Movement adds depth to this Broadway musical about 1940s veterans by Celia Wren

"Bandstand," with Tony-winning choreography by "Hamilton's" Andy Blankenbuehler, is at the National Theatre through Sunday.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:12pm on March 4, 2020☆⚑

'Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes' veers jarringly from comedy to darkness by Celia Wren

Signature Theatre's sold-out play showcases terrific performances but feels tonally jolting.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:12am on March 2, 2020☆⚑

You think your job has baggage? Try playing Donald Trump or Fidel Castro. by Peter Marks

New plays in Washington tackle some of the most polarizing figures of our time.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:18am on February 28, 2020☆⚑

'The Wanderers' roams with a hungry heart by Celia Wren

Theater J takes on Anna Ziegler's funny and compassionate play about chronic dissatisfaction.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:12pm on February 27, 2020☆⚑

Watching 'To Kill a Mockingbird' with 18,000 teenagers was one of the most profound theater experiences of my career by Peter Marks

At Madison Square Garden, a free performance of the Broadway hit soars and astonishes.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:18pm on February 27, 2020☆⚑

It was a dark and stormy night at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, as the talk turned to Trump . . . by Peter Marks

Anne Washburn's "Shipwreck" is the latest play to take on a confounding political era.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:48am on February 27, 2020☆⚑

'Bandstand' actor finds, in a forgotten relative, a kinship with his onstage character by Thomas Floyd

Zack Zaromatidis, who plays a World War II veteran in the touring musical, discovered a great-uncle who fought in the Pacific theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:32am on February 26, 2020☆⚑

'Timon of Athens' is tricky Shakespeare. A fearless director gets it right. by Peter Marks

Artistic director Simon Godwin stages his first play for Shakespeare Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:54pm on February 25, 2020☆⚑

Studio Theatre to get $20 million makeover, including open-concept redesign of its showpiece Metheny space by Peter Marks

The project will make the company functional for popular, immersive plays and musicals.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:18am on February 25, 2020☆⚑

This ballerina played the role of a stripper, and she owned it by Sarah L. Kaufman

Washington Ballet's Sona Kharatian creates an indelible, sophisticated character in Balanchine's "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:42pm on February 21, 2020☆⚑

Hervé Koubi was raised to keep quiet about the past. His dances tell a different story. by Sarah L. Kaufman

The French Algerian choreographer takes on toxic masculinity and gender cliches in "Boys Don't Cry," coming to Dance Place on Feb. 29 and March 1.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:42am on February 21, 2020☆⚑

This gutsy new 'West Side Story' is unlike any you've seen " and it's exhilarating by Peter Marks

Director Ivo van Hove and choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker put a thrillingly distinctive stamp on a beloved musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:06pm on February 20, 2020☆⚑

At Keegan Theatre, 'Boy' gracefully ponders gender identity by Celia Wren

Director Susan Marie Rhea's staging brings out the heart and urgency in Anna Ziegler's 2016 play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:03pm on February 19, 2020☆⚑

See 'The Amen Corner' and feel the power of James Baldwin by Peter Marks

Shakespeare Theatre Company revives a rarely seen gospel play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:48pm on February 19, 2020☆⚑

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick revive a Broadway tradition: An out-of-town play tryout by Peter Marks

Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite," with John Benjamin Hickey directing, has a Boston trial run.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:48pm on February 19, 2020☆⚑

It was a dark and stormy night at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, as the talk turned to Trump . . . by Peter Marks

Ann Washburn's "Shipwreck" is the latest play to take on a confounding political era.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:12pm on February 18, 2020☆⚑

'Mother Road' is often a slog despite burnished production at Arena Stage by Celia Wren

The play, like its namesake route, is ambitious, unwieldy, conspicuously significant and uncomfortably long.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:42pm on February 18, 2020☆⚑

Constellation's '39 Steps' is a comic thriller without thrills by Celia Wren

Gags are the soul of the production, but pulling off this kind of funny business is tricky.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:42pm on February 18, 2020☆⚑

GALA Hispanic Theatre and Arena Stage amplify Cuban voices with a twofer of plays by Nilo Cruz and Eduardo Machado by Thomas Floyd

'Exquisite Agony' and 'Celia and Fidel' spotlight the work of Cuban American playwrights.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:18pm on February 15, 2020☆⚑

If that audiobook narrator sounds familiar, check your theater program by Peggy McGlone

When not onstage, some local actors are putting their dramatic skills to work making "talking books" at the Library of Congress.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:18am on February 14, 2020☆⚑

'The King's Speech' amounts to a stale retelling by Thomas Floyd

David Seidler's play, which premiered in London following the film's success, is underwhelming in its visit to the National Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:03pm on February 13, 2020☆⚑

GALA's 'Exquisita Agonia' pours its heart out by Celia Wren

2018 play written and directed by Nilo Cruz brims with poetry and oversize emotion.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:54pm on February 13, 2020☆⚑

Can this generation's Tony and Maria find their place in yet another 'West Side Story'? by Peter Marks

Director Ivo van Hove's radically reimagined Broadway production has its official opening Feb. 20.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:32am on February 13, 2020☆⚑

Folksinger Erin McKeown brings her love of folk and theater to 'Miss You Like Hell' by Geoffrey Himes

At the Olney Theatre, McKeown's songs explore the relationship between an estranged mother and daughter.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:32am on February 13, 2020☆⚑

Here's to Washington's Victor Shargai: A fan, a catalyst, a mensch of the theater by Peter Marks

The region's theaters will dedicate their performances to the late theater advocate on Valentine's Day.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:06pm on February 12, 2020☆⚑