'A Chorus Line' is back, and you'll enjoy the new spring in its step. by Peter Marks

Signature Theatre revives the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning musical, with energy and heart.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:42pm on November 7, 2019☆⚑

Government support for a song? How seven teens won their own piece of the American Dream. by Peter Marks

A National Endowment for the Arts competition rewards high school musical theater songwriters with Broadway-caliber recording sessions.

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

A cool musical where? The autumn season of plays at American Shakespeare Center is a rich one. by Peter Marks

Troupe debuts "The Willard Suitcases," a show that calls forth the ghosts of a shuttered insane asylum.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:18pm on November 6, 2019☆⚑

In 'Theory,' a professor lets students say anything they want online. Disaster follows. by Peter Marks

Mosaic Theater stages Norman Yeung's erratic thriller.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54pm on November 4, 2019☆⚑

Signature Theatre will take over the Anthem for a buoyant summer run of 'Mamma Mia!' by Peter Marks

"We want this to be a huge dance party," says Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:12pm on October 31, 2019☆⚑

Without Michael Bennett's choreography, is it still 'A Chorus Line'? by Peter Marks

Signature Theatre rewrites the road map of a storied Broadway show.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:12pm on October 30, 2019☆⚑

A new play asks: Should the Internet let you erase your past bad acts? by Peter Marks

If only "Right to Be Forgotten" at Arena Stage were better at addressing this vital question.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:36pm on October 28, 2019☆⚑

Read all about it: Why Disney owns the live stage, too by Peter Marks

As the entertainment giant marks 25 years on Broadway, Arena Stage brings back "Newsies."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:36am on October 23, 2019☆⚑

For 'Everybody,' it's not. This riff on 'Everyman' has archness all over it. by Peter Marks

A new era opens at Shakespeare Theatre Company on a minor key.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:33pm on October 22, 2019☆⚑

David Byrne brings his entertaining brain to Broadway in 'American Utopia,' and it's totally dope by Peter Marks

"American Utopia" bathes its audience in a collective cool.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:03pm on October 20, 2019☆⚑

Ever wondered how China sees America? 'Soft Power' offers amusing ideas. by Peter Marks

David Henry Hwang's musical-in-a-play comes to New York's Public Theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:03am on October 16, 2019☆⚑

Don't believe it if they claim 'What to Send Up When it Goes Down' isn't for you. It is. by Peter Marks

Courtesy of Woolly Mammoth, a play tallies the toll of racism in contemporary America.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:36pm on October 13, 2019☆⚑

You'll groove to the pop hits in this stage revival of 'Footloose.' And nothing else. by Peter Marks

The Kennedy Center's musicals-in-concert series hits a road bump with this 1998 show.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:06pm on October 11, 2019☆⚑

Four fine actresses bring order to a world undergoing climate change in Signature's 'Escaped Alone' by Peter Marks

Caryl Churchill's one-act play is expertly staged by Holly Twyford.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:06pm on October 7, 2019☆⚑

'Slave Play' is a funny, scalding, walk along the boundary between black and white in America by Peter Marks

Jeremy O. Harris's seriocomedy will be one of the most talked-about events of the theater season.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:24pm on October 6, 2019☆⚑

How the Kennedy Center's theater chief sniffs out Broadway-worthy winners by Peter Marks

Jeffrey Finn embarks on his third season of the popular Broadway Center Stage series with "Footloose."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:54am on October 4, 2019☆⚑

Revealing the holes in August Wilson's 'Fences' by Peter Marks

Ford's Theatre revives longtime August Wilson crowd-pleaser, but it's talky and lackluster.

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

Miranda and company devise raps on the spot. And you're in your happy place. by Peter Marks

Hip-hop improv show "Freestyle Love Supreme" comes to Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:06pm on October 2, 2019☆⚑

In 'The Great Society,' history marches numbingly on, and on, and on, and on by Peter Marks

Robert Schenkkan's second Broadway play about LBJ sputters to a disappointing end.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:12pm on October 1, 2019☆⚑

How chill can Broadway get? Lin-Manuel Miranda and company throw down some 'Freestyle Love' to find out. by Peter Marks

The hip-hop improv show has its official opening Oct. 2 at the Booth Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:06pm on September 26, 2019☆⚑

Mean girls are at home in Ghana, too by Peter Marks

Jocelyn Bioh's 'African Mean Girls Play' launches Round House's renovated theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:03pm on September 24, 2019☆⚑

It's a hard-knock life, but often a funny one, in August Wilson's 'Jitney' at Arena. by Peter Marks

Production directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson reincarnates a Tony-winning 2017 revival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:33pm on September 21, 2019☆⚑

This play aims to make you uncomfortable. And that's a good thing. by Peter Marks

Woolly Mammoth Theatre guides Jackie Sibblies Drury's "Fairview" to a sublime D.C. debut.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:48pm on September 16, 2019☆⚑

Only in D.C.: Article 1 of the 14th Amendment is an applause line by Peter Marks

Writer-performer Heidi Schreck brings her moving and funny "What the Constitution Means to Me" to the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:54pm on September 13, 2019☆⚑

A bar. An actor. And if you're lucky, a drink. by Peter Marks

Irish-oriented theater company Solas Nua mixes drams and drama in staging "The Smuggler" at a D.C. bar.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:42pm on September 12, 2019☆⚑