The new musical "If/Then" at the National Theatre isn't only a pre-Broadway tryout, that now-rare specimen of a new show alighting in Washington on a circuit that often included New Haven, Boston, and Detroit. Even rarer: it's a world premiere.Here is a list of other notable firsts at the National, including reports from critics who wrote immediately after the show ended in the old days so the reviews could make the …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:31AM on November 1, 2013