All stories by Peter Marks on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Musical version of 'Beetlejuice' to debut at D.C.'s National Theatre by Peter Marks

Alex Timbers, who shepherded "Here Lies Love" and "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" directs.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:54AM
Monday, March 26, 2018

‘Translations’ is a deep dive into Ireland’s love of language  by Peter Marks

Brian Friel’s 1980 play gets a rare, and good, revival at Studio Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PM
Sunday, March 25, 2018

Forget ‘important.’ ‘Angels in America’ is brilliantly entertaining. by Peter Marks

With Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane, Tony Kushner’s prizewinning plays are exhilarating.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:33PM

Emma González and the wordless act that moved a nation by Peter Marks

At March for Our Lives, silence was worth a thousand words.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:42PM
Thursday, March 22, 2018

My daughter enjoyed Broadway’s ‘Frozen.’ What more do you need to know? by Peter Marks

Stage version true to Disney’s 2013 megahit movie.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:18PM
Tuesday, March 20, 2018

‘The Winter’s Tale’ should warm your heart. This one leaves you cold.  by Peter Marks

Folger Theatre can’t find the magic in a story that requires it.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:34PM
Monday, March 19, 2018

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt sing mash-up of 'Hamilton' and 'Dear Evan Hansen' to raise money for the gun-control march by Peter Marks

Two singular Broadway stars raise their voices together at a crucial political moment.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:06AM
Thursday, March 15, 2018

Jimmy Buffett’s music comes to Broadway and, well, the beach party’s a dud by Peter Marks

“Escape to Margaritaville” is missing more than that shaker of salt.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24PM

Fans of the books will love Broadway’s Harry Potter — but will others? by Peter Marks

The “Cursed Child” plays come to the Big Apple, preparing to make a mint.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:06AM
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Why Sarah Burgess's D.C.-centric 'Kings' is a better play than its early reviews gave it credit for by Peter Marks

Sarah Burgess is a playwright who takes on the difficult subject of how systems go awry.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:36PM
Thursday, March 8, 2018

The new Evan of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ proves to be a worthy standard-bearer by Peter Marks

Taylor Trensch takes over a role of instant legend from its originator, Tony winner Ben Platt.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:33PM

Why Woolly Mammoth Theatre’s new leader is a trailblazing choice by Peter Marks

Maria Manuela Goyanes of New York’s Public Theater will succeed Howard Shalwitz.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:54PM
Tuesday, February 27, 2018

'Anything Goes,' John Quincy Adams play 'JQA,' 'The Heiress,' 'Kleptocracy' on Arena's 2018-19 calendar by Peter Marks

The season announcement by one of Washington's best known theater companies.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:12PM
Friday, February 23, 2018

What happens when a play about Palestinians goes to American campuses by Peter Marks

Mosaic Theater takes anguishing “I Shall Not Hate” on the road.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54PM
Thursday, February 22, 2018

It's a Jolly 'Dolly' Day on Broadway with Bernadette Peters by Peter Marks

The smash-hit revival is as entertaining as ever

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:24PM

Will ‘Frozen’ succeed on Broadway with a British director and a different ending? by Peter Marks

Don’t worry, “Let it Go” is still in Michael Grandage’s stage version of the hit Disney movie.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24AM
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

‘Peepshow’ declares women aren’t tolerating the Harvey Weinsteins anymore by Peter Marks

A politically minded interactive troupe takes on male objectification and mistreatment.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:48PM
Monday, February 19, 2018

‘Light Years’ is a new musical at Signature Theatre — with the emphasis on lite by Peter Marks

A member of the folk band Eddie From Ohio tries his hand at musical theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:54PM
Saturday, February 17, 2018

‘Chess’ has the best cast of any musical this season. But the show itself has issues. by Peter Marks

Kennedy Center launches “Broadway Center Stage” concert series by enlisting Raul Esparza, Karen Olivo and other theater stars.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:18AM
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Monday, February 5, 2018

'August Rush' to debut as a musical next winter at Signature Theatre, with John Doyle directing by Peter Marks

The production boasts a director twice-honored with the Tony Award.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:54AM
Thursday, February 1, 2018

10 ways to attend a play as the worst theatergoer you can be by Peter Marks

A handy guide to losing friends and irritating people.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:24AM
Sunday, January 28, 2018

A new Native American drama meanders a bit uncertainly into Arena’s spotlight by Peter Marks

“Sovereignty” attempts the tricky task of making legal jurisdiction issues lively.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:24PM
Friday, January 26, 2018

He absorbed all her high school drama expertise. And now he’s SpongeBob. by Peter Marks

Former Georgetown Day students recount their rise to leading roles on Broadway

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:42AM
Thursday, January 25, 2018

Star Broadway team to bring a kinder, gentler president to Arena Stage by Peter Marks

“Dave,” the movie comedy starring Kevin Kline, will become “Dave” the musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:06PM

A sharp and wise play about girls devoted to soccer amid the pressures of teenage years by Peter Marks

“The Wolves” at Studio Theatre is a work that scores, and scores some more.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:33PM
Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Kahn’s final ‘Hamlet’ at Shakespeare Theatre is off-key by Peter Marks

Michael Urie gives a showboat performance set in the proximity of “Homeland.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:36PM
Monday, January 22, 2018

On this occasion, lots of bugs in Synetic Theater’s system by Peter Marks

Kafka’s ‘The Trial’ rests here on too many legs

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:24PM
Thursday, January 18, 2018

A ticket for a bumpy ride to Eastern Europe is all this play offers by Peter Marks

“Everything Is Illuminated” meanders onto the Theater J stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:18PM
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Theresa Rebeck’s riff on Restoration comedy is not quite a smash by Peter Marks

Sneers at leisure class come across as stale in her “Way of the World.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:36PM
Sunday, January 14, 2018

Richard Thomas, Pamela Reed, Daisy Eagan are sublime in ‘The Humans’ by Peter Marks

Stephen Karam’s Tony-winning play arrives at the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:42PM

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