Before James Corden became known to American audiences as host of "The Late, Late Show," he became a theatrical star in the Royal National Theatre's 2011 production of One Man, Two Guvnors.Ã…
The American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Va received a huge outpouring of local and international support for its "Keep the Lights On" campaign. Artistic Director Ethan McSweeny previous…
Local PBS affiliate WETA will be airing an encore presentation of Puccini's famous opera Madama Butterfly this Sunday, March 29, at 12:00 noon. The Metropolitan Opera's fall 2019 product…
Adam Gwon's chamber musical Ordinary Days is ostensibly the story of four young adults searching for love and their "life stories" in New York City. Yet the real love story at the heart …
The King's Speech, the true royal story told in an Academy Award-winning 2010 film, brings its American debut as a play to the National Theatre. Early in, King George V (who in 1932 beca…
Watching Rorschach Theatre's production of Toxic Avenger: The Musical, I wondered what it is about this show that makes it seem as indestructible as its mutant monster hero? Toxic Avenger: T…
Are there any two more painful and provocative words in the English language than "what if"? Steven Dietz's Bloomsday is a sensitive time-bending romance looking at one consequential day…
Anyone watching television this week has probably viewed the onslaught of commercials for the Memorial Day weekend opening of Aladdin. It is the first of three major releases based on Broadw…
The Brothers Size is a deceptively simple three-character play that tackles themes of brotherhood, devotion, and freedom. It is receiving an outstanding production at 1st Stage. The stor…
Local playwright Patrick Flynn has spent the last two years developing his new comedy about growing up and proving how"adults can be idiots, just like children." Sheila and Moby recei…
The challenge of finding a fresh take on any play by The Bard has foiled many an artist, but Avant Bard joyfully clears that hurdle with Illyria, or What You Will, a clever reimagining of Tw…
In its annual October Season Preview issue,  American Theatre magazine has released its lists of the Top 10 Most-Produced Plays (11 this year due to a tie) . Ten of those plays hav…
A war hero returns to his hometown after 17 years with a new wife with hopes for a new life. Yet the scandalous circumstances of his departure and long-standing regrets challenge his pla…
Unscripted is an apt name for an improvisational performance. The show is performed by two members of the improv company VI Lenin. While Unscripted demonstrates their skill and offer…
On the Eve questions turning points in three famous stories, in which characters make decisions "on the eve of when the ordinary becomes extraordinary" to quote the Capital Fringe summary…
Given our divisive culture and the omnipresence of superheroes in our movie theaters, along comes this light-hearted riff on the whole hero-villain dichotomy, including who decides who i…
The Essential Theatre's new play People for Whom the World Spins and Turns is best described by its subtitle A World Premiere Play about Addiction & Recovery. It is a thoughtful a…
Two 19-year-old Yeshiva students set out on a mission to support less-dedicated Jews on the streets of New York, but their faith and friendship are tested in the world premiere of Lindsay Du…
If you love musicals but aren’t in the mood for a familiar warhorse, then head out to 1st Stage in Tysons’ Corner for the area debut of Fly By Night. You will find, as I did,…
One of the joys of theatre is seeing a classic play presented in a surprising manner that gives new life to the story. Brave Spirits Theatre's lively production of Coriolanus once again …
In Julia Cho's Aubergine, a Korean-American chef deals with his dying father. Cho uses food as the cornerstone for a sensitive though meandering meditation on the difficulties of family, com…
Laura Schellhardt's Digging Up Dessa tell the story of a troubled teenager who copes with a family tragedy through her interest in fossils. This world premiere production, commissioned b…
If your theatre tastes favor new and challenging works, Scena Theatre's world premiere of Guilt is worthy of your consideration with its interesting mélange of light comedy, dark tragedy…
Perhaps in years to come we will better appreciate the horrors of the battle of Aleppo, Syria which stretched from 2012-2016. Playwright Darcy Parker Bruce makes a valiant attempt to ren…
The Hub Theatre adds a new production to the canon of Christmas stories with its world premiere of Anne M. McGraw's Peekaboo! A Nativity Play. Described as a "heartfelt farce" with m…