“It’s too woke.” Minutes into “Aguardiente: Where Magic Transcends Borders” at GALA Hispanic Theatre, a flamboyant British producer is on the phone with two Latino artists. He’s…
If there were no playbill framing Artistic Director Karen Ann Daniels' vision for "As You Like It" as a "love letter to DC," would the production read that way? Would it make audiences swoon…
On a night shadowed by tornado warnings across the DC region, Signature Theatre pressed forward with its annual Sondheim Award Gala on March 16, 2026. The storm paused before the program beg…
There are rare moments in theater when you leave your seat thinking, What did I just watch? One came with "Go," a 2025 District Fringe performance. Another arrives with "On Beckett"Â the a…
From its opening fight sequence and throughout the many that punctuate nearly every scene, Synetic Theater's "Antony & Cleopatra" makes one thing unmistakably clear: power during the tri…
When you walk into a Jocelyn Bioh play, you don't just enter a theater, you enter a vibe. Before the lights dim, Afrobeats fill the space: Burna Boy, Wizkid, Asake, Fireboy, Tems, and Ayra S…
"The Sound of Music," directed by Jack O'Brien and currently at The Kennedy Center, is nothing short of heartwarming. From the abbey to the hills to the von Trapp mansion, the production lea…
Two figures step onto a large plastic sheet spread across the stage floor. There's no dialogue, no set pieces"just sound effects, silence, and suggestion. Somehow, this becomes a train platf…
A cool breeze rustled through the park as the orchestra struck its first shimmering chord for the fifth annual "Broadway in the Park," directed by Matthew Gardiner and hosted by Signature Th…
The world premiere adaptation of "El BotiquÃn de Boleros: Columbia Heights" at GALA Hispanic Theatre was written by Rubén León, adapted by Gustavo Ott, and directed and choreograph…
"It's not all the time you hear all four seasons together"so tonight is a treat. I could get a doctorate." Those words, spoken by philanthropist and first-ever NCE Arts Champion Awardee Nanc…
Hop on the 3 train and buckle up"Olney Theatre Center's world premiere of "Senior Class" is a joyful, unflinching ride through the intersections of youth, privilege, race, and dreams. With b…
A whip, a flogger (yes, there is a difference), a feather, nipple pasties, and a fishnet-clad male striptease ending in a ballroom "death drop""if homoeroticism be the food of love, then "Tw…
Whether it's a Baroque viol, a Renaissance bagpipe, or a trap beat, artists across time have used rhythm and rhetoric to speak truth to power. With its final concert of the season, "Kings an…
The show opens in pitch-black silence. A voice counts: "One. Two. Three." The lights flash on. Two women stand still. Then darkness again. "Four. Five." The women return, same figures, new p…
In Flint, Michigan, Thanksgiving dinner isn't measured in cups"it's counted in bottles. Sixty-six for the veggies. Twenty-four for the turkey. Thirty-two for the greens. This is life in a ci…
Once upon a time, a man walked into a barbershop, slapping backs and tossing out greetings, his words laced with the F-bomb"five times in a single breath"before finally pausing and demanding…
Valentine's Day already comes with plenty of sweets, and "The Love Birds: Chaucer's A Parlement of Foules" by the Folger Consort makes it even sweeter. It is a delectable delight amidst the …
On a crisp, cold evening in Washington, D.C., the historic H Street NE corridor buzzed with anticipation as attendees gathered for Mosaic Theater's Spark 2025 benefit celebration. The event,…
It's 1979, and Hester Ferris is deeply concerned about conservative Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan. His policies and Supreme Court appointees could unravel fifty years of pr…
At the Folger Shakespeare Library's Reading Room Festival 2025, the air hummed with an energy that extended beyond the performances themselves. In Row J, as attendees settled in for the Day …
The first few days of Folger Theatre's The Reading Room Festival 2025 shows that theatre is constantly evolving through new perspectives, cultural lenses, and artistic interpretations. This …
 China recently surpassed the world in developing the world's most advanced AI engine, DeepSeek, achieving this milestone with fewer dollars too. Could ballet be next? In a mesmerizing f…
Too busy for hospice. We may have heard about people too busy for love, too busy to keep up with friendships, but too busy for hospice? It's a phrase that arrests the imagination"short yet p…
There was a meme circulating years ago with a crying girl asking, "Who fought for women's right to work?! Because that sh*t is pissing me off right now." Another meme joked about women going…