All stories by Nelson Pressley on BroadwayStars

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
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Office sexual politics is ‘What We’re Up Against’ by Nelson Pressley

Theresa Rebeck’s biting comedy gets its D.C. premiere.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:33PM
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

‘Romeo’ at STC review: Alan Paul lays his scene at Fair Verona Fashion Week by Nelson Pressley

A modern ‘Romeo and Juliet’ has trendy costumes and a blood-red set.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:39PM
Friday, September 16, 2016

Edward Albee, Pulitzer-winning playwright of modern masterpieces, dies at 88 by Nelson Pressley

His best-known works include ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ and ‘A Delicate Balance.’

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:30PM
Thursday, September 15, 2016

Finally catching "Catch Me If You Can" (the musical) by Nelson Pressley

Notes on the musical 'Catch Me If You Can' and the rich performance from Julie-Ann Elliott in 'The Other Place'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:12PM

A late D.C. debut for ‘Last Schwartz’ by Nelson Pressley

Deborah Zoe Laufer’s 1999 family comedy rings familiar bells at Theater J.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:18AM
Monday, September 12, 2016

Feeling guilty when the bomb goes off in ‘I Call My Brothers’ by Nelson Pressley

Repercussions of an attack get a grim look at Forum Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:18PM

Michael Kahn on a dreamy ‘Cloud 9’ at Studio Theatre by Nelson Pressley

Caryl Churchill’s early gender-bender ages well in this savvy staging

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:09PM
Wednesday, September 7, 2016

’Tis the (campaign) season for ‘Urinetown’ by Nelson Pressley

The 99% rise up to liberate bathrooms in the 2001 musical spoof

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:08PM
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Storytelling haze shrouds the musical ‘Blackberry Daze’ by Nelson Pressley

The song-and-dance adaptation of Ruth Watson’s novel has an awful lot going on.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:14PM
Thursday, September 1, 2016

Cervantes stalks an impostor in a new drama at GALA by Nelson Pressley

“The Last Quixote,” a world premiere from Spanish playwright, exploits a literary mystery.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:30AM
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Louis Armstrong play ‘Satchmo’ blasts into hot racial turf at Atlas in D.C. by Nelson Pressley

Craig Wallace plays the music legend in a still-topical jazz history show.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:45PM
Friday, August 19, 2016

Getting down-and-dirty to help stage artists who are down and out by Nelson Pressley

Theater meets burlesque in Signature’s fifth annual “Summer Hummer” benefit.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:27PM
Friday, July 29, 2016

The cast changes in ‘Hamilton’ are not like breaking up the band by Nelson Pressley

They’re another way in which the hit musical both bucks and follows Broadway trends.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:14PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Small, radiant new plays in the burbs by Nelson Pressley

Miles apart, “Redder Blood” and “8 Stops” glow with feeling.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:16PM
Monday, July 18, 2016

Gilbert and Sullivan with guitars and beach balls by Nelson Pressley

Operetta is a party in “Mikado” and “Pirates” from Chicago’s Hypocrites.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:09PM
Friday, July 8, 2016

Not your granny’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’ at the Kennedy Center by Nelson Pressley

A new, and gritty, vision for what its producer calls “the most beautiful of my big shows.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:02PM

Blackmail and whimsy on Day 1 of Capital Fringe by Nelson Pressley

A mixed bag from opening night at the Fringe Festival: "Petunia and Chicken" and "Hunt."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:02PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016

Follow the Fringe: Festival is still in Trinidad, and also back downtown by Nelson Pressley

And still an unpredictable 100-plus acts over three weeks.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:46PM
Friday, July 1, 2016

The gorgeous songs of ‘Madison County’ by Nelson Pressley

The well-tuned “Bridges” musical is better than the soapy book and movie. But still . . .

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:46PM
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Kid goes missing and family freaks (gently) in Theater J play by Nelson Pressley

Pained yet wry “Another Way Home” from “Photograph 51” writer Anna Ziegler.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:58PM
Monday, June 27, 2016

Downscaled ‘Evita’ finds new ways to shine by Nelson Pressley

Celebrity and power are framed by decay at Olney.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:31PM
Sunday, June 26, 2016

Second City puts sting in ‘Almost Accurate Guide to America’ by Nelson Pressley

New comedy at Kennedy Center flings zingers at Trump, Clinton and D.C.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:52PM
Friday, June 24, 2016

Body of work: Transgender director returns to Olney Theater Center with ‘Evita’ by Nelson Pressley

Will Davis embraces the known and the unknown, in his life and in his art.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:38PM
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

The new farce ‘The Good Devil’ presents a banana peel of a plot by Nelson Pressley

A ‘no talking onstage’ law in 17th-century France gets flouted in this WSC Avant Bard production.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:49PM
Thursday, June 16, 2016

‘Kinky Boots’ at Kennedy Center struts, kicks and empowers — just by the book by Nelson Pressley

The magical drag queen strikes again in this Broadway adaptation with a Cyndi Lauper score.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:32PM
Sunday, June 12, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda gives heartfelt Tonys speech as 'Hamilton' stays on track for record night by Nelson Pressley

Among Miranda's triumphs is his grace: He's a great ambassador for the theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:02PM
Friday, June 10, 2016

‘You want to do it? Do it’: Keith Parker’s freewheeling legacy at Source Theatre by Nelson Pressley

Amid change, Source’s summer fest keeps the late literary manager’s open experimenting.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:30PM
Thursday, June 9, 2016

The tale of the tight Tony ticket by Nelson Pressley

Sunday's ceremony will be in the smaller Beacon Theatre, with no tickets made available to the public.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:43PM
Monday, June 6, 2016

New Brunstetter play and ‘Floyd Collins,’ looking for wings by Nelson Pressley

An appealing drama and a daunting musical grapple with mortality.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:44PM
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Alzheimer’s gets a warm face in ‘Blackberry Winter’ by Forum Theatre by Nelson Pressley

Holly Twyford stars as a woman whose mother lives with dementia in a Steve Yockey play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:49PM

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