'A Strange Loop' is Broadway's best new musical by Peter Marks

Michael R. Jackson's dazzlingly one-of-a-kind Pulitzer winner features the smashing debut of Jaquel Spivey.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:37am on April 27, 2022☆⚑

With Neil Simon's papers, Library of Congress just got a lot funnier by Peter Marks

Some 7,700 manuscripts, letters and other items belonging to the late Broadway playwright Neil Simon have been donated to the Library of Congress by his widow, Elaine Joyce.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:37am on April 25, 2022☆⚑

Beanie Feldstein attempts to scale 'Funny Girl.' She almost makes it. by Peter Marks

The first revival of the vehicle that propelled Barbra Streisand has its official Broadway opening.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:07am on April 25, 2022☆⚑

Martin McDonagh, Paula Vogel add to spring bounty on Broadway by Peter Marks

"Hangmen" and "How I Learned to Drive" disturb and delight, while "For Colored Girls..." gets a nostalgic revival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24am on April 22, 2022☆⚑

Tracy Letts skewers America's shames in stunning debut of 'The Minutes' by Peter Marks

The playwright's scaldingly funny satire opens on Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:54pm on April 18, 2022☆⚑

A Russian director's 'Cherry Orchard' shakes a theater to its roots by Peter Marks

A Russian director conjures Ukraine in a wildly imaginative version of "The Cherry Orchard."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:36pm on April 17, 2022☆⚑

Hello, gorgeous: 'Funny Girl's' new Nicky by Peter Marks

Karimloo co-stars with Beanie Feldstein in one of the year's biggest Broadway revivals.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:36am on April 15, 2022☆⚑

James McAvoy is a Cyrano knockout, and Sam Rockwell is a blast in Mamet by Peter Marks

McAvoy stars in a modern beatbox "Cyrano de Bergerac"; Rockwell joins Laurence Fishburne and Darren Criss in a socko "American Buffalo."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:03am on April 15, 2022☆⚑

Jewish diversity is becoming an ever more vibrant issue onstage by Peter Marks

New efforts " a Black Shylock, commissions for Jewish playwrights of color " are occurring at the intersection of race and Judaism.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:33pm on April 7, 2022☆⚑

Two new musicals dig into America's past but fail to strike gold by Peter Marks

"Paradise Square" on Broadway, and "Suffs" off-Broadway, musicalize history without locating its heart.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:24pm on April 6, 2022☆⚑

'Take Me Out' loads the Broadway bases with wit and incisive drama by Peter Marks

Richard Greenberg's outstanding baseball play receives a top-notch revival at the Hayes Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:06pm on April 4, 2022☆⚑

'Grace' is a rousing new musical that could use fine-tuning by Peter Marks

Nolan Williams Jr. and Nikkole Salter's story of a contentious family gathering makes its uneven debut at Ford's Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:33pm on March 31, 2022☆⚑

In 'Private,' we ponder where to draw the line on surveillance by Peter Marks

A new play by Mona Pirnot explores the murky territory of corporate surveillance of employees

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:06pm on March 30, 2022☆⚑

Parker, Broderick bring belly laughs back to Broadway in revival of 'Plaza Suite' by Peter Marks

"Plaza Suite," with Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, marks its official Broadway opening at the Hudson Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:42am on March 29, 2022☆⚑

A great actor tackles 'The Merchant of Venice' " one of Shakespeare's most challenging plays by Peter Marks

Shakespeare Theatre Company stages "The Merchant of Venice" with John Douglas Thompson as Shylock.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:03pm on March 28, 2022☆⚑

'The Folks at Home' is playwright R. Eric Thomas's paean to a beloved American staple by Peter Marks

Sitcom life risibly unfolds " without commercial interruption " on a Baltimore stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:12pm on March 25, 2022☆⚑

Theater J's 'Nathan the Wise' highlights religious harmony " in 1192 by Peter Marks

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 18th century play gets a refreshing adaptation by Michael Bloom.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:24pm on March 24, 2022☆⚑

A Native American play goes on a major national tour with an unusual offer: Native Americans attend free by Peter Marks

Madeline Sayet's solo show, "Where We Belong" goes coast to coast, courtesy of Woolly Mammoth Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:06pm on March 23, 2022☆⚑

'Catch Me If You Can' fizzled on Broadway. A new Arena Stage production loses altitude in much the same way. by Peter Marks

The 2011 musical, based on the 2002 movie, gets a overly glitzy, all too busy revival in Washington.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:42pm on March 18, 2022☆⚑

They bombed a theater in the Ukraine. Somewhere, Chekhov is weeping. by Peter Marks

The latest artistic casualty of war is the Drama Theater of Mariupol, mostly destroyed by an airstrike.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:54pm on March 17, 2022☆⚑

Zelensky's address to Congress was a dramatic appeal in three acts by Peter Marks

Using his performer's instincts, the Ukrainian president captivated an American audience with plain talk and moving images.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:36pm on March 16, 2022☆⚑

If you heart Broadway melodies, you're bound to fall for 'She Loves Me' at Signature Theatre by Peter Marks

The 1963 musical gets the requisite TLC on the Arlington company's intimate main stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:36pm on March 11, 2022☆⚑

Theater is more than ready for a springtime reseeding by Peter Marks

New offerings include 'A Strange Loop' on Broadway, National Capital New Play Festival, 'Drumfolk' at Arena and 'Grace' at Ford's Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:06am on March 3, 2022☆⚑

In 'English,' the language of opportunity steers clear of cliches about the people of Iran by Peter Marks

Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company, fresh from the triumph of the musical 'Kimberly Akimbo,' stages another winner.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:54am on March 1, 2022☆⚑

A team of artists had dreams for their new musical. A pandemic crushed them. by Peter Marks

"Unknown Soldier" was one of the ambitious musicals whose trajectories were hobbled by shutdowns.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:42am on February 25, 2022☆⚑