Washington National Opera’s ‘Written in Stone’: opera as American as apple...
Four world premieres at Kennedy Center point to the future of the art form and tell stories that relate directly to the American experience.
A woman does the math with men in ‘Ada and the...
Dina Soltan is wonderful as Ada, bringing ardor and enthusiasm that is simply infectious.
Step Afrika!’s exuberant ‘Drumfolk’ makes DC debut at Strathmore
Inspired by the Stono Rebellion, this show brings history to life in smashingly real stepping glory.
‘Written in Stone,’ four monumental mini-operas, debuts at Kennedy Center
The new Washington National Opera work is provocative, sweeping, intriguing, and chockful of some of the best voices and creatives of the 21st century.
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.