DCTA 2022 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Professional Performances
These performances made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!
Absorbing self-affirmation in Sean Surla’s ‘Awakening Club’ at DC Arts Center
Three women gather to seek self-loving in a tsunami of truths.
DCTA 2022 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Professional Productions
These professional productions made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!
Madcap ‘Jane Anger’ is screamingly funny at Shakespeare Theatre
This show is all about the yuks. Oh, and the blood.
Searing ‘Soldier’s Play’ at Kennedy Center still packs a punch
The characters in Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play exude a charisma and a life force that transcend time.
Fits of magic and merriment in ‘A Magical Cirque Christmas’ at...
An eclectic holiday pastiche of circus routines, comical magic acts, and seasonal tunes.
‘Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show’ dazzles at Arena Stage
Unapologetic fun and joy with the nonstop energy of a step show.
‘Wicked’ still thrills and sparkles at Kennedy Center
Even more than its spectacular staging and themes of good and evil that give it depth, what's best is the moving story it tells of female friendship.
Individuality gets star billing in ‘Which Way to the Stage’ at...
A comedy at its core rooted in friendship and reaching for your dreams.
Washington Revels’ ‘Celtic Crossroads’ Christmas concert charms and delights
The production warms with tradition and traces the origins of American holiday music to its Appalachian origins.
Hope, dreams, and friendship warm ‘The Snow Maiden’ at Synetic
A short, sweet adventure for any age and perfect for families to enjoy together.
NSO and Laura Benanti sing in the season with annual KenCen...
The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) returned with their annual Holiday Pops! concert at the Kennedy Center in 2022, welcoming Tony Award-winning actress and singer...
Ken Ludwig’s bonkers ‘Baskerville’ at Everyman is side-splitting
Subtitled 'A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,' the farce features brilliant and broad performances from an incredibly gifted team of comedic actors.
Mirth off the cuff from Improvised Shakespeare Company at KenCen
Mayhap there’s not a funnier hour and a half in all the District right now.
Spellbinding and searing ‘Pianist of Willesden Lane’ returns to Theater J
A daughter recounts her mother's escape from Nazis and exalts the sustaining power of music.
Smart and funny ‘Women Playing Hamlet’ plays at Workhouse Arts Center
An insightful original work focused on a young woman's journey to take on a 400-year-old male character.
The Puppet Co. tells a sweet and deep tale in ‘Hershel...
The endearing show helps us root for Hershel while we recognize our own inner struggles. Quite an accomplishment for puppets!
Creative Cauldron’s ‘Christmas Angel’ shines bright with delight
If you’re looking for a show that’ll give you a little more hope and belief in humanity, let this original musical light up your life.
Gay Men’s Chorus rings in the holidays with LGBTQ warmth, joy,...
An all-around entertaining annual tradition, 'The Holiday Show' will perform again on December 9 and 11.
‘Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed’ at Imagination Stage will rock a...
An absurd yet poignant musical about the courage to go against the norm.