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Gifted writer-performer Vanessa Severo frames the fascinating and complicated life of famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. By SUSAN GALBRAITH
The wordless dance-and-physical-theater production is a perfect combination of eerie beauty and spectral chills. By JENNIFER GEORGIA
Keegan Theatre’s ‘Hundred Days’ features gorgeous folk music, which outshines the love story onstage. By ERIC COLCHAMIRO
This outstanding musical tells the story of a group of 19th-century writer friends who created some of literature’s most famous fiends. By BOB ASHBY
Setting the story in eerie Appalachia entertains and almost works. By ZOE WINSKY
Just in time for an election that Woody would have words about, Voices Festival Productions brings this important concert to Dupont Underground. By GREGORY FORD
Director Susy Moorstein frames the production with a powerful vision: that the injustices depicted in the show are not confined to history.
Known from cartoons, television, and film, the creepy brood can also belt out some tunes at McLean’s Alden Theatre. By JEFFREY WALKER
‘Fall seemed like the ideal time for a play about a witch resurrecting her dead best friend.’ By AMANDA ZEITLER
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company offers a compelling take on a classic tale sbout the dangers of unchecked ambition and the consequences of playing God. By CONSTANCE BEULAH
In Anne Washburn’s comic epic, Bart Simpson rescues civilization from collapse. By GREGORY FORD
This funny, inventive production is alive with cinematic-quality reimaginings. By SHERRITA WILKINS
The cast is wonderfully warm and brings a softness that draws audiences young and old into the show. By ERIC COLCHAMIRO
In ‘ARTS by George!’ at George Mason University on October 3, showmanship with a sense of fun and music that left the audience smiling. By LAURA MILLS
Beauty and spectacle are abundant in this production, co-presented by Solas Nua. By GREGORY FORD
Spooky bluegrass musical comedy won Best Musical at Capital Fringe in 2023.
The beautifully bittersweet love story about two robots in the near future fills a memory bank of meaning about being human here and now. By GINA JUN
For a production at UMD, the Spooky Action artistic director is recharging Anne Washburn’s ‘Post-Electric Play,’ which plugs into ‘The Simpsons.’ By REBECCA CALKIN
The story is spellbinding, and Claire Wittman’s witty, swift-flowing script tells it with a light touch while hinting at deeper themes. By MEGAN FRAEDRICH
Washington Improv Theater's fall series at Studio skewers local elections and big musicals — and hilarity is had by all. By JOHN STOLTENBERG
The most striking element is the of Caliban, played with wary resentment by Ronald Román-Meléndez. By ANDREW WALKER WHITE
The hit Broadway musical plays at the National Theatre October 6 to 11. By JULIA TUCKER
Filled with madness, murder, and mayhem, the play will appeal to newcomers and enthusiasts alike. By CHARLES GREEN
The director of Folger Theatre’s must-see ‘Measure for Measure’ explains the racial and sexual impact of setting the play in the segregated 1950s. By JOHN STOLTENBERG
The engaging cabaret, co-written by the four-member immigrant cast, offers a lively, nuanced look at the good and bad of joining the American experience. By NEAL LEARNER
