Mother's Day afternoon was spent in a Baltimore church basement where we gathered for the musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic tale, Little Women. Truth be told, I wouldn't h…
It's taken five years for The Father"the highly-acclaimed drama by Florian Zeller that shook Paris in 2012"to arrive in the Washington area. But now that it's here"following sold-out perform…
The glammed-up, black tie crowd began arriving at the historic Lincoln Theatre in U Street NW 90 minutes before show time. Most of the men were in tuxedos or dark suits. Some of the suits we…
Undone by his own goodness? Ha! That is not what I took away as director Robert Richmond succeeded masterfully with his contemporary, blasting grenade of an interpretation for Shakespeare's …
Here are the 2017 Helen Hayes Recipients in RED. __ Outstanding Choreography, Musical-Hayes Christopher d’Amboise, Evita, Olney Theatre Center Kelly Devine, Come From Away, Ford’…
Imaginative storytelling and captivating performances at People's Light make Dwayne Hartford's The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, adapted for the stage from the novel by Kate DiCamillo…
Some plays are more difficult to watch than others; some plays activate your imagination and pull you into their stories whole-body: those plays pull you into the psychological realities the…
Morgan James has one versatile voice. It is a voice that that can slip effortlessly from light lyric coloratura to Broadway belting, to Soul singing. Take a look at her career: James earn…
The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is closing its 10th season with the rousing classic, Oklahoma! With book and lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein, this beloved musical has been a famil…
Curious questions tease the brain during this peculiarly provocative production. One is: Is this theater? Another is: What are we to make of it? The Man Who, just opened at the estimably idi…
Haunting is the word that quickly came to mind as I sat, mesmerized, rediscovering a classic of literature I thought I knew from reading print on a page and from the movies. But, oh my, Syne…
Just when you thought that scandalous political agendas were restricted to CNN's 24-hour news cycle, along comes An American Daughter, Wendy Wasserstein's 1997 play about a woman's nominatio…
The spectacle of movement has always been Synetic’s star attraction. When those primal, emotional moments fuse with a strong narrative throughline, Synetic’s brilliance shines br…
Nominations for the 2017 Helen Hayes Awards Outstanding Choreography, Musical-Hayes Christopher d'Amboise, "Evita," Olney Theatre Center Kelly Devine, "Come From Away," Ford's Theatre Parker…
Adultery, the trespass that has fascinated human beings through the ages, offers many emotional highs and lows. There is the desire that overwhelms all reason. There is the joy of stealing a…
OMG! OMG! Silhouette Stages’ Legally Blonde is a blast! The closed curtains on the stage at Slayton House Theater gave no clue as to what dynamic show the highly regarded Silhouette St…
Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie is an American theater classic. At its center a story about a shattered family, the show is timeless in its themes. Parlor Room Theater (PRT) Di…
Celebrating the 90th anniversary of its historic building, Ritz Theatre Company presents Dream: A Phonograph Musical, an original prequel to the genre of the 'jukebox musical' inspired by th…
Humanity can never quite manage to get out of its own way. And that's a good thing for the entertainment industry. Since "there is nothing new under the sun," there is constant material for …
Apropos to Mother's Day, and a magnificent button to the end of its 63rd season, Arena Players' Crowns: A Gospel Musical is, among many things, a celebration of Christian and African religio…
How does a play that starts out about real estate for gosh sake"adjacent farms in rural Ireland"become a heart-wrenching story of adjacent lost souls who fall in love late in life? How does …
Buzzer is a story about real estate, and how moving to a new home can mean more than just leaving a forwarding address. Tracey Scott Wilson's play addresses several compelling subjects: r…
Much of the publicity for the much-anticipated Avant Bard production of King Lear has focused on Rick Foucheux's Lear. I recently saw Foucheux play Gloucester in a production at George Washi…
I attended Peaceable Kingdom, a new play by Mary Tuomanen, last night at Christ Church Neighborhood House. I am already checking my calendar for a day when I can see this unique and riveting…
A grand presentation of Agatha Christie's popular whodunit of 1953, Witness for the Prosecution, closes out Bristol Riverside Theatre's 30th anniversary season with a bang. Directed by Susan…