These 'Hamilton' performers have to be ready to go onstage at a moment's notice by Nelson Pressley

The life of a "swing": You must be good under pressure, and "can't go on and be frantic."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:06am on August 9, 2018☆⚑

Susan Derry brings polish to Keegan's 'Bridges of Madison County' by Nelson Pressley

"Handbagged" playwright Moira Buffini bites the rich in "Dinner."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:12pm on August 8, 2018☆⚑

Rosie O’Donnell and Broadway musicians join ongoing protest of Trump outside the White House by Emily Heil

The TV personality joined a demonstration now into its third week, which activists have dubbed the "Kremlin Annex."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:14pm on August 7, 2018☆⚑

Top-grossing films for the weekend of Aug. 3-5, 2018

"Mission: Impossible " Fallout" held on to the top spot in its second week in theaters.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:18pm on August 5, 2018☆⚑

The original 'Hamilton' stars aren't throwing away their shots by Nelson Pressley

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Co. have gone Hollywood with movies, TV shows and commercials.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:24am on August 3, 2018☆⚑

This 'Color Purple' may have won a Tony, but it's cut to the bone by Nelson Pressley

Director John Doyle has toned down the musical's sweep.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:24pm on August 2, 2018☆⚑

4 noteworthy plays on Washington-area stages over the next few weeks

See "H.M.S. Pinafore"; "Hamilton"; "Dave"; and the "Color Purple."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18am on August 2, 2018☆⚑

The provocative Mike Daisey is a straight-shooter in his solo show about guns. by Peter Marks

The monologuist is back at Woolly Mammoth Theatre for "The Story of the Gun."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:12pm on August 1, 2018☆⚑

Despite top-notch cast and crew, 'Dave' dissolves into camp by second act by Peter Marks

A world premiere musical at Arena Stage has enjoyable moments, though it needs work. 

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:24pm on July 30, 2018☆⚑

On Bourbon Street, daiquiris are frozen booze bombs. But they can be so much more. by M. Carrie Allan

SPIRITS | When made in a way that respects its Cuban ancestor, the drink is a thing of beauty.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:32pm on July 27, 2018☆⚑

Yes, Hellmann's has frozen over. Mayonnaise ice cream is here. by Maura Judkis

"Just because we can, doesn't mean we should."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:32pm on July 27, 2018☆⚑

Last call at the Capital Fringe Festival by Washington Post Staff

Celia Wren reviews the steampunk experiment "Gilded" and the short monologue-dance "A View From My Backyard."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on July 27, 2018☆⚑

The Kennedy Center Honors are taking a risk by awarding 'Hamilton' " but it's worth it by Peter Marks

The musical's section is heartening tribute to American theater

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:12pm on July 27, 2018☆⚑

Meet the theater specialists who show actors the right way to make out onstage by Roger Catlin

How do directors set boundaries in sex scenes? Enter "intimacy consultants."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:06am on July 27, 2018☆⚑

Put down your phone: Capital Fringe Festival presents a play about a phone by Washington Post Staff

Reviews of "Ghosts" (about ghosts) and "Phantom Limb" (about your cellphone).

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:06pm on July 26, 2018☆⚑

Little mean girls: Helping your daughter swim in those choppy social waters by Carol Kaufmann

How to tell if your child is on the receiving end of a bully's stick, and what to do about it.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:42am on July 26, 2018☆⚑

Rights group: Egypt issues suspended sentence to 6 over play by Associated Press

An Egyptian rights group says a military court has sentenced six people to a two-month suspended sentence for their involvement in a play seen as insulting to security forces.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:06pm on July 25, 2018☆⚑

At the Capital Fringe Festival, shows on loving and " enviro-pun! " leaving by Washington Post Staff

The Fringe Festival beat goes on: Reviews of "How to Fall in Love on a Warming Planet" and "50 Ways…"

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:04am on July 25, 2018☆⚑

Capital Fringe Festival sends in the clowns by Washington Post Staff

Thumbs-up reviews for the political farce "The Truth*" and the romantic comedy "Heartbreak Hitman."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:24pm on July 24, 2018☆⚑

A play about straight white men on Broadway makes history by John Carucci | ap

The play that just opened at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway may have a cast dominated by white men but history has been made behind the scenes.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:18pm on July 24, 2018☆⚑

Elan Zafir's personal 'The Unaccompanied Minor' is a top pick this week at the Fringe Festival by Washington Post Staff

Reviews of "The Unaccompanied Minor," the dance-theater piece "Through the Wall" and the school shooting drama "14"

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:48am on July 20, 2018☆⚑

Little wonder in Synetic Theater's 'Wizard of Oz' by Nelson Pressley

The show goes on in smaller Georgetown space after leak in troupe's Crystal City theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:32pm on July 19, 2018☆⚑

Polyamory and 'A Two Woman Hamlet' are among women's voices at Fringe Festival by Washington Post Staff

Reviews of "A Two Women Hamlet," "PolySHAMory" and "God Is Dead and April's Getting Married."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:06pm on July 19, 2018☆⚑

5 adult D.C. actors on how they play children: 'What she says is what she feels' by Jane Horwitz

Irony and subtext go out the window in the roles of Charlie Brown, the fairy Tinker Bell and more.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:54am on July 19, 2018☆⚑

Gary Beach, who won a Tony in 'The Producers,' dies at 70 by Mark Kennedy

Gary Beach, a Broadway and TV veteran whose portrayal of a truly terrible theater director in Mel Brooks' monster hit "The Producers" won him a Tony Award in 2001, has died, according to his…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:36pm on July 18, 2018☆⚑