A Revamped ‘FringeNYC’ Returns in October: A Conversation with Producing Artistic...
Following last year’s hiatus, FringeNYC – the New York International Fringe Festival - returns in October with a new structure and focus. Elena K....
Theatre Week Is Just a Few Weeks Away
WASHINGTON, DC – August 14 – theatreWashington today announced plans for Theatre Week 2018, a three-week celebration that will offer $15 and $35 tickets to over 20...
Review: Off the Quill’s ‘Frankenstein’
First, to avoid any confusion, let me state what this Frankenstein is not:
It is not the Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein, with “Abby...
‘Legendary: Sweet Slice of Liberty’ by TBD Immersive
TBD Immersive, DC’s very own immersive theater company, brings a new production to the city this weekend. This time the show comes to life...
Five Top Off-Broadway Picks to Close Out Your Summer with a...
Along with the array of Broadway hits that made their debut in 2018, this summer has brought a wealth of great entertainment beyond the...
Review: ‘Variations on Sacrifice’ by Rapid Lemon Productions at Baltimore Theatre...
Last night I had the immense pleasure of seeing eleven new plays by thirteen authors in Variations on Sacrifice. The Variations Project is an...
How ‘Hamilton’ Is Remaking American History
By Renee C. Romano and Claire Bond Potter
America has gone Hamilton crazy. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about Alexander Hamilton, “the forgotten founding father,” has become a...
Eric Schaeffer Discusses Signature Theatre’s Upcoming ‘Passion’
Starting August 14, Stephen Sondheim’s musical Passion will play at Arlington, Virginia's Signature Theatre, starring Natascia Diaz (West Side Story) as Fosca and directed...
Review: ‘Dinner’ at 4615 Theatre Company
Dinner is darkly hilarious, absurdist and at times psychologically frightening. The play, similar to Ayad Akhtar's Disgraced, is about a dinner party gone terribly wrong....
Review: ‘The Story of the Gun’ at Woolly Mammoth
“All you have to do is move your little finger, move your little finger, and you can change the world.” That line from Stephen...
5 Questions with Joshua Conyers, Summer 2018 Filene Artist at Wolf...
Baritone Joshua Conyers is becoming a mainstay in the Washington area. Conyers is a Summer 2018 Filene Artist at Wolf Trap Opera, where he...
Magic Time!: ‘The Story of the Gun’ at Woolly Mammoth
Mike Daisey's monolog The Story of the Gun is a show both hilarious and sobering, and he begins it with a wry riff on...
Three Truths I Took Away From Second City’s ‘Generation Gap’
Are we brave enough to laugh at ourselves? That’s a question The Second City explores in it’s latest comedy show Generation Gap, playing now...
Review: ‘Macbeth’ at 4615 Theatre Company
Why do people commit evil, and once they have started, why can’t they stop? Now, as always, it is a question worth asking. Macbeth,...
Past is Prologue at 4615 Theatre Company
Artistic Director Jordan Friend had a clear vision when 4615 Theatre Company began producing full seasons last year. Each 4615 season would kick off...
Review: ‘Dave’ at Arena Stage
The real news getting you down? Do you have a plentitude of cares and woes hanging over your head? Are you an addicted MSNBC...
2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Perfecting the Kiss’
This comedy about bad theater and inappropriate backstage behavior is just gobsmacking good. Laugh-a-minute is an underestimation. Don't miss it.
Perfecting the Kiss, a production from...
Holly Bass Celebrates Black Sisterhood in ‘The Trans-Atlantic Time Traveling Company’
District-based solo performer Holly Bass creates in so many media and art forms I can’t keep up with her—and I’ve been covering her for...
Review: ‘Be a Good Little Widow’ at Unexpected Stage
It's anybody's guess what goes through a person's mind in their final moments. Most of us are very familiar with what goes through the...
Review: ‘The Theory of Theories’ at District of Columbia Arts Center
An unnamed academic (Cristen Stephansky), in town for a conference, lounges on a sofa taking notes for her presentation. Her host, (Karoline Troger) a...