Easy as pie, 'Waitress' serves up laughs and heartbreak with Sara Bareilles songs by Nelson Pressley

The 2016 Broadway hit makes a tour stop at the National Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:06pm on May 17, 2018☆⚑

'Invisible Hand' a taut political thriller worthy of 'Homeland' watchers by Nelson Pressley

Akhtar's play centers on investment banker caught in Pakistan.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:04pm on May 15, 2018☆⚑

'Soul: The Stax Musical' sings from the 1960s jukebox by Nelson Pressley

In Laura Eason's 'The Undeniable Sound of Right Now,' rock is dead. Long live rock!

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:48pm on May 15, 2018☆⚑

Two different 'In the Heights' earn top honors at Hayes Awards by Nelson Pressley

Shakespeare Theatre and Theater Alliance also win big.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:42pm on May 14, 2018☆⚑

The 2018 Helen Hayes Awards recipients by Nelson Pressley

A full list of winners of the D.C. theater scene's annual awards.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:42pm on May 14, 2018☆⚑

'The most welcoming safe space on the planet': How Sara Bareilles returned to her roots in theater by Nelson Pressley

The pop star and "Waitress" songwriter is brave enough to co-host the Tonys.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:18pm on May 11, 2018☆⚑

In the heights: Broadway prices by Nelson Pressley

Demand that's "Hamilton"-level and Springsteen-style makes supplies seem ultra-tight.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:04am on May 11, 2018☆⚑

'Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies' repeats its lesson at Mosaic by Nelson Pressley

Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm's play takes the Trayvon Martin case to unexpected places.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:04pm on May 9, 2018☆⚑

Spreading out uptown, Pointless Theatre revives 'Rite of Spring' by Nelson Pressley

Stravinsky's ballet gets an eco-conscious staging.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:18pm on May 7, 2018☆⚑

Royal Shakespeare Company's 'Hamlet' doesn't sizzle, but its star does by Nelson Pressley

A charismatic Paapa Essiedu stars in a modern version set in West Africa.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:36pm on May 4, 2018☆⚑

Why is Washington theater so predictable? by Nelson Pressley

D.C. stage companies follow a formula when programming plays and musicals.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:12am on May 4, 2018☆⚑

In the comic 'Vietgone,' falling in love after the fall of Saigon by Nelson Pressley

A little irreverence goes a long way.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:24pm on May 2, 2018☆⚑

The romantic musical 'Fly by Night' will pull the rug out from under you by Nelson Pressley

Charm and whimsy get whacked at 1st Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:48pm on April 24, 2018☆⚑

Total witch hunt! 'The Crucible' gets a blazing revival at Olney by Nelson Pressley

"Witch," a new musical, debuts at Creative Cauldron.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:33pm on April 23, 2018☆⚑

Ingmar Bergman's close-ups are now spectacular stage vistas by Nelson Pressley

Ivo van Hove adapts 'After the Rehearsal' and 'Persona' with mixed results.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on April 20, 2018☆⚑

Athol Fugard's apartheid chronicle 'Master Harold' still glows by Nelson Pressley

Craig Wallace gives a forceful performance in the landmark play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:12pm on April 18, 2018☆⚑

Deb Filler's modest solo show at MetroStage tells true tales of Leonards by Nelson Pressley

Cohen, Kravitz and Bernstein figure in her comic memoir, "I Did It My Way in Yiddish (in English").

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:42pm on April 17, 2018☆⚑

Watching Cirque du Soleil can be complicated when you're reminded the danger is real by Nelson Pressley

But the pretty "Luzia" at Tysons II tempers the risks and is blessedly earthbound.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:12pm on April 16, 2018☆⚑

A rock. A road. A tree. How set designers for 20th century's most famous play change it up. by Nelson Pressley

Druid Theatre Company's "Godot" arrives April 17 at STC's Lansburgh Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:18pm on April 13, 2018☆⚑

How Constellation Theatre Company fits sweeping fables onto a small stage by Nelson Pressley

For the set of "The Caucasian Chalk Circle," designer A.J. Guban maximized the acting space.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:06am on April 12, 2018☆⚑

'The Flick' playwright Annie Baker goes long again in the three-hour 'John' by Nelson Pressley

An already-spooked Brooklyn couple visits a haunted Gettysburg bed-and-breakfast.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:18pm on April 11, 2018☆⚑

'Dear Evan Hansen' and 'The Band's Visit' are coming to the Kennedy Center by Nelson Pressley

The 2018-19 season is announced; Betty Buckley will star in the tour of "Hello, Dolly!"

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:12pm on April 10, 2018☆⚑

After the fire, the show goes on at Adventure Theatre by Nelson Pressley

Damages will reach six figures for the young-audiences troupe.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:06pm on April 2, 2018☆⚑

Theater J's 2018-2019 shows won't be at the DCJCC because of renovations by Nelson Pressley

The new season from Theater J, with shows presented at four theaters in D.C.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:36pm on March 28, 2018☆⚑

With the disco-funk 'The Wiz,' we are so not in Kansas anymore by Nelson Pressley

The revival of the 1970s musical at D.C.'s Ford's Theatre is an emerald fever dream.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:36pm on March 25, 2018☆⚑