Elegy without resolution in ‘Hamnet’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company

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

Lively ‘Little Women’ celebrates sisters at Riverside Center for the Performing...

The cast is a great showcase of talent, and the music is vibrant and impressive.  By JULIA AMIS

Family-secrets drama ‘Appropriate’ is pitch-perfect at Olney Theatre Center

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

Captivating ‘Good Morning, Good Night’ premieres at Imagination Stage

The show beautifully personifies the idea that imagination lives in all of us. By JULIA TUCKER

Washington National Opera’s ‘Crucible’ speaks to new reign of would-be tyranny

Artistic Director Francesca Zambello gives us a quintessential American story and makes every moment emotionally riveting. By SUSAN GALBRAITH

Rousing revival of ‘1776’ at Ford’s sings of the Founders who...

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 mumps outbreak jolts a private school in powerful ‘Eureka Day’...

Jonathan Spector’s Tony-winning play resonates because we're hungry for a world where science is trusted again.  By AILEEN JOHNSON

Peregrine Theatre’s ‘Pillow Fortress’ is a caution and a comfort for...

The first production from a company focused on uplifting emerging artists is a strong one, tackling feminism, police politics, and more.  By DANIELLA IGNACIO 

‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’ on tour at the National is...

Creating an effervescent world where magic and happy endings still exist, the show is amazing for the whole family.  By ZOE WINSKY 

Alex and Olmsted’s ‘Really Quite a Lot of Mechanisms’ is a...

The new tour-de-force performance piece premieres at Baltimore Theatre Project. By CYBELE POMEROY

A lyrical, dual-language ‘Twelve Dancing Princesses’ at Creative Cauldron Stage

An original musical brings a Grimm Brothers fairy tale to life in a delightful Learning Theater production.  By JEFFREY WALKER

A woman’s emotional life with three men recalled in exquisite ‘Jonah’ at...

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

ExPats Theatre’s riveting ‘Pressure!’ is a powerful punch in the stomach

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

Exuberant ‘As You Like It’ at Folger Theatre is a joyous...

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

Old-fashioned fun in ‘The Lost Virginity Tour’ from Best Medicine Rep

The cast is fabulous — in an over-the-top, sharp-witted way — but the depth of the writing does not match the talented acting. By CAROLINE BOCK

Signature’s ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ is a sci-fi trip and a journey...

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

Nutty ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’ is a howl at American Shakespeare...

This ingenious adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes mystery leaves no stone unturned, no turn unstoned, and no sacred cow unskewered.  By ANDREW WALKER WHITE

The twists and turns shine in ‘Twelfth Night’ at American Shakespeare...

There are eccentric characters and comic moments to be enjoyed and hilarious bits of stage business. By ANDREW WALKER WHITE

A lively take on immigration in Avant Bard’s ‘Two Gentlemen of...

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

Triune Entertainment’s musical ‘The Prince of Egypt’ has ingenious wonder

The production delivers an emotional retelling of the Exodus story, balancing spectacle with sincere storytelling.  By LAURA MILLS