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Review: STOMP at National Theatre


by Brian Bochicchio - January 20, 2026

The urban, castaway feel of the show--a touch of “Rent” and a splash of street theatre. And a lot of sounds to groove to....

Review: BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD at Best Medicine Rep


by Roger Catlin - January 12, 2026

What are the odds of two cartoonists submitting to the New Yorker both living in Cleveland? Or that one was hired to be the caretaker of the other? ...

Review: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at Synetic Theater


by Brian Bochicchio - January 12, 2026

The winter offering of Synetic Theater is a grand story chronicled by Roman historians and subsequently immortalized by Shakespeare. A tale of sweeping grandeur, power plays, alliances, nations conquered, unseemly lustful urges, and betrayal. Now let’s portray all that using only sight, sound, and m...

Review: SHEN YUN 2026 at The Kennedy Center


by Laurie Sara Oliver - January 11, 2026

What did our critic think of SHEN YUN 2026 at The Kennedy Center?...

Review: DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL at National Theatre


by Roger Catlin - January 03, 2026

What did our critic think of the national touring company production of DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL, running at the National Theatre....

Review: MEREDITH WILLSON'S MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: THE MUSICAL at Capital One Hall


by Mary Lincer - December 27, 2025

What did our critic think of MEREDITH WILLSON'S MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: THE MUSICAL at Capital One Hall?...

Review: IN CLAY at Signature Theatre


by Pamela Roberts - December 21, 2025

IN CLAY is an affecting, engaging, and utterly unique theatrical experience — unlike anything on stage now. The deeply felt, visually stunning, and musically mesmerizing new one-woman musical is making its American premiere at Signature Theatre....

Review: MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT at Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater


by Alexander C. Kafka - December 19, 2025

This diverting if uneven revival of the 2004-5 Broadway hit is an amusing distraction from the tense politics playing out at the venue....

Review: NOEL: JESUS IS BORN! at Kennedy Center


by Elliot Lanes - December 19, 2025

The Kennedy Center has never presented a Christmas spectacular in house before. That is until now. Noel: Jesus is Born! was a family friendly concert in the Opera House that featured lots of great music, some really good talent, and above all, conveyed the true meaning of the season. It’s not all ab...

Review: CHANUKKAH IN THE DARK at Theater J


by Hannah R. Wing - December 18, 2025

Theater J’s Chanukah in the Dark, directed by Tyler Herman, is a play with music (by Adam Wernick), and it is a wonderful, family-friendly celebration of Hanukkah....

Past Shows

La Bohème
La Bohème
3/27 - 3/30/2025


Puccini’s La bohème is one of the most famous operas ever written, following the unforgettable story of two young, bohemian lovers in Paris. With a great love story comes a beautiful score, including arias like Musetta’s Waltz and ‘Yes, they call me Mimì’ (Si, mi chiamano Mimì). Four struggling bohemians – a poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher are living together in Paris, when one freezing Christmas Eve their lives are changed forever. When young poet Rodolfo meets seamstress Mimì, it’s love at first sight. But faced by the cruel realities of poverty and ill health, will the flame that burns between them flicker and die? Or will the timeless strength of their youthful passion withstand every trial and tribulation that life can throw at them? Our bohemians try to find their way, but are soon sharply awoken to the harsh realities of life… ...

The Rivals
The Rivals
2/20 - 2/23/2025


Set in fashionable Bath, The Rivals centers around the complicated relationship between Lydia Languish and Captain Jack Absolute. Guided by popular novels of the time, wealthy heiress Lydia desires to be swept away by the type of romantic love affair that she finds lacking in the social circles in which she moves. To woo Lydia, Jack Absolute disguises himself as the poor but passionate Ensign Beverley and steals her heart. However, Lydia is under the guardianship of the comical Mrs. Malaprop, who is determined that Lydia must make a good, practical marriage. Likewise, Sir Anthony Absolute is equally determined that his son, Jack, will marry well and increase his fortunes. Thus, Lydia and Jack are thrust together by their guardians, but Lydia maintains her determination to marry ‘Ensign Beverley’. Outside of her wishes for her niece, Mrs. Malaprop herself has fallen passionately in love with the younger Irish baronet, Sir Lucius O’Trigger. With the assistance of her maid, Lucy, she writes love letters to him under the pen name of Delia; however, he believes that he is courting the wealthy Lydia! Meanwhile, Lydia’s sensible cousin Julia faces marital issues of her own when her intended husband Faulkland refuses to accept her loyalty and faithfulness to him, choosing instead to constantly make problems where there are none. With confusion reigning supreme, the truth is eventually revealed and, despite initially spurning Jack Absolute for his deceit, Lydia agrees to marry her true love. Mrs. Malaprop, however, is not so lucky as Sir Lucius recoils in horror when his true correspondent is revealed....

The Elixir of Love
The Elixir of Love
3/21 - 3/24/2024


Nemorino is madly in love with Adina, but Adina feigns indifference to tease him. Over and over again, he professes his love to her, but ...

The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
2/22 - 2/25/2024


The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare  Directed by Directed by M.F.A. Directing Candidate Jenna Place Polixenes, King of Bohemia, has been on a ninemonth visit to the court of his childhood friend Leontes, King of Sicilia, and his wife, Queen Hermione. Leontes becomes convinced (wrongly) that his heavily pregnant wife has been having an affair with  Polixenes. Leontes tries to persuade his most trusted courtier, Camillo, to poison Polixenes. Convinced of the queen's innocence,Camillo warns Polixenes and they depart for Bohemia together....

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
11/10 - 11/18/2023


The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, follows an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire von Trapp family must make a moral decision....

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Stories From The Brink in Washington, DC Stories From The Brink
Goldman Theater (1/24 - 1/25) Tracker
Paranormal Activity in Washington, DC Paranormal Activity
Shakespeare Theatre Company (1/28 - 2/7) Tracker
Chez Joey in Washington, DC Chez Joey
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (1/30 - 3/15) Tracker
Romeo & Juliet & Their Friend Mario in Washington, DC Romeo & Juliet & Their Friend Mario
The Roguish Players (1/30 - 2/1)

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25th Anniversary Tour of Patti LuPone Matters of the Heart in Washington, DC 25th Anniversary Tour of Patti LuPone Matters of the Heart
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (3/5 - 3/5) Tracker
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Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1) Tracker
Appropriate in Washington, DC Appropriate
Olney Theatre Center (3/18 - 4/19)
The Mad Ones in Washington, DC The Mad Ones
Three Notch Theatre (3/6 - 3/15)
I & You: The Musical in Washington, DC I & You: The Musical
Olney Theatre Center (4/23 - 5/24)
Pied Piper Theatre’s In The Burning Darkness in Washington, DC Pied Piper Theatre’s In The Burning Darkness
ARTfactory (3/13 - 3/15)
The Winds Beyond Chang’An in Washington, DC The Winds Beyond Chang’An
Capital One Hall (3/15 - 3/15)
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