Franz Kafka and musical theatre might not automatically go together in the minds of most theatre-goers. But Fringe festivals often showcase such juxtapositions and thus we have the musical t…
Four for the price of one " what a deal! That's four characters making a strong impression in the one-person show American Tranquility, which deserves to play to sold-out audiences every nig…
With raw emotion, dashes of humor, and a bold style, Judge Me Not comes out swinging from its first moments. Broken hearts, abused bodies, life and death " all the ups and downs of a group o…
Singing and dancing pirates who aren't stuck in a Disney theme park ride? Shiver me timbers and pipe me aboard, mateys! With rollicking fun, swashbuckling action and room enough for some hea…
With A Misanthrope, Manhattan-based playwright Matt Minnicino has fashioned a "Molière for millenials" with this very witty and sometimes crass twist on the 17th century playwright's The Mi…
Grease is still "the" word, judging from the packed house and enthusiastic response to the 50's-style Broadway score most people can easily sing along with. The stage show has been a popular…
Steeped in history and echoing with divine harmony, Jubilee is an event you won't want to miss. A cast of thirteen singing actors " each a strong performer in their own right " work seamless…
"Sisters, Sisters, There were never such devoted sisters," warbled Rosemary Clooney and Rosemary Clooney in White Christmas. (Yes, Clooney was the stand-in singing voice for Vera-Ellen for t…
I admit, Michael Hollinger's tight, 90-minute Ghost-Writer, now being presented by Quotidian Theatre Company, snuck up on me. It may seem to tip its hat pretty early, as titles go, but you'l…
When two highly engaging performers are saddled with less than dynamic material, you can at least revel in their onstage chemistry and delightful voices. Even the design work attempts to ele…
Confession time: When I fell in love with theatre, I really fell for Cyrano, Roxanne, Christian and their heady love triangle. And the swashbuckling. And the language. Edmond Rostand's heroi…
Adventure Theatre MTC in Glen Echo Park has put runaways Huck and Jim back on a raft down the mighty Missisippi in a revamped version of the musical Big River, itself based on Mark TwainR…
For Washington Stage Guild patrons, the downtown theatre company's current production offers a bit of closure. After introducing DC audiences to a complicated young couple in Last Train to N…
I'll bet my mutant Venus fly trap you know this show. Little Shop of Horrors took off-Broadway by storm in the 1980s, the talented team of book writer and lyricist Howard Ashman and compo…
How fitting that Creative Cauldron has chosen to revive an early success that fits perfectly with the darker aspects of the Halloween season. That brooding poet and spinner of fantastic t…
A comedy that mingles romance with politics and it's not about porn stars and reality show moguls? Please let it be a breath of fresh air, I plea to the theatre gods, as I take my seat for L…
Toby's Dinner Theatre is THE place and its joint is jumping thanks to the infectious melodies of the late, great Mr. Thomas Waller, a.k.a Fats Waller. The show is Ain't Misbehavin', one of t…
The lean, black box staging of Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Joseph W. Ritsch packs a more muted wallop than other versions I have seen but is highlighted by a cast of…
Trimmed up and in glorious voice on all accounts, the national tour of The Color Purple has moved into the Eisenhower Theatre at the Kennedy Center. And Hamilton, packing them in next door i…
Perhaps you have never heard of Amour, the musical with a score by the prolific French composer Michel Legrand. Perhaps it was champagne when the masses wanted beer back in 2002 when it open…
Under the title Hawaii Nei, author Paul Handy has crafted two plays, both set in the picturesque Pacific islands of Hawaii. One is a revival of sorts; the other is a new companion piece. The…
Are steam rooms still a 'thing?' I ask because I have only encountered them in movies, television shows, and a very interesting production of Verdi's Rigoletto many years ago. As anyone who …
Three times the charm for solo performer Kate Robards, back for another outing at Capital Fringe, using her life as the very funny inspiration for her third solo show. After 2014's amusing m…
After a decade on Broadway and a prolonged national tour, Mamma Mia! has come to Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia for what promises to continue the winning streak for this feel-good and …
Imaginative, kinetic, engaging, and bold – those are just a few words to describe The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Synetic Theater. For the young and young at heart, this fanciful and …