Washington, DC Theater Reviews Page 2

Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Ford's Theatre
by Pamela Roberts - March 21, 2024

Horrors! Ford’s Little Shop disappoints. Little Shop of Horrors is a cult favorite with catchy score of rock and doo-wop tunes. But the latest version at Ford’s Theatre underwhelms. The fun has run out. ...

Review: Round House Theatre's SPRING BREAK A Testament to Youthful Ingenuity
by Andrew White - March 20, 2024

For family and friends who gathered at Round House Theatre to watch the latest crop of high school talent working on and offstage in Joe Calarco’s Spring Break, it was a chance to cheer on young people who have worked hard to create a compelling afternoon’s entertainment, both visually inventive and...

Review: SCHOOL GIRLS; OR: THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY at NextStop Theatre Company
by Jake Bridges - March 18, 2024

What did our critic think of SCHOOL GIRLS; OR: THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY at NextStop Theatre Company?...

Review: AT THE WEDDING at Studio Theatre
by Dara Homer - March 18, 2024

At the Wedding is a comedy with tragedy sprinkled in like celebratory confetti that proves difficult to clean up once dispersed. It tries to squeeze in a lot of different ideas, tones, and resonances into barely over an hour. Not all of it lands, but there are seriously funny moments mixed in with t...

Review: MIGRAAAAANTS OR: THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS DAMN BOAT! at ExPats Theatre
by Mary Lincer - March 17, 2024

What did our critic think of MIGRAAAAANTS OR: THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS DAMN BOAT! at ExPats Theatre?...

Review: SYMPHONY SWING! AN EVENING OF DUKE ELLINGTON at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - March 16, 2024

The American musical giant Duke Ellington wrote more than 1,000 compositions in his long career, and to mark the 125th anniversary of his birth in his native city, The Kennedy Center is determined to celebrate a lot of them. ...

Review: COMPANY at Kennedy Center
by Shelby Tyler - March 15, 2024

Phone rings, door chimes, in comes a dazzling reimagined production of Stephen Sondheim’s and George Furth’s classic, COMPANY, to the Kennedy Center stage....

Review: PENELOPE at Signature Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - March 15, 2024

Signature’s production of 'Penelope' insists that Odysseus’ wife “has some things she wants to say.” If only she would....

Review: SONGBIRD at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - March 12, 2024

There’s an awful lot of death in opera, Timothy O’Leary, the general director of Washington National Opera, lamented on a recent opening night. And those plentiful tragedies are also often further burdened with overbearing scores, turgid storylines, super-large casts and strident if not shrill perfo...

Review: QUIJOTE Y SANCHO PANZA, NUEVAS ANDANZAS at GALA Hispanic Theatre
by Jackson Malmgren - March 12, 2024

What did our critic think of QUIJOTE Y SANCHO PANZA, NUEVAS ANDANZAS AT Gala Hispanic Theatre at GALA Hispanic Theatre? The performance is a condensed retelling of ‘Don Quixote’ fitted for young audiences. Don Quijote (Alex Lopéz) is a man whose insatiable love for stories and books on chivalry has...

Review: AVAAZ at Olney Theatre Center
by Itai Yasur - March 11, 2024

Olney Theatre Center's AVAAZ charts one woman's journey from Tehran to 'Tehran-geles,' singing a bombastic song of freedom all the way....

Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at the National Theatre
by Jackson Malmgren - March 07, 2024

What did our critic think of REVIEW: THE BOOK OF MORMON AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE at National Theatre? THE BOOK OF MORMON at the National Theatre is one of the most amazing performances of the season. This uproariously funny show is flippant and fantastic....

Review: CORIOLANUS at Avant Bard
by Roger Catlin - March 06, 2024

The historical Coriolanus, if he existed at all, was Rome’s most fearsome fighter, trained as a child, excelling as a warrior-leader and able to conquer whole other cities sometimes single-handedly. Even so, James Finley, who portrays the title character in Shakespeare’s tragedy in an eye-opening co...

Review: PEQUEÑAS INFIDELIDADES (LITTLE INFIDELITIES) at Teatro De La Luna
by Roger Catlin - March 05, 2024

“Pequeñas Infidelidades (Little Infidelidades),” the latest production at the tiny Teatro de La Luna on Georgia Avenue, is a nifty two-hander in which a couple seems to accidentally meet after years apart. Through their banter and barbs we eventually learn the truth behind their past union, their in...

Review: THROUGH THE SUNKEN LANDS at The Kennedy Center
by Tavish Young - March 03, 2024

What did our critic think of THROUGH THE SUNKEN LANDS at The Kennedy Center?...

Review: GRUPO CORPO at Kennedy Center
by Michela Dwyer - March 02, 2024

What did our critic think of GRUPO CORPO at Kennedy Center?...

Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Pamela Roberts - March 01, 2024

The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Arin Arbus at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, is an extraordinary feat of storytelling. It is simultaneously epic and spare. With just three actors it unfolds the captivating and intimate story of one immigrant family that evolves its company, navigates pious lives, ...

Review: An Intimate Evening with David Foster and Katharine McPhee at the Kennedy Center
by Hannah R. Wing - February 27, 2024

Foster breaks out songs from his rolodex of hits and shares the stage with friends (and family) on the Kennedy Center stop of his tour of An Intimate Evening with David Foster and Katharine McPhee....

Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center
by Michela Dwyer - February 24, 2024

What did our critic think of AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center?...

Review: TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS at Arena Stage
by Itai Yasur - February 24, 2024

TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS, Arena Stage's latest Power Play premiere, champions the under-appreciated, local historical figure Anna J. Cooper: mother of Black feminism, brilliant educator, and embattled teacher/principal at DC's M Street High School....

Review: WHERE WE BELONG at Folger Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - February 23, 2024

'Where We Belong' is a beautiful production, with a gorgeous script and an entrancing quality that can be attributed to the best of theatrical experiences. It shares some hard truths, some heart-wrenching moments and realizations, and challenges perspectives, but the love and care that shines throug...

Review: DESPERATE MEASURES at Constellation Theatre
by Jake Bridges - February 22, 2024

DESPERATE MEASURES, now playing at DC’s Constellation Theatre, takes Shakespeare’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE, adds a slew of songs, and reimagines the story in America’s Western territory of present-day Arizona in the late 1890s. ...

Review: CINDERELLA: A SALSA FAIRY TALE at Imagination Stage
by Tavish Young - February 19, 2024

Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale is loud, bouncy, and bilingual. The show is part of Imagination Stage's 'Greatest Hits' season, as it was originally commissioned and produced at Imagination in 2003. ...

Review: THE WASHINGTON BALLET: JAZZ ICONS - A FINE ROMANCE at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - February 19, 2024

The dance school choices for students, I recall, were ballet and jazz tap. Ne’er the twain shall meet, as Kipling said of the east and west. ...

Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD at Kennedy Center
by Ken Kemp - February 18, 2024

Classic Motown music and a riveting story make for a great evening of entertainment....