Thatcher and the queen square off in 'Handbagged' by Nelson Pressley

Two Elizabeths and two Maggies make a full house.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:33pm on February 6, 2018☆⚑

Two versions of Miranda's 'In the Heights' dominate Hayes nominations by Nelson Pressley

'A Little Night Music,' 'The Wild Party' and 'Twelfth Night' also score well

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:54pm on February 5, 2018☆⚑

Nominations for the 2018 Helen Hayes Awards

The full list of nominees for the 2018 Helen Hayes Awards.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:54pm on February 5, 2018☆⚑

'A Selfie Affair' fizzles at GALA by Celia Wren

The midlife crisis is explored in this flawed comedy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:12pm on February 5, 2018☆⚑

'August Rush' to debut as a musical next winter at Signature Theatre, with John Doyle directing by Peter Marks

The production boasts a director twice-honored with the Tony Award.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:54am on February 5, 2018☆⚑

From the Trojan War to Trump: Troupe makes a feminist statement at festival by Nelson Pressley

Small Brave Spirits brings a rebellious experiment to the Women's Voices Theater Festival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:12pm on February 4, 2018☆⚑

Swiss ballet competition showcases young dancers' skills by Associated Press

Eight young dancers have emerged from an annual competition in Switzerland with ballet scholarships.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:48am on February 4, 2018☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: Shows on every president, plus the Queen by Nelson Pressley

Musicals 'Something Rotten!' and 'Light Years' start Tuesday

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:54pm on February 1, 2018☆⚑

10 ways to attend a play as the worst theatergoer you can be by Peter Marks

A handy guide to losing friends and irritating people.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:24am on February 1, 2018☆⚑

What's on Washington stages for kids over the next few weeks by Jane Horwitz

"Prince and the Pauper" set in India at Imagination Stage; "Digging Up Dessa" at Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:33am on February 1, 2018☆⚑

Guantanamo drama '4,380 Nights' finds history repeating by Nelson Pressley

In D.C. theater, orange really is the new black.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:24pm on January 29, 2018☆⚑

A new Native American drama meanders a bit uncertainly into Arena's spotlight by Peter Marks

"Sovereignty" attempts the tricky task of making legal jurisdiction issues lively.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on January 28, 2018☆⚑

He absorbed all her high school drama expertise. And now he's SpongeBob. by Peter Marks

Former Georgetown Day students recount their rise to leading roles on Broadway

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:42am on January 26, 2018☆⚑

Bringing Baltimore's fiercely independent Cone sisters to the stage by Celia Wren

The pioneering sisters acquired Modernist masters in early 1900s.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:42am on January 26, 2018☆⚑

Star Broadway team to bring a kinder, gentler president to Arena Stage by Peter Marks

"Dave," the movie comedy starring Kevin Kline, will become "Dave" the musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:06pm on January 25, 2018☆⚑

'Jefferson's Garden' blooms with contradictions at Ford's by Nelson Pressley

Timberlake Wertenbaker's historical fiction gets its U.S. debut.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:42pm on January 25, 2018☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: Big theaters weigh in by Nelson Pressley

The city's major troupes make serious statements, from 'Hamlet' to 'Jefferson's Garden.'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:36pm on January 25, 2018☆⚑

A sharp and wise play about girls devoted to soccer amid the pressures of teenage years by Peter Marks

"The Wolves" at Studio Theatre is a work that scores, and scores some more.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:33pm on January 25, 2018☆⚑

Friends and playwrights tell stories that call for action on stage by Nelson Pressley

The personal is political in new Women's Voices plays.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:24pm on January 25, 2018☆⚑

One week, three exciting chamber music concerts by Patrick Rucker

The Calidore Quartet, Camerata RCO, Goldmund Quartet enrich D.C. audiences.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:24pm on January 25, 2018☆⚑

The Ceausescus as vampires on the fringe of the Women's Voices festival by Celia Wren

And, from another emerging troupe, an earnest script on autism.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:36pm on January 24, 2018☆⚑

Grappling with Jefferson's legacy: 'A playwright doesn't like nice people' by Nelson Pressley

A white British writer and a black U.S. director bring "Jefferson's Garden" to Ford's.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on January 24, 2018☆⚑

Kahn's final 'Hamlet' at Shakespeare Theatre is off-key by Peter Marks

Michael Urie gives a showboat performance set in the proximity of "Homeland."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:36pm on January 23, 2018☆⚑

It's almost a wonderful life in the surprising 1940s throwback 'See Rock City' by Nelson Pressley

Wood Van Meter and Lexi Langs return for Part 2 of an affecting low-key trilogy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:33pm on January 23, 2018☆⚑

On this occasion, lots of bugs in Synetic Theater's system by Peter Marks

Kafka's 'The Trial' rests here on too many legs

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:24pm on January 22, 2018☆⚑