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...
Magic Time!: Mike Daisey Takes Aim at ‘The Story of the...
Masterful monologuist Mike Daisey returns to DC to skewer with humor another burning issue of the day. This time it's America's thing about guns....
DC Playwright Patrick Flynn Finalist in Samuel French Off Off Broadway...
Editor's Update, August 26, 2018: At the 43rd Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival this week, Patrick Flynn's The Ferberizing of Coral was one of...
Review: ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’ at Olney Theatre Center
Something for everybody. That's what comes to mind when I think about the Chicago-based The Hypocrites' whiplash-inducing, gender-flipped spin on Gibert and Sullivan's H.M.S....
2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Spook’
Actor-Writer-Revolutionary Meshaun Labrone has done it again. Two years ago he brought back Power! to Fringe. That drama about Stokely Carmichael I called "one...
Review: ‘Damned If You Do’ by Upright Citizens Brigade at Woolly...
By Beatrice Loayza
“So, what are we seeing again?” my friend asks me at dinner prior to the show.
Pause. I scrape the corners of my...
The Ultimate Guide to Shepherdstown for the Contemporary American Theater Festival
by Allison Considine
Ready for your next summer adventure or weekend getaway? Each July, the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, presents new...
Who Were the Schuyler Sisters? Fact and Fiction in ‘Hamilton’
One of the myriad things Lin-Manuel Miranda does so beautifully in Hamilton: An American Musical is his portrayal of the profound symbiosis among the...
Review: ‘Why is Eartha Kitt Trying to Kill Me? A Love...
Getting audience attention these days with a title few likely know is no easy task. So know that once again UrbanArias has found a...
Monumental Theatre Company Styles ‘Pippin’ for a New Generation
Fresh off its 2018 Helen Hayes Award win for Outstanding Emerging Theater Company, Monumental Theatre Company will close out its season with Pippin (July 13-30)....
Free Events in NYC This Week: ‘Broadway in Bryant Park’ and...
Along with the heat and humidity of summer in the city comes the return of two popular annual events that will make you forget...
2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Accidental Pilgrim’
Theatre Du Jour's The Accidental Pilgrim is an ensemble-devised work, directed by company co-founder B. Stanley. The ensemble's style is heavily indebted to such...
2018 Capital Fringe Review: ‘50 Ways to Date Your Aubrey’
Aubri O’Connor lights up the tiny stage at Caos on F, drawing us into this quirky, funny, and poignant play within a play starring...
Review: ‘Secrets of the Universe (And Other Songs)’ at the Hub...
Secrets of the Universe (And Other Songs), a new play by Marc Acito having its world premiere at the Hub Theatre in Fairfax, explores...
Get Ready, DC: The 2018 Capital Fringe Festival Opens This Weekend
Get ready Washington, DC: July is hot and about to get even hotter. The always spicy Capital Fringe Festival opens this weekend, delivering 80-some...
Can a Community Theater Go Professional?
With NextStop Theatre Company celebrating its 30th anniversary, I chatted with Evan Hoffmann, NextStop’s producing artistic director, to learn about the company’s journey.
Founded in...
Prepare for the Unexpected: An Interview with Christopher Bell, Artistic Director...
Even in Washington, DC, a town unofficially known as the choral capital of the United States, Christopher Bell stands out as a milestone hire...
Capital Gazette Shooting Victim Was Also A ‘Humorous, Witty’ D.C. Theater...
By Rachel Kurzius
Wendi Winters was one of five staff members murdered while working at the Capital Gazette newsroom on June 28.
But in addition to...
Review: ‘Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations’...
Ain’t too many surprises in Ain’t Too Proud, the new jukebox musical about the supergroup The Temptations and their rise to meteoric heights. Their...