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
Featuring a host of home-grown talent from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and Howard University, Black Nativity drinks deeply of the Christmas season's true spirit, the sorrow as well as the joy, and can fill your heart in ways that few holiday offerings can.
SantaLand Diaries is arguably the defining short story that put the now iconic essayist, NPR regular, and perpetual sardonic wit, David Sedaris on the literary map back in 1992.
The ultimate question with Motown the Musical is not whether you'll like it, but how many songs it takes before you're moving and grooving in your seat at the National Theatre.
Charles Dickens tangles with Broadway this holiday season at MetroStage with Kathy Feininger's A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL.
For a play out of the ordinary for when it was written and now, look no further.
As the Billboard Top 40 Rap Chart features Broadway's own Hamilton at the top of the page, it's exciting to remember a time where hearing Broadway tunes on the radio, and having them performed by top talents was not such a rarity.
The Kennedy Center has opened its holiday season with the Joffrey Ballet's brilliant, fascinating production of 'The Nutcracker.
If you are a child at Christmas time, getting a lump of coal in your stocking is probably the worst gift that you could imagine.
It's not easy to maintain a balance in dark comedy.
One of the most engaging and well-sung concerts I've seen in quite some time.
PERICLES, on stage at the Folger Theatre, is a gorgeous and focused production - this from a work that travels through decades and around the Mediterranean in a plot that layers incest, mistaken death, pirates, murder plots and selling a woman into prostitution.
All in all, this is a thoroughly enjoyable production and one that I would highly recommend.
No matter how you slice it, he's a gifted vocalist.
A stellar cast of actor-singers, a first-rate orchestra, and solid technical elements are just some of the reasons why this national tour production - directed by Mark Brokaw - is a worthy one to attend during its brief stay at Washington DC's National Theatre.
Frank Loesser musical is sure to entertain.
Tony-winning musical directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge should not be missed.
With World War II raging on in Europe, Veta Simmons and her daughter, Myrtle Mae Simmons are fighting a battle of their own against Elwood P.
Appomattox is being presented as a world premiere of a revised version.
Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith moves the action to current day to emphasize the similarities of poverty in the London of Charles Dickens' London and today.
It's Christmas Eve 1946 in Washington, DC and you've ventured out into the cold with your family to the local radio station to see a live performance of Frank Capra's yet-to-be-classic, It's a Wonderful Life.
Twyla Tharp has been a major player in the dance world for fifty years, and is one of the most prolific, living American choreographers.
The Apple Family has triumphantly returned to Studio, where the final two installments of the cycle are being staged in repertory with the poignant Sorry and exquisite Regular Singing.
When the lights come down, we're treated at first to the sort of amiable, snarky chit-chat one associates with Comedy Channel.
Even 21 years later, the horrific atrocities of the Rwandan genocide is hard to wrap one's head around.
DEATHTRAP is an old fashioned, twisty thrill ride.
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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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Moxie Events presents "Magic of Motown" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (8/21-8/21) |
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DC COMEDY FESTIVAL 2026 Washington (9/09-9/12) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Washington DC (8/01-8/01) |
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Summer Concert Series: Uptown McLean Central Park Amphitheater (7/30-7/30) |
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Paula Atherton comes to Blues Alley - July 23rd and 24th, 2 shows a night, 7 PM and 9:30 PM Blues Alley Club (7/23-7/24) |
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Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang ARTfactory (7/24-8/02) |
