'Big Fish': The magical movie spawned a musical that's coming to D.C. by Geoffrey Himes

The composer loved the film and teamed up with the writer for a show premiering at Keegan.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:48pm on August 2, 2017☆⚑

Laughing along with Michael Urie by Peter Marks

The actor's turn in "The Government Inspector" makes you eager for his Hamlet.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:32pm on August 2, 2017☆⚑

Tom Hiddleston to play 'Hamlet' at tiny London theater by Associated Press

"Thor" star Tom Hiddleston is to play Hamlet on the London stage " but fans will need a bit of luck to get a ticket.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:06am on August 1, 2017☆⚑

Stars react to the death of actor-playwright Sam Shepard by Associated Press

Reaction to the announcement Monday that actor-playwright Sam Shepard died last week at age 73:

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:48pm on July 31, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: Scalia v. 'Thurgood' in two Supreme Court dramas by Nelson Pressley

Deluxe 'King and I' is an eyeful at Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:04pm on July 27, 2017☆⚑

Finding theater at the city's edges: Three shows off the beaten path of D.C. stages by Nelson Pressley

From "Lady Day" to a Carly Mensch play, troupes nest where they can.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:36pm on July 26, 2017☆⚑

The president opens his mouth daily, and the American theater bites back by Peter Marks

Donald Trump might be a useful punching bag, but does it work on stage?

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:48pm on July 26, 2017☆⚑

Center devoted to director Zeffirelli takes shape in Italy by Associated Press

A center dedicated to Italian director Franco Zeffirelli is taking shape in Florence.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:05pm on July 25, 2017☆⚑

'Thurgood' serves Justice Marshall in George Stevens Jr. tribute drama by Nelson Pressley

Brian Anthony Wilson plays Marshall in a show that distills the legend.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:04pm on July 24, 2017☆⚑

The Kinsey Sicks: Outrageousness tinged with outrage by Peter Marks

"America's Favorite Dragapella Barbershop Quartet" returns to Theater J.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:48pm on July 24, 2017☆⚑

Who ever wrote swoonier ballads than Rodgers and Hammerstein?   by Peter Marks

"The King and I" shows again the songwriters were master heart-melters.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:54pm on July 20, 2017☆⚑

Rachel Bay Jones in 'Evan Hansen': 'You wake up some mornings, and your chest hurts' by Peter Marks

The Tony winner has let the role of the title character's mom seep deep into her bones.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:24pm on July 20, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: 'Bon Voyage!,' 'King and I,' et cetera by Nelson Pressley

The Capital Fringe and Shepherdstown festivals continue.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:42pm on July 20, 2017☆⚑

'Ugly Betty's' Michael Urie will be Michael Kahn's last Hamlet by Peter Marks

 The actor studied the role under the D.C. Shakespeare director at Juilliard.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:04pm on July 20, 2017☆⚑

2008's 'Wig Out!,' from one of the writers of 'Moonlight,' sashays into Studio Theatre by Nelson Pressley

The show directed by Kent Gash puts you up close to the high drama of the drag balls.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:42pm on July 19, 2017☆⚑

A winsome road to Paris in 'Bon Voyage! A Happenstance Escapade' by Nelson Pressley

The local clown troupe in La Belle Epoque.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on July 19, 2017☆⚑

Kennedy Center president lures high-priced stars yet sparks an exodus among senior staff by Peggy McGlone

Deborah Rutter brings in Yo-Yo Ma, Q-Tip and Renée Fleming as advisers while 11 executives leave.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:12pm on July 18, 2017☆⚑

Gero still rules as Scalia in 'The Originalist' by Nelson Pressley

John Strand's hit comic drama returns to Arena Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:42pm on July 16, 2017☆⚑

Oscar Isaac wrestles daringly with Hamlet by Peter Marks

"Hamlet," down and dirty.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:42pm on July 13, 2017☆⚑

Sam Mendes's 'Cabaret' icy and not much fun at the Kennedy Center by Nelson Pressley

Hell freezes over in Roundabout Theatre's in-your-face staging.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:42pm on July 13, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: The old 'Cabaret' and new plays up the river by Nelson Pressley

Six fresh scripts in Shepherdstown, W.Va.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:42pm on July 13, 2017☆⚑

'The King and I' may be from 1951, but this production restored originally stricken lines by Geoffrey Himes

The story set in the colonial era was mostly only updated in its cast and design for the run at Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:36pm on July 13, 2017☆⚑

A theater festival in the bucolic countryside, but boiling underneath by Peter Marks

Six plays burst into life at West Virginia's Contemporary American Theater Festival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:04pm on July 11, 2017☆⚑

'Happiest Place' sadly ponders Disneyland by Nelson Pressley

A grieving 1950s family seeks solace at the amusement park.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:12pm on July 10, 2017☆⚑

Russia's Bolshoi scraps ballet 3 days before premiere by Associated Press

Russia's Bolshoi Theater has canceled a much anticipated ballet about dancer Rudolf Nureyev just three days before the opening night.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:48am on July 10, 2017☆⚑