From Broadway to Netflix, Bruce Springsteen might be a renewable resource by Chris Richards

After more than 200 performances on stage, "Springsteen on Broadway" comes to your phone.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:54am on December 18, 2018☆⚑

'Miss Saigon' at the Kennedy Center brings back the megamusical's highs and lows by Nelson Pressley

The new national tour is as big, beautiful and difficult as ever.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:54pm on December 17, 2018☆⚑

Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is here, and Jeff Daniels soars as Atticus Finch by Peter Marks

Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harper Lee's indelible novel has its official opening at the Shubert Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:06pm on December 13, 2018☆⚑

You might think 'panties' in the title means the play's funny. If only. by Peter Marks

"The Panties, the Partner and the Profit" doesn't ignite for Shakespeare Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:18pm on December 13, 2018☆⚑

Theater J, still roaming across D.C., revives 'Talley's Folly' by Nelson Pressley

Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer-winning romance is produced at GALA Hispanic Theatre's Tivoli stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:04pm on December 12, 2018☆⚑

Aaron Sorkin and Jeff Daniels made 'To Kill a Mockingbird' their mission by Peter Marks

The playwright and the actor talk about the challenges of bringing Harper Lee's beloved novel to Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54pm on December 12, 2018☆⚑

Need some laughs? The Second City is in town with two shows. by Celia Wren

"She the People," at Woolly Mammoth, is fiercely funny; "Love, Factually," at Kennedy Center, spoofs rom-coms.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:36pm on December 10, 2018☆⚑

Casting coup: Jessie Mueller to play Marian in upcoming 'Music Man' at Kennedy Center by Peter Marks

Tony winner to join Norm Lewis as Harold Hill in February installment of Broadway Center Stage series.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on December 10, 2018☆⚑

See 'The Jungle' and you won't be able to get the plight of refugees out of your head by Peter Marks

A British drama that takes you into a refugee camp has its American debut.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:48pm on December 9, 2018☆⚑

Irish immigration is played for laughs in 'How to Keep an Alien' by Nelson Pressley

Sonya Kelly's autobiographical show gets its D.C. premiere at Solas Nua.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:48pm on December 7, 2018☆⚑

Grammy nominations 2019: Kendrick Lamar, Drake lead; Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift snubbed in major categories by Emily Yahr

The "Black Panther" soundtrack, which Lamar curated and produced, led to quite a few nominations for the rap superstar.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:42pm on December 7, 2018☆⚑

How I learned to stop worrying and love 'White Christmas' by Monica Hesse

The cringey Bing Crosby movie, back in theaters this month, offers lessons in grappling with the discomforts of nostalgia.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:36am on December 7, 2018☆⚑

Bryan Cranston is stellar in the stage version of 'Network.' The rest, not so much. by Peter Marks

His "mad as hell" scene is one for the books, but the Broadway adaptation is a bit of a slog.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18pm on December 6, 2018☆⚑

Yes, 'A Star Is Born' is competing as a drama and not a musical at the Golden Globes. Here's why. by Emily Yahr

As soon as the nominations were released Thursday morning, people had questions about the hit film's category.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:09pm on December 6, 2018☆⚑

August Wilson's titanic 'Gem of the Ocean' sets sail at Round House by Nelson Pressley

The operatically scaled drama examines post-slavery America as the 20th century begins.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on December 5, 2018☆⚑

Best of theater 2018: Sensations that crossed borders by Peter Marks

Splendid work, from the Great Lakes to D.C.'s Southwest Waterfront, knows no boundaries.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:06pm on December 5, 2018☆⚑

Best of theater 2018: Distinguished visitors and hometown heroes by Nelson Pressley

Touring productions and local standouts that illuminated Washington stages.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:06pm on December 5, 2018☆⚑

Here's why the Hamilton is one of the nation's busiest restaurants by Tom Sietsema

1.5 stars | The behemoth doesn't get everything right, but its strengths are many and its hospitality is polished.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:24am on December 5, 2018☆⚑

Kanye West apologizes after getting called out for using his phone during a Broadway show by Bethonie Butler

During opening night of "The Cher Show," the actor who plays Sonny Bono tweeted at the rapper to put down his mobile device.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:48pm on December 4, 2018☆⚑

'A Civil War Christmas' at 1st Stage is overstuffed, feel-good holiday fare by Celia Wren

Lincoln's holiday gift predicament is just one of many plotlines in this sentimental offering.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:06pm on December 4, 2018☆⚑

2018's best dance: A year when human warmth burned brightly by Sarah L. Kaufman

New York City Ballet and Nederlans Dans Theater were among the companies illuminating the best in us.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:36am on December 4, 2018☆⚑

'The Cher Show' on Broadway: Too many sequins but not enough sparkle by Peter Marks

It's another celebrity-inspired musical, sputtering off the jukebox assembly line.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:42pm on December 3, 2018☆⚑

How 'Indecent,' about art happening against all odds, speaks to our time by Peter Marks

Arena Stage offers up the regional premiere of Paula Vogel's Tony-nominated drama.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:04pm on December 3, 2018☆⚑

An exhilarating D.C. debut from violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, pianist Polina Leschenko by Patrick Rucker

At the Phillips on Sunday, the two musicians achieved a rare ensemble cohesion.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:04pm on December 3, 2018☆⚑

Ariana Grande just stepped into pop's uncanny valley, and everybody's going nuts by Chris Richards

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK | For a pop song as real as "Thank U, Next" the video had to be fake.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:14pm on December 3, 2018☆⚑