Musical ABCs delight in ‘Chicka Chicka Boom Boom’ at Imagination Stage

The touring production captures the spirit of the original alphabet tale while giving it a fresh theatrical life. By JULIA TUCKER

A sizzling ‘Some Like It Hot’ reopens Olney’s Bernard Family Theatre 

A big, brassy production filled with showbiz spectacle proves a fitting debut for Olney Theatre Center’s newly renovated stage. By BOB ASHBY

‘The Second Best School Shooting’ is movingly real and raw at NextStop

A deeply dark comedy about the aftermath of tragedy, social media’s glorification of grief, and the humanity lost along the way.  By KENDALL MOSTAFAVI

‘Come From Away’ returns to Ford’s Theatre when we need it most

Ten years after its East Coast premiere, the joyous musical about welcoming strangers comes home to Washington with renewed resonance.  By CAROLINE BOCK

In ‘Tacones: The Sins of the Father,’ an ICE raid changes everything

Wowdacious Theatre’s production is a beautifully moving tribute to those who dare to dream. By MARY V. HOLIMAN

‘No Exit’ by the Actors Theatre is a powerful play very worth seeing

The production at the ARTfactory prompts us to ponder Sartre’s unsettling questions about our existence. By LAURIE SARA OLIVER

Musical ABCs delight in ‘Chicka Chicka Boom Boom’ at Imagination Stage

The touring production captures the spirit of the original alphabet tale while giving it a fresh theatrical life. By JULIA TUCKER

A sizzling ‘Some Like It Hot’ reopens Olney’s Bernard Family Theatre 

A big, brassy production filled with showbiz spectacle proves a fitting debut for Olney Theatre Center’s newly renovated stage. By BOB ASHBY

‘Getting to fly at work is pretty cool’: Adelina Mitchell, Elphaba...

‘Wicked’ wizard Jeff Goldblum will headline The George Mason University College of Visual & Performing Arts benefit event October 3.  By JULIA TUCKER

Stephen Spotswood on ‘Where Dead Women Go to Dance’ at Theatre...

The playwright explains why the language of zombies is an excellent way to say something about the joys and challenges of being alive.  By AMANDA ZEITLER

‘Getting to fly at work is pretty cool’: Adelina Mitchell, Elphaba standby and alumni performer for ‘ARTS by George!’

‘Wicked’ wizard Jeff Goldblum will headline The George Mason University College of Visual & Performing Arts benefit event October 3.  By JULIA TUCKER

Revada Arts Center to open in Southwest DC, providing a new...

DC arts and culture stalwarts Theater Alliance and IN Series, along with new arthouse cinema 4EYE Film Center, will co-steward a multidisciplinary arts hub and gathering space.

Fringe hit ‘Oedipus in Seattle’ comes to DC for one weekend...

A theatrical mashup of 'Oedipus Rex' and 'Sleepless in Seattle,' the play features two new actors each night who have never rehearsed or read the script.

A grateful farewell to our New York correspondent, Deb Miller

For nearly a decade, Deb Miller has covered New York theater for DC Theater Arts superbly. By NICOLE HERTVIK

Musical ABCs delight in ‘Chicka Chicka Boom Boom’ at Imagination Stage

The touring production captures the spirit of the original alphabet tale while giving it a fresh theatrical life. By JULIA TUCKER

Revada Arts Center to open in Southwest DC, providing a new...

DC arts and culture stalwarts Theater Alliance and IN Series, along with new arthouse cinema 4EYE Film Center, will co-steward a multidisciplinary arts hub and gathering space.