Enter an abandoned (and possibly haunted) tavern in Sleepy Hollow for this haunting and humorous autumn treat. Rediscover the timeless legend of the headless horseman in author Washington Irving ’s ghoulishly funny cautionary tale of overconfident schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and...
Two failed British antique dealers, partners in both business and in life, unbelievably inherit the world's oldest person – AND try to monetize her. Soon questions surface regarding the woman’s true provenance (and age), and the dealers turn on each other. But then the tables...
This taut, award-winning adaptation of Dostoyevsky's literary masterpiece delves into the mind of troubled student Raskolnikov – emboldened to commit a horrible crime, believing himself superior and above the law. Campbell and Columbus force us to have a "conversation on the...
A rarity from the pen of George Bernard Shaw, his very free adaptation of a juicy German potboiler. As a mea culpa for having an affair with his wife, Jitta’s lover (her husband’s colleague) asks that her husband take possession of his final book and publish it under his own...
Merrily We Roll Along tackles these behemoth existentialisms at a granular level in the lives of three old friends. It’s one of those shows that leaves you with something to ponder for days after the lights come up. In Signature Theatre’s hands, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s masterpiece …
Freddie: A Girl (now being presented by the Taffety Punk Theatre Company) is a triumph of theatrical form over content. The subject of resistance fighters against the Nazis in World War II is obviously a fraught and very serious business especially in these polarized times-- but Director Lise Brunea…
Diana Gitelman brings her one-person show to the Logan Festival of Solo Performance. See what our critic had to say.…
If you’ve ever wondered what it may be like to party with the Brontё sisters, get ready to sip on a lot of cordials, margaritas, and rosè and experience an evening like no other at Nu Sass Productions’ Brontё Sister House Party.…
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…
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A 2018 hit at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Gregorys play portrays the determination of a totalitarian regime to erase history, and the tragic effect that has on a man who can forget nothing. Based on a true story, a man with a photographic memory finds himself and...
A 2018 hit at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Gregorys play portrays the determination of a totalitarian regime to erase history, and the tragic effect that has on a man who can forget nothing. Based on a true story, a man with a photographic memory finds himself and...
Two of Shaws greatest women clash as Mrs. Warren and her daughter Vivie struggle to connect in light of their very different views on women, morality, and business. Shaws play was considered explosive when it premiered in 1905, drawing ire from the Lord Chamberlains office for...
an eye-opening account of two very unexpected friends and their influence on each other through the decades. Their unlikely friendship began when aspiring writer Samuel Beckett, an Irish expatriate in France, gave young Andre Roussimoff (whose remarkable size made him the object...
The great South African playwrights meditation on education and its role in the struggle for justice, along with its sad limits in a culture of oppression and bigotry. In an Eastern Cape Karoo town in South Africa in 1984, devoted teacher Mr. M seeks to provide a future for his...
A glimpse into the private life of George Bernard Shaw! At the turn of the 20th century, G. B. Shaw was establishing his place among the world's greatest playwrights. One of the actresses in the London theatre at the time was a woman whose career woud last for decades and would...
How He Lied to Her Husband by George Bernard Shaw, set in a London drawing room, is a witty look at the love triangle, as only Shaw could envision it and is said to have been written by GBS in a matter of a few days. The play has often been interpreted as a kind of satirical...
“I am Prime Minister for the same reason that all Prime Ministers have been Prime Ministers: because I am good for nothing else.” Government in gridlock! Parties refusing to compromise! A charismatic leader ruling as much by personal appeal as by principles! No, not the present...
“What J. Edgar doesn’t know won’t hurt him.” “Hoover knows everything. He’s like Santa.” A madcap, irreverent farce of spy versus counter-spy, set in the cold war and involving everything from the H-Bomb to the FBI to Joseph McCarthy’s daughter! Irreverent and hilarious, and by...
“The child who doubts about Santa Claus has insomnia. The child who believes has a good night's rest.” A brilliantly witty story of faith versus reason. Chesterton, the master of paradox and author of the famed Father Brown mystery stories, presents the dire consequences of...
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GARBO: EL ACTOR QUE SAVÓ AL MUNDO (Garbo: The Actor Who Saved The World) GALA Hispanic Theatre (9/03-9/27) |
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Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Stonewall's Bust The Writers Center (10/09-10/25) |
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Measure for Measure Folger Shakespeare Library (9/22-11/01) |
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Crime & Punishment Washington Stage Guild (1/28-2/21) |
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Grand Kyiv Ballet presents "The Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (11/18-11/18) |
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Murder at the Mansion presents "Funeral for a Gangster" Glenview Mansion (11/06-11/08) |
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BAD KREYÒL Mosaic Theater Company (5/20-6/13) |
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Natural History Mosaic Theater Company (1/21-2/07) |
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Brontë Sister House Party Van Ness Main Street (8/14-9/12) |
