All stories by Nelson Pressley on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Best of theater 2018: Distinguished visitors and hometown heroes by Nelson Pressley

Touring productions and local standouts that illuminated Washington stages.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:06PM
Thursday, November 29, 2018

‘Barber Shop Chronicles’ eavesdrops on men getting haircuts by Nelson Pressley

The insightful U.K. import at the Kennedy Center cuts across borders — from Britain to Africa.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:54PM
Thursday, November 22, 2018

‘The Choir of Man’ invites you into a pub for a sticky singalong by Nelson Pressley

Energetic and exciting are not the same things.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:12AM
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Monday, November 19, 2018

Metzler’s comic ‘Cry It Out’ sings the new-parent blues by Nelson Pressley

The play at Studio Theatre gets serious about the challenges, especially for women.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:06PM

Theater Alliance names Raymond Caldwell as new artistic director by Nelson Pressley

Colin Hovde, who has run the company since 2011, steps away.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:48PM
Saturday, November 17, 2018

‘Elf the Musical’ is the holiday gift you’d love to exchange for something better by Nelson Pressley

The Olney Theatre Center show lacks originality and spirit.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:18AM
Thursday, November 15, 2018

Want to get away? ‘Anything Goes’ sails into silly high seas by Nelson Pressley

Arena Stage revives the Cole Porter classic.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:18PM
Monday, November 12, 2018

The hippies are back in Shaina Taub’s musical ‘As You Like It’ by Nelson Pressley

Oscar Wilde’s “A Woman of No Importance” benefits from an all-female cast.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:06PM
Friday, November 2, 2018
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

In two new stage fantasies, a myth and a miss by Nelson Pressley

The winner, “Sing to Me Now,” features a muse with the blues.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:42PM
Monday, October 29, 2018

When blood and guts aren’t enough, even for a pair of tragedies by Nelson Pressley

Brave Spirits Theatre takes on “The Duchess of Malfi” and “The Changeling.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:18PM
Sunday, October 28, 2018

A new play and a vintage satire reflect factional frenzy by Nelson Pressley

Politics invades a living room in ‘Blight,’ and Dario Fo’s ‘Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay!’ is revived.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:12PM
Friday, October 26, 2018

The creators of the ‘Beetlejuice’ musical ‘tried to run toward Burton’ visually by Nelson Pressley

Alex Timbers and David Korins offer a sneak peek at the set of their new Broadway-bound show.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:54AM
Tuesday, October 23, 2018

‘Actually’ anatomizes a he said/she said case of campus sexual assault by Nelson Pressley

Anna Ziegler’s Title IX drama arrives in Theater J’s show at Arena Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:04PM
Thursday, October 18, 2018

If you go to the play ‘The Fever,’ you’ll be part of the act, but ‘nothing is embarrassing’ by Nelson Pressley

The troupe 600 Highwaymen brings the experimental show about the human bond to Woolly Mammoth.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:36AM
Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Paula Vogel’s ‘How I Learned to Drive’ steers into the #MeToo era by Nelson Pressley

The 1997 Pulitzer winner’s depiction of abuse has not dulled.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:06PM
Monday, October 15, 2018

Two dramas on immigration and art emphasize the art by Nelson Pressley

‘New Guidelines for Peaceful Times’ at Spooky Action freshens an old interrogation model.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:42PM
Friday, October 5, 2018

History meets mystery in Arlitia Jones’s slightly spooky drama ‘Summerland’ by Nelson Pressley

The Washington Stage Guild production, in the intimate Undercroft Theatre, jolts your senses.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:04PM
Tuesday, October 2, 2018

A Greek-set ‘Comedy of Errors’ adds songs to the slapstick by Nelson Pressley

‘Camelot’ director Alan Paul tries his hand at Shakespeare’s early farce.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:06PM
Monday, October 1, 2018

The British political comedy ‘Labour of Love’ translates well in its U.S. debut by Nelson Pressley

The terrain looks familiar in a rom-com that goes from Blair to Brexit.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54PM
Friday, September 28, 2018

How are Washington theaters doing when it comes to producing plays by women? by Nelson Pressley

Four of 10 works this season are by female playwrights. That’s better than ever, but parity should be the goal.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:06AM
Thursday, September 27, 2018

The moralizing 1946 comedy ‘Born Yesterday’ is not dead yet by Nelson Pressley

As the show on democratic principles opens at Ford’s Theatre, good luck leaving politics at the door.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:42PM

The funny hit play ‘Labour of Love’ takes British party politics seriously by Nelson Pressley

The London smash by James Graham is making its U.S. debut at Olney Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:36AM
Wednesday, September 26, 2018

John Strand’s political comedy ‘Lincolnesque’ returns to Keegan Theatre by Nelson Pressley

An earlier look at angry speech from the author of “The Originalist.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:48PM
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Motherhood isn’t all it’s cracked up to be in ‘Pramkicker’ by Nelson Pressley

Sadie Hasler’s bruising comedy takes an irreverent point of view.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:06PM
Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Putin for laughs and a random shooting for tears in two topical shows by Nelson Pressley

The Putin piece is absurd, while a mass violence incident sends a playwright toward ancient Greek models.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:18PM
Monday, September 17, 2018

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ writer Levenson’s new epic probes Jewish identity by Nelson Pressley

Middle East politics and deep secrets strain a D.C. family.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:48PM
Sunday, September 16, 2018

‘Turn Me Loose’ pays homage to Dick Gregory by Nelson Pressley

Arena Stage revives the late comic’s style.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:04PM
Thursday, September 13, 2018

I’ve been covering D.C. theater for roughly 20 years. Here’s why Signature is my favorite. by Nelson Pressley

Shirlington troupe gets extra points for being user-friendly and producing musicals better than the rest.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:32AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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