Review: THE MINUTES at Keegan Theatre
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...
Review: I PUT A SPELL ON YOU: NINA SIMONE at Signature Theatre
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...
Review: TRAVESTY at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
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. ...
Review: ONE DESTINY at Ford's Theatre
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....
Review: CHICAGO at the Kennedy Center
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....
Review: GUARDS AT THE TAJ at NextStop Theatre Company
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....