BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Evokes Wonder at Constellation Theatre Company
Are there parts of this play that are beyond silly? Yes.
Washington, DC Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Washington, DC.
BWW Review: Shakespeare Theatre's KING CHARLES III a Necessary Play For Our Times
Times like these call for plays that directly address our anxieties; and Mike Bartlett's King Charles III is about as timely and necessary a play as we're likely to see.
BWW Review: BLUES IN THE NIGHT Smolders at Creative Cauldron
Creative Cauldron's production of BLUES IN THE NIGHT, directed by Matt Conner, spotlights a strong four-person cast that delivers 26 songs by Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, and other early jazz legends.
BWW Review: A Masterful WATCH ON THE RHINE at Arena Stage
Lillian Hellman's 1941 play WATCH ON THE RHINE isn't often produced, but it's certainly a relevant one in today's troubling times.
BWW Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
I am reminded that one of the beauties of dance is not always to tell a story but to evoke an idea that lives on its own wild life within each member of the audience and echoes out into our individual, very real lives long after we leave the theatre--and Alvin Ailey does just that.
BWW Review: 1st Stage's TREVOR Focuses on Absurdity
Living in Connecticut eight years ago when a chimp being kept as a pet ripped the face off a neighbor, I found it tough to see anything but stark horror in the attack.
BWW Review: Yes, It's Enchanting! ELLA ENCHANTED at Adventure Theatre
I can't resist: if you want to be thoroughly 'enchanted,' get thyself to Glen Echo Park (a worthwhile destination for many reasons), for the venerable Adventure Theatre's charming production of Ella Enchanted, a world premiere musical based on the beloved book by Gail Carson Levine.
BWW Review: Spooky Action's Plunge into THE RIVER
The theater space at the Spooky Action Theatre is so intimate you immediately feel you're in the tiny cabin where all its action in Jez Butterworth's play The River takes place.
BWW Review: I WANNA FUCKING TEAR YOU APART at Studio Theatre
ln the world premiere of I Wanna Fucking Tear You Apart, playwright and director Morgan Gould explores a friendship between two people who aren't 'normal.
BWW Review: THE GIN GAME at MetroStage
There was a time on Broadway when acting couples made certain plays better than they actually were by giving tour-de-force performances.
BWW Review: BABY SCREAMS MIRACLE Intrigues at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Clare Barron's apocalyptic play BABY SCREAMS MIRACLE is, fundamentally, an interesting and exceptionally written exploration of the forces of religion and of nature on one small town American family dealing with its own kind of inner turmoil.
BWW Review: THE MAGIC MARKSMAN Slightly Off Target
THE MAGIC MARKSMAN (DER FREISHÜTZ) at George Mason University and present by Virginia Opera certainly offered a spectacle.
BWW Review: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE at Round House Theatre
The material speaks for itself and gives the cast - and especially Nova Y.
BWW Review: Mariinsky Ballet's Kicky LITTLE HUMPBACKED HORSE
If the current state of U.
BWW Review: Mosaic Theatre's HOODED, OR BEING BLACK FOR DUMMIES a Compelling Journey of Identity
Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm's new play Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies, receiving its world premiere with Mosaic Theatre Company, examines the dangers of identity, prejudice and identity politics from a variety of angles.
BWW Review: Modernized AS YOU LIKE IT Delights at the Folger Theatre
Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, AS YOU LIKE IT at the Folger Theatre is not your typical Shakespeare play experience.
BWW Review: Nicholas Rodriguez Inspires in a Seventies-Themed Signature Theatre Cabaret
Seen most recently in his unforgettable turn as Billy Bigelow in Arena Stage's CAROUSEL, Nicholas Rodriguez graces Signature Theatre with his own cabaret.
BWW Review: BOEING BOEING Soars at Highwood Theater
Highwood Theater in Silver Spring has been providing education in a 'community-produced' environment for more than 10 years, but recently has moved into producing professional theater in their new black box theater.
BWW Review: American Ballet Theatre's Exquisite SWAN LAKE
As with all classic ballets in order to bring it to the stage you must breathe new life into it, and create a narrative that balances fidelity to the original with the genius of the modern choreographer.
BWW Review: Edward Albee's WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? at Ford's Theatre
Albee's characters are shockingly volatile.
BWW Review: Early Legends of Rock and Roll Light Up the Stage in MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Riverside Center
Four towering music legends live on in a rousing, tune-filled walk down memory lane at Fredericksburg's Riverside Center for the Performing Arts.
BWW Review: MACK, BETH at Keegan Theatre
Keegan Theatre's world premiere play Mack,Beth teaches us a few things about how not to do a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's Scottish play.
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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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Philadelphia Ballet Stars and Stripes Forever! Wolf Trap (9/10-9/10) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Washington DC (9/26-9/26) |
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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) |
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My English Persian Kitchen Mosaic Theater Company (11/12-12/06) |
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Commedia Christmas Carol (2024) Streaming Traveling Players Ensemble (12/23-12/23) |
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Hairspray Hylton Performing Arts Center (9/18-9/27) |