Washington, DC Theater Reviews

BWW Review: PORTRAITS OF AMERICA with the National Symphony Orchestra

by Elliot Lanes — January 24, 2017

BWW Review: Next Stop's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Warm Winter Fare

by Andrew White — January 24, 2017

Adventurous theatre-goers, take note: a short drive beyond the Beltway, just off the Dulles Access Road, sits Next Stop Theatre Company, a troupe with a growing reputation for solid acting; their current production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is an excellent introduction to the growing t

BWW Review: AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MURDER ON THE NILE is a Fresh Take at GMU's Center for the Arts

by Hannah Wing — January 24, 2017

Set during an air raid in London during World War II, Aquila Theatre's production follows radio actors from BBC who find themselves with an incomplete cast.

BWW Review: CHARM at Mosaic Theater Company

by Elliot Lanes — January 22, 2017

BWW Review: ROE at Arena is Fiery, Funny and Heartbreaking

by Hannah Menchhoff — January 20, 2017

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BWW Review: THE HARD PROBLEM at Studio Theatre

by Jenny Minich — January 18, 2017

The Hard Problem is the brainchild of Czechoslovakian-born British playwright Sir Tom Stoppard.

BWW Review: Pinky Swear's LIZZIE Rocks the Revenge Musical

by Andrew White — January 16, 2017

Just in time for those winter, presidential inaugural blues, Pinky Swear Productions comes along offering the ultimate rock-scream therapy session with Lizzie, a musical dedicated to America's most famous real-life axe-murderer.

BWW Review: [GAY] CYMBELINE at Theatre Prometheus

by Hannah Land — January 16, 2017

Theatre Prometheus's [gay] Cymbeline is a treat.

BWW Review: The Coup Stumbles at WNO's THE DICTATOR'S WIFE

by Benjamin Tomchik — January 16, 2017

The Dictator's Wife stumbles like a badly engineered coup with the fault lying solely with the opera's librettist Mohammed Hanif.

BWW Review: BUD, NOT BUDDY at The Kennedy Center

by Heather Nadolny — January 13, 2017

If you hear upbeat jazz wafting through the halls of The Kennedy Center this weekend, it may very well be their world premiere commission BUD, NOT BUDDY, a production that is part jazz concert, part radio play, and all quite good.

BWW Review: Theater J's Scintillating COPENHAGEN

by Benjamin Tomchik — January 12, 2017

With Copenhagen, Theater J has done it again - giving DC audiences another thought-provoking must see evening.

BWW Review: Scena Theatre's SOMEONE IS GOING TO COME is Paranoid and Provocative

by Barbara Johnson — January 11, 2017

Robert McNamara directs three Scena Theatre veterans in the Washington-area premiere of SOMEONE IS GOING TO COME, Norwegian writer Jon Fosse's absurdist exploration of magnified paranoia.

BWW Review: Richard Nelson's THE GABRIELS Comes to Kennedy Center By Way of the Public Theater

by Jennifer Perry — January 9, 2017

it's an engaging and resonant theatrical experience.

BWW Review: The Kinsey Sicks Bring Bawdy Humor to Theater J with OY VEY IN A MANGER

by Benjamin Tomchik — December 22, 2016

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza or Festivus, Oy Vey In Manager taps into your naughtier side, making sense of the craziness that often fills December

BWW Review: Gloriously Sung TITANIC is a Must-See at Signature Theatre

by Jennifer Perry — December 22, 2016

All told, this is a fantastic production and definitely one of my favorites of the 200+ shows I saw in 2016 - whether in the DC Metro Area, New York, or anywhere else.

BWW Review: Riverside Center Brings On Nostalgia And Charm With A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL

by Jeffrey Walker — December 19, 2016

Making its regional premiere at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL is now ready to aim an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle at audiences through New Year's Eve.

BWW Review: Tom Story Is Fully Committed As 40 Characters In FULLY COMMITTED At MetroStage, A Tour De Force

by Jeffrey Walker — December 19, 2016

Written and first presented two decades ago, FULLY COMMITTED was revised and revived in New York recently with Broadway veteran and one of the costars of TV comedy hit 'Modern Family,' Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

BWW Review: Pointless Theatre's KING UBU A Riotous Middle Finger for the Holidays

by Andrew White — December 19, 2016

If you've had enough of the holiday cheer and are in desperate need of a chaotic romp, you could do a whole lot worse than Pointless Theatre's whimsical production of Alfred Jarry's anarchic satire, King Ubu.

BWW Review: WICKED at Kennedy Center

by Elliot Lanes — December 16, 2016

BWW Review: The Second City's TWIST YOUR DICKENS at The Kennedy Center

by Heather Nadolny — December 16, 2016

Dickensian purists and rabid followers, be warned in advance: this is not your typical 'A Christmas Carol'.

BWW Review: National Theatre's HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Brings Christmas Cheer to Whoville and DC

by Benjamin Tomchik — December 15, 2016

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BWW Review: MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER at the Music Center at Strathmore

by Elliot Lanes — December 14, 2016

BWW Review: Momentum Dance Theatre's JAZZ HIP HOP NUTCRACKER

by Roger Catlin — December 13, 2016

Of the variations of Tchaikovsky's classics that take over the holiday season, Duke Ellington's 'The Nutcracker Suite' is one that's had staying power.

BWW Review: Welcome Yule with A NORDIC CHRISTMAS REVELS at Lisner Auditorium

by Jenny Minich — December 12, 2016

Journey into the wonders of Nordic winter traditions with A Nordic Christmas Revels! Explore the folklore of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway through music, song and dance.

BWW Review: Synetic Theater Presents SLEEPING BEAUTY with a Twist

by Barbara Johnson — December 12, 2016

The classic fairy tale SLEEPING BEAUTY is hundreds of years old, but Synetic Theater has improved it from an emotional standpoint by incorporating an unexpected twist: the Witch is a multidimensional person.