Her Majesty & Sons boils down ‘Richard II’ and stirs in...
An omnipresent Holy Spirit illuminates a 90-minute version to indicate the divine right of kings.
Imagination Stage has a fun hit in funky and fresh ‘P....
For kids 5 to 11 and their parents, a wonderfully engaging upgrade to the Pinocchio story with sick beats, fresh rhymes, and a technologic reboot.
ArtsCentric’s ‘The Last Five Years’ is a hypnotizing thrill to watch
Kevin S. McAllister directs Ryan Burke and Awa Sal Secka in transformative performances that subvert and surpass expectations.
A deluded diva delights in ‘Souvenir’ at Riverside Center for the...
It's a comedy that's just we need right now: short, simple, and sweet and doesn’t take itself too seriously.
‘The Little Mermaid Cocktail Experience’ is an otherworldly delight
It’s an atmosphere that’s at once cozy and ominous, but most of all, enthralling.
Maryland Lyric Opera in concert delivers a sublime ‘Turandot’
In Strathmore’s glowing wood auditorium with its stellar acoustics, each familiar tune was more glorious than the last.
Perisphere Theater opens a powerful and poetic ‘Blue Door’
A profoundly illuminating play about a Black man who lives in the glare of the white gaze.
‘Momentum’ by Ballet Theatre of Maryland shows intimate variety
This collection of six short pieces offers something for all sorts of dance lovers to enjoy, from classical to contemporary.
In the 50th year of our ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ praises be
The national tour now rocking the Kennedy Center feels both extremely current and deeply rooted in the 1970s musical zeitgeist.
A gripping drama of love and blood pulses through ‘Phlebotomist’ at...
In a dystopian near future, a twentysomething romance heats up steadily alongside a chilling public health crisis.
August Wilson’s genius propels ‘Radio Golf’ at Peace Mountain Theatre
The play set in the 1990s shows just how delicate African American advancement continues to be.
Catchy and fun ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ premieres at Adventure Theatre
A show the whole family can enjoy together and welcome in spring.
‘Every Brilliant Thing’ at NextStop riffs on reasons to live
Star Evan Hoffmann keeps guests gravitating between giggles and goosebumps.
IN Series’ free opera ‘Black Flute’ to premiere online Saturday
A bold, brazen, and Black engagement with Mozart’s 'Magic Flute' and by extension with the western canon of music.
‘Cabaret’ at Classic Theatre of Maryland sends a dark message brilliantly
The musical underscores the complicity of silence in the face of evil — and the actors playing Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz steal the show.
‘Girls of Madison Street’ celebrates Black sisterhood at Creative Cauldron
The actors are simply remarkable, so natural and at ease that the plot becomes secondary to their electric chemistry as an ensemble.
A delightful ‘Beguiling Brahms’ at the National Chamber Ensemble
A Valentine's-themed concert of swelling, grand works that evoke the (often tumultuous) emotions of love.
Broadway royalty salute ’50 Years of Broadway at Kennedy Center’
A musical retrospective featuring performers singing the songs that made them stars — and a night to send any Broadway fan into spasms of delight.
Exegesis of a sexy Jesus: A look at love in ‘A.D....
A magnificently entertaining and beautifully profound new musical has opened at Olney. Here's what love's got to do with it.
‘Daphne’s Dive’ at Signature is a comfort and a joy
The story of folks who choose to be committed to each other’s well-being, the play is a paean to the possibility of connection.