Now hear this: How 'Into the Woods' makes the noise so joyful by Peter Marks

The hit revival, starring Sara Bareilles, Gavin Creel, Phillipa Soo, Joshua Henry and Patina Miller, applies clarion sound to Sondheim's score.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:18am on July 29, 2022☆⚑

Thanks to a new musical, Frederick Douglass dances into pop culture by Peter Marks

The premiere of "American Prophet" at Arena Stage seeks to show the human side of a revered figure from American history.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:03am on July 23, 2022☆⚑

This is some slim stuff for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' to be made on by Peter Marks

The latest return to Shakespeare by the Folger Theatre is more muddle than magic.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:48pm on July 22, 2022☆⚑

The curtain's up on a Broadway hotel where the set designer's the star by Peter Marks

A new Broadway-themed hotel in Manhattan, the Civilian, immerses its guests in theater sets, art, photos, costumes and props.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:42am on July 22, 2022☆⚑

New plays about race and climate change bloom in West Virginia's wilds by Peter Marks

The Contemporary American Theater Festival in West Virginia is back on this summer, with a marathon of original works.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:18am on July 15, 2022☆⚑

With a perfect cast, Broadway has an 'Into the Woods' for the ages by Peter Marks

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's urbane musical twist on fairy-tale endings gets a priceless Broadway revival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:37pm on July 10, 2022☆⚑

A New York armory from the Gilded Age is a haven for the cutting edge by Peter Marks

Now featuring a surveillance-state "Hamlet," the Park Avenue Armory is a magnet for the arts on a grand scale.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:03am on July 8, 2022☆⚑

Peter Brook was a dazzling stage explorer of humankind's complexity by Peter Marks

An appreciation of the life and art of Peter Brook, who died July 2 at 97.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:12pm on July 3, 2022☆⚑

At a time of angry uproar, theater can still show us the way forward by Peter Marks

An essay on the impact of the Supreme Court's abortion decision on how we view contemporary drama.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:12pm on June 26, 2022☆⚑

A resonant 'Mockingbird' recalls American racism then " and now by Peter Marks

Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" comes to D.C. with Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:42pm on June 23, 2022☆⚑

Hooray for 'Nollywood'! Jocelyn Bioh's Nigerian satire is a pleasure. by Peter Marks

A first-rate cast carries "Nollywood Dreams," at Round House Theatre through July 3.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on June 21, 2022☆⚑

For '1776,' the casting of Founding Fathers is kind of revolutionary by Peter Marks

History marches energetically onto Boston stages with a reimagining of the 1969 musical and a second play, 'Common Ground Revisited,' that examines the city's past racial strife.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:37pm on June 15, 2022☆⚑

Tony Awards 2022: Patti LuPone, Jesse Tyler Ferguson among early winners by Peter Marks

Host Ariana DeBose kicked off the first regularly scheduled Tony Awards since 2019 with an opening number that mashed up musical theater classics and a monologue about inclusivity on Broadwa…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:18pm on June 12, 2022☆⚑

Molly Smith announces an exit after 25 years leading Arena Stage by Peter Marks

Molly Smith announces that she will retire in July 2023 after 25 years as Arena Stage's artistic director.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:18pm on June 10, 2022☆⚑

The stakes could not be higher for Broadway at this year's Tony Awards by Peter Marks

The 75th anniversary ceremony marks a crucial step back to health for a stricken industry.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:24am on June 9, 2022☆⚑

Myles Frost was born to play Michael Jackson. A Tony nod confirms it. by Peter Marks

In his first Broadway role, the Maryland native hits it big, in the title role of the musical "MJ."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:48am on June 6, 2022☆⚑

Summer theater is cropping up in unexpected places by Peter Marks

Consider a pilgrimage to see "Hamlet" in Canada, Broadway shows in Kansas City and St. Louis, and "Cinderella" in Utah.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:06am on June 2, 2022☆⚑

To revive us, we need plays like the Pulitzer-winning 'Fat Ham' by Peter Marks

James Ijames's comedy and Samuel H. Hunter's "A Case for the Existence of God" amount to theatrical manna.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:54pm on May 26, 2022☆⚑

World-premiere plays in D.C. confront trauma in stunning ways by Peter Marks

The very best of these, "John Proctor Is the Villain" at Studio Theatre, is nothing less than revelatory

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:06pm on May 20, 2022☆⚑

David Strathairn speaks for a Holocaust hero. It's time to listen. by Peter Marks

Oscar-nominated actor David Strathairn stars in "Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski" at Georgetown University.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:06pm on May 19, 2022☆⚑

For Carol Burnett, the Sondheim award is personal by Peter Marks

Signature Theatre bestows its Stephen Sondheim Award on the legendary performer, who was the last person to be handpicked by Sondheim to receive the honor.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:12am on May 19, 2022☆⚑

Ralph Fiennes, Jodie Comer and other stars light up London plays by Peter Marks

Great actors remind us why we go to the theater, even when we're weary.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:54am on May 17, 2022☆⚑

Musical 'A Strange Loop' leads the 2022 Tony nominations, with 11 nods by Peter Marks

The nominations for the 75th Tony Awards were announced Monday morning.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24am on May 9, 2022☆⚑

A bountiful Broadway season ends with laughs, thanks to 'POTUS' by Peter Marks

Selina Fillinger's White House comedy is a hoot, but "Macbeth" and "The Skin of Our Teeth" disappoint

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:12pm on April 29, 2022☆⚑

Billy Crystal, bringing the funny in Broadway's 'Mr. Saturday Night' by Peter Marks

A new musical version of his 1992 comedy has its official opening at the Nederlander Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:03am on April 28, 2022☆⚑