All stories by Sophia Howes on BroadwayStars

Monday, May 9, 2022

‘Marys Seacole’ at Mosaic honors the courage of caregivers by Sophia Howes

An outstanding all-female cast explores the life of an extraordinary woman.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:19AM
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Resisterhood is powerful in ‘The Revolutionists’ at Prologue Theatre by Sophia Howes

Under the surface of this comedy by Lauren Gunderson is a fervent purpose — the power of women who are willing to put their lives on the line for justice.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:56PM
Thursday, April 14, 2022

Justice gets in jests at Shakespeare Theatre’s 2022 Mock Trial by Sophia Howes

In a courtroom packed with wisecracking legal celebs, lawyers for Margaret and Hero from 'Much Ado' duked it out.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:22PM
Monday, April 11, 2022

A magical and joy-filled ‘Servant of Two Masters’ opens at Synetic Theatre by Sophia Howes

The company's new silent adaption combines the best of Carlo Goldoni’s classic comedy with an undertone of deep emotion.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:16AM
Tuesday, March 29, 2022

A richly illuminating ‘Merchant of Venice’ for our time at Shakespeare Theatre by Sophia Howes

The production is brilliant and breathtakingly alive, and John Douglas Thompson's performance as Shylock is not to be missed.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:00AM
Thursday, March 17, 2022

Our amazing afternoon at the multi-abled Omnium Circus by John Stoltenberg and Sophia Howes

Two DC theater critics take in the world's most inclusive circus and are blown away.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:46AM
Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Start a theater in the time of COVID!? Rachel Felstein and Anna DiGiovanni tell how they did it. by Sophia Howes

They began a merry band that became Her Majesty & Sons, opened in August at the DC War Memorial, and now does 'Richard II' in a church.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:45PM
Thursday, February 24, 2022

Kathryn Tkel on playing Jackie Kennedy in ‘Change Agent’ at Arena by Sophia Howes

‘It’s a thrill ride to be able to play her, and to be able to talk about her like this.’

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:25AM
Monday, January 17, 2022

Lisa Stephen Friday spills the T on ‘Trans Am,’ her rock musical at Keegan by Sophia Howes

'It’s risky to get on stage and be that vulnerable,' says the playwright, glam rocker, and trans advocate. 'It’s powerful, but it’s risky.'

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:21AM
Friday, December 24, 2021

In miniature, two children seek safety, in ‘Flight’ at Studio Theatre by Sophia Howes

The immersive journey of two young Afghan refugees, an unforgettable tour de force.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:33PM
Thursday, December 9, 2021

‘Tootsie’ on tour at the National Theatre is a triumph by Sophia Howes

The comedy musical based on the famous movie shines with romantic insanity.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:54AM
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

A touching tribute to love and faith in ‘Secret Things’ at 1st Stage by Sophia Howes

Heartfelt, ironic, and mystical writing, a beautiful production, and a historical backstory of religious persecution.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:17AM
Monday, November 1, 2021

ExPats’ prison drama ‘Pankrác ’45’ is moving and unforgettable by Sophia Howes

It is 1945. Five women share a cell in the famous Pankrác Prison in Prague. Their meeting is fictional, but the events they describe are true.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:39AM
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

GALA’s ‘Separate Is Never Equal’ honors a girl who changed the world by Sophia Howes

The entertaining and enlightening story of Sylvia Méndez, whose lawsuit desegregated California schools.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:28AM
Sunday, October 17, 2021

Explosively beautiful ‘Hadestown’ gets down at Kennedy Center by Sophia Howes

The music steals the show, but there is much, much more to enjoy.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:22PM
Monday, October 11, 2021

How to be a hero: The lesson of ‘Remember This’ at Shakespeare Theatre by Sophia Howes

David Strathairn's spectacularly affecting performance as Jan Karski becomes not only an emotional but a moral experience.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AM
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

‘Teenage Dick’ at Woolly Mammoth is entertaining and revelatory by Sophia Howes

A funny, scary adventure rife with incandescent ideas.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:51AM
Monday, September 13, 2021

