Review: THE SCORE at Sidney Harman Hall
I was eager to see The Shakespeare Theatre's presentation of The Score for the same reason, I'm sure, as most people who will see it: the opportunity to see Brian Cox as Johann Sebastian Bach.…
Contemporary American Theater Festival / Shepherd University Campus
Review: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at Round House Theatre
Amid August Wilson’s ambitious and towering 10-play American Century Cycle, each one representing a different decade in the Black experience, “Ma Rainey’s Black Botton,” set in 1920s blues recording studio, is perhaps most dynamic.…
BWW Reviews: SOMEWHERE OVER THE BORDER at Mosaic Theater Company
The immigrant story meets Wizard of Oz in DC premiere of new musical. See what our critic had to say.…
Review: VENUS at Woolly Mammoth
Written by Steve Yockey (HBO’s The Flight Attendant and Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives) and directed by Reggie D. White, Woolly Mammoth's new Artistic Director, VENUS is wonderfully of the moment, full of all our modern anxieties, peculiarities, and humor, but at its core are timeless questions a…
Review: SOMETHING WONDERFUL: BROADWAY'S LEADING LADIES at Signature Theatre
Cabarets are always a bit of a crap shoot depending on the performer’s theme and choice of material. Signature Theatre’s current cabaret offering is a prime example of what happens when the performer and the material are in perfect sync. Take the immeasurable talents of Tracy Lynn Olivera, add a…
Review: Step Afrika!’s THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR at Arena Stage
What did our critic think of THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR at Arena Stage?…
Review: A BEAUTIFUL BLUE MORNING SKY at The Keegan Theatre
Besides the massive geopolitics of it all, the terror attacks also jolted individual emotions , almost to a person. We dealt as a nation with loss, felt empathy, a degree of hopelessness and a welling of national pride and determination as a way to endure and persevere.…
Review: PHILADELPHIA BALLET at Wolf Trap
What did our critic think of PHILADELPHIA BALLET at Wolf Trap?…
Review: GARBO: THE ACTOR WHO SAVED THE WORLD at GALA Hispanic Theatre
The world premiere production kicking off the 51st season at GALA Hispanic Theatre, “GARBO: The Actor Who Saved the World,” is not, it turns out, about Greta at all. Rather, it’s about somebody else far fewer people have heard of, who was working roughly the same time — World War II to be sp…
Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Signature Theatre
Merrily We Roll Along tackles these behemoth existentialisms at a granular level in the lives of three old friends. It’s one of those shows that leaves you with something to ponder for days after the lights come up. In Signature Theatre’s hands, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s masterpiece …
Past Shows
¡VOS!
¡VOS! by Christina Pumariega follows Annie as she returns to her estranged birthplace of Buenos Aires to undergo IVF treatments with the renowned Dr. Cossi, a journey toward motherhood that unexpectedly uncovers the lives of two women who vanished during Argentina's Dirty War...
Best Line Wins: A Play Inspired by the Improvised Lives of Elaine May & Mike Nichols
Best Line Wins by Beth Kander is a world premiere following the real-life comedy duo of Nichols & May, who existed within a system that rewarded charming men and punished difficult women. The cast features Lori Vega as Elaine and Riley Shanahan as Mike. The production is...
My Favorite Sociopath
My Favorite Sociopath by Aurin Squire is a world premiere biting comedy set at the dawning of the 24-hour news cycle era, portraying three journalism students whose friendship spirals into a dangerous game of ambition, seduction, and betrayal. The cast features Nick Saxton as...
Refugee Rhapsody
Refugee Rhapsody by Yussef El Guindi is a world premiere in which a chance meeting of a pair of young Arab Americans and an impossibly rich patroness sets in motion a chain of events leading to a violent crime. The cast features Ellena Eshraghi as Sakinah, Jada Alston Owens as...
The Smoker
The Smoker by Lisa D'Amour is a world premiere depicting an unlikely cohort of under-employed, underinsured dreamers on a New York street corner who share a need for a cigarette. The cast features Brad Fleischer as The Smoker, Orlando Arriaga as Roberto, Danielle Davenport as...
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Brian Henson's Puppet Up! Lincoln Theatre (9/30-9/30) |
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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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Special Event: ARTS By George!: Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra Center for the Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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The Second-Best School Shooting NextStop Theatre (9/17-10/11) |
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Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Some Like It Hot Bernard Family Theatre, Olney Theatre Center (9/18-11/08) |
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Stonewall's Bust The Writers Center (10/09-10/25) |
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The Comedy of Errors Folger Shakespeare Library (5/18-6/27) |
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Disney Frozen the Broadway Musical Disney Frozen the Broadway Musical (11/20-11/29) |
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The Last Victorian Washington Stage Guild (11/19-12/13) |
