Washington, DC Theater Reviews

BWW Review: MY NAME IS ASHER LEV at 1st Stage

by Jenny Minich — December 3, 2017

My Name is Asher Lev is easily digestible and fast-paced.

BWW Review: CHARLOTTE'S WEB at Imagination Stage

by Elliot Lanes — November 29, 2017

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BWW Review: LA STRANIERA at Washington Concert Opera

by Molly Korroch — November 28, 2017

Washington Concert Opera brings a nicely performed La Straniera to Lisner Auditorium nearly two hundred years after its premiere at La Scala Milan.

BWW Review: FROSTY Serves Up an Adventure

by Keith Tittermary — November 28, 2017

Gene Autry's famous song, Frosty The Snowman (written by Jack Rolling and Steve Nelson) first the radio in December of 1950 and since then there have been many incarnations of Frosty: from famous recordings like The Chipmunks or The Jackson 5 to the beloved 1969 animated special, which airs on TV

BWW Review: Christmas Comes to Metrostage

by Keith Tittermary — November 28, 2017

Back in the late 90's I went to the old Vat Room at Arena Stage to see this Christmas show that my Catholic University professor talked about.

BWW Review: GOBSMACKED! at The Kennedy Center

by Heather Nadolny — November 25, 2017

This weekend The Kennedy Center offers GOBSMACKED!, an a cappella and beatboxing collaboration that works to remind audiences why they love Pitch Perfect, Pentatonix, and other popular acts.

BWW Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Shakespeare Theatre Company

by Pamela Roberts — November 23, 2017

The Shakespeare Theatre Company's TWELFTH NIGHT is a fresh look at a familiar story a bit darker with less over-the-top mirth.

BWW Review: MISTERMAN at Dance Loft On 14

by Molly Korroch — November 24, 2017

'It looks like they forgot to clean up from the last performance!' joked a man in the audience.

BWW Review: ME…JANE THE DREAMS AND ADVENTURES OF YOUNG JANE GOODALL at Kennedy Center

by Elliot Lanes — November 21, 2017

What happens when the cr me de la cr me of the DC theater community come together to create a brand-new theater for young audiences musical at the Kennedy Center? The answer is theatrical magic, that's what.

BWW Review: Quotidian Theatre's A COFFIN IN EGYPT Gives Horton Foote's Texas a Memorably Hard Look

by Andrew White — November 21, 2017

If you think the late Texas-born playwright Horton Foote and his fictional home town of Harrison, Texas are little more than genteel curiosities, think again.

BWW Review: ANNIE at Olney Theatre Center - A Treat for Young Theatergoers

by Charles Shubow — November 21, 2017

The famous comic strip 'Little Orphan Annie' comes to life at Olney Theatre Center.

BWW Review: MEAN GIRLS Makes Strong World Premiere at DC's National Theatre

by Jennifer Perry — November 19, 2017

I hope this one has great success on Broadway.

BWW Review: Explosive NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN at Arena Stage

by Roger Catlin — November 20, 2017

Nina Simone didn't write her most iconic song inside Birmingham's bombed out 16th Street Baptist Church just after four girls were killed there in 1963.

BWW Review: Nu Sass Presents Amusing Satire THE UGLY ONE

by Barbara Johnson — November 19, 2017

It's what's on the inside that counts.

BWW Review: The Second City's NOTHING TO LOSE (BUT OUR CHAINS) at Woolly Mammoth

by Roger Catlin — November 18, 2017

So one expects nothing more than laughs when an original show called 'The Second City Presents: Nothing to Lose (But Our Chains)' takes up residence at Woolly Mammoth.

BWW Review: ST NICHOLAS at Quotidian Theatre Company

by Jenny Minich — November 18, 2017

In ST NICHOLAS, McPherson's twisted sense of Irish humor, flawlessly executed by Beall, is so watchable because it is so bizarre.

BWW Review: CRAZY FOR YOU at Signature Theatre

by Jennifer Perry — November 17, 2017

BWW Review: THE REAL AMERICANS is a Must-See at Mosaic Theater Company

by Barbara Johnson — November 15, 2017

When actor and writer Dan Hoyle left San Francisco on a three-month trip through small-town Middle America several years ago, he couldn't have predicted that many of the disillusioned real Americans he encountered on his travels would be part of a nationwide movement to elect Trump in 2016.

BWW Review: Keegan Theatre's TOP GIRLS is Still Relevant and Still Faulty

by Benjamin Tomchik — November 10, 2017

Watching Top Girls you can't help but have a feeling of d j vu that many of the issues raised by Churchill are still ongoing.

BWW Review: ALCINA at Washington National Opera

by Molly Korroch — November 10, 2017

Alcina showcases all the best aspects of Handel's skill without getting bogged down by melismatic asides.

BWW Review: THE PAJAMA GAME at Arena Stage

by Elliot Lanes — November 9, 2017

Some musicals from the golden age of Broadway are done to death.

BWW Review: VICUÑA AND THE AMERICAN EPILOGUE at Mosaic Theater Company

by Evann Normandin — November 9, 2017

Mosaic Theater Company's Production of Vicu a and the American Epilogue is in high demand and for good reason.

BWW Review: A SHORT SERIES OF DISAGREEMENTS PRESENTED HERE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER at Studio Theatre

by Roger Catlin — November 7, 2017

There was sufficient buzz about the booking of a new Daniel Kitson show at Studio Theatre this season that they would apparently take anything.

BWW Review: A LITTLE PRINCESS SARA CREWE Delights at Creative Cauldron

by Barbara Johnson — November 5, 2017

Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Creative Cauldron's A LITTLE PRINCESS SARA CREWE is a charming take on the classic.

BWW Review: MYSTERY SCHOOL at The Edge of the Universe Players 2

by Elliot Lanes — October 31, 2017

The pint size dynamo known as Nora Achrati is one of the area's most dynamic actresses so a show where it's just her and the audience should make for a great night of theatre.