DC IMPROV COMEDY CLUB

by Aidan O'Connor - April 15, 2026

Faction of Fools’ production of the beloved piece chaperones fresh connotation to the prose via masked physical comedy....

by Doug Poms - April 14, 2026

Young Americans, the thought-provoking and entertaining play by Lauren Yee about the American immigrant experience is currently in performances at 1st Stage through April 26....

by Mary Lincer - April 13, 2026

What did our critic think of CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA at Washington Stage Guild?...

by Itai Yasur - April 08, 2026

A tremendous cast breathes new life into this Broadway classic. See what our critic had to say....

by David Friscic - April 08, 2026

Ninety minutes of a play that detail the utter pompousness, redundancies, calls to “shelve” or postpone important actions, and the ignoring of vital new community comments, are only some of the bureaucratic and provincial rules, regulations, and idiocies of what can constitute The Minutes of a c...

by Elliot Lanes - April 07, 2026

There is no question that actress/singer/not of this world performer Felicia Curry is true DC theatre royalty. There is a reason why those of us in the know address her as Dame. This recently Lortel Award nominated performer has been lighting up area stages for years while also making her Broadway d...

by Aidan O'Connor - April 06, 2026

Many of us, if we’re lucky, will find physical spaces in a disingenuous world that embody our essence, the core of who we truly are. These sites and our development within them are nurtured by kindred spirits of both present and past. ...

by Elliot Lanes - April 02, 2026

When it comes to the arts, there are a lot of things in DC that go either unnoticed or get lost in the shuffle. For almost twenty years now Ford’s Theatre has been presenting such a piece of theatre and it’s a very important one....

by Mary Lincer - April 02, 2026

When the original production of Chicago opened on Broadway in 1975, its subtitle read “A Musical Vaudeville.” And as distinctively Bob Fosse-style as it was (and is in this excellent touring production of the 1996 revival), Chicago has always been a slight history of vaudeville....

by Rachael F. Goldberg - April 01, 2026

NextStop Theatre navigates the production of 'Guards at the Taj' with a sincere and skillful blend of empathy and urgency, acknowledging the difficulties of the choices we make and the worlds we live in, while encouraging us to do better....