Washington, DC Theater Reviews Page 2

Review: PILOBOLUS AT WOLF TRAP'S FILENE CENTER at Wolf Trap
by Emily Berger - July 16, 2024

The company's signature athletic partnering and haunting effects were on display across five works whose power was diminished by the same beauty and craft that made them worth noticing....

Review: A GOOD WOMAN By Nerissa Tunnessen and Samantha Xiao Cody at Cafritz Hall
by Michela Dwyer - July 15, 2024

In A Good Woman, a new work of dance theater premiering at this year’s Capital Fringe Festival, Nerissa Tunnessen and Samantha Xiao Cody construct a space of rich significance in which they reexamine a classic tale. ...

Review: LOOKING FOR JUSTICE (IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES) at Bliss - Capital Fringe Festival
by Rachael F. Goldberg - July 20, 2024

Oppenheimer gives a great performance and a wonderful perspective on some of the core issues that many of us struggle with today, but flails a little when she tries to project onto others. Which, in a way, makes sense – after all, it’s harder to see the other sides of the story beyond your own....

Review: DEMOCRACY at Cafritz Hall @ DCJCC
by Mary Lincer - July 14, 2024

What did our critic think of DEMOCRACY at Cafritz Hall @ DCJCC?...

Review: WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY? A Deeply Moving Offering at CATF
by Andrew White - July 22, 2024

Playwright Donja R. Love refers to 'Beauty' as an offering, in the spiritual sense of the word; and it truly is one of the most uplifting cycles, in times of trouble and misunderstanding, we are likely to see.  Director Malika Oyetimein has marshalled a stellar cast, and guided this show with great ...

Review: CATF's Production of THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH a Brilliant Tale of a Remarkable Life
by Andrew White - July 13, 2024

There is nothing in the world like a compelling, original story, well told.  And when the story is true, darkly and brilliantly real, it becomes absolutely indispensable. Playwright Mark St. Germain has plumbed the depths of the Holocaust to create a deeply moving one-man show, The Happiest Man on E...

Review: OVER HER DEAD BODY by Pinky Swear Productions at Theatre J
by Mary Lincer - July 12, 2024

Pinky Swear has revived its 2016 production of Over Her Dead Body for this year's Capital Fringe. The musical revue surveys murder ballads (yes, that is a thing) which originated in Scotland and England during the 16th century before emigrating to Appalachia and obtaining improved orchestration (Ame...

Review: THE COLORED MUSEUM at Studio Theatre
by Roger Catlin - July 11, 2024

It’s hard to imagine the impact George C. Wolfe’s razor-sharp satire “The Colored Museum” must have had when it opened in New York nearly 40 years ago. ...

Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROL KING MUSICAL at Olney Theatre Center
by Ken Kemp - July 10, 2024

The fascinating story of one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century, flawless presented by a sublimely talented cast....

Review: Suspense & Horror at CATF with ENOUGH TO LET THE LIGHT IN
by Andrew White - July 09, 2024

With her play Enough to Let the Light In, Paloma Nozicka has crafted one of those great psychological thrillers; the build-up is slow but steady, the characters finely drawn, and the climax will make you jump.  But there’s no need for blood, it’s all in your head.  And if you are looking for an even...

Review: CATF Touches Down Brilliantly with innovative TORNADO TASTES LIKE ALUMINUM STING
by Andrew White - July 09, 2024

With Harmon dot aut’s semi-autobiographical play, Tornado Tastes Like Aluminum Sting, audiences at CATF will have that rarest of encounters—a play that reveals the world as it is experienced, and processed, by a profoundly autistic, synaesthetic pre-teen who can only communicate with the outside wor...

Review: KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL at Adventure Theatre & ATMTC Academy
by Jennifer Muscato - July 06, 2024

What did our critic think of KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL at Adventure Theatre & ATMTC Academy?...

Review: PATHWAYS TO PERFORMANCE at Kennedy Center
by Emily Berger - July 05, 2024

This outstanding festival featured brilliant new or recent work by five choreographers....

Review: AMERICAN PSYCHO at Monumental Theatre Company
by Tavish Young - July 03, 2024

Local theatergoers would be remiss to miss this production, and Broadway World highly recommends the 'Psycho Experience' for those willing to get a little out there.  ...

Review: BROADWAY IN THE PARK at Wolf Trap
by Roger Catlin - July 02, 2024

The intent of Wolf Trap’s annual “Broadway in the Park” event is to blend the star power of the Great White Way (if it’s still called that) with the rising stars of the local co-presenter, Signature Theatre....

Review: BLACKSTAR SYMPHONY: THE MUSIC OF DAVID BOWIE at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - July 02, 2024

It was a one-two punch to fans of David Bowie in early 2016 when the rock star was suddenly pronounced dead and two days later, on what would have been his 69th birthday, released his final album, “Blackstar,” a preordained farewell addressing his demise....

Review: PANTI BLISS: IF THESE WIGS COULD TALK at Solas Nua and Studio Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - June 30, 2024

Famed Irish drag queen Panti Bliss leads the audience on an emotionally satisfying journey in her one-woman show, 'If These Wigs Could Talk,' reflecting on her own internal journey as she considers the role she’s played over the years and where she fits in today’s modern landscape....

Review: 10,000 DREAMS: A CELEBRATION OF ASIAN CHOREOGRAPHY, PROGRAM B at Kennedy Center
by Michela Dwyer - June 28, 2024

What did our critic think of 10,000 DREAMS: A CELEBRATION OF ASIAN CHOREOGRAPHY, PROGRAM B at Kennedy Center?...

Review: THE KITE RUNNER at Kennedy Center
by Shelby Tyler - June 27, 2024

In a time and age where it seems that our dichotomous natures are at the core of all interaction, there is one thing that remains true: we are all human, faced with difficult choices and sometimes, we make the wrong choices. ...

Review: MISS NELSON IS MISSING! at Imagination Stage
by Jennifer Muscato - June 24, 2024

Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard is a beloved children’s book that’s been read in homes and schools for decades. My 7-year-old son jumped at the chance to see the story being performed at Imagination Stage in Bethesda, Maryland and, in the end, turned to me and said unprompted, “I liked that p...

Review: 10,000 DREAMS DANCE FESTIVAL - PROGRAM A at The Kennedy Center
by Emily Berger - June 23, 2024

This festival includes performances by Ballet West, Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company, Goh Ballet featuring dancers from the National Ballet of China, Houston Ballet. Pacific Northwest Ballet, Singapore Ballet, and The Washington Ballet....

Review: IS GOD IS at Constellation Theatre Company
by Jackson Malmgren - June 21, 2024

What did our critic think of IS GOD IS at Constellation Theatre Company?...

Review: LETTERS TO KAMALA/DANDELION PEACE at Voices Festival Productions
by Mary Lincer - June 16, 2024

What did our critic think of LETTERS TO KAMALA/DANDELION PEACE at Voices Festival Productions?...

Review: THE HATMAKER'S WIFE at Theater J
by Rachael F. Goldberg - June 14, 2024

Theater J closes new Artistic Director Hayley Finn’s first season on an enchanting high note. 'The Hatmaker’s Wife' is an emotional, charming, and thoughtful story about love in all its complexities....

Review: POSTCARDS FROM IHATOV at 1st Stage
by Hannah R. Wing - June 14, 2024

This is the premise for 1st Stage’s production of Postcards from Ihatov, adapted and directed by Natsu Onoda Power. Postcards from Ihatov is a captivating exploration of Kenji Miyazawa’s works and life....