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The world premiere musical with a book by Lauren M. Gunderson pulses with coming-of-age authenticity. By CELIA WREN

Thoughtful direction, committed performances, and cohesive design create a production that feels both entertaining and meaningful. By CONSTANCE BEULAH

Staged in a mythical lair, this experiential romantasy is a mixed bag of scorching desire and jumbled themes. By CAROLINE BOCK

Onstage at Mosaic is a brilliant new musical about how a towering Civil Rights hero got his start. It exemplifies bravery and integrity that have gone missing. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

WSG has done Washington theatergoers a service by presenting a top-notch, well-paced production featuring excellent acting by the entire cast.  By BOB ASHBY

Shakespeare and Commedia dell’arte, like Beatrice and Benedick, turn out to be a match made in heaven. By SOPHIA HOWES

The director and cast have gifted Lauren Yee's script with breathtaking emotional presence and moment-to-moment grounding. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

The story revealed in a cantankerous city council meeting is fiercely funny and totally horrifying. By AMY KOTKIN

It’s hysterical and powerful. Gerrad Alex Taylor has crafted a world that feels cartoony, surreal, and human all at once.  By DANIELLA IGNACIO 

The new hip-hop musical invites audiences to see themselves inside the movement that shaped modern America. By TENIOLA AYOOLA

Izzard gives us a one-actor version of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy that is filled with surprises and touching insights. By ANDREW WALKER WHITE

Lola Chakrabati’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel captivates with layered performances yet falters in a final act that resolves too little, too quickly. By VICTORIA SOSA

A stellar cast brings the play’s wounded characters to life with sympathy and flourishes of humor. By DERYL DAVIS

The sumptuous production delivers the complex story behind our Declaration of Independence while adding new meaning for our equally confounding time. By DERYL DAVIS

A remarkable cast creates a heady mix of psychological tension and carefully choreographed intimacy. By AMY KOTKIN

The play is a harrowing examination of a society quick to vilify ‘the other’ and a justice system that delivers judgment without compassion. By EM SKOW

Shakespeare’s fabled Forest of Arden becomes a colorful urban world of laughter, music, art, self-discovery, and love. By DERYL DAVIS

Moving and multidimensional, Ryan Miller and Nick Blaemire’s musical adaptation of the 2012 film is filled with dry wit and 2010s nostalgia-core. By MELISSA LIN STURGES

Shakespeare’s adapted romantic comedy crackles with wit and sings with an Irish lilt. By JEFFREY WALKER

A lean, 10-actor staging sharpens the debate over free thought — but the scaled-down approach weakens the sense of community at the play's heart. By BOB ASHBY