Hope is waiting in the wings at 1st Stage’s ‘Indecent’
This humble but captivating production wants us to remember that a play has the power to change a life. By MELISSA LIN STURGES
A personal response to the ‘Soul Divas’ Gay Men’s Chorus concert
A celebration of queer pride, and a reminder of the importance of cultural roots. By MARY V. HOLIMAN
Fear not Studio’s funny ‘Feeling Afraid as if Something Terrible Is...
This edgy one-person show from Edinburgh Fringe goes to vulnerable and wacky places. By DANIELLA IGNACIO
Disney’s musical ‘Newsies’ charms and delights at the ARTfactory
The Actors Theatre cast works together to transport the audience to the streets of New York City as they seize the day. By AHRYEL TINKER
A cheeky ode to ‘Will on the Hill’ at Shakespeare Theatre...
In the spirit of Shakespeare, a blank verse review of the event. By JENNIFER GEORGIA (with profound apologies to the Bard)
In ‘Precarious’ at Mosaic, a mom stands up (and in) for...
The tension between a mother's environmentalist convictions and a daughter's everyday life choices reaches a hilarious pitch. By JOHN STOLTENBERG
IN Series premieres visceral and emotional ‘The Song of Śakuntalā’
The new opera, composed and directed by Timothy Nelson, is complex, cerebral, and honest. By ZOE WINSKY
Truths not self-evident in ‘Sally & Tom’ at Round House
Suzan-Lori Parks continues her investigation of American myth and its paradoxes. By CHRIS KLIMEK
Theatre Prometheus’ ‘The Roaring Girl’ gives gender lib a shout-out
Sophia Menconi and Sarah Marie Wilson’s wry direction has a heck of a good time breaking down the binary. By JOHN STOLTENBERG
Classic Theatre of Maryland’s delightful ‘Tartuffe’ plays at Reynolds Tavern
Laughs ensue as the actors change costumes and characters mid-scene, sometimes multiple times in a single scene. By CHARLES GREEN
‘The View UpStairs’ is emotionally powerful at Iron Crow Theatre
Based on a tragic fire in a gay bar, the vibrant musical is often surprisingly joyous. By BOB ASHBY
In ‘A Fine Madness,’ Justin Weaks hosts a happening about hope...
Coursing through the unconventional participatory theater experience is a brilliantly original theme having to do with every body in the room. By JOHN STOLTENBERG
Wendell Pierce’s Othello at STC is a Moor to be reckoned...
He is not the obvious type in Simon Godwin’s bracing modern-dress staging for Shakespeare Theatre Company, but he’s intriguingly human. By TREY GRAHAM
A fine production elevates ‘The Music Man’ on tour at Capital...
Though somewhat dated, the popular musical shows how hope can often be more important than truth. By ZOE WINSKY
We Happy Few’s ‘The Mannequin’ is fast, feminist, and fun
No one can satirize an egotistical man better than a woman. By SOPHIA HOWES
There is more to love in NextStop Theatre’s ‘Once’ than boy...
Thankfully, the talented ensemble has enough personality to make up for the script’s relative blandness. By MELISSA LIN STURGES
A lusty, gutsy ‘Lysistrata’ kicks off new Glass Canon Theatre Company
Raunchy wit meets antiwar radicalism in this spectacularly entertaining debut production. By JOHN STOLTENBERG
A lively and laugh-filled ‘Emma’ at Everyman Theatre
Kate Hamill’s rollicking and fresh adaptation of Jane Austin’s marvelous classic modifies it to suit modern sense and sensibility. By JENNIFER GEORGIA
An excellent ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ by Ardeo Theatre
This is above all an actors’ play, and the level of acting in the production does full justice to Albee’s words and characters. By BOB ASHBY
There’s magic at play in Signature Theatre’s dazzling ‘Pippin’
Director Matthew Gardiner molds a ’70s-era rock musical into a timely and timeless production that feels fresh and relevant. By LISA TRAIGER