ONE ACTOR, A KINGDOM OF SOULS Eddie Izzard's virtuosic solo turn reframes Shakespeare with clarity and control Eddie Izzard's Hamlet is far from a traditional staging of William Shakespeare'…
A CLASSIC MUSICAL REBORN AS A RHYTHM-DRIVEN NIGHTCLUB EXPERIENCE A propulsive, jazz-infused staging that reclaims Pal Joey's cultural roots At Arena Stage, Chez Joey is less a revival of Pal…
DAVE MALLOY'S A CAPPELLA SUPPORT-GROUP MUSICAL ABOUT INTERNET ADDICTION Intimate, exacting, unplugged, emotionally bracing" an in-the-round ritual that is a communal act of listening Dave Ma…
DAMN YANKEES SWINGS BACK IN STYLE: ARENA'S REVIVAL IS MORE THAN A MUSICAL " IT'S A MILESTONE When Damn Yankees first opened on Broadway in 1955, it was the ultimate baseball fantasy: a middl…
CYNTHIA ERIVO CASTS A SPELL AT WOLF TRAP Cynthia Erivo returned to the Filene Center at Wolf Trap for two performances with the kind of fire, artistry, and vocal power that turned her into o…
A LEGEND AT WOLF TRAP Two decades after Get Lifted announced him as a singular voice in modern R&B, John Legend is celebrating the album with a tour that feels both polished and personal…
A stark and haunting Parade marches into the Kennedy Center, the final stop of this Broadway tour, confronting history with stripped-down staging and searing urgency The national tour of …
A GLORIOUS NIGHT OF BROADWAY, FRIENDSHIP AND FEMALE ICONOGRAPHY Wolf Trap could not have conjured a more exquisite evening last night for Sutton Foster and Kelli O'Hara's long-awaited joint …
DINANA KRALL BRINGS OLD-HOLLYWOOD ELEGANCE TO WOLF TRAP On the warm evening of July 3, the Filene Center at Wolf  Trap filled nearly to capacity, its 7,028 seats glowing under th…
BROADWAY WELL-REPRESENTED IN A NIGHT OF MUSIC AND COMARADERIE From the first gleaming brass notes of Bernstein's Candide Overture, music director Jon Kalbfleisch deftly led the…
A WORLDPRIDE CELEBRATION OF QUEER IDENTITY, DISCO, AND SHAKESPEAREAN DELIGHT Folger Theatre's 2025 production of Twelfth Night, directed by Mei Ann Teo, is a visually sumptuous, sonically…
Upon entering the Ark Theater, one is immediately transported to a grungy, offbeat club where Hedwig and her band, The Angry Inch, are about to take the stage. Richie Ouellette's set design …
A Dazzling Night of Song and Tribute Broadway took up residence on the banks of the Potomac last night as the Anthem Theatre played host to the Signature Theatre's annual Sondheim Award Gala…
A BEAUTIFULLY SHABBY, STARKLY HUMAN TRIUMPH From the moment the house opens, Shakespeare Theatre Company's Uncle Vanya, directed by Simon Godwin and starring Hugh Bonneville, signals that…
HAUNTING, URGENT, AND SPEAKS VOLUMES Priyanka Shetty's #Charlottesville, currently running at the Keegan Theatre, is a searing and deeply personal exploration of one of the darkest moment…
FORBIDDEN LOVE AND THE GILDED AGE GLOW IN ARENA'S DAZZLING PRODUCTION, BUT THE AGE OF INNOCENCE LINGERS Playwright Karen ZacarÃas (Destiny of Desire which premiered at Arena in 2015, Nati…
MORE THAN JUST A REVIVAL, THIS INTIMATE IN THE HEIGHTS IS A JOYFUL TRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY AND DREAMS Before Hamilton changed the face of Broadway, there was In the Heights"Lin-Manuel Miranda's…
URINE LUCK WITH THIS NUMBER ONE MUSICAL Sarah Silverman's The Bedwetter splashes onto Arena Stage's Kreeger Theater with a gleeful irreverence that belies its emotional depth. Adapted from S…
DID TITUSS EXCITE US? AND HOW! You may know Tituss Burgess best for his scene-stealing performances in 30 Rock, Schmigadoon! and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, as well as his star tu…
IT'S A SCHMIGAHIT! Adapting from his Apple TV+ series that satirized and saluted the glories of old timey musicals like Oklahoma! and Carousel, co-creator and writer Cinco Paul brings his st…
DEATH IS ALIVE AND BETTER THAN WELL Ken Ludwig's stage adaptation of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile premiered to a packed house at Arena Stage, with the playwright himself attendi…
SURE, LET SILCON VALLEY DO ITS JOB WITH THE GOVERNMENT " WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Along with The Other Americans, Arena Stage is offering yet another world premiere. A highly relevant corporate …
NORM SETS THE STANDARD An Intimate Evening with Norm Lewis at The Barns last night was a magical journey through his musical theater career, brimming with charm, humor, and breathtaking voca…
S-T-U-P-E-N-D-O-U-S AND S-I-D-E-S-P-L-I-T-T-I-N-G The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a delightful and unconventional musical comedy that debuted in 2005. With music and lyrics by …
DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE, DOUBLE YOUR FUN The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest and most farcical comedies, centered around themes of mistaken identity and slapstick humo…