The comic 'Admissions' tests white privilege and getting into college by Nelson Pressley

More dyspeptic social laughs from the writer of "Bad Jews."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:54pm on January 21, 2019☆⚑

The kids steal the show in 'School of Rock' at the National Theatre by Nelson Pressley

Genuinely catchy numbers keep Andrew Lloyd Webber musical rocking.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:32pm on January 18, 2019☆⚑

Washington theaters shine a spotlight on Vladimir Putin by Nelson Pressley

The Russian president as a trending topic in the American imagination.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:42am on January 18, 2019☆⚑

How Trayvon Martin inspired a racially divided 'Twelve Angry Men' at Ford's by Nelson Pressley

"I wanted that six-to-six moment," says director Sheldon Epps.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:48pm on January 17, 2019☆⚑

Woolly replaces Broadway-bound 'What the Constitution Means to Me' with 'Peculiar Patriot' by Nelson Pressley

Heidi Schreck's hit may come to Woolly at a later date.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:24pm on January 14, 2019☆⚑

With 'American Moor,' you may not see Shakespeare " and a lot of roles played by black actors " quite the same way by Nelson Pressley

The play by Keith Hamilton Cobb, who plays the lead part, is a diagnosis on race and theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:24pm on January 14, 2019☆⚑

How does the 'School of Rock' musical cast the kids? 'There are some 10-year-olds who can really shred' by Nelson Pressley

Coming from Broadway to D.C.'s National Theatre, the production recruited from actual School of Rock branches, other music schools and music camps.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on January 10, 2019☆⚑

Theater J names Jojo Ruf as new managing director before move into renovated space in fall by Nelson Pressley

"She has a vast knowledge of the business models of theater," says artistic director.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:18am on January 9, 2019☆⚑

The play 'Kings' is a comedy, but its lobbyists and politicians wield words like killers by Nelson Pressley

Written by Alexandria native Sarah Burgess, the show and its inside-the-Beltway jargon may hit Washingtonians close to home.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:54pm on December 20, 2018☆⚑

'Play That Goes Wrong' breaks a leg (plus a few noses, noggins and funny bones) by Nelson Pressley

The comedy is athletic as a murder mystery practically kills its actors.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:42pm on December 20, 2018☆⚑

Politics and religion are juicy topics in two 90-minute comedies on D.C. stages by Nelson Pressley

D.C. lobbyists get skewered in "Kings," and God gets therapy in "Oh, God."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:04pm on December 18, 2018☆⚑

'Miss Saigon' at the Kennedy Center brings back the megamusical's highs and lows by Nelson Pressley

The new national tour is as big, beautiful and difficult as ever.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:54pm on December 17, 2018☆⚑

Theater J, still roaming across D.C., revives 'Talley's Folly' by Nelson Pressley

Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer-winning romance is produced at GALA Hispanic Theatre's Tivoli stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:04pm on December 12, 2018☆⚑

Irish immigration is played for laughs in 'How to Keep an Alien' by Nelson Pressley

Sonya Kelly's autobiographical show gets its D.C. premiere at Solas Nua.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:48pm on December 7, 2018☆⚑

August Wilson's titanic 'Gem of the Ocean' sets sail at Round House by Nelson Pressley

The operatically scaled drama examines post-slavery America as the 20th century begins.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on 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 on December 5, 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 2:54pm on November 29, 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 on November 22, 2018☆⚑

Trump's presidential turkey pardon felt like a reality show meets absurdist theater by Nelson Pressley

In this episode, Peas won.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:34pm on November 20, 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 4:06pm on November 19, 2018☆⚑

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 on November 19, 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 9:18am on November 17, 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 1:18pm on November 15, 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 2:06pm on November 12, 2018☆⚑

If you've seen one princess fairy tale, you know what to expect with 'Anastasia' by Nelson Pressley

Yarn expands from animated film to song and dance.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54pm on November 2, 2018☆⚑