Reviews

Director Francesca Zambello and her WNO team have created a show with the highest production values. By SUSAN GALBRAITH

Sally Boyett directs and choreographs a fun tribute to the pains and joys of theater life. By CHARLES GREEN

A vibrant concept turns muddled in this confusing musical experiment. By ERIC COLCHAMIRO

The University of Maryland's multimedia musical is an affirmation of the free-floating anxiety and rage that many are experiencing now. By GREGORY FORD

The visuals are lush and stunning. The performances are stirring. The production is truly charming and lovely to look upon.  By CYBELE POMEROY

Music, dance, well-timed jokes, and a bit of time travel pay tribute to social pariahs who search for a sense of belonging and safe place. By MARY V. HOLIMAN

Fifteen years after the satirical musical’s Broadway premiere, the opening night crowd leaped to their feet in approval.  By ERIC COLCHAMIRO

In this cheerful, comic, and touching musical, the excitement comes in the voices.  By JENNIFER GEORGIA

Actors playing actors lead the audience on a metatheatrical journey about the nature of art and the function of storytelling under state censorship. By HANNAH ESTIFANOS

There is something genuinely courageous about a script that refuses to look away from the ethical failures of our current moment. By NATASHA PARNIAN

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

Hannah Cowley’s comic 1783 play is a tale of girl loves boy, girl loses boy, and girl plays boy to get boy back. By ANDREW WALKER WHITE

Like the best theater for young audiences, it made the kids in the room feel like they were part of something, not just observers. By NATASHA PARNIAN

Writer Eli Bauman delivers a love note to the Obamas and an irreverent, satirical trip down memory lane. By NICOLE HERTVIK

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

In the tunnels of Dupont Underground, each line of Tennessee Williams’s classic emits a chilling echo. By MELISSA LIN STURGES

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