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Thursday, November 7, 2019

'A Chorus Line' is back, and you'll enjoy the new spring in its step. by Peter Marks

Signature Theatre revives the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning musical, with energy and heart.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:42PM[SHARE]

Government support for a song? How seven teens won their own piece of the American Dream. by Peter Marks

A National Endowment for the Arts competition rewards high school musical theater songwriters with Broadway-caliber recording sessions.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:18AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

A cool musical where? The autumn season of plays at American Shakespeare Center is a rich one. by Peter Marks

Troupe debuts "The Willard Suitcases," a show that calls forth the ghosts of a shuttered insane asylum.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:18PM[SHARE]

Monday, November 4, 2019

In 'Theory,' a professor lets students say anything they want online. Disaster follows. by Peter Marks

Mosaic Theater stages Norman Yeung's erratic thriller.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54PM[SHARE]

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Signature Theatre will take over the Anthem for a buoyant summer run of 'Mamma Mia!' by Peter Marks

"We want this to be a huge dance party," says Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:12PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Without Michael Bennett's choreography, is it still 'A Chorus Line'? by Peter Marks

Signature Theatre rewrites the road map of a storied Broadway show.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:12PM[SHARE]

Monday, October 28, 2019

A new play asks: Should the Internet let you erase your past bad acts? by Peter Marks

If only "Right to Be Forgotten" at Arena Stage were better at addressing this vital question.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:36PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Read all about it: Why Disney owns the live stage, too by Peter Marks

As the entertainment giant marks 25 years on Broadway, Arena Stage brings back "Newsies."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:36AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

For 'Everybody,' it's not. This riff on 'Everyman' has archness all over it. by Peter Marks

A new era opens at Shakespeare Theatre Company on a minor key.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:33PM[SHARE]

Sunday, October 20, 2019

David Byrne brings his entertaining brain to Broadway in 'American Utopia,' and it's totally dope by Peter Marks

"American Utopia" bathes its audience in a collective cool.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:03PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Ever wondered how China sees America? 'Soft Power' offers amusing ideas. by Peter Marks

David Henry Hwang's musical-in-a-play comes to New York's Public Theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:03AM[SHARE]

Sunday, October 13, 2019

Don't believe it if they claim 'What to Send Up When it Goes Down' isn't for you. It is. by Peter Marks

Courtesy of Woolly Mammoth, a play tallies the toll of racism in contemporary America.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:36PM[SHARE]

Friday, October 11, 2019

You'll groove to the pop hits in this stage revival of 'Footloose.' And nothing else. by Peter Marks

The Kennedy Center's musicals-in-concert series hits a road bump with this 1998 show.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:06PM[SHARE]

Monday, October 7, 2019

Four fine actresses bring order to a world undergoing climate change in Signature's 'Escaped Alone' by Peter Marks

Caryl Churchill's one-act play is expertly staged by Holly Twyford.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:06PM[SHARE]

Sunday, October 6, 2019

'Slave Play' is a funny, scalding, walk along the boundary between black and white in America by Peter Marks

Jeremy O. Harris's seriocomedy will be one of the most talked-about events of the theater season.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:24PM[SHARE]

Friday, October 4, 2019

How the Kennedy Center's theater chief sniffs out Broadway-worthy winners by Peter Marks

Jeffrey Finn embarks on his third season of the popular Broadway Center Stage series with "Footloose."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:54AM[SHARE]

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Revealing the holes in August Wilson's 'Fences' by Peter Marks

Ford's Theatre revives longtime August Wilson crowd-pleaser, but it's talky and lackluster.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:24PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Miranda and company devise raps on the spot. And you're in your happy place. by Peter Marks

Hip-hop improv show "Freestyle Love Supreme" comes to Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:06PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

In 'The Great Society,' history marches numbingly on, and on, and on, and on by Peter Marks

Robert Schenkkan's second Broadway play about LBJ sputters to a disappointing end.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:12PM[SHARE]

Thursday, September 26, 2019

How chill can Broadway get? Lin-Manuel Miranda and company throw down some 'Freestyle Love' to find out. by Peter Marks

The hip-hop improv show has its official opening Oct. 2 at the Booth Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:06PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Mean girls are at home in Ghana, too by Peter Marks

Jocelyn Bioh's 'African Mean Girls Play' launches Round House's renovated theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:03PM[SHARE]

Saturday, September 21, 2019

It's a hard-knock life, but often a funny one, in August Wilson's 'Jitney' at Arena. by Peter Marks

Production directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson reincarnates a Tony-winning 2017 revival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:33PM[SHARE]

Monday, September 16, 2019

This play aims to make you uncomfortable. And that's a good thing. by Peter Marks

Woolly Mammoth Theatre guides Jackie Sibblies Drury's "Fairview" to a sublime D.C. debut.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:48PM[SHARE]

Friday, September 13, 2019

Only in D.C.: Article 1 of the 14th Amendment is an applause line by Peter Marks

Writer-performer Heidi Schreck brings her moving and funny "What the Constitution Means to Me" to the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:54PM[SHARE]

Thursday, September 12, 2019

A bar. An actor. And if you're lucky, a drink. by Peter Marks

Irish-oriented theater company Solas Nua mixes drams and drama in staging "The Smuggler" at a D.C. bar.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:42PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

'Love Sick' strums the strings of passion, but not as dynamically as it could by Peter Marks

Theater J stages Ofra Daniel's song cycle in its East Coast premiere.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:36PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

The Folger turns one of Shakespeare's histories into a problem play by Peter Marks

The classical company stages a lifeless version of "Henry IV, Part 1."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18PM[SHARE]

Monday, September 9, 2019

'Doubt' covered child abuse in the church a decade and a half ago. It's still relevant. by Peter Marks

Studio Theatre handsomely revives John Patrick Shanley's Tony-winning drama.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:54PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

What the Constitution means to Nancy Pelosi and Barbra Streisand, among other Americans by Peter Marks

With Heidi Schreck's popular play coming to the Kennedy Center, some people aren't shy about critiquing the Founding Fathers' work.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:24AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

'Hercules' proves strong enough to lift all of Central Park, but only for a few days by Peter Marks

The Disney-bred musical brings pros and amateurs onstage courtesy of the Public Theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:42PM[SHARE]

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Insanity thrives, giddily, in Signature's 'Assassins' by Peter Marks

The Arlington theater revives one of Stephen Sondheim's most daring musicals.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:24PM[SHARE]

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