Washington, DC Theatre Newsroom

NextStop Theatre Company invites audiences to pull up a chair for Chicken & Biscuits, the hit Broadway comedy by Douglas Lyons, running March 15 through April 6, with previews on March 13 and 14. See photos from the production.

The backlash against the Trump administration's takeover of the Kennedy Center continued this evening, when Vice President J.D. Vance was booed upon his entrance to national arts institution. Watch the video.

It’s a Motherf**cking Pleasure, directed by Josh Roche, goes rapidly back and forth between a play and commentary (as well as a little bit of audience interaction) that addresses ableism, and this makes the fictional play hard to follow.

A Room in the Castle, by Lauren M. Gunderson, premiering at the Folger Theatre, is a fresh look at a story we thought we knew – and demands that we reconsider the tale from other viewpoints. The well-paced story is engaging and infused with humor.

Dance/USA, the national service organization for the dance ecosystem, announces Finalists for the third iteration of Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists (DFA), generously funded by the Doris Duke Foundation.

Earlier this week IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb visited the Kennedy Center to meet with IATSE members, hear their concerns, and show solidarity as behind-the-scenes workers face uncertainty following recent show cancellations. 

All My Sons, by legendary playwright Arthur Miller, will return to the stage in an Actors Theatre at the ARTfactory production. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

The Keegan Theatre will present the world premiere run of Priyanka Shetty’s solo play #CHARLOTTESVILLE, directed by Yury Urnov and presented in partnership with Voices Festival Productions. Learn more!

With a stellar cast and a fantastic creative team, 'The Margriad' is a thoughtful exploration of power and those who are willing to give – and lose – everything in the pursuit of it.

Centerstage will host its next TYA show,  Fermín’s Great Book of Dreams! The production is written by Julieta Vitullo and directed by Jeanette Sanchez. Learn more here!

Go behind the touring production of Les Misérables in a new video with Production Stage Manager Ryan W. Gardner, who explains how the musical continuously loads in and out of each venue.

Tony Award-nominated Broadway actress Melissa Errico will take the stage at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center on May 7, with her mesmerizing new musical presentation, The Story of a Rose: A Musical Reverie on The Great War.

Watch a video of Shoshana Bean performing 'You Can't Fix Her' in Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter. The musical features music by Adam Schlesinger, lyrics by Silverman and Schlesinger, and additional music and lyrics David Yazbek.

What did our critic think of WOMBAT DROOL at Nu Sass Productions And Uncle Funsy Productions?

Mosaic Theater Company revealed the winners of its third annual High School Playwriting Contest. Learn more about the awards and see how to attend the Play Reading.

Sofonisba by Callie Kimball will bring The Washington Stage Guild's 2024-2025 season to a close. Learn more ebout the upcoming production and how to get tickets here!

What did our critic think of DRAGONS LOVE TACOS at Adventure Theatre MTC?

In this video, go behind the scenes of the props of Les Misérables on tour. Get a close look at the prop food, the iconic Act 1 finale flag, and learn what it takes to bring the production to theatres across the continent.

Activists marched to the Kennedy Center on Saturday, protesting Donald Trump’s stance on drag shows and recent leadership changes at the venue, which have led to show cancellations.

Saturday evening’s performance of Mulan: A Legend Reimagined at Capital One Hall was a ninety-minute retelling of the classic Chinese folk story of the young woman who impersonates a soldier and ends up successfully defending her country. This dance-based version presented by Greater Washington Chinese Dance featured young dancers from Xuejuan Dance Ensemble and Rong’s Kungfu Academy. 

The Mount Vernon Virtuosi (MVI), a Baltimore based chamber orchestra founded and led by acclaimed cellist Amit Peled will perform a  free “Cellobration”  featuring  the groups six cellists.

The premiere of 3:16, an opera by six acclaimed composers, took place at Burke United Methodist Church on Friday, March 7. Check here for the photos of the production.

What did our critic think of RIVERDANCE 30: THE NEW GENERATION at The Kennedy Center Opera House?

Check out photos of Arena Stage's new production of The Age of Innocence, running through March 30, 2025, directed by Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif. 

Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence was published about a week before she was able to vote for the first time in 1920.  The following year, she became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize.  Now, playwright Karen Zacarías has adapted Wharton's complex tragedy of manners into Arena's elegant, 3 hour production ably directed by Hana S. Sharif.  Set mostly in New York in the 1870s, Wharton, Zacarías, and Sharif recognize the ways in which the old fashioned social constructs of a still-young country could entrap individuals and crush their inner lives in contrast to the apparent success and prosperity of their day to day.  Wharton's title, ironic a century ago, remains that way today.  If this sounds dour, be reassured that it's often lightened by SNL-worthy Staten Island barbs and hoot-inducing stabs at Washington, DC, where a character briefly resides to avoid a husband in Europe and a clan in New York.