Washington, DC Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 26

BWW Review: AMERICA'S REQUIEM: A KNEE ON THE NECK and Mozart's REQUIEM at Strathmore Music Center
by Alexander C. Kafka - March 27, 2022

Hailstork and Martin’s requiem is a grand, troubling, rich, and worthy work for an America still struggling to rise from its sometimes sordid history and violent predilections toward its lofty goals and promise. ...

BWW Review: RENT at The National Theatre
by Hannah Wing - March 27, 2022

RENT's 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour, directed by Evan Ensign, is a reminder of the decades of love that this musical has brought to so many people, especially the LGBTQIA+ community....

BWW Review: SEASICK at The REACH at Kennedy Center
by Elizabeth Seablom - March 26, 2022

Climate change and theatre..unlikely? Absolutely. Effective? Absolutely. This week I had the privilege of attending the US premiere of Alanna Mitchell's adaptation of a book she wrote titled Seasick. The performance was held in the REACH tent at the Kennedy Center and is a prolific piece documenting...

BWW Review: WAVES ACROSS TIME: TRADITIONAL DANCE AND MUSIC OF OKINAWA at Kennedy Center
by Olivia Murray - March 25, 2022

The combination of the music, dancing, acting, and exquisite colors displayed by attire of the company brought the show to life, telling the many different stories of Okinawa....

BWW Review: NATHAN THE WISE at Theater J / Folger Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - March 24, 2022

'Nathan the Wise' handily lives up to the reputation of the two powerhouse theaters behind it. With a beautiful message, a solid cast and creative team, and a spirited atmosphere, 'Nathan the Wise' is one of those productions you want to cheer during the curtain call, then immediately go back and wa...

BWW Review: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN at Arena Stage
by Ken Kemp - March 21, 2022

An energetic, joyful night of escapist fun. Read our BWW critic's review. ...

BWW Review: RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW at Kennedy Center
by Elliot Lanes - March 20, 2022

Twenty-seven years ago, the international dance phenomenon known as Riverdance began enchanting audiences. Twenty- five years ago it began touring the world and to this day millions of people have been enthralled by it’s mix of music, dance and musicianship. Oddly enough, it’s current engagement at ...

BWW Review: CHRISTMAS EVE at ExPats Theatre
by Olivia Murray - March 19, 2022

Ideas of patriotism, terrorism, and betrayal are commonly spread throughout this thriller to make the audience think of who is on the justified side of the interrogation....

BWW Review: THE CARTOGRAPHY PROJECT at The Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - March 16, 2022

It was a long road to create 'The Cartography Project' - some 20 months, says Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter - dating back to the national and international uprisings following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. But, she said, in exploring the role that art and artists can play in soci...

BWW Review: COSÍ FAN TUTTE at The Kennedy Center
by Rachael F. Goldberg - March 15, 2022

Washington National Opera's take on Mozart's 1790 rom-com, 'Cosí fan tutte' is a delightful escape....

BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Capital One Hall
by Hannah Wing - March 13, 2022

One cannot think about Fiddler on the Roof without the thought of tradition....

BWW Review: ADA AND THE ENGINE at Avant Bard Theatre
by Megan Gray - March 11, 2022

The compelling story of Ada Lovelace is back at Avant Bard Theater after being postponed due to the pandemic for nearly two years. Ada and the Engine by Lauren Gunderson runs approximately two hours and is set in the midst of the British Industrial Revolution surrounding Ada (Dina Soltan), a young s...

BWW Review: SHE LOVES ME at Signature Theatre
by David Friscic - March 10, 2022

A creamy confection drenched with a masterful book by Joe Masteroff, the classic rom com of musicals She Loves Me moves with amorous and sparkling abandon at the acclaimed Signature Theatre. A large ensemble cast delivers the goods in this superb intermingling of old-world charm and contemporary rel...

BWW Review: MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION Provokes and Delights at Washington Stage Guild
by Morgan Musselman - March 07, 2022

Appearing at the Washington Stage Guild again, thirty-one years after the company first produced it, MRS. WARRENS PROFESSION is a witty, biting, and poignant story that remains as relevant today as when it was first penned by George Bernard Shaw in 1893....

BWW Review: WRITTEN IN STONE at Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater
by Mary Lincer - March 07, 2022

The Washington National Opera has gathered a company of first rate singers for a portmanteau of four, one-act operas called Written in Stone. Unfortunately, their fine skills and exceptional voices cannot make silk purses out of scores, libretti, and orchestrations that evade aesthetics, emphasize n...

BWW Review: P.NOKIO: A HIP-HOP MUSICAL at Imagination Stage
by Tavish Young - February 27, 2022

P.Nokio: A Hip-Hop Musical, is a show that deals with family, creativity, and growing up in a crazy world. The musical is an adaption of the classic Pinocchio tale, though instead of puppets and doll-makers, the piece follows P.Nokio, a video game character come to life, and his programmer father, G...

BWW Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - February 27, 2022

'Jesus Christ Superstar' originally ascended more than a half century ago - an audacious creation, written from the philosophical viewpoint of Judas Iscariot....

BWW Review: THE PHLEBOTOMIST at 1st Stage
by Rachael F. Goldberg - February 23, 2022

'The Phlebotomist' is a fascinating look into how the world could be in the not-too-distant future, and it raises all the questions good science fiction can. 1st Stage’s production does the complex tale justice, and ensures that people will continue to ruminate on these topics for a long time – as w...

BWW Review: EVERY BRILLIANT THING at NextStop Theatre Company
by Olivia Murray - February 20, 2022

This performance taught me that anything can be your brilliant thing - from your favorite color to your wedding day - the options are endless....

BWW Review: GIRLS OF MADISON STREET at Creative Cauldron
by Ken Kemp - February 20, 2022

This well crafted, world premiere piece by Iyona Blake is a compelling look into the lives of four African American sisters and the family bonds that help them through the challenges and life changes they face....

BWW Review: SWAN LAKE presented by The Washington Ballet at Kennedy Center
by David Friscic - February 14, 2022

A dream was realized as the Washington Ballet presented Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater. Julie Kent, Artistic Director and Victor Barbee, Associate Artistic Director and the entire company have given us a Swan Lake to savor. The Washington Ballet’s production of...

BWW Review: A.D. 16 at Olney Theatre Center
by Pamela Roberts - February 13, 2022

A.D. 16 is an exuberant, ambitious world premiere with its eyes on Broadway; music and lyrics by Cinco Paul (Despicable Me, Schmigadoon!), book by Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us) and direction by Stephen Brackett (Be More Chill). A.D. 16 starts with the missing teen years of Jesus, layers in an effer...

BWW Review: 50 YEARS OF BROADWAY AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
by David Friscic - February 13, 2022

Broadway fervor reignited as major Broadway musical talents converged at the Kennedy Center for an evening of musical pleasure and panache in the concert 50 Years of Broadway at the Kennedy Center. Musical selections from such Broadway staples such as Cabaret, West Side Story, Wicked, Follies, Funny...

BWW Review: DAPHNE'S DIVE at Signature Theatre
by Ken Kemp - February 11, 2022

Signature Theatre reopens their intimate space with a gripping and gritty look at the denizens of a neighborhood bar in north Philly....

BWW Review: LA CASA DE LA LAGUNA at GALA Hispanic Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - February 09, 2022

'La Casa de la Laguna' is a fascinating and thoughtful play, and carefully balances delicate conversations about statehood and independence, race, colonialism, and socio-economic status, and gender. The result is a deeply political and nuanced production that touches on issues that are as relevant t...