‘The Great Gatsby’ musical is a grand spectacle on tour at...

In keeping with the luxurious extravagance that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about, this show is wonderfully ostentatious in the best possible way. By ZOE WINSKY

Finalists announced for fifth annual Brandon Victor Dixon Awards

Celebrating excellence in local high school musical theater, the National Theatre will present the awards on May 30.

‘Purlie Victorious’ at Studio Theatre: over the top in the business...

A provocative, farcical race satire inspires a personal response. By MARC FJOR

Washington Stage Guild announces 2026/27 season

'Season of Self-Delusion' includes world premiere of J.B. Miller's 'The Last Victorian,' three-actor adaptation of Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment,' and more.

Woolly Mammoth to premiere ‘A Fine Madness’ on tour across DC

Created and performed by Woolly company member Justin Weaks, a bold and deeply personal experience transforming theater into a living archive.

GALA’s spirited ‘Aguardiente’ falls flat

A vibrant concept turns muddled in this confusing musical experiment. By ERIC COLCHAMIRO

An emotionally authentic ‘Spring Awakening’ from St. Mark’s Players

The compelling production invites reflection on the role of guidance and repression in shaping young lives. By AMY KOTKIN

District Fringe announces 2026 lineup

Second annual festival features 9 multi-night runs, 3 short-run performances, and 4 staged readings from July 10-26 at UDC.

Mosaic Theater Company to present world premiere of ‘Precarious’

Offering reflections on the climate crisis and generational divides, 'Precarious' is a fresh new comedy about starting out and starting over.

Woolly Mammoth announces 2026/27 season

Artistic Director Reggie D. White’s inaugural season is a season of firsts — five world-premiere plays by five playwrights making Woolly Mammoth debuts.

Thank goodness for ‘The Book of Mormon,’ on tour at the...

Fifteen years after the satirical musical’s Broadway premiere, the opening night crowd leaped to their feet in approval.  By ERIC COLCHAMIRO

With ‘Aguardiente’ at GALA, Luis Salgado adds ‘playwright’ to his résumé

The famed director/choreographer and the lead actor Samuel Garnica introduce their new musical about the courage to create something new. By JULIA TUCKER

The demon is a dead president in ‘Everything, Devoured’ from Nu...

There is something genuinely courageous about a script that refuses to look away from the ethical failures of our current moment. By NATASHA PARNIAN

‘44: The Musical’ brings the joy we need right now

Writer Eli Bauman delivers a love note to the Obamas and an irreverent, satirical trip down memory lane. By NICOLE HERTVIK

Not your grandmother’s ‘Streetcar Named Desire’

In the tunnels of Dupont Underground, each line of Tennessee Williams’s classic emits a chilling echo. By MELISSA LIN STURGES

At Rorschach’s ‘Dragon Play,’ come for the dragon sex, stay for...

Staged in a mythical lair, this experiential romantasy is a mixed bag of scorching desire and jumbled themes. By CAROLINE BOCK

Studio Theatre announces cast for ‘Purlie Victorious’

Psalmayene 24 to direct a powerhouse cast in Ossie Davis' Civil Rights-era farce.

Theater J announces 2026/27 season

Season lineup of five productions traverses centuries and continents to explore friendship, identity, love, and the transformative power of human connection.

Pared-down ‘Caesar and Cleopatra’ delights at Washington Stage Guild

WSG has done Washington theatergoers a service by presenting a top-notch, well-paced production featuring excellent acting by the entire cast.  By BOB ASHBY

‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is a masked ball at Faction of...

Shakespeare and Commedia dell’arte, like Beatrice and Benedick, turn out to be a match made in heaven. By SOPHIA HOWES