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‘Champions of Magic’ at Kennedy Center reveals more than a dazzling Vegas vibe
The Champions go beyond the magic of spectacle and deliver the theater of magical storytelling. By JULIAN OQUENDO
In ‘Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea’ at AU, a fantastical dive into the...
The cast of this American University production is astonishingly wonderful. By HALEY HUCHLER
Matthew Libby on the dark underbelly of AI and his new play ‘Data’ at...
The playwright's rapid-fire thriller is set in Silicon Valley in a future that could already be here. By RAVELLE BRICKMAN
Kennedy Center announces cast for world premiere of ‘Schmigadoon!’
Hotly anticipated Broadway Center Stage production, based on Emmy-winning Apple Original series, opens January 31.
34th annual ‘Jane Elissa Extravaganza’ at NYC’s Times Square Marriott Marquis raises funds for...
Now in its 34th year, the Jane Elissa Extravaganza – an annual benefit for the Jane Elissa Endowment Fund for Leukemia/Lymphoma and Cancer Research,...
Good Shepherd Players dazzle audiences with musical farce ‘Lucky Stiff’
The show was a comedic goldmine brimming with unexpected twists, cleverly staged surprises, and nonstop laughs. By ELLE ALAINA AMES & JENNIFER GOTTEN
Kate Eastwood Norris and Holly Twyford are not to be missed in ‘Summer, 1976’
David Auburn's poignant memory play at Studio Theatre portrays two women's fragile friendship. By D.R. LEWIS
Film classic prison drama in ‘Shawshank Redemption’ at NextStop Theatre
While the stage adaptation can't replicate the visual impact of the movie, the show has a riveting story and the power of hope. By DANA ROBERTS
Raymond O. Caldwell named artistic director of Los Angeles’ Fountain Theatre
The former artistic director of DC’s Theater Alliance most recently directed 'Romeo & Juliet' at Folger.
Shakespeare Theatre Company announces ‘Duel Reality’
Romeo and Juliet-inspired acrobatic show takes to the air over the Harman Hall stage in July 2025.
A Black family confronts ‘Big White Fog’ in revelatory production at Howard
Theodore Ward's timely 1930s play dramatizes their continuous fight against white supremacy. By GREGORY FORD
A marriage is on the ropes in quirky new comedy ‘The Ghosts of Us’...
All four actors do a sterling job of making their characters real, and the comic timing of the show’s many very funny lines is impeccable. By BOB ASHBY
USNA Masqueraders debut ‘Soul Force’ about Montgomery Bus Boycott
New play at the United States Naval Academy captures the drama and conflicts of the Civil Rights action and the power and hope in nonviolent protest. By CHARLES GREEN
Signature’s ‘I’ll Take You There’ pays spirited tribute to Stax Records
Singers Kanysha Williams and Isaac 'Deacon Izzy' Bell bring to life the iconic label's legacy of soul, unity, and cultural impact. By TENIOLA AYOOLA
WNO brings Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’ to life at Kennedy Center to sensational effect
Washington National Opera's new production is a spectacle of epic proportions and even more impressive musical prowess. By IAN KIRKLAND
A sweet and poignant tale of robot love in ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ at Broadway’s...
Retired robots Oliver and Claire have been neighbors for more than a decade, living alone, in the future, in their one-room apartments at The...
Origins of a classic form of Japanese theater in ‘Okuni: The Woman Who Created...
Performed in Japanese with brief thematic narrations and projected translations in English, Amaterasu Za’s world premiere of Okuni: The Woman Who Created Kabuki at NYC’s...
Smash-hit musical ‘Six’ returns to the National Theatre a rollicking good time
The six sensational performers are sexy, sassy, sharp, and sure. By AILEEN JOHNSON
What will happen to DMV theater in the next four years?
What do you think? How worried should we be? Opinion by DAVID SIEGEL
Jubilant reunion of three Broadway co-stars in ‘Mama I’m a Big Girl Now!’ Off-Broadway...
Though they’ve remained the best of friends since originating the roles of the 1960s teenagers Tracy, Amber, and Penny in the Tony Award-winning Broadway...