This 'creature' (as Director Emily Burns calls her world-premiere adaptation of the gothic classic) isn’t really sure what it wants to be. There is always risk involved in adapting a beloved classic.

The six sensational performers are sexy, sassy, sharp, and sure. The crowd-pleasing encore engagement of Six roars into the National Theater giving DC the party we knew we needed but didn’t have an ...

Top-tier comedic performances abound in this perfectly executed love letter to musical theater. It is rare to see a production turn B+ material into an A+ show, given how difficult it is to build on a ...

When composer and lyricist David Yazbek first came upon the true story of Elmer McCurdy (1880-1911) some 30 years ago, he was haunted by it. The corpse of the turn-of-the-century, mostly failed bank ...

Forget laughs per minute; this cast gets a laugh in for every breath they take. Before ending this interminable week with a night at the theater, I would have scoffed at the notion of repeating any of ...

The animal puppets are the stars, making the show a visual delight. Tiger, tiger, burning bright… In the touring production of Life of Pi, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti from Yann Martel’s novel, and ...

A musical that will tickle longtime fans of Lehrer’s sharp wit and dark humor and pique the interest of newbies too. Tom Lehrer, the brilliant satirist known for the hilariously clever ditties he ...

Reginald L. Douglas directs an excellent production of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner by Eboni Booth. Primary Trust is the name of a bank in the show, but also the theme of the show. Who do you turn ...

The smell of bonfires that wafts through the window when you drive through Virginia suburbs Uber drivers who drive like NASCAR racers when you say, “I’m late for a show, please step on it!” If I were ...

The world premiere musical is challenging, chilling, and charged with emotion as if lightning might strike. Sometimes a show punches you in the gut even when you go in knowing the source material and ...

This fresh adaptation is a wild ride of humor, deceit, devotion, and death, and the cast has incredible presence, versatility, and raw talent. Before entering the black box theater, patrons had to ...

In rep at Shakespeare Theatre Company with Aphra Behn’s 'The Rover,' an earnest, refreshing, and talented take by the MFA class of 2024. It is not profound to say that Romeo and Juliet is a play that ...