Straight White Men, a thought-provoking play by Young Jean Lee with a terrifically entertaining cast of Broadway newcomers including Armie Hammer, Josh Charles and Paul Schneider as rowdy br…
Unscripted is an apt name for an improvisational performance. The show is performed by two members of the improv company VI Lenin. While Unscripted demonstrates their skill and offer…
Theater programming usually doesn't get any more conservative than Gilbert & Sullivan, late 19th century purveyors of light opera and bad puns. But Chicago's avant-garde company The Hypo…
Musicals based on movies are all the rage these days with titles like Mean Girls, Pretty Woman, Bronx Tale and King Kong dominating Broadway marquees and the ads in Times Square. Arena Stage…
50 Ways…, a new Fringe show from the mind of Mahayana Landowne, promises to fit 50 scenes into just 70 minutes of runtime. How can he do that? When you see it, the answer will become hilar…
Last January, Synetic Theater’s performance space (1800 S. Bell Street in Arlington) experienced somewhat of a theatrical disaster when a sprinkler system situated above the theater, p…
Two unconventional beauties take us on a wild ride through sex, politics, and the politics of sex. As the title implies, Chlamydia dell’Arte is a sort-of burlesque, with a sort-of s…
Shopworn, a playabout finding the line between heritage and hate, and what do with the racist artifacts left behind, is a surprisingly fun show The story follows two estranged brothers wh…
One of the unexpected pleasures of the Capital Fringe Festival is going to see the latest work by a Washington-area tyro and being blindsided by the work of an entirely different tyro. The k…
Three times the charm for solo performer Kate Robards, back for another outing at Capital Fringe, using her life as the very funny inspiration for her third solo show. After 2014's amusing m…
I am sure there are many lessons in The Mahabharata, an Indian epic which includes the story on which "Draupadi's Arranged Marriage" is based, but "be careful what you wish for" must be one …
Murder for Two is a nice light evening out. If you’re a fan of both murder mysteries and musicals, with a peppering of slapstick, you’ll have a great time. But be forewarned: tho…
After a decade on Broadway and a prolonged national tour, Mamma Mia! has come to Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia for what promises to continue the winning streak for this feel-good and …
Being genderqueer or part of the LGBTQIAA* community in the Theater world is nothing new and usually accepted without much question. To be part of that same world and out about it in the Tea…
We are all cautious by design. When faced with a life-changing decision, there is a moment of hesitation – our hearts race as we face an infinite number of thoughts compounded by a sim…
Full disclosure, I like to go see a play without any advance research. If that is your style, stop reading now and just make your plans to see this play. But if you insist to know a little m…
It's rare to see a performance so original that you can't quite find your footing. Brahman/i, the story of an intersex Indian comic, purposefully moves all the boundaries of what you think y…
Brian Quijada is unstoppable. In his autobiographical Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, he sings, dances, and wields a live looper like a genius to create a solo performer musical that takes us …
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey brilliantly subverts both crime procedurals and comedy. This is a show not about catching the bad guys or laughing at weirdos, though it'll trick yo…
Coronado is a play in disguise. If you read the blurbs or see the black and white promo photo of a couple of White dudes at a bar table with cigarettes hanging from their mouths, you might t…
On the Eve questions turning points in three famous stories, in which characters make decisions "on the eve of when the ordinary becomes extraordinary" to quote the Capital Fringe summary…
Given our divisive culture and the omnipresence of superheroes in our movie theaters, along comes this light-hearted riff on the whole hero-villain dichotomy, including who decides who i…
Addison Switzer and I shared stages back in the early days of the old Clark Street Playhouse, so I was thrilled to explore his take on his role as King of the Fairies, King Finvarra in this …
In the beginning was the Supercomputer, and the words came out of the Supercomputer, and the words were all right. We are in a lecture hall, where Michael (Mike Rudden) holds forth about his…
In Monumental Theatre Co.'s production of Pippin, young dreamers are still out to find their own corner of the sky "Â they're just also likely to share that corner with their social media …