seems to be very little evidence of the Swedish director's work around.

BWW Review: Round House Theatre Tackles MASTER HAROLD… AND THE BOYS

by Sam Abney — April 19, 2018

Athol Fugard is one of the most difficult modern playwrights to perform.

BWW Review: JOHN at Signature Theatre

by Elliot Lanes — April 18, 2018

One thing can be said about award-nominated playwright Annie Baker.

BWW Review: I DID IT MY WAY IN YIDDISH (IN ENGLISH) at MetroStage

by Elliot Lanes — April 17, 2018

I have seen and worked on plenty of solo shows in my more than twenty years in the business and sometimes I see one that just leaves me asking, 'How did this performer get to do this show?' Unfortunately Deb Filler is in that situation right now at MetroStage with her concoction called I Did it My W

BWW Review: EN EL TIEMPO DE LAS MARIPOSAS at GALA Hispanic Theatre

by Roger Catlin — April 17, 2018

The four Mirabal sisters, who resisted the oppressive dictatorship of Gen.

BWW Review: Constellation Theatre's THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE Avoids Becoming a Roundabout Affair

by Sam Abney — April 17, 2018

Constellation Theatre Company's new production of Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle isn't perfect.

BWW Review: FLY BY NIGHT at 1st Stage

by Jenny Minich — April 17, 2018

Written and composed by Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick, and Kim Rosenstock, Fly By Night is an appealing mish-mash of rock n' roll, opera, and classic music theater.

BWW Review: USE ALL AVAILABLE DOORS by Pinky Swear Productions At Dupont Underground

by Hannah Land — April 15, 2018

Pinky Swear Production's Use All Available Doors is filled with a local pride that Washingtonians rarely get to experience.

BWW Review: L.A. Theatre Works's THE MOUNTAINTOP Climbs to New Heights at George Mason University

by Sam Abney — April 15, 2018

Martin Luther King, Jr.

BWW Review: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL LUZIA at Tyson's

by Rachael Goldberg — April 14, 2018

Cirque Du Soleil's Luzia brings viewers on a dreamy journey through Mexican culture through light, sound, and music.

BWW Review: Theater J's ROZ AND RAY is in Critical Condition

by Benjamin Tomchik — April 12, 2018

There is a great drama in Roz and Ray, but only if the focus is less on Roz and Ray and more about what brought them together, healthcare.

BWW Review: FLORIDA at Urban Arias

by Molly Korroch — April 11, 2018

The new opera Florida with music by Randall Eng and libretto by Donna Di Novelli, premiered last week at Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street.

BWW Review: DON JUAN at Taffety Punk Theatre Company

by Elliot Lanes — April 10, 2018

The company that makes great theater for everyone is at it again.

BWW Review: Landless Theatre's THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD [SYMPHONIC METAL VERSION] is Original and Entertaining

by Barbara Johnson — April 9, 2018

After multiple Helen Hayes nominations for their 2015 production of SWEENEY TODD [PROG METAL VERSION], Landless Theatre Company is back with their second MetalTheatre adaptation: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD [SYMPHONIC METAL VERSION].

BWW Review: TWO TRAINS RUNNING at Arena Stage is Worthy of Another Look

by Jennifer Perry — April 8, 2018

BWW Review: UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME is Searing and Sensational at Woolly Mammoth

by Barbara Johnson — April 8, 2018

It can be unsettling to reflect on the experience of learning about slavery in middle school: was the content accurate and appropriate, or harmful to our perceptions of history and the present day? Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R.