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Mosaic’s unabashed ‘one in two’ lifts stigma of HIV+ Black male...

The conviction the actors deliver is the type that only real-life experience could bring to the stage.

‘The Bluest Eye’ at Theater Alliance honors a giant, Toni Morrison

This stage adaptation reinforces the timelessness of her profound storytelling.

IN Series honors two DC legends in ‘Chuck & Eva: Songs...

A concert with reverence for Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy, who produced and recorded an album of jazz classics and songs from the American songbook.

A transfixing dance to identity in ‘The Humours of Bandon’ from...

It's a niche story that's as universally human as can be.

A resounding redo of ‘Iphegenia’ from We Happy Few

The foundational Greek tragedy gets a shoutout.

NextStop Theatre’s ‘In the Heights’ is sheer theatrical excellence

There’s a reason the rest of the run is sold out.

Taking the risk to talk about race, in ‘Dissonance’ from Essential...

Inspired by difficult conversations after the murder of George Floyd, a new play imagines how honest discussion about racism might happen.

Classic Theatre of Maryland’s hilarious take on the Bard in brief

'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)' is a joy for all audiences who may know many or none.

A joyful night of sacred music from American Pops Orchestra

Filmed at the National United Methodist Church for broadcast on PBS later this year, the concert was open to members of all faiths to enjoy.

‘Not a Pyramid Scheme’ at WIT unpacks grifting with comedy

Washington Improv Theater features characters trying to market a wacky item suggested by the audience, but what do you do if it's a dud?

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ is a vibrant must-see at...

This classic musical was two hours of pure entertainment.

Actors have a ball in abbreviated Bard at American Shakespeare Center

'The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] (Again)' is a fun 130 minutes — even if it could have been 97.

Scottish Ballet transforms ‘The Crucible’ into dance magic at Kennedy Center

A powerful story based on Arthur Miller's play at a time when new shadows loom and fear of the unknown and outsiders is on the rise.

Signature Theatre’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ fails to draw blood

Revenge is a dish served cold in this revival of Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 musical.

The transcendent hope of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in ‘All Things Equal’

The show is so moving it suspends us in belief she is still with us.

‘He Creeps’ is a fiercely funny farce from 3rd Eye Open...

Old and new jokey tropes combine in this comedy about how a woman can be deceived by her desire for 'a man.'

‘Hurricane Diane’ blows into town and lifts hilarity level at Avant...

A charismatic lesbian demigod sets out to heal the planet one woman at a time.

Gripping ‘Good Bones’ at Studio Theatre explores Black gentrification

Pulizer Prize winner James Ijames based the play on his time in DC neighborhoods.

‘Audrey: The New Musical’ entertains on a grand scale at Creative...

A must-see for die-hard Audrey Hepburn fans and lovers of old Hollywood cinema and glamour.

In poetic ‘Oreo Complex’ at Nu Sass, Lillian Brown solos on...

The lines come fast and sometimes frantically, but there is a captivating rhythm and mellifluousness from the minute she defines 'oreo.'