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What begins as a razor-sharp debate spirals into a world-altering unraveling as four scholars are thrust into a kaleidoscopic odyssey through memory, identity, and the...
On the streets of Dublin, an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of...
Edge of the Universe Theater is thrilled to announce the upcoming production of Joe Orton’s highly acclaimed Loot. The play, which has been hailed as “a theatrical...
Simon Godwin directs Wendell Pierce (The Wire, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Elsbeth) in Shakespeare’s towering tragedy about the power of words to kill. Venice is scandalized when its protector, Othello...
It's Too-Hot Girl Summer: A Climate Conversation is a panel discussion presented by Mosaic Theater Company in conjunction with its world premiere production of Precarious....
Sing Democracy 250 in Washington, D.C. is the final stop in a four-city national tour commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The...
Grab your lederhosen, practice your best Maria von Trapp impression, and get ready belt out “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Edelweiss,” and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain.” Join...
A Fine Madness is a world premiere work created and performed by Justin Weaks, a Company Member of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and directed by...
Aging and Isolation is a panel discussion presented by Mosaic Theater Company in conjunction with their world premiere production of Precarious, by Steph Del Rosso....
Purlie is home on a mission—to buy back his father’s church and liberate the sharecroppers he grew up with from the brutal segregationist who still...
On Friday, May 8, 2026, HEART: DMV AAPI Theatre Alliance and Arena Stage present a free pre-show conversation with Christopher Chen, playwright of The Motion....
Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents "Patience"6 performances | June 5, 6, 12 & 13 at 8 p.m. | June 7 & 14 at 2 p.m.A...
Black Joy Bounce is a Constellation Event presented in partnership with Thurst Lounge, held on the eve of Juneteenth. The evening features movement, music, and...
Dominick Pupa (FIXING FAMOUS PEOPLE, RAISING SPIRITS, LO on ROKU) returns to DC with his signature, no-nonsense approach to pop culture, gay singledom, important debates...
Intergenerational Matinees are special performances of Precarious, the world premiere comedy by Steinberg Award-winner Steph Del Rosso, directed by Jaki Bradley, at the Atlas Performing...
Experience unforgettable live performances of your favorite show tunes as Signature Theatre and Wolf Trap come together for the sixth annual Broadway in the Park....
Hamlet will be presented by the Shakespeare Theatre Company from May 15 to June 20, 2026. The production features a talented cast, bringing to life...
America’s LARGEST interactive true crime mystery dinner show is now playing in Washington DC! At The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, you’ll tackle a challenging...
They delivered the papers until they made the headlines.
Based on the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899, Newsies is a high-energy musical that follows a band of young newspaper sellers as they rally against...
Precarious is a world premiere comedy by Steinberg Award-winner Steph Del Rosso, directed by Jaki Bradley, running at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Kimberly Schraf...
Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig Based on...
A raucous adaptation of Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton’s 1611 play about real-life gender rebel Moll Cutpurse, The Roaring Girl mischievously explores counterculture across eras, gender and class rebellion, and how...
A Fine Madness is a world premiere work created and performed by Justin Weaks, a Company Member of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and directed by...
Patricia Connelly's “Around the Snake Turn” is a timely and tense drama set in the Upper Volta region of West Africa. When Kwame and Baaba’s...
Journey to the African savanna with Disney The Lion King JR! This inspiring musical brings the beloved story of Simba, Nala, and the Circle of...
Following the closing performance of Precarious, the cast — including Kimberly Schraf, Zoe Walpole, and Jonathan Del Palmer — gather for an ASL-interpreted talkback at...
Onstage Tours invite audiences of every age to go behind the scenes and see how a professional theater brings a story to life. Professional production...
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Latest Washington, DC Reviews
by Jake Bridges - June 07, 2026
What did our critic think of INDECENT at 1st Stage?...
by Roger Catlin - June 03, 2026
“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....
by Brian Bochicchio - June 01, 2026
National Tour is tighter and cleans up some of the grittier sensibilities while employing Broadway level talent....
by Roger Catlin - June 01, 2026
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....
by Roger Catlin - May 26, 2026
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. ...
by Mary Lincer - May 24, 2026
What did our critic think of THE MANNEQUIN at We Happy Few?...
by Aidan O'Connor - May 21, 2026
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...
by Laurie Sara Oliver - May 21, 2026
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. ...
by David Friscic - May 19, 2026
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...
by David Friscic - May 19, 2026
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...
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The Motion Arena Stage (5/06-6/14) |
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Once NextStop Theatre (5/21-6/21) |
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Loot Gunston Arts Center (6/05-6/28) |
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Wendell Pierce in Othello Shakespeare Theatre Company (5/19-6/28) |
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Indecent 1st Stage (6/04-6/21) |
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Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Wolf Trap (8/14-8/14) |
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The Roaring Girl Spooky Action Theater (6/05-6/27) |
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Philadelphia Ballet Stars and Stripes Forever! Wolf Trap (9/10-9/10) |
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Rockville Little Theatre presents "Lettice & Lovage" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (1/29-2/07) |
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Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical Imagination Stage (6/17-7/26) |
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