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The playwright explains why the language of zombies is an excellent way to say something about the joys and challenges of being alive. By AMANDA ZEITLER
The production at the ARTfactory prompts us to ponder Sartre’s unsettling questions about our existence. By LAURIE SARA OLIVER
The local horror writer pens and produces a new play about our fascination with the undead. By BOB BARTLETT
This razor-sharp regional production finds the humanity in monsters — and never once loses its edge. By NATASHA PARNIAN
Fine acting, writing, and direction, all thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining. By ARNOLD SALTZMAN
Bringing suspense and comedy in equal measure, the performers earn gasps of terror and screams of delight from audiences of all ages. By MARY CAMPBELL
Signature Theatre’s resident stage manager answers the question ‘But what does a stage manager actually do?’ By KERRY EPSTEIN
The theater for young aspiring professionals presents fun character moments in this horror/comedy musical but struggles with fundamentals. By RICHARD TARBOX
The movie has everything a fan could want. But are professionally filmed stage musicals the future we need? By KENNY NEAL
This 25th-anniversary production has been staged with unparalleled excellence and reaches new heights of entertainment. By MATT MOORE
‘The Rocky Horror Show’ will be a fully immersive theatrical event that blurs the line between audience and performer. By CARSON COLLINS
The performers bring tremendous heart and personality to their characters — and you grow attached to them throughout the show. By JAKE C. SCHWARTZ
A charming puppet show skewers a roster of social norms with razor-sharp humor and creative artistry. By KENNY NEAL
Each skit gets sillier than the last, so that by the end, it feels like a sleepover party of punch-drunk teenagers. By LAURIE SARA OLIVER
An entertaining new work about the legendary comedy team Nichols and May, as well as an in-depth look at the discrimination women experience. By ARNOLD SALTZMAN
Playwright, director, and festival producer weigh in on one of the most anticipated shows in the 2026 Contemporary American Theatre Festival. By ARNOLD SALTZMAN
By Elisa Mattingly Have you ever wondered how difficult it is to put on a community theatre production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol?" "The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen…
by Devon Smith Dark Horse Theatre Company's production of Yasmina Reza's Tony-winning play, "God of Carnage," is a welcome reminder of how swiftly bourgeois civility can collapse under the w…
The North American Tour of "Mean Girls" has returned to the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. where it had its 2017 pre-Broadway run. (Read our review here.) The show, based on the 2004 h…
On Monday, June 10, 2024, students, parents, teachers, and friends gathered at the Kennedy Center to recognize and celebrate high school theatre and journalism in the DC Metro area (which in…
The third-annual entertainment is creatively and technically excellent. By ERIC COLCHAMIRO
An appeal to Kennedy Center to resurrect the annual new play festival, from a playwright whose work got a boost at this vital event. By PATRICK FLYNN
The charming Disney musical about a mom-and-daughter life swap captures the heart of audiences.
"Music from the Studio Ghibli Films" featured animations from the works of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli, with their accompanying soundtracks conducted by the composer J…
A tour-de-force of turning tragedy into comedy.
