Want to see 'Harry Potter' on stage? Back of the queue, mate! by Peter Marks

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" opens in London

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:38pm on July 26, 2016☆⚑

Jonathan Pryce puts a new stamp on Shylock by Peter Marks

"The Merchant of Venice" arrives at the Kennedy Center from London's Globe.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:07pm on July 25, 2016☆⚑

Another fanciful, oddball, gravity-defying journey from Cirque du Soleil by Celia Wren

"Kurios " Cabinet of Curiosities" is under the big top at Tysons II through Sept. 18.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:02pm on July 25, 2016☆⚑

A musical whose time has gone: Three Post critics take on 'Phantom' by Philip Kennicott,

The new tour now at the Kennedy Center is an exuberant memorial to the decline of taste.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:52pm on July 22, 2016☆⚑

Some Fringe troupes say performing at Gallaudet posed an unfair burden by Rebecca Ritzel

New partnership with the university requires making shows accessible to the deaf.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:13pm on July 22, 2016☆⚑

In the galleries: Bodies that are more than flesh and bone by Mark Jenkins

Human forms are tangential to many of the artists in Hillyer Art Space's "Flesh & Bone II."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:13pm on July 22, 2016☆⚑

'Motown: The Musical' opens on Broadway, then the bad news by Mark Kennedy

Opening night of "Motown: The Musical" went very well until right after the curtain call. With the cast still buzzing at 10:15 p.m., producer Kevin McCollum had bad news: The show was ending…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:13pm on July 22, 2016☆⚑

Capital Fringe latest includes an avant-pop fave bowing out in style by Washington Post Staff

banished? productions calls it quits with characteristic ceremony

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:13pm on July 22, 2016☆⚑

A political convention as improv farce by Peter Marks

Trump promised us that Cleveland was "amazing." This time, it was an understatement.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:18pm on July 21, 2016☆⚑

What's on tap in children's theater this summer: Puppets and pirates by Jane Horwitz

Adventure Theatre stages "Jumanji," and at Olney, it's Gibert & Sullivan.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:03pm on July 21, 2016☆⚑

Capital Fringe latest: Manic musicals and mixed histories by Washington Post Staff

From the Romanovs to AcroYoga: three reviews from the festival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:02pm on July 21, 2016☆⚑

Capital Fringe latest: Good times in the library by Washington Post Staff

Reviews of comedy and competitive lies downtown at the MLK Library.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:07pm on July 20, 2016☆⚑

Romanian actor Radu Beligan dies at 97 by Alison Mutler | ap

Romanian actor Radu Beligan, one of the nation's most prolific actors whose career spanned almost 80 years, has died, a hospital said. He was 97.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:00am on July 20, 2016☆⚑

Small, radiant new plays in the burbs by Nelson Pressley

Miles apart, "Redder Blood" and "8 Stops" glow with feeling.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:16pm on July 19, 2016☆⚑

Capital Fringe latest: dancing and singing about the environment by Washington Post Staff

Of glaciers and the Dust Bowl.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:58pm on July 19, 2016☆⚑

Jake Gyllenhaal to return to Broadway in 'Burn This' in 2017 by Mark Kennedy

Jake Gyllenhaal, who made his Broadway debut last year, will be returning to star in Lanford Wilson's acclaimed play "Burn This."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:38pm on July 19, 2016☆⚑

Much-anticipated musical with Patti LuPone, Christine Ebersole opens in Chicago by Peter Marks

"War Paint," likely bound for Broadway, puts on a pleasing face with two stellar leading ladies.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:56am on July 19, 2016☆⚑

How Fringe shakes up Shakespeare by Washington Post Staff

Three reviews from Bard-derived shows at the festival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:12pm on July 18, 2016☆⚑

Gilbert and Sullivan with guitars and beach balls by Nelson Pressley

Operetta is a party in "Mikado" and "Pirates" from Chicago's Hypocrites.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:09pm on July 18, 2016☆⚑

Brian Stokes Mitchell to lead 'Ragtime' on Ellis Island by Mark Kennedy

Brian Stokes Mitchell will lead a concert of the sprawling musical "Ragtime" " about the clash of cultures that created American culture " in a special place: Ellis Island, the gateway for m…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:03pm on July 18, 2016☆⚑

Misty Copeland packs Wolf Trap with the power of love by Sarah L. Kaufman

American Ballet Theatre's "Romeo and Juliet," reminding us of tenderness in dark times.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:54pm on July 17, 2016☆⚑

Here's how Ted van Griethuysen winds down: Playing all the parts in 'Hamlet' by Rebecca Ritzel

The longtime D.C. stage actor hopes more theaters will host his one-man presentation.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:37pm on July 15, 2016☆⚑

Sumer campers dream up way to help Orlando nightclub victims by Mark Kennedy

The deadly nightclub shooting in Florida has inspired Broadway stars to sing in concerts, record songs and perform a few blocks from the massacre. Now there's an online philanthropic campaig…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:37pm on July 15, 2016☆⚑

Hooray for Dollywood by Peter Marks

Dolly Parton expands her entertainment empire, one new attraction at a time.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:37pm on July 15, 2016☆⚑

From Capital Fringe: Fairy tale opera for kids and Southern-fried loss by Washington Post Staff

Tales of love and loss at the Fringe.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:37pm on July 15, 2016☆⚑