It’s opening night for the Cornley Drama Society’s production of The Murder at Haversham Manor, and the troupe of amateur actors is as ready as they will ever be — which is not very. With hopes high ...

She replaces the theater's Founding Artistic Director, Lucinda Merry-Browne, who had led the theater since 2011 and retired in 2024. Compass Rose Theater has appointed Madeline Austin as its new ...

The roll call of musicals rooted in history is distinguished, to say the least: 1776; Pippin; Titanic; Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson; Hamilton; Come From Away; and even the current Broadway hit ...

The last play of the year at 1st Stage, Laughs in Spanish, directed by Elena Velasco (she/ella), is a rollicking, code-switching, witchy, and wonderful 90 minutes of fun. Over-the-top diva matriarch ...

The cast of ‘Tick, Tick…BOOM!’: Michael McCarthy (Jon), Elizabeth Suzanne (Susan), and Dylan Nicholson (Michael). The show follows his own life fairly closely and contains characters based on his ...

Dave Harris. Photo by Izak Rappaport courtesy of the artist. Over the past year and a half, I’ve reviewed the DC productions of Exception to the Rule and Incendiary.Although Dave Harris started as a ...

In Out of Character, that journey — from the trauma of school to the triumph of a Tony for his role as a Middle Eastern trumpet player in The Band’s Visit on Broadway — is enacted with Ari, now a ...

This left something in my mouth somewhere between disappointment at a missed opportunity and a bad taste. It felt like the other Stephen Schwartz joint, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, this time with ...

The Little Theatre of Alexandria’s production of Annie is a likable depiction of the Hard Knock Life, delivering a generally strong production with room for improvement in spots. Directed by Krissy ...

Orlando, Sarah Ruhl’s 2010 adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography, is a brilliant example of the wholly un-newness of gender fluidity and thought around finding your true self ...

The WATCH Award Ceremony March 17, 2024. Photo by Matthew Randall. Nominees and Recipients of the 22nd Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors THE WATCH AWARDS. 94 productions (36 musicals, 58 ...

Natasia Lucia Reinhardt as Elizabeth Bennet and Philip Orazio as Mr. Darcy in ‘Pride and Prejudice.’ Photo by October Grace Media. The ASC has opened 2024 with a truly delightful production of Jane ...