Agatha Christie's renowned detective stories are famously known for their winding plots, deceptive tones, misleading clues, and eccentric personalities. These thematic elements and concepts …
This musical celebration of Halloween started even before the first note was played. The Meyerhoff lobby staff, dressed as Count Dracula, greeted audience members, and the members of the orc…
This year will be Jane Austen's 250th birthday. Over the centuries, Austen has amassed many fans from all over the globe. Whether they enjoy the Victorian view of culture or they see Austen …
The world premiere of "Fremont Ave." at Arena Stage is an evocative and moving exploration of family, legacy, and unrealized longing"an experience that feels especially poignant for fall, an…
"The air is humming," and something great has come to the Children's Theatre of Annapolis (CTA) stage! An extraordinarily talented cast of young performers is currently staging "West Side St…
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's performance at George Mason Center for the Arts was a display not only of the wide variety of dance that exists under the moniker of "contemporary," but also o…
The holiday season will be starting before we know it. With that comes a plethora of holiday plays, most of them dealing with the Christmas. However, there is always a sprinkle of Hanukkah p…
 Directed by Debbie Barber-Eaton at The Colonial Players, this production of "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" (written in 2023 by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen in 2023) is silly, fast-p…
AI is everywhere. As a professor, I attend numerous faculty meetings, seminars, and sessions to address the head-scratching dilemma of "what do we do with this thing?" This dilemma has been …
Call it intuition, good vibes, or a hunch, but the guess here is that The Washington Ballet's (TWB) 2025-26 Season (its 49th in DC), is going to be special. Youthful, fresh faces and a new d…
 In the dusty wilds of Spitwhistle, West Texas, boredom consumes the townsfolk day in and day out. Basically, there is little to do in these parts except get lost in thought or gather at…
Henrik Ibsen, arguably the forerunner of theatrical realism, did like to take little expressionistic leaps now and then, blending the bleak workaday world with a more surrealist spin on the …
WASHINGTON, DC " October 22 " Theatres across the Washington, DC-area are offering free and discounted tickets to federal workers affected by the ongoing shutdown. In uncertain times, theatr…
If we all hate online dating so much, why do we consistently force ourselves through the humiliation ritual? Deep down, when all is said and done, we just want to be remembered as a person w…
"HAIR" stands as perhaps the most iconic musical of the 1960s"the first Broadway production to truly capture the nation's political and generational unrest. Premiering in 1967 on the heels o…
In keeping with their international flavors, Chamber Music of Maryland, will be presenting Spanish Brass on November 2, 2025. This world renown ensemble will be performing a wind array of mu…
"The Peculiar Patriot" is a one-woman show written and performed by actress, playwright, author, poet, activist, and youth advocate, Liza Jessie Peterson. The Old Globe Theatre commissioned …
Swiss playwright Reto Finger's "Cold Country" comes across as part folktale, part gothic campfire story, and part dysfunctional family drama. Combined, all of these 'parts' offer audiences a…
"How does one review a play with no plot?" I asked my husband after meditating on "Vesper, a dream play", for nearly 36 hours. "Vesper" is a 75-minute, "non-linear" piece of experimental …
Statement on the death of Jerry B. WhiddonFounding member and former artistic director of Round House Theatre and founding member of Street 70 Bethesda, Md. (October 17, 2025) " We are…
Tradition, Fusion, and Innovation Washington, D.C. " GALA continues beloved tradition of each Fall season, the 21st annual international Fuego Flamenco Festival from November 6 through Novem…
The LatinX Movement Festival premiered at Dance Place in 2024. This second iteration featured performances by artists including Armando Ibañez, Felipe Moltedo, Corazón Folklórico DC…
WASHINGTON, DC " Studio Theatre welcomes new Associate Artistic Director Jess Chayes this week. Chayes is an award-winning director and producer of new work. She spent three seasons as the A…
Not everything is light and fluffy in "French Cupcakes," the newest world premiere presented by Bethesda Little Theatre. This original musical, written by Neal Learner and directed by Michae…
Three-year extension follows historic milestones and record growth at the BSO since Heyward's arrival in 2023. BALTIMORE, MD " Today, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) announce…