by David Friscic - May 01, 2026
The Book of Mormon continues its robustly quirky, comedic, and intentionally offensive romp as it enjoys a much too-short touring run at the National Theatre in Washington, DC. Rushing to get tickets to this production would be a wise idea ---the phenomenon that is the Tony-winning The Book of Mor...
by Elliot Lanes - April 30, 2026
I honestly think there is something in the water at Glen Echo Park because Adventure Theatre MTC is now four for four this season with their latest production Aesop’s Fables. This show is fast paced, well-acted, well- directed, and most importantly, educates as well as entertains....
by Emily Berger - April 30, 2026
Polish folk dance and music ensemble Mazowsze returned to the Kennedy Center for the first time in over 20 years to a full and enthusiastic audience in the Opera house. With colorful costumes festooned with ribbons, bells, flowers, scarves, vests and hats galore, this group of over 150 artists offer...
by Audrey Cahak - April 30, 2026
The Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company produced two programs for back-to-back weekends of An Asian American Dance Journey at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, April 24th through May 3rd. “Program A” consisted of longstanding repertoire classics and included the premiere of an inspired and inspirational p...
by Pamela Roberts - April 29, 2026
I & You: The Musical, premiering at Olney Theatre Center, is ambitious. It’s full of tremendous verve, emotion and promise. But it’s not without flaws....
by Laurie Sara Oliver - April 27, 2026
What did our critic think of 44 THE MUSICAL at KLEIN THEATRE?...
by Itai Yasur - April 27, 2026
Tennessee William's iconic work crackles to life at site of DC's long abadoned streetcar. See what our critic had to say....
by Rachael F. Goldberg - April 27, 2026
Prologue Theatre’s evocative production of Sam Holcroft's 'A Mirror' is a wonderful examination of storytelling in an age where our sense of truth and reality feels constantly under attack....
by Roger Catlin - April 24, 2026
Dragons are fire-breathing their way back into the culture, from the animated series “How to Train Your Dragon” to the fierce special effect triumphs in “Game of Thrones.” Their images date back thousands of years to ancient Mesopotamia....
by Aidan O'Connor - April 19, 2026
Picture former United States President Ronald Reagan as a demon drag queen summoned to the Chicago apartment of a group of twenty somethings. A bit bizarre to think about. On paper, the far-fetched, extraordinarily unique pitch shouldn’t work. Yet, in the world premiere production of Everything, D...
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Appropriate is a searing satire by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins that delves into family dynamics as siblings confront their late father's troubling legacy while sorting through his...
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ searing satire of a family digging through their recently deceased patriarch’s crumbling estate is both gut-splittingly funny and shocking in its confrontation of...
Joriah Kwamé became a viral TikTok star with his song “Little Miss Perfect,” which garnered millions of views and launched this new musical with Broadway aspirations....
Dolly Gallagher Levi is a woman on the make. And what’s she making? Whatever you need. A husband? A wife? Dance lessons? Pierced ears? There’s...
Michael Russotto returns to star for a second holiday season in this solo show that is a masterclass in theatrical storytelling. As he portrays nearly 50...
It wouldn’t be Christmas without Paul Morella’s stunning solo rendition of Charles Dickens’s classic tale that represents everything great about the holiday. This is A Christmas...
Tradition! The word itself is synonymous with this most classic of American musicals, set in the tiny shtetl of Anatevka. People all over the world...
Prepare to be thrilled, chilled, and moved! For Halloween, Olney Theatre is home to a modern horror story of family, migration, and the spirits that...
There isnt a venue in the country with more holiday spirit than Olney Theatre Center or should we say holiday spirits? Because were embracing the...
The pre-teen dance team from Liverpool, Ohio is primed for competition, but in Clare Barrons explosive script the stakes are much higher than just a...
Our revolutionary retelling of this Golden Age classic is sure to be the talk of the DMV - and beyond - in the coming season....
A drama about an interracial couple in crisis by local playwriting team Awa Sal Secka and Dani Stoller (Signature's Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes) that...
The Olney Performance Series is a new, year-round program that provides a permanent home on our campus for jazz, cabaret, spoken word, and theatre for...
Part of the Applause Concert SeriesNew Yorker Tommy Albright unexpectedly arrives at mysterious Scottish Highland village of Brigadoon, which only appears for one day every...
Part of the Applause Concert SeriesWeve got magic to do over one special weekend in April! This classic musical about a young man in search...
Be our guest for the holidays as the classic animated story comes to life on the Olney Theatre Mainstage. Its a tale as old as...
Starring Mason Alexander Park as Hedwig! The revolutionary punk-rock sensation comes to Olney Theatre Center. In the crossfire of cold wars and culture wars, Hedwig...
It wouldn't be the holidays without Olney's favorite Christmas tradition. Paul Morellas captivating solo performance of the Dickens classic keeps audiences coming back season after...
The countrys most-produced comedy of 2019 arrives in the DMV courtesy of Olney Theatre Center to open our 2021-22 season! This hilarious sendup of white...
The loss of live theatre was made more poignant at OTC when our production of The Amateurs, a play about making theatre in the midst...
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