Why Roger Federer is the most graceful athlete of our time by Sarah L. Kaufman

A dance critic on the pleasures of watching the elegant tennis star, who belongs equally to the realm of aesthetics as to sports.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:18am on May 24, 2019☆⚑

'Sooner/Later' weaves rom-com premise into bittersweet family portrait by Celia Wren

Local writer Allyson Currin's play is often funny, ultimately moving and occasionally slack.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:42pm on May 22, 2019☆⚑

My kingdom for a robot: Synetic Theater creates a dystopian, cyberpunk 'Richard III' by Nelson Pressley

It's the latest in the troupe's "Wordless Shakespeare" series.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:36pm on May 21, 2019☆⚑

'Jubilee' makes a star of the chorus at Arena Stage by Nelson Pressley

Tazewell Thompson's new show at Arena Stage recalls the historic Fisk Jubilee Singers.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:36pm on May 20, 2019☆⚑

Produce a musical every year? Stephen Gregory Smith and Matt Conner are your guys. by Peter Marks

Their 'On Air' for Falls Church's Creative Cauldron fulfills an ambitious five-year plan.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:54pm on May 17, 2019☆⚑

'On Display' movement installation examines body image by Celia Wren

"We make decisions together," choreographer says of artists with and without disabilities.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24am on May 16, 2019☆⚑

'Mary Stuart' gets a powerhouse cast at Olney by Nelson Pressley

A new adaptation streamlines the classic play, but doesn't overhaul it.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:03pm on May 15, 2019☆⚑

'On Air' at Creative Cauldron is a tuneful, engaging tour through little-known history by Celia Wren

The new musical is based on the real-life couple who launched America's first radio station.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:42pm on May 15, 2019☆⚑

'Member of the Wedding' is Southern Gothic looking for flavor by Celia Wren

1st Stage revives Carson McCullers's tale of an awkward adolescence.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:33pm on May 14, 2019☆⚑

'God of Carnage' hasn't lost its satirical bite, but at Keegan, it needs more laughs by Nelson Pressley

The production of the Yasmina Reza play never really finds its comic stride.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:24pm on May 14, 2019☆⚑

Arena Stage wins seven Hayes Awards, with 'Anything Goes' on top by Nelson Pressley

The folk-pop musical "Fly by Night" at 1st Stage also picks up four wins at the "drama prom."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:06pm on May 13, 2019☆⚑

Studio Theatre's former acting school finds a new home in Columbia Heights by Nelson Pressley

"Now it's just about execution," founder Joy Zinoman said of the Studio Acting Conservatory.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:33pm on May 13, 2019☆⚑

'Fame the Musical' dances up a storm in a new bilingual production by Nelson Pressley

After a successful "In the Heights," director-choreographer Luis Salgado returns to GALA Hispanic Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on May 12, 2019☆⚑

Zora Neale Hurston's 'Spunk' gets revived with flair, and all of it has heart by Nelson Pressley

Timothy Douglas puts tall tales on a small stage at Signature Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:18pm on May 10, 2019☆⚑

Making a play about real people is always challenging " now imagine if it's Bill and Hillary Clinton by Peter Marks

Laurie Metcalf, John Lithgow and the other cast members talk about portraying the political power couple on Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:48pm on May 9, 2019☆⚑

Jennings's solo 'Queens Girl' plays get revived in Baltimore by Nelson Pressley

Dawn Ursula and Erika Rose reprise their roles while a last chapter gets written.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:24am on May 9, 2019☆⚑

'Nobody wants this story told': Nigeria's Renegade Theatre makes U.S. debut with 'Chibok Girls' by Nelson Pressley

The testimonial drama anchors Georgetown University's international theater and politics festival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:48pm on May 8, 2019☆⚑

Arena Stage cancels performances of 'Jubilee' this week due to actor's illness by Nelson Pressley

Performances of the ensemble show will resume May 14.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:42pm on May 7, 2019☆⚑

Michael Kahn turns to a timeless play from ancient Greece to send off his career by Peter Marks

"The Oresteia" concludes Kahn's 33-year artistic directorship of the Shakespeare Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on May 7, 2019☆⚑

'Love's Labor's Lost' is tricky, but the Folger makes it winsome by Nelson Pressley

The show gets meta as the famed Shakespearean library inspires the set.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on May 7, 2019☆⚑

Lucy Kirkwood's 'The Children' examines a nuclear disaster like Fukushima " but with a surprising twist by Nelson Pressley

The British drama gets a vivid area premiere at Studio Theatre.

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

The dancing, not the words, speaks the loudest in Lucky Plush's 'Rooming House' by Sarah L. Kaufman

Agile, easygoing moves are the hallmark of the Chicago troupe's dance-theater work at the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:04pm on May 3, 2019☆⚑

Rudolf Nureyev lived a life packed with drama. But turning it into a movie was no easy thing. by Sarah L. Kaufman

"White Crow" director Ralph Fiennes says the dancer's story resonates with his own artistic quest. 

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:24am on May 3, 2019☆⚑

Michael Kahn, in his swan song at Shakespeare Theatre, stays true to himself by Peter Marks

After 33 years at the helm of a fine classical company, he's taking his curtain call with "The Oresteia."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on May 2, 2019☆⚑

'Oslo' is an incisive, and dispiriting, look at a stunning pact between Israel and the PLO by Peter Marks

Round House Theatre offers up the D.C.-area premiere of J.T. Rogers's Tony winner.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on May 2, 2019☆⚑