Making a play about real people is always challenging " now imagine if it's Bill and Hillary Clinton by Peter Marks

Laurie Metcalf, John Lithgow and the other cast members talk about portraying the political power couple on Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:48pm on May 9, 2019☆⚑

Michael Kahn turns to a timeless play from ancient Greece to send off his career by Peter Marks

"The Oresteia" concludes Kahn's 33-year artistic directorship of the Shakespeare Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on May 7, 2019☆⚑

'Oslo' is an incisive, and dispiriting, look at a stunning pact between Israel and the PLO by Peter Marks

Round House Theatre offers up the D.C.-area premiere of J.T. Rogers's Tony winner.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on May 2, 2019☆⚑

Michael Kahn, in his swan song at Shakespeare Theatre, stays true to himself by Peter Marks

After 33 years at the helm of a fine classical company, he's taking his curtain call with "The Oresteia."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on May 2, 2019☆⚑

'Hadestown' and 'Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations' lead Tony nominations by Peter Marks

Aaron Sorkin's acclaimed "To Kill a Mockingbird" left off the list of best-play nominees.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:24am on April 30, 2019☆⚑

I could have rocked all night to the Who's 'Tommy' at the Kennedy Center by Peter Marks

The musical is the best offering so far in the arts center's Broadway Center Stage Series.

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

Who needs a director, anyway? A classical theater in Staunton, Va., lets the actors run the show, and it's a hit. by Peter Marks

Once a year, the American Shakespeare Center goes back to the future, with the cast having the run of the place.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:00am on April 26, 2019☆⚑

'Beetlejuice' cleans up its act for Broadway. It's not a raging success, but it'll do. by Peter Marks

Tim Burton's signature film comedy adds music, and much antic frantic-ness.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:00pm on April 25, 2019☆⚑

Rupert Murdoch's tabloid world is brought to the stage in the engrossing 'Ink' by Peter Marks

James Graham's play establishes a template for the publisher's raw, red-meat style.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:00pm on April 24, 2019☆⚑

If you loved the movie 'Tootsie,' then you'll be delighted with the new Broadway show by Peter Marks

Santino Fontana inherits the mantle from Dustin Hoffman in this truly funny, old-style musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:00pm on April 23, 2019☆⚑

Nathan Lane and Adam Driver are both starring on Broadway. Only one of them gives us a good time. by Peter Marks

"Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus" never lights up; "Burn This" flames on with Driver.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:30pm on April 21, 2019☆⚑

This new Broadway play about the Clintons' marriage is as fascinating " and sad " as you'd expect by Peter Marks

"Hillary and Clinton" has its official opening at Broadway's Golden Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:30pm on April 18, 2019☆⚑

'Hadestown' arrives on Broadway, and well, it all goes to you-know-where by Peter Marks

Anaïs Mitchell's score turns out to be no match for the devil.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:00pm on April 17, 2019☆⚑

I watch plays for a living. The most dramatic moments aren't always onstage. by Peter Marks

A career as a professional member of the audience is rewarding, except for the time someone threw up on me.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:00pm on April 17, 2019☆⚑

In Ayad Akhtar's play about Wall Street's wicked ways, even the good guys live in a world of moral ambiguity by Peter Marks

Arena Stage gives a smooth treatment to the playwright's "Junk," tightened up since its New York debut in 2017.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:23pm on April 15, 2019☆⚑

This revival of 'Grand Hotel' offers only cold comfort by Peter Marks

Signature Theatre applies opulence to an '80s Broadway hit that otherwise lacks pizazz.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:49pm on April 11, 2019☆⚑

She's a playwright. He's a scholar. Their mutual admiration was ordained and established by the Constitution. by Peter Marks

Heidi Schreck was thrilled when Laurence Tribe of Harvard contacted her after he saw her play "What the Constitution Means to Me."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:00am on April 11, 2019☆⚑

A radical new Broadway 'Oklahoma!' says it's not such a beautiful mornin' in America by Peter Marks

Daniel Fish's off-Broadway hit moves to musical-theater's big tent.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:00pm on April 7, 2019☆⚑

Glenda Jackson as King Lear was a good idea. Why is everything around her so wrong? by Peter Marks

A misfire of Shakespeare's tragedy has its official Broadway opening.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:00pm on April 4, 2019☆⚑

Trump's White House doesn't support the arts. Nancy Pelosi is rallying the cause instead. by Peter Marks

The House speaker invites the "To Kill a Mockingbird" cast to Washington, and even Broadway pros choke up.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:29pm on April 3, 2019☆⚑

How a new generation of black playwrights is taking on race and privilege in the age of Trump by Peter Marks

"Our blackness in white spaces is so much more present than it ever was," says "Slave Play" author Jeremy O. Harris.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:00pm on April 2, 2019☆⚑

Seeing Broadway's 'What the Constitution Means to Me' feels like a patriotic act. Here's why. by Peter Marks

It's the perfect moment for a play about the legal document, and Heidi Schreck is the perfect interpreter.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:00pm on March 31, 2019☆⚑

'The Lehman Trilogy' is so good, it expands your sense of what three actors on a stage can conjure by Peter Marks

Sam Mendes's production at Park Avenue Armory illuminates the riveting saga of a famous banking family.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:03pm on March 28, 2019☆⚑

Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' will launch national tour at Kennedy Center; 'Hamilton' returns by Peter Marks

Aaron Sorkin's adaptation will run in Washington for six weeks, starting in August 2020.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:00pm on March 28, 2019☆⚑

The Temptations are now a Broadway musical. They're going to make you love them. Again. by Peter Marks

"Ain't Too Proud" at the Imperial Theatre is entertaining to the max.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:00pm on March 21, 2019☆⚑