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Review: NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE at Round House
by Itai Yasur - February 19, 2026
Master illusionist Dendy gives you the gift of a stone in your shoe. See what our critic had to say....
Review: BEOWULF, A RETELLING at Taffety Punk Theatre Company
by Laurie Sara Oliver - February 18, 2026
“So I’ve got a story to tell you. It’s a good one.” Marcus Kyd paces the small stage of the black box theater at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop where the house has been arranged like a comedy club. ...
Review: Scena Theatre's KRAPP'S LAST TAPE a Moving Tribute to Beckett, Mortality
by Andrew White - February 17, 2026
Krapp’s Last Tape is Scena Theatre’s contribution to a mini-Beckett festival that has popped up in our midst this past week, and it’s a poignant reminder of how Beckett foresaw demise—his, ours, everyone’s—with a combination of wry humor, and a resignation that sometimes borders on relie...
Review: CHEZ JOEY at Arena Stage
by David Friscic - February 17, 2026
An embarrassment of theatrical riches, bordering on sensory, stimulating overload, is on display in an exceptionally bold and satisfying reimagining of the very influential musical Pal Joey—now reconceived as Chez Joey. The show still takes place in the 1940’s Chicago music/nightclub scene, but ...
Review: SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK at Creative Cauldron Stage
by Doug Poms - February 16, 2026
What did our critic think of SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK at Creative Caudron Stage?...
Review: TAMBO & BONES at Spooky Action Theater
by Jake Bridges - February 16, 2026
With TAMBO & BONES, Spooky Action Theatre takes on a satirical and biting piece that refuses to play by the rules, whether it be of narrative, of genre, or of comfort. What starts as a minstrel show quickly mutates into a centuries-spanning interrogation of race, capitalism, and the hunger for auton...
Review: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA at GALA Hispanic Theatre
by Jackson Malmgren - February 15, 2026
What did our critic think of THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA at Gala Hispanic Theatre?...
Review: THE WORLD TO COME at Woolly Mammoth
by Pamela Roberts - February 15, 2026
Friendship as Resistance in a Powerful World Premiere - The World to Come, a world-premiere co-production by Woolly Mammoth and Theater J, delivers powerful, honest performances and an intriguing story in an extraordinary, deeply touching production that shouldn’t be missed....
Review: ABT'S THE WINTER'S TALE at Kennedy Center Opera House
by Emily Berger - February 16, 2026
American Ballet Theatre, the country’s great ballet company of theatrical stars and story ballets, returned to DC this week to present Christopher Wheeldon’s retelling of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. A star vehicle with six leading roles, the ballet succeeds in delivering sumptuous danci...
Review: ON BECKETT at Shakespeare Theatre
by Mary Lincer - February 14, 2026
What did our critic think of ON BECKETT at Shakespeare Theatre?...
Past Shows
La Paloma At The Wall
Mar 23 – Mar 31, 2019
La Verbena de la Paloma, the most famous and beloved Spanish zarzuela, is given new life in this bold reimagining set at Friendship Park, on...
Operetta Wonderland: The Magic Of Victor Herbert
Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2018
Escape your troubles and step into the waltz inspired revolutions of one of America's greatest popular composers, Victor Herbert. ?A century ago, audiences delighted in...
Figaro In Four Quartets
Oct 20 – Oct 28, 2018
Experience the story that inspired revolution in the streets, The Marriage of Figaro, re-imagined with the poetry of T.S. Eliot. The themes of Mozart’s most...
Viva VERDI - The Promised End
Sep 8 – Sep 23, 2018
Verdi’s name became the battle-cry of an entire revolution. Verdi and Shakespeare come together in this season-opener, a unique imagining of the Bard’s King Lear,...
All The Things You Are: Jerome Kern
Jan 20 – Feb 4, 2018
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, and you gotta hear your favorite Kern tunes. Come to our cabaret of his stage & screen hits: Smoke...
Jacques Brel: Songs From His World
Nov 4 – Nov 19, 2017
A cabaret of songs by the Belgian master of modern “chanson.” Known for his devastatingly personal, heart-wrenching lyrics, but also for his scathingly sarcastic depiction...
Mozart's The Magic Flute
Sep 23 – Oct 1, 2017
Discover Mozart’s fantastic adventure in opera. In this new English adaptation by Nick Olcott, Prince Tamino sets off to rescue the beautiful daughter of the...
Oberon
Jun 10 – Jun 18, 2017
Carl Maria von Weber’s fairy tale opera gets new life at the In Series! With a story from the same legends that inspired Shakespeare, this...
Don Pasquale
Mar 18 – Mar 26, 2017
This English-language adaptation of the Italian comic opera (by satirist Bari Biern) reimagines the titular stodgy old scrooge as an aging rock star. Terry Eberhardt,...
Irving Berlin: A Simple Melody
Jan 6 – Jan 28, 2017
“There’s No Business Like Show Business,” and no songs like Irving’s songs. Come on and experience the romance, irony and wisdom of so many favorite...
Goyescas
Dec 7 – Dec 18, 2016
The five December performances of Enrique Granados’ one-act opera Goyescas, commemorate the centennial of both the opera’s world premiere and the death of the composer....
Who's The Boss?
Sep 14 – Sep 25, 2016
Now in its 35th year, The In Series opens its season with Who’s The Boss?, a rollicking double bill of short comic opera, pairing Pergolesi’s...
Kabarett & Cabaret
Feb 20 – Feb 7, 2016
The political tide of the 1930’s brought a flood of prolific artists to America. Genius composers: Schoenberg, Eisler, Korngold (The Adventures of Robin Hood), Weill...
Aaron Copland's The Tender Land
Oct 17 – Oct 25, 2015
Aaron Copland’s hauntingly beautiful opera tells the coming-of-age story of a young girl from the Midwest. Originally commissioned by Rodgers & Hammerstein and inspired by...
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