All stories by Nelson Pressley on BroadwayStars

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Hold, please! Tom Story mans the phones in 'Fully Committed' by Nelson Pressley

One man, 90 minutes, 40 roles in a hectic restaurant

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:36PM[SHARE]
Monday, December 12, 2016

No thorns in Synetic's wordless yet enchanting 'Sleeping Beauty' by Nelson Pressley

Paata Tsikurishvili's un-Disney-like production is visually exciting enough for kids.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:18PM[SHARE]
Sunday, December 11, 2016

Hold on " that's Daisy Eagan, back in 'Secret Garden' by Nelson Pressley

The youngest-ever female Tony winner takes on a new role in the D.C. revival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:06AM[SHARE]
Thursday, December 8, 2016

DC Theater Friday: Olde tyme fun in medieval hit at the Folger by Nelson Pressley

"Wicked" flies back into the Kennedy Center, and exit "The Christians."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:06PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 6, 2016

First-rate 'Second Shepherd's Play' tops the Christmas class by Nelson Pressley

The Folger revisits its 2007 medieval hit. Elsewhere, riffs on Dickens and O. Henry falter.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:18PM[SHARE]
Friday, December 2, 2016

For D.C. theaters, ticket buyers may be loyal to a fault by Nelson Pressley

Sharing audiences is the new strategy for Washington stage companies.

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

DC Theater Friday: Festive stages everywhere by Nelson Pressley

And last chance for Ivo van Hove's striking "A View From the Bridge."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

New holiday musical 'Silver Belles' could use a shine by Nelson Pressley

A ghost tries to save her small-town Christmas pageant in the Signature Theatre production.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:54PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 28, 2016

Chicago-launched 'Moby Dick' splashes into Arena Stage by Nelson Pressley

Circus acrobatics and inventive stagecraft create high adventure.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:12PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 25, 2016
Tuesday, November 22, 2016

A spirited 'Secret Garden' blooms at Shakespeare Theatre by Nelson Pressley

Strong cast includes Daisy Eagan, a Tony winner with the 1991 Broadway show.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:42PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 18, 2016

Notes on political theater: The perils of spectacle by Nelson Pressley

Are D.C. theaters finally more willing to take the risk of producing power plays?

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

Fresh off the election, Second City's 'Black Side' is quicker than ever with comebacks by Nelson Pressley

'I have a dream' is now 'I had a nightmare' in the topical new sketch comedy at Woolly.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:24AM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 17, 2016

DC Theater Friday: A buoyant 'Carousel' opens at Arena Stage by Nelson Pressley

Studio's new "Straight White Men" presciently captures post-election angst.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:24PM[SHARE]

Ahoy there! Actors overhead! by Nelson Pressley

Circus skills are on the line in Chicago troupe's "Moby Dick," at Arena Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:18PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Neil Simon still says laugh! in the play 'Broadway Bound' by Nelson Pressley

The nostalgic comedy mostly glides, while, at Solas Nua, 'Little Thing' hits bumps.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:36PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 15, 2016

'Straight White Men' hits a sweet spot " and a nerve " at Studio Theatre by Nelson Pressley

Young Jean Lee's riotous, thoughtful show scrutinizes the once-dominant demographic.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:42PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 11, 2016
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

'Milk Like Sugar' is the cream of this week's crop of class-themed plays by Nelson Pressley

The plots of 'Six Degrees' and 'American Hero,' showing at D.C. area theaters, also probe economic gaps.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:42PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 7, 2016

A breezy Mary leads Olney's 'Poppins' by Nelson Pressley

The Disney-Cameron Mackintosh extravaganza gets a local staging.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:24PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 4, 2016

DC Theater Friday: 'Straight White Men,' 'Tommy' take the stage by Nelson Pressley

Last chance: "Romeo and Juliet," "Beertown" and "The Gulf."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:02PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 31, 2016

'Tommy,' can you hear me? Deaf culture drives a new take on the Who's rock opera by Nelson Pressley

Deaf West Theatre veteran Russell Harvard anchors Open Circle's production of the musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:48PM[SHARE]
Friday, October 28, 2016

D.C. Theater Friday: 'Carousel' and 'Mary Poppins' begin their spins by Nelson Pressley

Closing this weekend: "Angels in America" and Marg Helgenberger in "Little Foxes"

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:24AM[SHARE]
Friday, October 21, 2016

D.C. Theater Friday: Mike Daisey's back with 'Trump Card' at Woolly by Nelson Pressley

Stars power Arena shows, and last chance for 'Curious Incident' at the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:14AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

'Ruthless!' sings but 'Zombie Prom' is D.O.A. by Nelson Pressley

Two 1990s off-Broadway musical spoofs look for an afterlife in D.C.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:03PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 17, 2016
Friday, October 14, 2016

Kathleen Turner returns to Arena in Didion's 'Magical Thinking' by Nelson Pressley

The famous dusky voice delivers a dark, true tale of grief.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:04PM[SHARE]

New staging of 'Tommy' to include Russell Harvard and Monica Lijewski by Nelson Pressley

The cast of Open Circle Theatre's production integrates deaf and disabled performers.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:02PM[SHARE]
Friday, October 7, 2016

The hot play 'Curious Incident' burns almost too brightly at Kennedy Center by Nelson Pressley

This high-tech show illuminates the mind of a teen who has an Asperger's-like condition.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:04PM[SHARE]
Friday, September 30, 2016

'Angels' in Maryland: An epic combination by Nelson Pressley

Two theaters team up to wrestle Tony Kushner's larger-than-life drama to a big stage.

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

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