27+ min ago  (546+ words) The performers are, without exception, excellent. The live band onstage is precise, rich, and nuanced." I hope I am not the only one wishing the band were louder. I do (really, I do) understand the concept of "balance," especially as…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (376+ words) The musical cabaret acknowledges the nation's contradictions without surrendering faith in the possibility of progress. As America approaches its 250th birthday, Still We Rise at Little Theatre of Alexandria resists the temptation to celebrate the nation through nostalgia and buzzwords of…...

12+ hour, 14+ min ago  (409+ words) In his world premiere solo show, 'How Shakespeare Saved My Life,' the playwright-performer tells a compelling, pop-culture'infused personal tale. If William Shakespeare lived in the 21st century, his sonnets would be raps, and his plays a remix of spoken word, beatboxing,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (225+ words) The prize will help support a bold new theatrical work by Harmon. Theater J'is proud to announce that acclaimed playwright'Joshua Harmon'has been awarded Theater J's Trish Vradenburg New Jewish Play Commission. The commission supports the creation of bold new theatrical…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (141+ words) An excellent cast, combined with a unique setting, is one of the best ways to enjoy this roller-coaster of a play. There are a lot of famous Shakespeare plays. The Tale of Cymbeline is not one of them, but the…...

3+ day, 29+ min ago  (153+ words) In her new solo show, the "Top Chef" star dishes on fame, failure, and trusting your instincts. If the quick changes in anybody"s solo show were ever going to involve the swapping out of a series of increasingly fabulous…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (429+ words) Despite technical challenges, it's very likely that if you love horror/comedy stage musicals, you'll love this one too." The blue-goo-filled aliens crash land on earth via a meteor, in the nondescript town of Hatchetville, quickly assimilate the locals, and…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (376+ words) This modern adaptation of an ancient Greek drama is a chaotic, heartbreaking, and beautiful experience." That's when a desperate young woman bursts through the protective plastic sheeting around their terrace, looking like she's escaped a war zone, because she has....

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (760+ words) DC Theater Arts Arthur Conan Doyle's fabled detective, Sherlock Holmes, has been one of literature's most beloved figures since his debut in the late 19th century. The supreme sleuth has been the subject of four novels, 56 short stories, and countless adaptations,…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (399+ words) This humble but captivating production wants us to remember that a play has the power to change a life." "The defendants have been found guilty of presenting an indecent, obscene, and immoral play, exhibition and drama. Although the theatrical profession…...