Washington, DC Theater Reviews

Review: ROSE: YOU ARE WHO YOU EAT at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
by David Friscic - June 10, 2024

Rose: You Are Who You Eat is an irreverent (yet, concurrently, affectionate) look at a performer/cabaret artist’s autobiographical impulse and gender identity questions/affirmations set against the metaphor of cannibalism as a “who gets devoured?”/”feasting/ingestion”  metaphor ---that plays into “d...

Review: THE MIGRATION at Arena Stage
by Itai Yasur - June 08, 2024

Step Afrika! brings paintings, and their history, to life in radically thrilling display....

Review: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Round House Theatre
by Pamela Roberts - June 08, 2024

At Round House Theatre, director Jamil Jude stages a brilliant, heightened and deeply emotional interpretation of the Suzan-Lori Parks’ work that is as raw and affecting now as it was when it earned Parks a Pulitzer Prize two decades ago....

Review: New York City Ballet at The Kennedy Center
by Emily Berger - June 06, 2024

New York City Ballet returns to the Kennedy Center with a thrilling production of George Balanchine’s Jewels, through Sunday, June 9....

Review: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM at Keegan Theatre
by Jake Bridges - June 04, 2024

What did our critic think of THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM at Keegan Theatre?...

Review: MI ESCOBA POR UN REINO/ GOD SAVE THE QUEEN at Teatro De La Luna
by Tavish Young - June 03, 2024

Things at Teatro de la Luan feel familiar, and from May 31 - June 9th, they are showing their one-woman show, Mi Escoba por un Reino, or God Save the Queen, starring Patricia Meneses, written by Kado Lostzer, with direction by Mario Marcel. ...

Review: WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA at Signature Theatre
by Hannah R. Wing - May 31, 2024

Signature Theatre’s production, Where The Mountain Meets the Sea, is a touching narrative that explores the complex dynamics between a father and son, set to the soulful sounds of mountain music. You don’t want to miss out on this original musical, which will stay with you in your heart, even after ...

Review: THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN at Creative Cauldron
by Pamela Roberts - May 28, 2024

Creative Cauldron stages a positively effervescent musical, THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN, a coming-of-age story that ably balances light humorous moments with pointed questions of growing up a Black woman in the latter part of the 20th century....

Review: LONG WAY DOWN at Olney Theatre Center
by Tavish Young - May 28, 2024

On May 25th, Olney Theatre Center unveiled the world premiere of the musical Long Way Down at the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. The piece was adapted from Jason Reynolds's novel of the same name, which has received accolades such as the National Book Award and a Newbery Medal, and was written (books,...

Review: BEYOND BOUNDARIES, AN EVENING CURATED BY ANNABELLE LOPEZ OCHOA at The Kennedy Center
by Michela Dwyer - May 26, 2024

What did our critic think of THE WASHINGTON BALLET'S BEYOND BOUNDARIES, AN EVENING CURATED BY ANNABELLE LOPEZ OCHOA at Kennedy Center?...

Review: THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE at Shakespeare Theatre/Klein Theatre
by Mary Lincer - May 25, 2024

What did our critic think of THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE at Shakespeare Theatre/Klein Theatre?...

Review: MEXODUS at Mosaic Theater Company
by Itai Yasur - May 21, 2024

Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson are making history with their new two-person musical extravaganza...

Review: PATTI LUPONE: A LIFE IN NOTES at Kennedy Center
by David Friscic - May 20, 2024

The triple -threat talent of the charismatic performer Patti LuPone was on full display at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Friday evening---and, oh! What a night it was! A capacity crowd of what was obviously a devoted (and almost fanatical fan base) tuned out to see a glorious two hours of songs...

Review: ALONZO KING LINES BALLET: DEEP RIVER at Kennedy Center
by David Friscic - May 19, 2024

The visionary eye of Choreographer Alonzo King creates such complex choreographic movement from his gifted ensemble of twelve contemporary ballet dancers, that you will miss a tantalizing moment if you avert your eyes for even a nano-second. Billed as the Alonzo King LINES Ballet: Deep River ---the ...

Review: EXPECTING at the Keegan Theatre
by Jake Bridges - May 19, 2024

What did our critic think of EXPECTING at C21 Theatre Company/The Keegan Theatre?...

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at The National Theatre
by Itai Yasur - May 19, 2024

Half a century on, SUPERSTAR shines brighter and louder than ever....

Review: CORTEO at EagleBank Arena
by Tavish Young - May 18, 2024

A whimsical procession on its way to the beyond....

Review: LITTLE WOMEN at Capital One Hall
by Rachael F. Goldberg - May 18, 2024

There’s unfortunately little about the current tour of 'Little Women' that will bring this show new audiences. It often feels like the purpose of the musical may be more to tell the sisters’ love stories than to tell the story of their love for each other, and the production choices for this tour do...

Review: METAMORPHOSES at Folger Theatre
by Jake Bridges - May 14, 2024

What did our critic think of METAMORPHOSES at Folger Theatre?...

Review: MUMMY IN THE CLOSET: EVITA'S RETURN at GALA Hispanic Theatre
by Roger Catlin - May 14, 2024

After the former First Lady of Argentina died in 1952 at 33, after a life that inspired plays, books, movies, musicals and dance productions, she was such a charged figure everybody knew that simple burial would not do....

Review: TURANDOT performed by Washington National Opera at Kennedy Center
by David Friscic - May 14, 2024

Incredibly rich in detail --from staging to technical aspects-- and emboldened with Puccini’s soaring music and meticulous, intelligent direction by Francesca Zambello, Washington National Opera’s production of Turandot is a production for the ages. The entire creative team, the cast, the Washington...

Review: SING DOWN THE MOON: APPALACHIAN WONDER TALES at Adventure Theatre & ATMTC Academy
by Jennifer Muscato - May 13, 2024

What did our critic think of SING DOWN THE MOON: APPALACHIAN WONDER TALES at Adventure Theatre & ATMTC Academy?...

Review: DUA: THE MONSTER'S STORY at Theatre Prometheus
by Morgan Musselman - May 12, 2024

In DUA: THE MONSTER’S STORY, written and directed by Robin Berl, the classic story of Medusa is retold, giving the monster the chance to tell her own tragic tale....

Review: DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - May 12, 2024

What did our critic think of DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY at Kennedy Center?...

Review: THE HELLO GIRLS at Terrace Theater/Kennedy Center
by Mary Lincer - May 09, 2024

What did our critic think of THE HELLO GIRLS at Terrace Theater/Kennedy Center? The Hello Girls tells the notable story of the 223 female telephone operators who served in the Army Signal Corps during World War I....