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1529 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
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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....

Review: YOUNG JOHN LEWIS: PRODIGY OF PROTEST at Mosaic Theater Company


by Jake Bridges - March 30, 2026

What did our critic think of YOUNG JOHN LEWIS: PRODIGY OF PROTEST at Mosaic Theater Company?...

Review: EDDIE IZZARD IN HAMLET at Shakespeare Theatre Company


by Itai Yasur - March 30, 2026

Eddie Izzard puts on a bravura performance as Hamlet, and every other character, in her one-person take on Shakespeare's greatest. See what our critic had to say....

Review: THE CRUCIBLE at Lisner Auditorium


by Laurie Sara Oliver - March 24, 2026

What did our critic think of THE CRUCIBLE at Lisner Auditorium?...

Review: Kari Jobe Carnes and Cody Carnes at Kennedy Center


by Elliot Lanes - March 24, 2026

Being married to someone that was raised Christian and myself being raised Jewish I never thought that Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) would be something that I would ever enjoy. Over our fifteen plus years of marriage (so far) my wife has introduced me to the likes and talents of such artists in...

Review: APPROPRIATE at Olney Theatre Center


by Jake Bridges - March 23, 2026

I like to cook. It’s been one of my hobbies most of my adult life, and I’ve grown a lot in my skill over the years with much practice. My wife often lovingly teases me about all the space my cooking instruments take up in our kitchen storage spaces. Like most things, there’s been quite a bit o...

Review: I'M HERE: BLACK BROADWAY at Signature Theatre


by Elliot Lanes - March 23, 2026

Besides being the premiere theatre for musicals in the DMV, Signature Theatre also has a highly successful cabaret series. For many years the series has highlighted all genres of music featuring top flight talent....

Review: HAMNET at Shakespeare Theatre Company


by Roger Catlin - March 23, 2026

It’s a little surprising that in 40 years, that a production from the Royal Shakespeare Company has never before visited Washington’s Shakespeare Theatre Company (though the opposite is true — a Shakespeare Theater Company production of “Love’s Labor’s Lost” played Stratford-upon-Avon ...

Past Shows

Eureka Day
Mar 11 – Apr 5, 2026

The Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California, is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, acceptance, social justice. In weekly meetings Eureka Day’s five board members...

Chanukah in the Dark
Chanukah in the Dark
Dec 6 – Dec 21, 2025

When the lights go out during Chanukah, Max and family begin sharing songs, stories, and traditions – only to discover the lights they needed and...

An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People
Oct 29 – Nov 23, 2025

Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding Adaptation and recent Broadway sensation, Amy Herzog’s work unearths the relevance of Ibsen’s tale for our time, weighing the...

The Berlin Diaries
The Berlin Diaries
Jun 4 – Jun 29, 2025

Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz opens the pages of her great-grandfather’s journal to discover a previously unknown genealogy in The Berlin Diaries. How do you...

Your Name Means Dream
Your Name Means Dream
Mar 12 – Apr 6, 2025

Internationally acclaimed playwright José Rivera directs his profoundly intimate tragicomedy that asks what it means to be human as we embrace the technology of our future – and it embraces us....

Out of Character
Out of Character
Jan 8 – Jan 26, 2025

A Berkeley Rep Production co-presented by Theater J and Mosaic Theater Company of DC.Tony Award-winner Ari’el Stachel’s one-man show brings to life a full ensemble...

Out of Character
Out of Character
Jan 8 – Jan 26, 2025

Tony Award-winner Ari’el Stachel’s one-man show Out of Character brings to life a full ensemble of characters from his past, illuminating what it means to...

One Jewish Boy
Jun 7 – Jul 2, 2023

In this bittersweet, sophisticated and quick-fire new British comedy about antisemitism, Jesse, a nice Jewish boy, falls in love with Alex, a nice mixed-race girl....

Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities
Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities
Jun 9 – Jul 3, 2022

FIRES IN THE MIRROR: Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and Other Identities JUNE 9-JULY 3, 2022 Conceived, Written, and Originally Performed by Anna Deavere Smith Co-Directed by...

Nathan the Wise
Nathan the Wise
Mar 16 – Apr 10, 2022

NATHAN THE WISEMARCH 16-APRIL 10, 2022Written by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Adapted by Michael Bloom Directed by Adam ImmerwahrProduced in Association with Folger TheatreAN 18TH-CENTURY SHAKESPEAREAN...

Compulsion or the House Behind
Compulsion or the House Behind
Jan 26 – Feb 20, 2022

COMPULSION OR THE HOUSE BEHIND JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 20, 2022 Written by Rinne B. Groff Directed by Johanna Gruenhut Starring Kimberly Gilbert, Marcus Kyd, and Paul...

The Kinsey Sicks' Oy Vey in a Manger
The Kinsey Sicks' Oy Vey in a Manger
Dec 17 – Dec 25, 2021

The Kinsey Sicks OY VEY IN A MANGERDECEMBER 17-DECEMBER 25, 2021The Kinsey Sicks are back! Full of their signature panache and perfect harmonies, these chicks...

Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie
Nov 10 – Dec 5, 2021

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIENOVEMBER 10-DECEMBER 5, 2021Written by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch AlbomBased on the book by Mitch AlbomDirected by Jenna PlaceStarring Michael Russotto and Cody...

Becoming Dr. Ruth
Becoming Dr. Ruth
Sep 30 – Oct 24, 2021

Becoming Dr. RuthBy Mark St. GermainDirected by Holly TwyfordStarring Naomi JacobsonAMERICAS FAVORITE SEX THERAPIST RETURNS!Dont miss the return of this triumphant and life-affirming story of...

ABOMINATION
ABOMINATION
Dec 17

In the early 2000s, Naftali, Dov, and Yitzithree queer, closeted, ultra-Orthodox Jewsfind one another in an internet chat room. As their friendships deepen, their mutual...

Brighton Beach Memoirs
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Apr 9 – May 7, 2017

Coming of age may not be easy—but it sure can be hilarious. Eugene Morris Jerome is 15, lives in 1930’s Brooklyn and thinks of little...

The Hampton Years
May 29 – Jun 30, 2013

Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater: - Jacqueline E. Lawton; dir: Shirley Serotsky....

Andy and the Shadows
Apr 3 – Apr 28, 2013

Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater: - Ari Roth; dir: Daniella Topol....

Race
Feb 6 – Mar 17, 2013

Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater: - David Mamet; dir: John Vreeke....

Boged: An Enemy of the People
Jan 12 – Feb 3, 2013

- Nir Erez, Boaz Gaon; dir: Joseph Megel....

Apples from The Desert
Dec 15 – Jan 6, 2013

Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater: - Savyon Liebrecht; dir: Johanna Gruenhut....

The History of Invulnerability
Jun 6 – Jul 8, 2012

Superman—the man of steel—is invulnerable. Jerry Siegel, the creator of Superman, was exceedingly vulnerable. Siegel was one of many Jews who created the cartoon superheroes...

The Whipping Man
Apr 18 – May 20, 2012
The Religion Thing
Jan 4 – Jan 29, 2012
After The Fall
Oct 26 – Nov 27, 2011
Imagining Madoff
Aug 31 – Sep 25, 2011

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