BWW Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN at the National Theatre
Sometimes touring productions of Broadway musicals are better than their original versions.
Washington, DC Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Washington, DC.
BWW Review: DIGGING UP DESSA at Kennedy Center
Sometimes playwrights have a good idea for a script, but can't leave well enough alone.
BWW Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at The Kennedy Center
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater began its weeklong stay in D.
BWW Review: Flying V Theatre's Revue of songs by JONATHAN COULTON a Sheer Delight
Flying V's 'Jonathan Coulton' delivers a rich evening of songs delivered with passion and more than a touch of wry-to-broad humor.
BWW Review: Clever LA FOTO: A SELFIE AFFAIR at GALA Hispanic Theatre
While every theatrical performance these days is prefaced by a request to turn off cell phones (which somebody invariably ignores), few plays have really delved into how the devices have so rapidly changed everyday life.
BWW Review: American Ballet Theatre's Eye-popping WHIPPED CREAM at Kennedy Center
It must be galling for many ballet companies that their very operation is dependent on extended holiday performances of 'The Nutcracker' year after year.
BWW Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: RATMANSKY, ROBBINS, MILLEPIED & WHEELDON at the Kennedy Center
The American Ballet Theatre's current program at the Kennedy Center, featuring works by Ratmansky, Robbins, Millepied, and Wheeldon (as well as the full-length Whipped Cream, not covered in this review), is extremely well done but a little uninspiring.
BWW Review: Teen Playwright's THE DOG MUST DIE at Highwood Theatre
During the first Women's Voices Theatre Festival in 2015, the youngest playwright was Madison Middleton, then a sophomore in Silver Spring.
BWW Review: SOVEREIGNTY Reigns at Arena Stage - Cherokee Nation History Takes Center Stage in Compelling New Play
A compelling blend of obscure history and a story seemingly ripped from the headlines, SOVEREIGNTY is a fitting entry in this year's Women's Voices in the Theatre Festival.
BWW Review: 4,380 NIGHTS is a Vital Story, but Lacks Cohesion at Signature Theatre
4,380 Nights is essentially two different plays, which makes it often hard to follow due to the lack of cohesion, but there are still glimpses of a play in which the message of hope rings quietly over fear and hate.
BWW Review: UNNECESSARY FARCE is a Riot at The Keegan Theatre
Keegan Theatre's UNNECESSARY FARCE is the comedy we all need in these troubling times.
BWW Review: ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE: JEROME KERN Delights Audiences at Atlas Performing Arts Center
The Great American Songbook consists of the country's greatest popular songs and jazz standards - a staple of Americans' musical history.
BWW Review: Ford's Theatre's JEFFERSON'S GARDEN Offers a Cursory Glance at an American Conundrum
As a nation, we owe it to ourselves to ponder how men who advocated for liberty could also advocate for slavery.
BWW Review: Shakespeare Theatre's Sleek and Modern HAMLET
Led by the sensational Michael Urie, Director Michael Kahn has given us a Hamlet for our times.
BWW Review: Kafka's Dark, Dystopian Classic THE TRIAL Dazzles at Synetic Theater
Synetic's latest work is taken from Kafka's novel THE TRIAL with elements borrowed from his other works, presented in the kinetic and bold theatrical style the 22-year old company has earned their renown.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA Proves A Super Trouper in Regional Premiere at Riverside Center
The view looks pretty good from a pair of platform shoes.
BWW Review: AMERICAN OPERA INITIATIVE: THREE 20-MINUTE OPERAS at The Kennedy Center
Composers and librettists were the stars Saturday night at The Kennedy Center's triple world premiere.
BWW Review: Washington Stage Guild sequel SEE ROCK CITY
Washington Stage Guild had a hit last year with the 1940s Americana romance 'Last Train to Nibroc,' so it's natural to want to stage the sequel by Arlene Hutton featuring the same pair of actors as the appealing couple, Lexi Langs and Wood Van Meter.
BWW Review: THE WOLVES at Studio Theatre
The Wolves boasts an all-female cast and the lack of any male in a play set in the male-dominated world of sports is innovative.
BWW Review: Pointless Theatre's IMOGEN Creatively Spotlights a Female Star of Shakespeare
Shakespeare's CYMBELINE may be named for the play's king, but his daughter Imogen is the real star of the tale, the center of the action.
BWW Review: EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED at Theatre J
Jonathan Safran Foer's 2002 semi-autobiographical debut novel, Everything Is Illuminated, is a riveting portrayal of one man's quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis at the start of World War II.
BWW Review: 45 PLAYS teaches us about 45 PRESIDENTS
In the course of American history there have been 44 men to become President of the United States.
BWW Review: Skillful and Fun THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH at Constellation Theatre Company
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.
BWW Review: THE WAY OF THE WORLD at Folger Theatre is Biting Satire for the Reality TV Age
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.
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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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Crime & Punishment Washington Stage Guild (1/28-2/21) |
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Josh Johnson DAR Constitution Hall (10/02-10/02) |
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ArmEvents presents: An Evening of Elegance & Virtuosity Live Concert F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (9/12-9/12) |
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Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (12/04-12/23) |
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Hamlet Folger Shakespeare Library (3/02-4/11) |
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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 (4/18-4/18) |