Why Trump gets theater completely and utterly wrong by Peter Marks

President-elect's "Hamilton" tweet missed the point: Theater can be messy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:02pm on November 19, 2016☆⚑

Broadway's 'Natasha, Pierre' takes off like a comet by Peter Marks

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SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24pm on November 14, 2016☆⚑

A ride on a 'Carousel' is just the ticket right now by Peter Marks

Arena Stage revives a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic filled with gorgeous sound.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:48pm on November 13, 2016☆⚑

Justice is served: Fugard's " 'Master Harold' ... and the Boys" has robustly outlived Apartheid by Peter Marks

REVIEW || A nicely handled revival of one of Athol Fugard's trademark anti-Apartheid works -- directed by Fugard himself.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:12pm on November 7, 2016☆⚑

Nostalgia? Yestalgia! Why reviving old shows is exactly what we need right now by Peter Marks

Looking to old favorites: "Carousel," "The King and I," "Oklahoma!" and more.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:42am on November 4, 2016☆⚑

Folger's 'Sense and Sensibility': a hit that's always moving by Peter Marks

Folger Theatre's production will change your perspective on Jane Austen and danger.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:54pm on October 31, 2016☆⚑

'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' on Broadway: A danger-free zone by Peter Marks

REVIEW || Even Halloween raises more goosebumps than this misfire of a revival

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:12pm on October 30, 2016☆⚑

A vote in favor of 'Beertown' by Peter Marks

Dog & Pony DC brings back to Washington its idea of democracy as theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:12pm on October 27, 2016☆⚑

A family-friendly, frolicking 'Freaky Friday' at Signature Theatre by Peter Marks

New musical offers two marvelously sung performances by Heidi Blickenstaff and Emma Hunton.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:54pm on October 26, 2016☆⚑

Back in 'Beertown,' where everyone wants - and gets - their say by Peter Marks

The civic-minded, interactive play, about a fictional Midwestern city and the citizenry's vote on one of its most hallowed traditions, returns to its Washington birthplace.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:39pm on October 21, 2016☆⚑

As 'The Front Page' turns, so does agile comedy by Peter Marks

REVIEW || Thirty years after it last appeared on Broadway, this dark and funny 1928 farce holds up grandly, in director Jack O'Brien's revival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:27pm on October 20, 2016☆⚑

Get ready for another 'Freaky Friday' by Peter Marks

Signature Theatre produces the world premiere of a Disney musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:08pm on October 20, 2016☆⚑

'Hamilton's America' tells story of a great American and a great musical by Peter Marks

The documentary by Alex Horwitz, a Maryland native and friend of Lin-Manuel Miranda's, airs on PBS.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54am on October 20, 2016☆⚑

Why 'The Front Page' is the best newspaper comedy of all time by Peter Marks

A starry revival of the 1928 romp, headlined by Nathan Lane, lights up Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:45am on October 14, 2016☆⚑

How 'Curious Incident' went from book to being booked across America by Peter Marks

Playwright Simon Stephens and director Marianne Elliott talk about making "Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time move, in every sense.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:52pm on October 13, 2016☆⚑

'War Paint' with LuPone and Ebersole, marching to Broadway this spring by Peter Marks

The Broadway musical season just became an even bigger deal

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:52pm on October 13, 2016☆⚑

Cast's great work continues in 'Angels in America Part II' by Peter Marks

"Perestroika" at the Round House Theatre completes a seamless double play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:45pm on October 10, 2016☆⚑

'Underground Railroad Game': Speaking race-relations truths by Peter Marks

REVIEW || This sparklingly imaginative performance piece reframes how we talk about race

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:09pm on October 7, 2016☆⚑

Jeffrey Finn to run Kennedy Center's theater programming by Peter Marks

Jeffrey Finn will oversee all of the center's theatrical endeavors

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:50pm on October 6, 2016☆⚑

Synetic Theater takes us all to hell by Peter Marks

'Dante's Inferno,' a revival of a 2009 production, introduces Irina Tsikurishvili as a director.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:21pm on October 5, 2016☆⚑

'The Gulf' flows on a tide of insight by Peter Marks

Signature Theatre produces the world premiere of Audrey Cefaly's relationship drama.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:44pm on October 4, 2016☆⚑

Marg Helgenberger and company give Lillian Hellman her due in 'The Little Foxes' by Peter Marks

1939 play proves a durable choice for Arena Stage, which is giving it a lavish handling.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:44pm on October 3, 2016☆⚑

Marg Helgenberger, theater lover, gets the big break she's been waiting for by Peter Marks

The "CSI" star tackles Lillian Hellman's powerful "The Little Foxes" at Arena Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:33pm on October 3, 2016☆⚑

Simon McBurney encounters the Amazon, and bears fly through outer space by Peter Marks

REVIEW || "The Encounter" is a seriously fantastic journey; "Bears in Space" a guffaw-inducing wacky one.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:36pm on September 30, 2016☆⚑

Debate theatrics and One Angry Man by Peter Marks

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK || The debate provokes reflections on a classic movie

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:11pm on September 27, 2016☆⚑