Wole Soyinka, Nigerian 'Chibok Girls' slated for Georgetown's international CrossCurrents by Nelson Pressley

At the Kennedy Center, the Fukushima-set "Falling Out" opens the festival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:00am on April 3, 2019[SHARE]

The musical 'A Bronx Tale' sings of growing up on mean streets by Nelson Pressley

Chazz Palminteri's signature fable gets another incarnation.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:56pm on March 27, 2019[SHARE]

In the comic 'Resolving Hedda,' the protagonist tries to actually live through the end of the play by Nelson Pressley

Washington Stage Guild presents the area debut, and Nu Sass stages the whimsical "Dead Dog's Bone."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:25pm on March 25, 2019[SHARE]

One of Ibsen's most unforgettable characters fires back in the play 'Resolving Hedda' by Nelson Pressley

A classic work gets a modern rewrite at D.C.'s Undercroft Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:54pm on March 20, 2019[SHARE]

Does 'The Jewish Queen Lear' rage? In the Yiddish classic, she suffers. by Nelson Pressley

Theater J offers an English-language debut from the Yiddish canon.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:28pm on March 19, 2019[SHARE]

The hit comedy 'Admissions' has been laughing at college cheaters for months by Nelson Pressley

The news catches up to a play that questions privilege.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:57pm on March 14, 2019[SHARE]

D.C. debut of the musical 'Hands on a Hardbody' stalls by Nelson Pressley

The Keegan Theatre show needs more horsepower to drive the Trey Anastasio score.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:20pm on March 13, 2019[SHARE]

Irish actor Pat Kinevane offers a solo tour de force with his award-winning 'Silent' by Nelson Pressley

D.C.'s Solas Nua has imported the show from Dublin's Fishamble troupe.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:21pm on March 8, 2019[SHARE]

Cirque du Soleil, it's not. Cirkus Cirkor is less about spectacle and more about mission. by Nelson Pressley

The troupe's "Limits" arrives at the Kennedy Center from Sweden.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:29pm on March 7, 2019[SHARE]

Becky Sharp returns with razzmatazz in Kate Hamill's stripped-down 'Vanity Fair' by Nelson Pressley

The 'novel without a hero' takes a shine to its durable antiheroine.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:47pm on March 6, 2019[SHARE]

The British hit 'Oil' strikes a vein in its U.S. debut at Olney by Nelson Pressley

And at the D.C. Arts Center, John Feffer offers a solo travelogue of North Korea.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:23pm on March 4, 2019[SHARE]

Rich acting pays off in 'The Heiress,' a surprisingly timely classic at Arena Stage by Nelson Pressley

Director Seema Sueko has cast her production splendidly, with Laura C. Harris holding the spotlight as a whip-smart but paralyzingly anxious Catherine.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019[SHARE]

How playwright Kate Hamill brought a modern sensibility to a 19th-century novel by Nelson Pressley

"Nothing's too sacred to re-examine," says the adapter of "Vanity Fair."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019[SHARE]

Are jukebox musicals like 'The Cher Show' dumbing down Broadway, or just giving us what we want? by Nelson Pressley

The bio shows elbow aside plot, character and narrative for a different set of showbiz goals.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019[SHARE]

'Finding Neverland' musical at National Theatre needs a better hook by Nelson Pressley

A non-Equity tour alights in D.C., but production isn't the best look.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019[SHARE]

Are jukebox musicals dumbing down Broadway or just giving us what we want? by Nelson Pressley Washington Post

The essence of "The Cher Show" on Broadway isn't really the story of the famed entertainer's life, as narrated by the three women who play her. Its soul is in the style, starting with the vo…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:13pm on February 21, 2019[SHARE]

There will be blood in the STC's gross-out 'Richard the Third' by Nelson Pressley

The violent concept has power, but some human drama gets cut away.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:33pm on February 13, 2019[SHARE]

The musical 'Once' sounds fit as a fiddle at Olney Theatre by Nelson Pressley

The sleeper indie film enjoys a different life onstage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on February 12, 2019[SHARE]

This documentary play about Israeli artists is a raw, uneasy 80 minutes by Nelson Pressley

Mosaic's "Shame 2.0" chronicles battles with the government, and the public.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on February 12, 2019[SHARE]

Women are dominating hilariously raunchy comedy. Need more proof? See "BLKS." by Nelson Pressley

The action-packed comedy at Woolly Mammoth follows young women through one wild and crazy night.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:06pm on February 11, 2019[SHARE]

'The Wiz' leads Helen Hayes nominations with 13 nods, including outstanding musical by Nelson Pressley

Woolly Mammoth dominates the play category, with three shows in a top slot.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:04pm on February 4, 2019[SHARE]

'Moonlight' writer McCraney's writing still glows in 'The Brothers Size' by Nelson Pressley

1st Stage revisits one of the MacArthur "genius" grant winner's early triumphs.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:48pm on February 4, 2019[SHARE]

With Amazon arrival, D.C.'s booming real estate market will get only tighter. Will small theaters be pushed out? by Nelson Pressley

Facing the loss of its Crystal City venue to the retail giant, Synetic Theater searches for an affordable space.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:54pm on February 3, 2019[SHARE]

Signature's 'Ain't Misbehavin' ' takes its time heating up by Nelson Pressley

This revival of the Fats Waller show is disjointed.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:06pm on January 31, 2019[SHARE]

'A little chaotic and scary': Behind the scenes as the Kennedy Center's 'Music Man' comes together in two weeks by Nelson Pressley

This semi-staged version features cast members that might be holding scripts but loses none of the Broadway talent.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:48am on January 31, 2019[SHARE]