Kennedy Center Honors: It's a boogie wonderland by Peter Marks

The 42nd annual ceremony, to be televised Dec. 15, recognizes Earth, Wind & Fire, "Sesame Street," Linda Ronstadt, Sally Field and Michael Tilson Thomas.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24am on December 9, 2019☆⚑

You oughta know this about 'Jagged Little Pill': It's hard to swallow as a Broadway musical. by Peter Marks

Alanis Morissette's breakthrough 1995 album breaks no new ground as theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24pm on December 5, 2019☆⚑

Long-running play 'The Woman in Black' comes to the Shakespeare Theatre Company by Geoffrey Himes

Stage adaptation of popular ghost novel surprised its creator by becoming a scary good hit.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:03pm on December 4, 2019☆⚑

At Round House Theatre, video projections express the inner life of a boy on the spectrum by Thomas Floyd

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" is a mystery centering on a 15-year-old math prodigy

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:06am on November 27, 2019☆⚑

'Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' is up to some new and mesmerizing tricks by Thomas Floyd

At Round House Theatre, imaginative reinvention makes a fresh case for seeing the Tony-winning play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:33am on November 27, 2019☆⚑

Now hear this! Playwrights are making theater for the ears. Yes, that's a thing. by Peter Marks

Audible produces plays designed to be listened to on its digital platform and maybe also seen off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on November 26, 2019☆⚑

Cheap wine and cheese puffs are only the beginning of this 'Happy Hour' by Sarah L. Kaufman

Monica Bill Barnes & Company performance is part dance performance, part vaudeville act.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:33pm on November 22, 2019☆⚑

Olney Theatre Center's 'Singin' in the Rain' pours on the showmanship by Thomas Floyd

Jacob Scott Tischler's Cosmo Brown steals the show in a safe but crowd-pleasing staging of the iconic musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:03pm on November 20, 2019☆⚑

John Leguizamo incorporates new lessons into his 'Latin History for Morons' by Thomas Floyd

The actor brings his reworked his one-man show to the National Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:54am on November 20, 2019☆⚑

In 'Airness,' the axes are invisible but the play is loud by Celia Wren

Chelsea Marcantel's underdog tale about air-guitar aficionados gets an exuberant run at the Keegan Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:36pm on November 19, 2019☆⚑

This 'Agnes of God' is blessed by a holy trinity of actors by Thomas Floyd

Factory 449's small-scale production delivers an expertly performed rumination on crises of faith.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:03am on November 18, 2019☆⚑

'The Inheritance' is epic in length, but not always in satisfaction by Peter Marks

Matthew Lopez's two-part gay drama has its official Broadway opening.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:24pm on November 17, 2019☆⚑

At Theater J, Albee's 'Occupant' takes a lifeless look at the life of Louise Nevelson by Celia Wren

The late sculptor looks back on her career in this contrived and starchy portrait of the artist.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:06pm on November 16, 2019☆⚑

'Newsies' has legs. It's the other parts that still need work. by Peter Marks

Arena Stage digs into the Disney catalogue for the first time with a well-danced version of the 1992 movie musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:03pm on November 15, 2019☆⚑

For this reporter-turned-actor, worlds collide in Arena Stage's 'Newsies' by Thomas Floyd

Former journalist Wyn Delano performs in the journalism-themed musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:33am on November 14, 2019☆⚑

In 'Mockingbird,' a deaf actor finally gets his wish: Not to be defined solely by deafness by Peter Marks

The acclaimed Russell Harvard joins the cast of a hit Broadway play " in a pair of hearing roles.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:06am on November 14, 2019☆⚑

'White Pearl' is an amusing take on the beauty business. But watch out " things get ugly. by Peter Marks

Studio Theatre stages the U.S. premiere of Anchuli Felicia King's comedy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:12pm on November 13, 2019☆⚑

'Amadeus' at the Folger will be music to your ears by Peter Marks

Peter Shaffer's massive play is fully realized in Richard Clifford's production.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:33pm on November 12, 2019☆⚑

Bravo for reviving the play that scandalized Jane Austen's world by Celia Wren

Elizabeth Inchbald's "Lovers' Vows" features a hilarious performance " the butler did it.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:48pm on November 11, 2019☆⚑

As rock-star portrayals go, it doesn't get any better than Adrienne Warren as Tina Turner by Peter Marks

The new jukebox musical "Tina" has its official opening at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:12pm on November 7, 2019☆⚑

'A Chorus Line' is back, and you'll enjoy the new spring in its step. by Peter Marks

Signature Theatre revives the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning musical, with energy and heart.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:42pm on November 7, 2019☆⚑

'Occupant' at Theater J celebrates sculptor Louise Nevelson and her art " without actually using any of it by Celia Wren

The set design and costuming for the play about the late sculptor are meant to evoke the feeling of the artist without replicating her sculptures or clothes.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54am on November 7, 2019☆⚑

Government support for a song? How seven teens won their own piece of the American Dream. by Peter Marks

A National Endowment for the Arts competition rewards high school musical theater songwriters with Broadway-caliber recording sessions.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:18am on November 7, 2019☆⚑

A cool musical where? The autumn season of plays at American Shakespeare Center is a rich one. by Peter Marks

Troupe debuts "The Willard Suitcases," a show that calls forth the ghosts of a shuttered insane asylum.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:18pm on November 6, 2019☆⚑

In 'Theory,' a professor lets students say anything they want online. Disaster follows. by Peter Marks

Mosaic Theater stages Norman Yeung's erratic thriller.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54pm on November 4, 2019☆⚑