Television, film, the stage - As an actor, Denzel Washington has made an indelible mark in these arenas. His stature as an actor, director, and filmmaker has only been solidified this year w…
Emma Stone's star is on the rise. The 27-year old actress has been a sought after leading lady for several years. Her Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role…
Witty and perverse, scary and heart-warming, lofty, and yet wholly accessible. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, is one of my favorite musicals. Period. Olney Theatre Center…
Imagine a Victorian parlor where music is played and shared very much as it was in a bygone era, with songs and stories ripped from the headlines and whispers of a folk legend. Now, place yo…
Shakespeare once wrote "if music be the food of love, play on."Â Another wordsmith, who doubled as a tunesmith, boiled that sentiment down to the even more succinctly stated "Say it with m…
What can I add that has not already been said about Signature Theatre's end of the year triumph, Titanic? My editor says the highest rating we can offer is five stars. Titanic deserves a few…
In the spirit of whimsy, my small gift to you, I have wrapped up my thoughts in a Seuss-like review. I arrived at the National in a whirlwind of traffic And was greeted forthwith by a colorf…
For youngsters growing up in the DC area, chances are the Ford's Theatre production of A Christmas Carol was one of the shows they experienced. Since this year marks the 35th anniversary of …
After the recent political season we have all just made it through, the song "We Need A Little Christmas" has never seemed more apropos. So you won't find this guy bemoaning yet another holi…
In the Ruthless! world where little girls break out into song when strangers pay a visit, and show business aspirations are passed down through the genetic code of some wacky dames, hilar…
Alan Paul's direction of Shakespeare is brilliant. As familiar as I am with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, upon viewing this vibrant production, I felt as if it had been written today. T…
Entering the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab at Olney Theatre Center for The Mikado, be prepared for balloons. Hundreds of them; many of them being bopped in your general direction. Go ah…
You might want to hit the bar before you take your seat for The Pirates of Penzance as performed by the Chicago-based theatre company The Hypocrites, now ensconced in the Theatre Lab at Olne…
Barabbas Theatre has captured a muse of fire and has ascended to the brightest heaven of invention with its adaptation of William Shakespeare's dynamic history play, The Life of King Henry t…
If your tastes lean toward the silly, far-fetched and ironic, look no further than Free Range – a title that may be more a commentary about the style of theatre you will see here…
If you like your house decorated with dysfunction, madness, incest, and heightened dialogue, come visit The House of Yes. Let's start with the play. Wendy Macleod's look at a destructive dom…
Those folks at Disney do not have a lock on turning familiar fairy tales and children's literature into charming and engaging entertainment fit for the entire family to enjoy. Take, for exam…
La Cage aux Folles – being given a fierce, glittering new production at Signature Theatre – is très magnifique. Director and choreographer Matthew Gardiner does not reinve…
Acclaimed playwright Athol Fugard knows only too well what was like to live in an oppressive police state, and has explored time and again the political struggles of black and whit…
Those bad boys of abridgment, the Reduced Shakespeare Company, have struck again just in time for the big celebration of the Bard of Avon's 400th anniversary celebration. This time …
Dial 'M' for Murder is not so much a "whodunit" as a "will-he-get-away-with it" thriller. But it kept audiences guessing in the early 1950s in London's West End and later on Broadway. And it…
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Take Malala Yousafzai who was already making waves at age 11 in her native Pakistan, speaking out against the Taliban for limiting education for females.…
If the term up-and-coming actor needed a poster child, last year I would have said Eddie Redmayne would be a perfect match, owing to his Oscar win as Stephen Hawking in the acclaimed film TH…
The profile of Mark Rylance, veteran star of stage and screen, has risen this year due to a number of high profile projects. He is nominated for actor in a supporting role for his turn as Ru…
The critics are buzzing about Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2, and 3) at Round House Theatre. Deemed "challenging and beautiful" (Jonelle Walker, DCist), the play is "Verse on th…