Sperm donors, pregnancy, delivery " Staceyann Chin has keen eye for vivid details by Celia Wren

'MotherStruck' at Studio Theatre is an intimate, funny show about her struggle to have a baby.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:21pm on October 5, 2016☆⚑

Synetic Theater takes us all to hell by Peter Marks

'Dante's Inferno,' a revival of a 2009 production, introduces Irina Tsikurishvili as a director.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:21pm on October 5, 2016☆⚑

Chinese hit ballet 'Raise the Red Lantern' goes to Manila by Associated Press

The National Ballet of China is bringing its acclaimed "Raise the Red Lantern" ballet to the Philippines this month under a cultural exchange program that officials said Wednesday has remain…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:50am on October 5, 2016☆⚑

'The Gulf' flows on a tide of insight by Peter Marks

Signature Theatre produces the world premiere of Audrey Cefaly's relationship drama.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:44pm on October 4, 2016☆⚑

Julie Kent heralds an elegant new era for the Washington Ballet by Sarah L. Kaufman

New director seizes the spotlight at 40th Anniversary Celebration with three wardrobe changes " and an announcement.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:52pm on October 3, 2016☆⚑

Marg Helgenberger and company give Lillian Hellman her due in 'The Little Foxes' by Peter Marks

1939 play proves a durable choice for Arena Stage, which is giving it a lavish handling.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:44pm on October 3, 2016☆⚑

Marg Helgenberger, theater lover, gets the big break she's been waiting for by Peter Marks

The "CSI" star tackles Lillian Hellman's powerful "The Little Foxes" at Arena Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:33pm on October 3, 2016☆⚑

Simon McBurney encounters the Amazon, and bears fly through outer space by Peter Marks

REVIEW || "The Encounter" is a seriously fantastic journey; "Bears in Space" a guffaw-inducing wacky one.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:36pm on September 30, 2016☆⚑

'Angels' in Maryland: An epic combination by Nelson Pressley

Two theaters team up to wrestle Tony Kushner's larger-than-life drama to a big stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:36pm on September 30, 2016☆⚑

Don't call Patti LuPone's Wolf Trap show a cabaret, and don't use your cellphone by Rebecca Ritzel

The Tony Award winner is bringing "Don't Monkey Around With Broadway" to Wolf Trap.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:18pm on September 29, 2016☆⚑

Internet star Grumpy Cat to join a Broadway show " 'Cats' by Mark Kennedy

Life will imitate art " or is it the other way around? " when internet sensation Grumpy Cat joins the cast of the Broadway musical "Cats" on Friday for what will likely be a feline-good mome…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:15pm on September 29, 2016☆⚑

OITNB star says media needs to represent full-figured woman by Nekesa Mumbi Moody | ap

If you check Danielle Brooks' Instagram account, you'll see plenty of poses that ooze self-confidence, from shots of the "Orange is the New Black" star in glamorous outfits to a selfie of he…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54pm on September 29, 2016☆⚑

The artistic director at the Washington Ballet, Julie Kent, reaches a new stage by Joe Heim

Julie Kent talks about going from dancing to directing " and a 23-minute ovation.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:46am on September 29, 2016☆⚑

Review: Judith Light is haunting in Neil LaBute play by Jennifer Farrar | ap

Beware of any mentions of reasons to be happy in Neil LaBute's dark new play, "All The Ways To Say I Love You." Most of them will be quickly snuffed out by subsequent revelations.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:42am on September 29, 2016☆⚑

What's on tap in children's theater this fall by Jane Horwitz

"Freaky Friday" and "Sense & Sensibility" top the list of offerings for older kids.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:03pm on September 28, 2016☆⚑

Julie Kent, sweeping the Washington Ballet forward by Sarah L. Kaufman

As the former ABT dancer readies the first program at her new gig, she eyes the details.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:07pm on September 28, 2016☆⚑

Office sexual politics is 'What We're Up Against' by Nelson Pressley

Theresa Rebeck's biting comedy gets its D.C. premiere.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:33pm on September 28, 2016☆⚑

Stage musical to be made from novel 'Madame Sousatzka' by Mark Kennedy

A musical based on the novel that was turned into the Shirley MacLaine film "Madame Sousatzka" is hoping to make it to Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:21am on September 28, 2016☆⚑

Tony Awards show sets key dates for '17, but still no home by Mark Kennedy

The Tony Awards will be held on June 11 next year, but where the ceremony will be held is still up in the air.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:16pm on September 27, 2016☆⚑

Kevin Kline to return to Broadway this spring in a comedy by Mark Kennedy

Kevin Kline is returning to Broadway in a delightfully frantic comedy about a narcissistic actor and the chaos that inevitably erupts in his posh London household.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:16pm on September 27, 2016☆⚑

Debate theatrics and One Angry Man by Peter Marks

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK || The debate provokes reflections on a classic movie

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:11pm on September 27, 2016☆⚑

A torch is passed at national tour of 'The Curious Incident' by Mark Kennedy

The national tour of the hit play "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" is being led by a young actor from Vermont with a special tie to the guy who won a Tony Award in the sho…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:34am on September 27, 2016☆⚑

Stage version of 'Frozen' musical changes its director by Mark Kennedy

Some changes are coming in the kingdom of Arendelle: Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage has been officially unveiled to helm the upcoming stage musical "Frozen."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:30am on September 27, 2016☆⚑

From 'Coriolanus' to 'Game of Thrones,' Charles Dance is acting royalty by Rebecca Ritzel

The classically trained performer will be honored by Shakespeare Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:12pm on September 23, 2016☆⚑

Another young black man dies, but it's not 'the same old story' by Celia Wren

Theater Alliance's staging of Kimber Lee's portrait of a Brooklyn family will move you.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:55pm on September 22, 2016☆⚑