William Shakespeare's romantic comedy, "Twelfth Night," made its debut in 1623 when it was included in the First Folio, the first published collection of Shakespeare's plays. Four centuries …
Spotlighters Theatre's production of "Deathtrap" by Ira Levin is the model balance between nail-biting suspense and hearty comedy. Director Stephen Foreman gives the audience a 'fly on the w…
Emmy Award-winner John Leguizamo has brought the world premiere of his powerful new play, "The Other Americans," directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, to Arena Stage. Set in 1998, it is a seari…
In a world of pop princesses, we have to make room for six pop queens! Back by popular demand, Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow's global sensation, "SIX" once again reigns at The National Theatre.�…
Musicals don't get much darker than "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." Stephen Sondheim's 1979 show, based on a 19th-century penny dreadful, reveals the secret life and diabol…
When does the very group that builds America's global competitive edge become a victim of its own creations? How will minority groups navigate the moral and ethical dilemmas of our data-driv…
Baltimore theatergoers will remember Jaclyn Backhaus' brilliant "Men on Boats" from its local premiere with Cohesion Theatre Arts in 2017 (Center Stage produced it a season or two later). Wh…
"Dance Like There's Black People Watching" is a Black Excellence Revue and continuation of the 15-year collaboration between The Second City and Woolly Mammoth Theatre. Directed by Rob…
Morals tomorrow, comedy tonight! For those seeking escapist delight, a laugh-out-loud musical croons just outside DC at Arlington's Signature Theatre. Transport yourself to ancient Rome in "…
Contemporary science fiction usually imagines the future, but We Happy Few's production of Karl ÄŒapek's "R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots") adopts a distinctly old feeling, more akin to …
Full Circle Dance Company's "From the Source of Our Power" at the Baltimore Museum of Art's Meyerhoff Auditorium was a well-curated and well-attended affair featuring work by choreographers …
Joshua Harmon's 2024 Tony-nominated, epically expansive script, "Prayer for the French Republic," investigates the horrors of the Holocaust, albeit as more of a side note than headline, hold…
A resident company of Baltimore Theatre Project, Happenstance Theatre has remounted its 2015 production (review) of "Cabaret Noir." It's hard to believe that is has been that many years ago,…
Within the first few minutes of sitting down to see "The Art of Care" conceived and directed by Derek Goldman, a cast member asked me the name of someone I'd cared for or who'd cared for me.…
The intellectualism of Tony Kushner's work can sometimes obscure the bigger-picture themes and stories and yet, it is this intellectualism that brands his work as distinctly of its time in a…
"Many moons ago" in 1959, Hans Christian Andersen's renowned fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea," inspired a musical comedy and "Once Upon a Mattress" was born. In the 65 years since its …
If a family member were accused of a crime, how far would you go to clear their name? The Colonial Players, an Annapolis-based company celebrating its 76th season, is asking. The question is…
"I need real things to draw from 'cause I don't trust memory." This adaptation of Alison Bechdel's award-winning graphic memoir, "Fun Home," made its Broadway debut in 2015. It won several a…
For the first time in the DMV, Olney Theatre Center was one of a select few of regional theaters to bring the icy kingdom of Arendelle to life. It succeeds with ambitious staging, vibrant co…
American history documents that the United States found itself embroiled in both domestic and international confrontations caused by the Vietnam War, the Kent State massacres, and the Civil …
Since it was published in 1975, Natalie Babbitt's novel, Tuck Everlasting, has sold more than five million copies. This children's literature classic has been the basis of two films and a mu…
The Washington National Opera opened the 2024-2025 season with a stirring and timely production of Beethoven's "Fidelio." An opera in two acts, "Fidelio" premiered in 1851 at La Fenice in Ve…
I have reviewed more than 100 productions in my seven years with this publication, and "Astro Boy and the God of Comics" is among the best of them. Created by Natsu Onoda Power, author of th…
With a tagline like "an extreme metal, horror, and dance experience" coming from true theatre innovators like the Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS), you know you are in for something that …