Review: NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE at Round House
by Itai Yasur - February 19, 2026
Master illusionist Dendy gives you the gift of a stone in your shoe. See what our critic had to say....
Review: BEOWULF, A RETELLING at Taffety Punk Theatre Company
by Laurie Sara Oliver - February 18, 2026
“So I’ve got a story to tell you. It’s a good one.” Marcus Kyd paces the small stage of the black box theater at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop where the house has been arranged like a comedy club. ...
Review: LITTLE MISS PERFECT at The Olney Theatre Center
by Audrey Cahak - February 22, 2026
As part of their self-ascribed “year of world premieres,” Olney Theatre Center is debuting the profoundly peppy, wonderfully messy, coming-of-age celebration Little Miss Perfect, written by Joriah Kwamé. The musical has been in development for more than five years, originally based on the catch...
Review: Scena Theatre's KRAPP'S LAST TAPE a Moving Tribute to Beckett, Mortality
by Andrew White - February 17, 2026
Krapp’s Last Tape is Scena Theatre’s contribution to a mini-Beckett festival that has popped up in our midst this past week, and it’s a poignant reminder of how Beckett foresaw demise—his, ours, everyone’s—with a combination of wry humor, and a resignation that sometimes borders on relie...
Review: CHEZ JOEY at Arena Stage
by David Friscic - February 17, 2026
An embarrassment of theatrical riches, bordering on sensory, stimulating overload, is on display in an exceptionally bold and satisfying reimagining of the very influential musical Pal Joey—now reconceived as Chez Joey. The show still takes place in the 1940’s Chicago music/nightclub scene, but ...
Review: SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK at Creative Cauldron Stage
by Doug Poms - February 16, 2026
What did our critic think of SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK at Creative Caudron Stage?...
Review: TAMBO & BONES at Spooky Action Theater
by Jake Bridges - February 16, 2026
With TAMBO & BONES, Spooky Action Theatre takes on a satirical and biting piece that refuses to play by the rules, whether it be of narrative, of genre, or of comfort. What starts as a minstrel show quickly mutates into a centuries-spanning interrogation of race, capitalism, and the hunger for auton...
Review: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA at GALA Hispanic Theatre
by Jackson Malmgren - February 15, 2026
What did our critic think of THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA at Gala Hispanic Theatre?...
Review: THE WORLD TO COME at Woolly Mammoth
by Pamela Roberts - February 15, 2026
Friendship as Resistance in a Powerful World Premiere - The World to Come, a world-premiere co-production by Woolly Mammoth and Theater J, delivers powerful, honest performances and an intriguing story in an extraordinary, deeply touching production that shouldn’t be missed....
Review: ABT'S THE WINTER'S TALE at Kennedy Center Opera House
by Emily Berger - February 16, 2026
American Ballet Theatre, the country’s great ballet company of theatrical stars and story ballets, returned to DC this week to present Christopher Wheeldon’s retelling of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. A star vehicle with six leading roles, the ballet succeeds in delivering sumptuous danci...
Past Shows
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Jan 23 – Feb 15, 2026
Bram Stoker’s iconic vampire tale takes on an outrageous new life in Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors — a madcap, laugh-out-loud comedy full of camp, lusty encounters, and hilarious...
Head Over Heels
May 1 – Jun 1, 2025
This joyous and jaunty jukebox musical features the music of iconic 80’s rock band The Go-Go's. Inspired by the epic story of Arcadia, Head Over...
Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS
Feb 6 – Jun 1, 2025
Season 18 from Constellation Theatre Company brings you A24 screenwriter Nick Payne's Constellations and Broadway favorite Head Over Heels, a musical featuring music from iconic group The Go-Go's. In a...
CONSTELLATIONS
Feb 6 – Mar 9, 2025
In a swirling multiverse, star-crossed lovers travel through a myriad of experiences - from barbecue to ballroom dancing, bar-hopping to beekeeping. Follow this epic romance...
Is God Is
Jun 14 – Jul 14, 2024
Constellation Theatre Company concludes its 17th Season with Is God Is, winner of the 2019 Helen Merrill Playwriting Award, 2017 OBIE Award for playwriting, 2016...
Desperate Measures
Feb 16 – Mar 17, 2024
In the Wild West, a gun-slinging nun must team up with a shrewd sheriff and a saucy saloon dancer to save her bad boy brother...
Orlando
Oct 16 – Nov 11, 2023
Come and join Orlando on a dazzling journey as they slip between lovers, eras, and empires in search of romance, purpose, and glory....
The School for Lies
Apr 27 – May 28, 2023
In the heart of Paris, the beautiful, young widow Célimène hosts a posh salon and entertains her guests with satiric impressions of society’s dilettantes. Her...
Incognito
Feb 9 – Mar 12, 2023
This fascinating, transatlantic mystery spans the 20th century, interweaving three stories and 21 characters, played by an ensemble of four actors. A scientist obsesses about...
Once on This Island
Sep 29 – Nov 6, 2022
As the show opens, a child is terrified by a tropical storm, and the community comes together to comfort her with a story. On an...
The Last Five Years
Jun 12 – Jul 11, 2021
A richly detailed portrait of a young couples tumultuous romance comes to life in this beloved two-person musical by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown....
Children of Medea
Apr 17 – May 16, 2021
Constellation Theatre Company kicks off Season 14: Electric Impulses with Sue Jin Song’s powerful one-woman show, Children of Medea. The production will be fully staged...
The 39 Steps
Feb 6 – Mar 8, 2020
Four talented actors play over 150 characters in this fast-paced and riotously funny remix of Alfred Hitchcocks 1935 spy thriller film. In 1930s London, Richard...
Aida
Oct 11 – Nov 18, 2018
With soaring ballads and exhilarating dance numbers, Aida will leave you moved and inspired by the power of love to transcend politics, war, and even...
Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce
Aug 10 – Sep 2, 2018
Tilly, a bank teller in a small Midwestern town, is consumed by melancholy. But not just any melancholy: Tilly’s is a bold, sassy, sexy, hopelessly...
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Apr 12 – May 13, 2018
Deep in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, a servant girl named Grusha risks her life to rescue an abandoned baby from civil war. Overcoming violence...
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, featuring live music by Tom Teasley
Aug 9 – Aug 13, 2017
Fresh off his Helen Hayes Award win for Outstanding Sound Design, percussionist and composer Tom Teasley will perform his original soundtrack live to complement screenings...
The Arabian Nights
May 4 – Jun 4, 2017
For 1,001 nights Scheherazade uses the power of storytelling to save her own life. Each evening she captivates King Shahryar by spinning tales of love,...
Peter and the Starcatcher
Feb 9 – Mar 12, 2017
Peter and the Starcatcher is a mesmerizing, grownup prequel to the treasured story of Peter Pan. An orphan boy without a name joins forces with...
The film Metropolis underscored by Tom Teasley
Nov 16 – Nov 19, 2016
(Washington, DC) Constellation Theatre Company is pleased to present the filmMetropolis by Fritz Lang for 5 performances on November 16-19 at SOURCE 1835 14th St....
Urinetown
Aug 31 – Oct 9, 2016
Urinetown is an outrageous, laugh-out-loud musical about a love-struck young man, Bobby Strong, who becomes the leader of a revolution. A city in the midst...
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