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 SKIN OF OUR TEETH at Constellation Theatre is a thought-provoking, skillfully-rendered reminder that chaos and uncertainty are not unique to our time or to any single time.
The DC premiere of Theresa Rebeck's satire THE WAY OF THE WORLD is adapted from a Restoration-era classic by William Congreve, but it couldn't be more contemporary and on trend.
In the wake of a marathon holiday season, there is a helluvah lot to love about Stephen Karam's Tony Award-Winning The Humans.
The second annual Women's Voices Theater Festival's first entry is the follow up to the hit play Queens Girl in the World, an entry in the first festival in 2015.
It's fun and sometimes that's all you need.
Individually, they might amuse the captive audience of a cruise ship.
Soaring vocals, stunning costumes, weepy theatre goers: these are all things you expect at a production of LES MISERABLES.
As seasonal offerings go, An Irish Carol is perfect for those who love the narrative arc of Dickens' original, and who could use the spiritual uplift, but who are sick to death of Marleys in chains, let alone all those cheery Fezziwigs.
Washington is awash in holiday parties this month; however you'd be remiss to skip the celebration of life, dance, art, and Gershwin that is the swanky touring production of An American in Paris.
Theatre Prometheus' world premiere, SOLDIER POET, is a compelling work, richly rendered.
As the holidays kick into, high gear there is no better way to spend the season than with an evening of holiday music played by the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) conducted by Maestro Steven Reineke.
One of my first big assignments after I moved to Washington was tracking all the places that Duke Ellington lived, went to school, worked, hung out and performed with his orchestra in the city.
When the opening night curtain rose on the final work of an emotional night - the last performances of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet that has been in residence at the Kennedy Center for 15 years - there was applause even before there was any movement.
Riddled with anachronisms and enough irreverent potshots to keep your naughty inner child sated through the New Year, The Second City's Twist Your Dickens is just the ticket for a crowd of world-weary Washingtonians.
For the cynics among us who need to look beyond THE NUTCRACKER and A CHRISTMAS CAROL for holiday entertainment, THE SANTALAND DIARIES at Drafthouse Comedy Theater offers a quirky alternative.
In many ways, the holiday season is about schmaltz and sentimentality, when it's okay to let yourself appreciate old-fashioned pleasures and crank up favorite songs.
Bergman's protege Liv Ullmann directed the film version of Private Confessions in 1996, and now with the arrival of the centennial of Bergman's birth, Ullmann has returned to the scene of Bergman's heartbreak, with added depth and humanity.
Under Ryan Rilette's excellent direction, a uniformly marvelous cast gives one of the best ensemble performances I've seen this season of a very strong play.
There's a lot to like at the World Stage Theater right now.
From the cast to the production design, Theater J's production is as good as it gets.
Mashuq Mushtaq Deen's DRAW THE CIRCLE marks Mosaic Theater Company's first time featuring a transgender artist telling their own personal story, which alone makes the work noteworthy.
In Synetic Theater's Hansel and Gretel, based loosely on Grimm's fairytale version, Hansel (Justin J.
A modern day holiday season might include such activities as camping out at Walmart for a 3:00 AM special on a flat screen TV for $25.
It can be difficult to write a review without some sort of spoiler.
All told, 'Curve of Departure' is an eighty-minute emotional rollercoaster that packs more of a punch than any play I've seen this season.
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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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Mamma Mia! National Theatre (10/27-11/15) |
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Josh Groban Wolf Trap (8/22-8/22) |
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Rockville Little Theatre presents "The Game's Afoot" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (9/25-10/04) |
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Come From Away Ford's Theatre (9/10-10/18) |
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Philadelphia Ballet Stars and Stripes Forever! Wolf Trap (9/10-9/10) |
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Somewhere over the Border Mosaic Theater Company (9/10-10/04) |
