It is not often that a singer can enter a stage with a full symphony orchestra playing behind him and hold a sold out crowd of 7,028 people spellbound. This past Saturday evening at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center, Grammy nominated singer/actor Josh Groban did just that while being backed by YOUR Nation…
What did our critic think of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Monumental Theatre?…
Theater fans should run and catch Ronald Rand’s fascinating solo show about Harold Clurman's life and career, which is part of the Logan Festival of Solo Performance at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner, Virginia through August 30.…
Baron Vaughn tells tales of complex family relationships, generational trauma, and breaking that cycle through the way that he parents his own children and manages family life, with just the right amount of comedy. …
The Notebook at The National Theatre remarkably utilizes Allie & Noah’s lifelong love as an emotional smokescreen for the underlying calamity, time. Guided by a sweeping score, the beloved story is somehow even more impactful in musical form.…
One of the best way to celebrate America’s 250th birthday took place at Wolf Trap this past Saturday evening. The concert entitled Gershwin, Bernstein & American Mosaic featured great music from some of our most legendary composers as well as a new piece written by a modern day musical genius. All…
What did our critic think of GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES at Keegan Theatre?…
On the park lawn on a summer’s night you can hear them faintly approaching: Nine singers and musicians, some with protest signs, singing “All You Fascists Bound to Lose,” gaining volume as they approach. …
She bounds on stage in sunglasses, fur and foulard like she’s just taken a Vespa from the Trevi Fountain. The Floria Tosca in Wolf Trap Opera’s stylish new production of Puccini’s classic is fully 20th century woman — an Italian film star of 1970s Rome whose poster hangs alongside those for…
There are certain phrases in life that get me highly excited. When I watch a movie the phrase “Music by John Williams” puts me in a very good place for the duration of that particular film. The phrase “Directed by Steven Spielberg” has the same effect. These two men have a collaboration that…
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A raucous adaptation of Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton’s 1611 play about real-life gender rebel Moll Cutpurse, The Roaring Girl mischievously explores counterculture across eras, gender and class rebellion, and how far we’ll go to be with the ones we love.
After its successful run at 2025 District Fringe, The H Twins, a new play by Hope Campbell Gundlah, returns to DC for its professional premiere, directed by Pinky Swear’s Karen Lange. Identical twins Hilda & Helga are the blonde-haired, blue-eyed ideal- at least according to...
“ You thought you was gonna sing a song about racism and change the world ” – Bones Tambo and Bones find themselves in a fix: they’re trapped in a minstrel show. And it’s damn hard to know what’s real and what’s not. The escape plan? Get famous…cash in…and get even. This...
Join us for a ONE-NIGHT-ONLY concert by composer, rock musician, and playwright STEW STEWART , as we transform our space into an intimate underground cabaret. Stew will perform an hour-long set of his songs, from his early days with Stew & The Negro Problem, to his 2008 Tony...
An exciting new adaptation of The Dragon , a banned 1940s Russian political fairytale by Evgeny Shvarts newly translated and adapted by Jesse Rasmussen ( Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show ) and Yura Kordonsky (Yale School of Drama directing chair), directed by Spooky...
How do you juggle your past, present, and future selves without dropping the ball? In her one-woman autobiographical busking show, trans performer Lucy Eden interweaves circus, humor, poetry, and personal narrative to explore identity, gender, and our capacity for...
Music & Lyrics: Michael Pemberton , Lyrics: Andrea Pemberton , Book: Jesse Rasmussen & Elizabeth Dinkova . Written during the darkest days of Stalin’s reign, and banned for decades, Bulgakov’s “Funny, devilish, brilliant satire”* The Master and Margarita became a literary...
2025 CABARET SERIES : Showcasing talented performers who'll appear in Spooky Action's upcoming rock musical Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show starting March 20, 2025. Spooky Action Theater has transformed its black box space into an underground cabaret with drinks and...
2025 CABARET SERIES : Showcasing talented performers who'll appear in Spooky Action's upcoming rock musical Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show starting March 20, 2025. Spooky Action Theater has transformed its black box space into an underground cabaret with drinks and...
Have you ever considered what crack cocaine might do to the powers of a Greek god? And what would happen if Zeus’ newest offspring was the son of a pastor? This outrageous provocation takes center stage in Christopher T. Hampton’s ingenious contemporary epic. Hera, a goddess...
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Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Misery Aldie Mill Historic Park (8/20-8/30) |
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Stonewall's Bust The Writers Center (10/09-10/25) |
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Round House Theatre (9/09-10/11) |
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7th Street Echo Mosaic Theater Company (3/25-4/18) |
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Body Language The Allan Lefcowitz Theater at The Writer's Center (9/25-9/27) PHOTOS |
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The Last Victorian Washington Stage Guild (11/19-12/13) |
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Hairspray Hylton Performing Arts Center (9/18-9/27) |
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Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (12/04-12/23) |
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Interplay Orchestra presents "Time of Our Lives" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (10/07-10/07) |
