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Review: REVOLTOSA - THE TROUBLEMAKER at GALA Hispanic Theatre Photo Review: REVOLTOSA - THE TROUBLEMAKER at GALA Hispanic Theatre
by David Friscic - September 19, 2022

Revoltosa—The Troublemaker , now playing at GALA Hispanic Theatre ---is a compelling and lyrical “slice of life” with multiple layers of interest for just about any thinking and feeling human being who is willing to entertain the idea that life is full of mystery, contradictions and certain universa...

Review: LEONARD BERNSTEIN'S 'MASS' at the Kennedy Center Photo Review: LEONARD BERNSTEIN'S 'MASS' at the Kennedy Center
by Alexander C. Kafka - September 16, 2022

Bernstein's hugely ambitious ecclesiastical fever dream is a beautiful mess well worth experiencing....

Review: AIN'T NO MO' at Woolly Mammoth Photo Review: AIN'T NO MO' at Woolly Mammoth
by Mary Lincer - September 15, 2022

What did our critic think of AIN'T NO MO' at Woolly Mammoth?Thanks to Barack Obama's presidency but, alas, because of Rachel Dolezal's wannabe caper, American drama requires some updated, Black-originated satire; Jordan E. Cooper obliges with Ain't No Mo', his 100 minute whupping of white privilege,...

Review: HOST & GUEST At Synetic Theater Photo Review: HOST & GUEST At Synetic Theater
by Hannah Wing - September 14, 2022

Synetic's Host & Guest depicts the intensity of Kist-Khevsur conflict through an unlikely bond between two strangers....

Review: Best Medicine Rep's THE TRIP a Wonderful Way to Say Goodbye to Summer Photo Review: Best Medicine Rep's THE TRIP a Wonderful Way to Say Goodbye to Summer
by Andrew White - September 12, 2022

Best Medicine Rep Theater is offering a lovely remedy for the post-Summer Blues, with their production of Crystal V. Rhodes' 'The Trip.' Yvonne Paretzky has assembled a crack cast, and directed them to a briskly-paced evening of entertainment....

Review: OLD STOCK: A REFUGEE LOVE STORY at Theater J Photo Review: OLD STOCK: A REFUGEE LOVE STORY at Theater J
by Rachael F. Goldberg - September 12, 2022

Theater J's season opener, 'Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story' is both a story about refugees who fall in love and a love story to refugees....

Review: NO PLACE TO GO at Signature Theatre Photo Review: NO PLACE TO GO at Signature Theatre
by Alexander C. Kafka - September 09, 2022

The cabaret act turned full-production evening is well executed, but the script and songs are thin and in the Covid era the premise seems like a historical artifact....

Review: STING at Filene Center At Wolf Trap Photo Review: STING at Filene Center At Wolf Trap
by Ken Kemp - September 07, 2022

The legendary rocker still brings it - his 'My Songs' tour is lean, mean and clean. Legendary rocker Sting took a break from stadiums to bring his My Songs tour to the more intimate Filene Center at Wolf Trap on Saturday night (for the second of three sold-out shows), and he put on the perfect summe...

Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Eisenhower Theatre At The Kennedy Center Photo Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Eisenhower Theatre At The Kennedy Center
by Ken Kemp - September 03, 2022

Catch the national tour of the six-time Tony Award winning musical on the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Stage through September 25th....

BWW Review: LITTLE WOMEN At Nextstop Theater Company Photo BWW Review: LITTLE WOMEN At Nextstop Theater Company
by Megan Gray - August 31, 2022

Little Women at NextStop Theater Company is candid, humble, charming, and a great addition to other adaptations like it. Sure to please any fans of this classic story....

Review: THE OUTSIDER at Keegan Theatre Photo Review: THE OUTSIDER at Keegan Theatre
by David Friscic - August 30, 2022

The Outsider by Paul Slade Smith, now playing at the Keegan Theatre, is a skewering send-up of all the shenanigans that polls, pollsters, and the media are involved in.  Laughs aplenty ensue as a governor must resign and a decidedly “outsider” type of candidate, Ned Newley (played by a perfectly cas...

Review: KURIOS - Cirque du Soleil's CABINET OF CURIOSITIES at Tyson's Square Photo Review: KURIOS - Cirque du Soleil's CABINET OF CURIOSITIES at Tyson's Square
by Martrese Meachum - August 25, 2022

Given that this was my first time visiting the circus any circus in well over a decade and the first time attending Cirque du Soleil in person, I was not sure what to expect. However, I was prepared to be pleasantly surprised. Under the big blue tent in Tyson Square there are lots of refreshments an...

Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Signature Theatre Photo Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Signature Theatre
by Dara Homer - August 25, 2022

The Color Purple is a musical about survival, resilience, and healing. With direction by Timothy Douglas and music direction by Mark G. Meadows, Signature Theatre takes the show’s life-affirming heartbeat to a joyful fever pitch with a beautifully executed production propelled by a truly exceptional...

Review: MY SON THE WAITER at Theater J Photo Review: MY SON THE WAITER at Theater J
by David Friscic - August 09, 2022

One-person shows have long been a hallmark of the entertainment world and My Son, The Waiter --now playing at Theater J (the Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC) –continues the trend. This show is a pleasing mix of banter, anecdotes, and warmth. The world of the one-man show is alive...

Review: HAMILTON at Kennedy Center Opera House Photo Review: HAMILTON at Kennedy Center Opera House
by Mary Lincer - August 08, 2022

What did our critic think of HAMILTON at Kennedy Center Opera House? Hamilton, the 11 Tony award-winning musical, has returned to the Kennedy Center Opera House through October 9. ...

Review: TEMPERED: A CABARET at 4615 Theatre Company Photo Review: TEMPERED: A CABARET at 4615 Theatre Company
by Rachael F. Goldberg - August 01, 2022

'tempered' isn’t going to cure or remove your rage – it will still be there. But there’s something freeing about leaning into it, about sharing it through music and poetry, that makes carrying it much more bearable....

Review: AMERICAN PROPHET: FREDERICK DOUGLASS IN HIS OWN WORDS Premieres at Arena Stag Photo Review: AMERICAN PROPHET: FREDERICK DOUGLASS IN HIS OWN WORDS Premieres at Arena Stage
by Morgan Musselman - July 30, 2022

A provocative and inspiring new musical, AMERICAN PROPHET: FREDERICK DOUGLASS IN HIS OWN WORDS, premieres at Arena Stage now through August 28th....

Review: THE BLUE MAN GROUP ON TOUR at The Kennedy Center Photo Review: THE BLUE MAN GROUP ON TOUR at The Kennedy Center
by Hannah Wing - July 24, 2022

Whether you have seen The Blue Man Group before or are going for the first time, you don’t want to miss out on this otherworldly experience. ...

Review: THE GATE at Capital Fringe - W. Washington Theatre Photo Review: THE GATE at Capital Fringe - W. Washington Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - July 22, 2022

With a thoughtful, open message and strong technical elements, 'The Gate' is a nuanced and beautiful examination not just of the conflict in the Middle East, but also at how people relate to one another in big and small ways....

Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Presented by Folger Theater at The National Buildin Photo Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Presented by Folger Theater at The National Building Museum
by Megan Gray - July 20, 2022

What did our critic think of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at Folger Theater? This summer, DMV theatergoers have a wide choice of different shows to go and see. William Shakespeare's classic play A Midsummer Night's Dream questions what it means to love and to dream. With such universal themes, this pla...

Review: ETCHED GLASS DECANTER at Capital Fringe Photo Review: ETCHED GLASS DECANTER at Capital Fringe
by Tavish Young - July 17, 2022

On its last day at Capital Fringe, The Evening Crane Theatre presented Etched Glass Decanter to a sold out audience....

BWW Review: Capital Fringe Festival's MARY a Touching Examinaiton of a Teacher's Lif Photo BWW Review: Capital Fringe Festival's MARY a Touching Examinaiton of a Teacher's Life
by Andrew White - July 17, 2022

Jo Williamson's one-woman show, 'Mary,' is by turns a desultory affair, a tale of a high school English teacher with a varied career pattern, and a variety of relationships with men. ...

Review: SIX at National Theatre Photo Review: SIX at National Theatre
by David Friscic - July 17, 2022

Misogyny and patriarchy in Tudor history (Tudor Dynasty) in all its perfidy, comes to life as the six wives of Henry VIII come to musical life ---bloodied but unbowed in the much-ballyhooed musical SIX now playing at the National Theatre.  Two university students, Toby Marlow, and Lucy Moss conceive...

Review: A NUMBER at Capital Fringe Photo Review: A NUMBER at Capital Fringe
by Tavish Young - July 17, 2022

Sprawling yet intimate, and altogether quite philosophical, Caryl Churchill's A Number is a piece about guilt, parenting, and individuality. Presented by the Edge of the Universe Players 2 at Capital Fringe, the show left with much to ponder....

Review: Monumental Theatre Company's TICK, TICK...BOOM! at AINSLIE ARTS CENTER Photo Review: Monumental Theatre Company's TICK, TICK...BOOM! at AINSLIE ARTS CENTER
by Hannah Wing - July 14, 2022

Monumental Theatre Company’s production of tick, tick...BOOM!, directed by Michael Windsor, honors Jonathan Larson’s legacy and life with an intimate and moving performance by a talented cast....



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