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.
Olney’s new musical ‘A.D. 16’ entertains immensely
The show imagines a teen romance between Mary Magdalene and Jesus of Nazareth, and the cast and production are absolutely worth seeing.
Washington Ballet shows a so-so ‘Swan Lake’ at Kennedy Center
Ballet lovers would likely call it respectable, if uneven.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates choreography of Robert Battle
A tribute at Kennedy Center to his tenth anniversary as artistic director of the company and a collection of his dances on a single program.
A stellar cast plays a Puerto Rican family in GALA’s ‘House...
Their three-generation story takes us inside themes of class, racism, and sexism that are woven into the island’s history.
Psalmayene 24’s beautiful ‘Dear Mapel’ at Mosaic contains worlds of feeling
In his willingness to be vulnerable there is strength, and in his multifaceted storytelling, each and every emotion strikes a chord.
Two deliciously maddening women in ‘Behold, A Negress’ at Everyman
In late 18th-century France, a former slave and her white friend tackle women’s rights, freedom for Black people, and a love that must stay hidden.
‘Change Agent’ at Arena asks if a JFK mistress made history
The new Power Play proposes that pillow talk prodded his policies.
How 20th-century DC theater helped African Americans take center stage
'Proclaiming Presence from the Washington Stage,' a new book by Blair A. Ruble, tells a history with repercussions today.
Missy Mazzoli heals broken bones, hearts with new violin concerto
Violinist Jennifer Koh led the musical world premiere with the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Gemma New.
‘Compulsion’ at Theater J aches with memory of a harm beyond...
The teenage diarist Anne Frank appears as a puppet; an author tries to pull strings to stage her story.
‘The Simon & Garfunkel Story’ immerses in musical memories
On tour at the National, a tribute to the masterful singer-songwriters.
Lisa Stephen Friday in ‘Trans Am’ at Keegan is downright charismatic
She is a compelling storyteller, living a life always on the cusp of change.
In Prologue Theatre’s sweet ‘World Builders,’ two loners connect
The comedic chemistry between Harrison Smith and Fabiolla Da Silva pops and flickers like a log catching fire.
Stephen Nunns composes album inspired by T.S. Eliot’s ‘Waste Land’
'He Do the Police in Different Voices' is a playful new musical translation of one of the world’s most famous and challenging poems.
‘White Noise’ is a shock to the system in stunning staging...
It’s as if Suzan-Lori Parks scalds and skins the body politic in one fell swoop.
Two men hold on in Britta Joy Peterson’s ‘And Now, Hold...
An exquisite performance shows us that two people sharing space create a universe of possibilities.