‘Good People’ kicks off Keegan’s 25th season with a blazing success    by Sophia Howes

A play deeply attuned to the ways people from disparate backgrounds interact and feel, it will bring you straight to the essence of what it is to be human.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:55AM
Monday, August 9, 2021

A ‘Twelfth Night’ love fest by Her Majesty & Sons, with wit as the leitmotif by Sophia Howes

At the DC War Memorial, genders are bent, love is lost and found, and a good time is had by all.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:16PM
Thursday, June 17, 2021

‘We’re Gonna Die’ at Round House is a thin take on a big theme by Sophia Howes

After the harrowing events of the last year, the production is a noble effort—but something of a misfire.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:52AM
Thursday, June 10, 2021

‘Will on the Hill’ asks, ‘What’s the deal with Shakespeare?’ by Sophia Howes

Members of Congress and A-list actors join Shakespeare Theatre Company in fun and frolic for a good cause.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:14PM
Sunday, June 6, 2021

Post-Play Palaver: A double take on ‘Blindness’ at STC by John Stoltenberg and Sophia Howes

Post-Play Palaver is an occasional series of conversations between DC Metro Theater Arts writers who saw the same performance, got really into talking about it, and decided to continue their…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:49PM
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Apropos Edgar Allan Poe: a reminiscense and a ringing listen by Sophia Howes

Growing up in Baltimore, it was impossible to avoid the story of Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849). He was conceivably our most famous resident. There was the mysterious stranger, known as the �…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:24AM
Tuesday, May 11, 2021

In a child’s voice, a magical and moving portrait of the South from Round House by Sophia Howes

Beth Hylton solos as a fourth-grader in Lucy Alibar’s poetic and comic ‘Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up.' The post In a child’s voice, a magical and moving portrait of the Sou…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:10PM
Thursday, May 6, 2021

A daughter’s family dramas drive a hilarious and moving ‘2.5 Minute Ride’ by Sophia Howes

“2.5 minutes is a really long time on a roller coaster if you are having a good time. If you think it’s killing your father it’s a really, really long time.” —Lisa Kron in 2.5 Minu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:58AM
Monday, April 19, 2021

In brilliant ‘Children of Medea,’ a Korean American girl hopes to cope by Sophia Howes

Conformity can be difficult for some of us at the best of times. But it is especially difficult in adolescence for a girl. Cynthia, 17, the main character in Sue Jin Song’s brilliant Child…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:40PM
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

STC’s ‘A Winter’s Tale’ mock trial submits evidence that spring is coming by Sophia Howes

Critic Marjorie Garber suggests that A Winter’s Tale is “a hall of mirrors” and that the main character, King Leontes, lives in a solipsistic universe. The beloved tradition of STC’s…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:50PM
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The relevance of ‘The Mountaintop,’ beautifully played at the Arts Barn by Sophia Howes

Eddie S. Glaude Jr., author of Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own (2020) and a Princeton professor, writes in The New Yorker about an encounter at a fu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:00AM
Wednesday, February 3, 2021

O villainy! Patrick Page slays in ‘All the Devils Are Here’ from STC by Sophia Howes

“This rough magic I here abjure.” This phrase, from Prospero’s farewell in The Tempest, is among the most exquisite in Shakespeare. In All the Devils Are Here, Shakespeare Theatre Comp…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:53PM
Friday, January 15, 2021

Why Trump has made Shakespeare matter more than ever in DC by Sophia Howes

There is something inherently Shakespearean about DC. It’s easy to picture Lincoln wandering the corridors of the White House reciting his favorite passages. In his journal, John Adams onc…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:11AM
Monday, December 7, 2020

A hauntingly lovely ‘Christmas Carol’ from PG County Shakespeare in the Parks by Sophia Howes

A Christmas Carol, produced by PG County Shakespeare in the Parks and set in Victorian England, is a hauntingly lovely radio drama. It’s free and family-friendly, and a welcome reminder of…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:36AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards