Clare Barron's acclaimed "Dance Nation," a Pulitzer Prize finalist, isn't afraid to tackle some heavy subjects, exposing the rawness and, at times savagery, and the brutal honesty of what li…
Moveius Contemporary Ballet celebrated Valentine's Day with the premier of Associate Artistic Director Alvaro Palu's "Love Language." A brilliant site-specific use of the Dance Loft on 14 sp…
Open the program for Havana Hop at Imagination Stage, and you are immediately greeted by a diagram showing the step-by-step footwork for a "Cuban style" salsa. The instructions, the pre-show…
Glade Dance Collective's Sampler Showcase from the NACHMO DC January Challenge 2026 opened the dance programming at this year's annual Intersections Festival at the Atlas Performing Arts Cen…
There are rare moments in theater when you leave your seat thinking, What did I just watch? One came with "Go," a 2025 District Fringe performance. Another arrives with "On Beckett"Â the a…
The hit musical "RENT" has deep roots. In 1988, American playwright Billy Aronson began writing a rock opera based on Giacoma Puccini's 1893 "La bohème." A year later, Aronson began collabo…
For nearly 60 years, "Company" has been one Stephen Sondheim's most beloved shows, and its soundtrack features some of the legendary composer's most famous songs. This musical shattered the …
Last Saturday night was the closing performance of "Momentum: A Mixed Bill," Ballet Theatre of Maryland's annual mixed repertory production featuring work choreographed by BTM Company dancer…
"Once On This Island" was first produced in 1991 with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. It received multiple nominations and won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revi…
Legendary jazz musician Louis Armstrong once said, "What we play is life." Music is emblematic of the existence we lead and that which surrounds us. Jazz music even more so. "Chez Joey" at A…
"RENT" is a modern rock musical, with music, lyrics, and book by Johnathan Larson, based on the 1896 opera "La Boheme" by Giacomo Puccini. The first production was in 1993 at the New York Th…
"Little Miss Perfect" began as a viral hit song by Joriah Kwamé on TikTok. It was developed into a full-length musical with the book, music, and lyrics by Kwamé. The production is debuting…
 "Stereophonic" has landed at The National Theatre in DC, giving DMV theatre lovers the opportunity to experience for themselves the most Tony-nominated play in history. Written by Tony …
Framed by twinkling tulle curtains, Mosaic Theater's The Spark Benefit Celebration on February 7, 2026 celebrated "the spark that has kept Mosaic growing and glowing." Lifting up the artistr…
It's a basic principle of directing theatre that when two people are on stage and one of them speaks, the audience will probably watch the one who is listening. The opposite is true of dance…
Louis Sachar's 1998 Newberry-winning novel, "Holes," has become a staple of young adult literature, selling eight million copies worldwide. Walt Disney Pictures later adapted the book into a…
At Little Theatre of Alexandria, "you're in the band" once you score a ticket to their winter musical, "School of Rock." Based on the beloved, 2003 comedy film of the same name starring Jack…
It was an enthusiastic audience who braved howling wind chills to attend the twenty-third appearance of the Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble at the George Mason University Center f…
Dystopian futures have long fueled books, film, and TV, but today they resonate more than ever as political and business leaders ignore history's warnings, show little regard for human digni…
August Wilson's brilliant, 1987 Pulitzer and Tony award-winning "Fences" graces the stage at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, and we thank them for it. This powerful play is the sixth present…
While it may be cold as a crypt outside, it's nice and steamy at Constellation Theatre's "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors." This inventive retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula spins what we know …
This seems to be the season of thriller-style theatre in the DMV region. NextStop Theatre Company joins the horror genre fray with their world premiere production of Nia Akilah Robinson's "�…
Everyman Theatre is currently presenting the world premiere of "Dawn," written by playwright Tuyết Thị Phạm and directed by Seonjae Kim. Phạm is also an associate artist…
Once again Baltimore is the first stop in the national tour of a major Broadway musical, this one based on a novel by a former Baltimore resident! Kait Kerrigan adapted F. Scott Fitzgerald's…
Director Rob Gorman greeted us for an informative post-show discussion with the cast of "Enough To Let The Light In" at the Silver Spring Stage. He raised the question that haunted many in t…