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Elliot Lanes
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Aidan O'Connor
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Audrey Cahak
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Brian Bochicchio
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David Friscic
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Doug Poms
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Emily Berger
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Jackson Malmgren
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Jake Bridges
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Laurie Sara Oliver
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Lora Strum
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Mary Lincer
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Pamela Roberts
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Rachael F. Goldberg
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Roger Catlin
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Review: INDECENT at 1st Stage
What did our critic think of INDECENT at 1st Stage?...
Review: A FINE MADNESS at Woolly Mammoth
“It’s not a play,” Justin Weaks declares fairly early in his one-man “A Fine Madness” presented by the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. “But we gon’ play,” he adds....
Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Capital One Hall
National Tour is tighter and cleans up some of the grittier sensibilities while employing Broadway level talent....
Review: OTHELLO at Shakespeare Theatre Company
The Shakespeare Theatre Company has had a rich history of stars lured to its stage — not just to sell tickets through big names. The actors nearly always deliver — and the company attracts them because of the quality and rigor it retains....
Review: AMERICAN OPERA INITIATIVE: THREE 20-MINUTE OPERAS at Washington National Opera
The separation of the Washington National Opera from the overrun-and-soon-to-close Kennedy Center has meant next season’s eight planned productions, including five full length operas, will occur on five different stages in the D.C. area. ...
Review: THE MANNEQUIN at We Happy Few
What did our critic think of THE MANNEQUIN at We Happy Few?...
Review: PIPPIN at Signature Theatre
Certain facets of the human condition are foundational to our very existence – change, connection, desire. One such particularly toxic universal truth is a constant need to be something more than we currently are. To search for happiness in external achievement rather than within ourselves, in our...
Review: OR, at Constellation Theatre Company
Writers have a somewhat embarrassing tendency to glorify the act of writing. There are too many author protagonists to count. Liz Duffy Adams leans into this trend with a tasteful sense of irony in her 2009 play, OR. She picked an interesting subject for the task with Aphra Behn. ...
Review: WEST SIDE STORY Presented by Washington National Opera at The Music Center At Strathmore
It was good to be back at the Washington National Opera for their thrilling performance of West Side Story after a year of extreme change for this vital world-renowned artistic organization/institution. As many people already know, the Washington National Opera has had to relocate to other venues to...
Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at National Theatre
The current touring production of the Broadway musical The Great Gatsby tries to wrap its hand around the elusive and enigmatic novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald but can only succeed on the most basic level. It is a daunting task to try and adapt extremely poetic and enigmatic works like...
Review: THE MOTION at Arena Stage
An utterly convincing rollercoaster of life, death, and the world around us. See what our critic had to say....
Review: GHOST LIMB at Avant Bard Theatre
What did our critic think of GHOST LIMB at Avant Bard Theatre?...
Review: PURLIE VICTORIOUS at Studio Theatre
What did our critic think of PURLIE VICTORIOUS at Studio Theatre?...
Review: THE WASHINGTON BALLET'S CINDERELLA at The National Theatre
The story of Cinderella is a classic known and beloved across the world for its rags-to-riches plot. Over the years, Charles Perrault’s 17th-century tale has taken many forms – films, various literary iterations, stage plays – but none more exquisite than Sergei Prokofiev’s Cinderella, Op. 8...
Review: GET DOWN TONIGHT: CLASSIC FUNK at Signature Theatre
The current production ,“Get Down Tonight: Classic Funk,” is a engaging array of familiar songs from the 60s and 70s that didn’t have any trouble getting people to clap along, and a few to eventually get up and groove....
Review: AGUARDIENTE: WHERE MAGIC TRANSCENDS BORDERS at GALA Hispanic Theatre
Aguardiente is the name of a firey drink from Colombia that’s sugary and strong. So it’s also a good name for the world premiere musical comissioned for the 50th anniversary season of GALA Hispanic Theatre in Columbia Heights. ...
Review: AN ASIAN AMERICAN DANCE JOURNEY, PROGRAM B at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
What did our critic think of AN ASIAN AMERICAN DANCE JOURNEY, PROGRAM B at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company?...
Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at National Theatre
The Book of Mormon continues its robustly quirky, comedic, and intentionally offensive romp as it enjoys a much too-short touring run at the National Theatre in Washington, DC. Rushing to get tickets to this production would be a wise idea ---the phenomenon that is the Tony-winning The Book of Mor...
Review: AESOP'S FABLES at Adventure Theatre MTC
I honestly think there is something in the water at Glen Echo Park because Adventure Theatre MTC is now four for four this season with their latest production Aesop’s Fables. This show is fast paced, well-acted, well- directed, and most importantly, educates as well as entertains....
Review: THE MAGNIFICENT MAZOWSZE
Polish folk dance and music ensemble Mazowsze returned to the Kennedy Center for the first time in over 20 years to a full and enthusiastic audience in the Opera house. With colorful costumes festooned with ribbons, bells, flowers, scarves, vests and hats galore, this group of over 150 artists offer...
Review: AN ASIAN AMERICAN DANCE JOURNEY—PROGRAM A at Woolly Mammoth Theatre
The Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company produced two programs for back-to-back weekends of An Asian American Dance Journey at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, April 24th through May 3rd. “Program A” consisted of longstanding repertoire classics and included the premiere of an inspired and inspirational p...
Review: I & YOU: THE MUSICAL at Olney Theatre Center
I & You: The Musical, premiering at Olney Theatre Center, is ambitious. It’s full of tremendous verve, emotion and promise. But it’s not without flaws....
Review: 44 THE MUSICAL at KLEIN THEATRE
What did our critic think of 44 THE MUSICAL at KLEIN THEATRE?...
Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Dupont Underground
Tennessee William's iconic work crackles to life at site of DC's long abadoned streetcar. See what our critic had to say....
Review: A MIRROR at Prologue Theatre
Prologue Theatre’s evocative production of Sam Holcroft's 'A Mirror' is a wonderful examination of storytelling in an age where our sense of truth and reality feels constantly under attack....
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