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KREEGER THEATER AT ARENA STAGE


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FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT
4/3 - 5/4/2025


A bold World premiere comedy from Los Angeles-based playwright, Larissa FastHorse, about being whoever you want to be, even when it’s not who you are. ...

A WRINKLE IN TIME
6/12 - 7/20/2025


On a dark and stormy night…so begins the fantasy adventure sending three children across space and time. Along the way, they must rely on their ...



Review: SLEEPOVA at Olney Theatre Center


by Pamela Roberts - March 30, 2025

Grab your bunny slippers and pop some popcorn. SLEEPOVA is a coming-of-age story about the strong ties of female friendship amid the stresses and trials encountered on the road to adulthood. Like the teens themselves, the production at Olney Theatre Center is earnest, frank, funny … and a bit clunky...

Review: PROFESSOR WOLAND'S BLACK MAGIC ROCK SHOW at Spooky Action Theater


by Roger Catlin - March 29, 2025

Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show continues through April 13 at Spooky Action Theatre, operating at the Universalist National Memorial Church. Check here for the review. ...

Review: TWYLA THARP DANCE DIAMOND JUBILEE at The Kennedy Center


by Emily Berger - March 28, 2025

What did our critic think of TWYLA THARP DANCE DIAMOND JUBILEE at The Kennedy Center?...

Review: AMERICAN FAST at Theater Alliance


by Audrey Cahak - March 30, 2025

What did our critic think of AMERICAN FAST at Theater Alliance?...

Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET'S COPPÉLIA at Kennedy Center Opera House


by Emily Berger - March 27, 2025

What did our critic think of NEW YORK CITY BALLET'S COPPÉLIA at Kennedy Center Opera House?...

Review: #CHARLOTTESVILLE at Keegan Theatre


by David Friscic - March 25, 2025

When I walked into the Keegan Theatre Saturday evening to see the galvanizing play #Charlottesville, I noticed two changes since I reviewed this play at the Capital Fringe Festival one year and eight months ago: this play is no longer about one portentous and isolated incident but, rather, this play...

Review: COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET at The Kennedy Center Opera House


by Audrey Cahak - March 24, 2025

The elite performers of Complexions Contemporary Ballet took to the Opera House stage from March 20th to the 22nd for their first full company engagement at the Kennedy Center. In the same month that the Black Lives Matter Pavillion was being demolished and the executive branch began asserting contr...

Review: SISTER ACT at Ford's Theatre


by Jake Bridges - March 22, 2025

What did our critic think of SISTER ACT at Ford's Theatre?...

Review: hang at 1st Stage


by Hannah R. Wing - March 21, 2025

hang takes its time getting to what the play is actually about. The suspense doesn't really start to develop until the final half hour, and this is where the small ensemble cast of Marie, Greer, and Joy really shine....

Review: YOUR NAME MEANS DREAM at Theater J


by Mary Lincer - March 19, 2025

What did our critic think of YOUR NAME MEANS DREAM at Theater J?...

Past Shows

THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
2/28 - 3/30/2025


adapt: Doug McGrath; dir: Doug Hughes. World Premiere...

The Bedwetter - a Musical
The Bedwetter - a Musical
1/31 - 3/16/2025


Meet Sarah. She's funny. She's foul-mouthed. She's 10. Ten-year-old Sarah faces a new school, her parents’ divorce, and an embarrassing secret you’ll never guess (unless ...

DEATH ON THE NILE
11/22 - 12/19/2024

DATA
10/31 - 12/15/2024


By Matthew LibbyDirected by Susan V. BoothManeesh is a brilliant entry-level programmer at Athena Technologies, a software development firm deep in Silicon Valley. Content to ...

THE OTHER AMERICANS
10/18 - 11/24/2024

Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
9/6 - 10/13/2024


Step into the vibrant world of Jaja's African Hair Braiding. Set in the pulsating heart of Harlem, this comedic gem unravels the complexities of cultural ...


Direct from a twice-extended run on Broadway, Berkeley Rep will next present the West Coast premiere of Jocelyn Bioh ’s new comedy, JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR ...

Step Afrika!’s The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence


By Step Afrika! "A show that needs to be experienced: a blend of incredible movement, rhythms and singing." — DC Theater Scene Using its hallmark ...

The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence


By Step Afrika! "A show that needs to be experienced: a blend of incredible movement, rhythms and singing." — DC Theater Scene Using its hallmark ...

Unknown Soldier
Unknown Soldier
3/29 - 5/24/2024


Book by Daniel Goldstein Music by Michael Friedman Lyrics by Michael Friedman and Daniel Goldstein Directed by Trip Cullman By Special Arrangement with TBD Theatricals ...

Swept Away
Swept Away
11/25 - 12/30/2023


Book by John Logan Music and Lyrics by The Avett Brothers Directed by Michael Mayer By Special Arrangement with Matthew Masten, Sean Hudock, and Madison ...

Exclusion
Exclusion
5/5 - 6/25/2023


A reluctant historian is thrown out of her element when her acclaimed book about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is optioned by a larger-than-life ...

Videos


Chicken & Biscuits in Washington, DC Chicken & Biscuits
NextStop Theatre (3/13 - 4/6) Tracker
Your Name Means Dream in Washington, DC Your Name Means Dream
Theater J (3/12 - 4/6) Tracker
Sister Act in Washington, DC Sister Act
Ford's Theatre (3/14 - 5/17) Tracker
Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show in Washington, DC Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show
Spooky Action Theater (3/20 - 4/13) Tracker
Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS in Washington, DC Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS
Constellation Theatre Company (2/6 - 6/1) Tracker
Uncle Vanya in Washington, DC Uncle Vanya
Harman Hall - Shakespeare Theatre Company (3/30 - 4/20) Tracker
12 Angry Jurors in Washington, DC 12 Angry Jurors
Wind RIver Theater at the ARTfactory (5/1 - 5/4)
Dory Fantasmagory in Washington, DC Dory Fantasmagory
Imagination Stage (6/18 - 8/3)
Mountain Stage hosted by Kathy Mattea in Washington, DC Mountain Stage hosted by Kathy Mattea
Hylton Performing Arts Center (4/6 - 4/6)
The Berlin Diaries in Washington, DC The Berlin Diaries
Theater J (6/4 - 6/22)
Untitled Tarell Alvin McCraney Play in Washington, DC Untitled Tarell Alvin McCraney Play
Fichandler Stage at Arena Stage (5/16 - 6/15)
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