Community Theater

The acting, dancing, killing, music, singing, and set design all deserve awards, as does director Jennifer Hardin. By ANDY ARNOLD

Samantha Deininger’s singing voice as Eva Perón is angelic and magnificent. By WILLIAM POWELL

Though the show's pacing is slow, Eileen Marshall as Blanche DuBois does justice to one of American theater’s greatest, most layered characters. By BOB ASHBY

Crisp music direction and a crack orchestra complement the powerful voices of the cast. By JENNIFER GEORGIA

In a deceptively plain package, the musical celebrates the power of storytelling and song. By JENNIFER GEORGIA

The production embraces both the quirky mystery Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote and the farcical caper Ken Ludwig mined from it. By IAN KIRKLAND

BLT presents 'The Music of Bond...James Bond,' the first installment in a two-part cabaret series, October 18-19.

Now playing at the ARTfactory, the outrageously rock-n-roll, campy, and sci-fi goth comedy is required viewing. By EM SKOW

This baffling show is packed with psychological horror and suspense. By WILLIAM POWELL

Onstage band brings ‘No Business Like Show Business’ and other blockbusters into town. By STUB ESTEY

Compelling performances and a powerful script held the audience’s full focus. By KENDALL MOSTAFAVI

This is what an elected official driven by conscience rather than expediency might look like in a political universe less cruel than our own. By BOB ASHBY

This warm and endearing production stays true to the story, delivering a show grounded in realism and uplifted by passion. By HALEY HUCHLER

Everyone hits just the right comic and emotional moments with humor and heartbreak. By CHARLES GREEN

The plot is framed as the goings-on behind the scenes of a 1975 music festival. Does it work? By ALEXANDRA BOWMAN

The Marx Brothers meet Benny Hill in this feast of jokes and slapstick. By ANDY ARNOLD

The lovely musical about a young man trying to learn about his father closes the season and the summer in a fun way. By CHARLES GREEN

Set during the Depression on the eve of WW II — when Americans needed a laugh — the classic dark comedy celebrates 1939 American stereotypes. By ANDY ARNOLD

A definitive production for the DC area of Arthur Miller's timelessly devastating classic. By ALEXANDRA BOWMAN

Weekend two of the ambitious tradition showcasing fresh voices. By CYBELE POMEROY