It's been more than 25 years since Stephen Daldry's production of J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls made its London debut. Thanks to Ian MacNeil’s astonishing set that paints a…
The National Harbor is quickly becoming the holiday’s destination of choice for families these days. For several years now, their Ice! extravaganza, with ice carvings done by talented …
If there's one thing you'll take away from Olney Theatre Center's Elf the Musical it's this: the DC musical theater scene has a tremendous talent base. To a one, Elf's largely ensemble cast …
Olney Theatre Center's successful Annie-inspired pajama drive last year resulted in more than 800 pairs of new pajamas for the Rockville, Md.-based Comfort Cases which, in turn, went to chil…
Whether they're getting dolled up for a trip to the Shop-N-Stop like it's a trip to the prom, or realizing, as the Fed-Ex guy walks away, that they've had an entire conversation with their b…
The man who shouted “Heil Hitler! Heil Trump!” in Baltimore’s Hippodrome during the intermission of Fiddler on the Roof on November 14 actually meant his outburst to be a g…
Like a boxer faking out an opponent, Michael C. Hall as Thom Pain plays tricks on the audience: "Now I think would be a good time for the raffle," he says at one point, then shortly afterwar…
The revival of Cole Porter's 1934 madcap romp Anything Goes at Arena Stage manages to be everything that it can be"an anachronism, tiresomely silly and outright dumb in places, but also the …
Keegan audiences will notice a big transformation of the theater for the area debut of Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery's musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Co-direct…
An unidentified man gave a Nazi salute and shouted “Heil Hitler! Heil Trump!” as the audience returned from intermission for act two of Fiddler on the Roof at the Hippodrome …
As I write this, leaders from around the world are marching down the Champs-Élysées in Paris under a canopy of umbrellas in the rain, gathered to commemorate the 100th anniversary of th…
Cinderella swordfighting! What a wonderful expression of empowerment for little girls (and little boys). In this updated and very funny version of Cinderella, Imagination Stage takes us to a…
Opening today in major U.S. cinemas, The Royal Ballet's production of Kenneth MacMillan's riveting Mayerling is not for the faint of heart. It is also not recommended for children under 12. …
In fraught times, where do you go to find hope? Assuming the answer is not "within yourself," might I suggest the basement of a church where, seated in a circle with a group of strangers, yo…
As the cast dances in the aisles of Keegan Theatre, it's difficult not to catch the contagious, rose-colored energy from this musical adaptation of Shakespeare's As You Like It  by Sha…
A three day premiere affair at Joe's Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier, MD brought friends, colleagues, artists and art enthusiasts together for show, What's Going On: Life, Love, and Socia…
Scena Theatre's production of Woman of No Importance promises Oscar Wilde's signature cocktail of witty banter and razor sharp wit combined with the ridiculousness of the upper crust exposed…
While anxiously waiting in a Miami police station for word of what happened to her son Jamal, an educated African-American woman named Kendra (Kerry Washington) talks with her estranged whit…
A country divided, tensions running high. That was Tuesday evening in America on midterm election night. It was also mid-1980s England in Signature Theatre's production of Billy Elliot. Work…
"I've always loved laundromats."Â This declaration by DC playwright Bob Bartlett explains why he set his newest work, The Accident Bear, in The Avenue Laundromat in historic Downtown Annap…
One of my favorite things about any We Happy Few production is the vigor and joy with which the performers throw themselves into the work. The story, like Bram Stoker's original Dracula, is …
Want to replicate the experience of seeing the pre-Broadway tryout of the musical version of Beetlejuice in the comfort of your home? Just pound down 19 espressos with a pound of candy chase…
When Torch Song opened Off-Broadway a year ago, I noted that the issues affecting gay people that it explored remained unfortunately relevant 35 years after the play had debuted on Broadway,…
Washington DC has quite a rich tradition in political satire, from local legends The Capitol Steps to one-off play commissions at local theaters like Signature to niche private functions onl…
Things that are Round, Callie Kimball’s fine new play getting its world premiere at Rep Stage, could, with justice, be called Things that are Delusional, for it is the power and author…