A 'Giselle' that whirls with unusual lyricism by Sarah L. Kaufman

At the Kennedy Center, Hee Seo shines in American Ballet Theatre's production.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:54pm on February 12, 2020☆⚑

Rorschach Theatre's 'Toxic Avenger' musical oozes B-movie camp by Thomas Floyd

First-time director Tracy Lynn Olivera oversees a talented collection of comic performers at the Silver Spring Black Box Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:03pm on February 11, 2020☆⚑

Like 'Black Swan,' this new 'Phantom of the Opera' raises goose bumps with pirouettes by Peter Marks

Synetic Theater tackles Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel in ballet form.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:54pm on February 10, 2020☆⚑

Get a load of the exuberant new sister act: Mary and Martha Clarke, singing outlaw heroes of 'Gun & Powder' by Peter Marks

Signature Theatre stages the world premiere of Angelica Chéri and Ross Baum's new musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on February 10, 2020☆⚑

People said her great-great-aunts posed as white and robbed banks. So she wrote a musical about them. by Peter Marks

"Gun & Powder" will have its world premiere at Signature Theatre, where librettist-lyricist Angelica Chéri can't wait for her family to see it.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:48pm on February 6, 2020☆⚑

Ballet dancers have weird and quirky pre-show rituals that would put any sports star to shame by Sarah L. Kaufman

"Anything to avoid the thought of the 3,000 people," says one dancer, explaining why superstitions persist backstage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:03am on February 6, 2020☆⚑

The tragic beauty of Alvin Ailey's politically charged dance programs by Sarah L. Kaufman

Jamar Roberts's "Ode" somehow manages to show the depth of loss to gun violence, as well as communal unity.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:54pm on February 5, 2020☆⚑

Is theater director Alan Paul the hardest-working man in D.C. showbiz? by Thomas Floyd

The prolific 35-year-old's latest project, after "Cabaret" and "Peter Pan and Wendy," is "Spring Awakening" at Round House.

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

Road-trip musical 'Miss You Like Hell' embarks on a bumpy ride to catharsis by Thomas Floyd

The Olney Theatre Center production, about an undocumented Latina mother and her estranged daughter, sometimes loses its way but ultimately hits home.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:32pm on February 4, 2020☆⚑

A second shot for 'Hamilton' at the Kennedy Center: Tickets go on sale in March by Peggy McGlone

The megahit hip-hop musical will run June 16-Sept. 20 in the Opera House.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 4, 2020☆⚑

'Vagina Monologues' playwright Eve Ensler: 'My whole life, I've been waiting for an apology' by Kk Ottesen

The Tony Award-winning writer turns inward for her book about abuse.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:12am on February 4, 2020☆⚑

'Little Shop of Horrors' leads Helen Hayes nominations by Peggy McGlone

Constellation Theatre musical scores 11 nods for Washington-area theater honors.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:54pm on February 3, 2020☆⚑

'Silent Sky' tells the story of pioneering female astronomers with humor and warmth by Celia Wren

Sleek production of Lauren Gunderson play is now at Ford's Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:24pm on February 3, 2020☆⚑

J-Lo and Shakira shake off boundaries, put on a ferocious master dance class at the Super Bowl by Sarah L. Kaufman

Our dance critic reviews the pop stars' dazzling halftime performance.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18am on February 3, 2020☆⚑

National Ballet of Canada gets it right: In 'The Sleeping Beauty,' it's what's inside that counts by Sarah L. Kaufman

Rudolf Nureyev's opulent and deeply moving production dazzles at the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:12pm on January 31, 2020☆⚑

'Next to Normal' is back. It's still a glorious, heartbreaking experience. by Peter Marks

Rachel Bay Jones and Brandon Victor Dixon lead a thrilling Kennedy Center revival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:12pm on January 31, 2020☆⚑

Beware. This stylish 'Medea' adaptation offers no escape, for Rose Byrne or for you. by Peter Marks

Director Simon Stone revisits the classic tale of a woman bent on revenge, co-starring Bobby Cannavale.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:12pm on January 30, 2020☆⚑

Acting warms Washington Stage Guild's too-tidy 'Bloomsday' by Celia Wren

The Steven Dietz play ponders time, love, regret and the fragility of human connection.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:54pm on January 30, 2020☆⚑

'Spring Awakening' lights up Round House Theatre with visual flair by Thomas Floyd

Director Alan Paul stages a visually audacious, if occasionally unwieldy, revival of the rock musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:54pm on January 30, 2020☆⚑

How a play about the Taliban's oppression of women manages to be both harrowing and hopeful by Vanessa H. Larson

Arena Stage hosts the East Coast premiere of 'A Thousand Splendid Suns.'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:12pm on January 30, 2020☆⚑

National Ballet of Canada dazzles with exhilarating energy at the Kennedy Center by Sarah L. Kaufman

Mixed bill includes Ratmansky's meditation on Soviet society, "Piano Concerto #1," the finale of his Shostakovich Trilogy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:54pm on January 29, 2020☆⚑

A Palestinian play comes to the Kennedy Center, offering a comedic olive branch by Peter Marks

'Grey Rock,' by a Palestinian Jewish writer-director, is on a unique U.S. tour.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:48pm on January 29, 2020☆⚑

A theater highlight for D.C.: James Baldwin's rarely seen 'Amen Corner' by Peter Marks

Shakespeare Theatre Company is staging its idea of a modern classic.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:36am on January 28, 2020☆⚑

In 'A Thousand Splendid Suns,' a searing indictment of the Taliban's treatment of women by Peter Marks

Arena Stage brings to Washington a powerful play based on Khaled Hosseini's novel.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:24pm on January 27, 2020☆⚑

Tried and true formulas work in 'A Soldier's Play' and 'Grand Horizons' by Peter Marks

Two new Broadway productions make the most of familiar plots and patterns.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54pm on January 23, 2020☆⚑