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Thursday, September 14, 2017

DC Theater Friday: Robin De Jesús drives Olney's 'Heights' by Nelson Pressley

The 1958 'The Arsonists' becomes a Trump era parable.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:04PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 13, 2017

'Heidi Chronicles' and 'M. Butterfly' bring back the '80s by Nelson Pressley

Two big plays are rendered with too small strokes at Everyman Theatre and Rep Stage.

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

'The Arsonists' at Woolly dramatizes the modern world on fire by Nelson Pressley

Max Frisch's 1958 drama echoes 2017 headlines.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:42PM[SHARE]
Friday, September 8, 2017

Production manager Josh Escajeda solves Studio Theatre's backstage puzzle by Nelson Pressley

How to juggle four stages, nine shows and an acting conservatory.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:42PM[SHARE]

Will Tina Fey's 'Mean Girls' rule onstage? by Nelson Pressley

Fall theater highlights range from a Broadway tryout to a Trump satire.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:42PM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 7, 2017

DC Theater Friday: From "In the Heights" to "Skeleton Crew" by Nelson Pressley

Broadway vets join local talent in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical at Olney.

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

Finding authentic voices for Miranda's 'In the Heights' by Nelson Pressley

Broadway's Robin de Jesús heads a cast of New York veterans and D.C. talent.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:12PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Shakespeare's 'Caesar' and Gaiman's 'Neverwhere' miss big by Nelson Pressley

Two epics are on rocky ground at the Atlas.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:12PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 31, 2017

DC Theater Friday: The theater season kicks off by Nelson Pressley

Send in the clowns: "A Little Night Music" takes the early lead.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:48PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Jon Kalbfleisch tunes up 'A Little Night Music' by Nelson Pressley

The production's music director has kept Signature Theatre shows sharp since 1991.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:48PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

'Whipping, or the Football Hamlet' scores political points by Nelson Pressley

An absurdist show blends sports and Shakespeare, stage and screen.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:36PM[SHARE]
Friday, August 11, 2017
Thursday, August 10, 2017

DC Theater Friday: 'Night Music' and Summer Hummer by Nelson Pressley

Sondheim and the annual fundraiser at Signature highlight the month.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:48PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 3, 2017

DC Theater Friday: 'King and I' cruises at Kennedy Center by Nelson Pressley

Closing this weekend: 'An Octoroon' and 'Cabaret.'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:06PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 27, 2017

DC Theater Friday: Scalia v. 'Thurgood' in two Supreme Court dramas by Nelson Pressley

Deluxe 'King and I' is an eyeful at Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:04PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Finding theater at the city's edges: Three shows off the beaten path of D.C. stages by Nelson Pressley

From "Lady Day" to a Carly Mensch play, troupes nest where they can.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:36PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 24, 2017

'Thurgood' serves Justice Marshall in George Stevens Jr. tribute drama by Nelson Pressley

Brian Anthony Wilson plays Marshall in a show that distills the legend.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:04PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 20, 2017

DC Theater Friday: 'Bon Voyage!,' 'King and I,' et cetera by Nelson Pressley

The Capital Fringe and Shepherdstown festivals continue.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:42PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 19, 2017

2008's 'Wig Out!,' from one of the writers of 'Moonlight,' sashays into Studio Theatre by Nelson Pressley

The show directed by Kent Gash puts you up close to the high drama of the drag balls.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:42PM[SHARE]
Sunday, July 16, 2017

Gero still rules as Scalia in 'The Originalist' by Nelson Pressley

John Strand's hit comic drama returns to Arena Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:42PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 13, 2017

Sam Mendes's 'Cabaret' icy and not much fun at the Kennedy Center by Nelson Pressley

Hell freezes over in Roundabout Theatre's in-your-face staging.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:42PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 10, 2017

'Happiest Place' sadly ponders Disneyland by Nelson Pressley

A grieving 1950s family seeks solace at the amusement park.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:12PM[SHARE]
Sunday, July 9, 2017

Fringe Festival's early returns: Politics in the lead by Nelson Pressley

Anything goes in the festival. So far, that goes double for topical issues.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:12PM[SHARE]
Friday, July 7, 2017

What we hate about intermissions by Nelson Pressley

Washington Post critics and writers on why these 20 minutes can be a test of endurance.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:12AM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 6, 2017

The young guns of 'The Sound of Music' by Nelson Pressley

Meet the magnificent seven playing the von Trapp kids.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:48PM[SHARE]

DC Theater Friday: Capital Fringe time by Nelson Pressley

The annual summer festival kicks in downtown.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:12PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 29, 2017

Why artists become activists: It's not only the election by Nelson Pressley

Black Lives Matter, Occupy, gun control and more are all fodder for directors, musicians and choreographers.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:42PM[SHARE]

DC Theater Friday: Second City satire and Olney's 'My Fair Lady' by Nelson Pressley

The Sizzlin' Summer Nights cabaret series returns to Signature Theatre.

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

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