Folk-opera take on sci-fi novel comes to town, after a long gestation
"Parable of the Sower," a folk-opera adaptation of Octavia Butler's 1993 sci-fi novel created by Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon, has uncanny resonance with current events.
Tracy Letts skewers America’s shames in stunning debut of ‘The Minutes’
The playwright’s scaldingly funny satire opens on Broadway.
A Russian director’s ‘Cherry Orchard’ shakes a theater to its roots
A Russian director conjures Ukraine in a wildly imaginative version of "The Cherry Orchard."
Hello, gorgeous: ‘Funny Girl’s’ new Nicky
Karimloo co-stars with Beanie Feldstein in one of the year’s biggest Broadway revivals.
James McAvoy is a Cyrano knockout, and Sam Rockwell is a blast in Mamet
McAvoy stars in a modern beatbox “Cyrano de Bergerac”; Rockwell joins Laurence Fishburne and Darren Criss in a socko “American Buffalo.”
Round House’s Russia-set play blends high tech and timeliness
Inspired by true events, the play “We Declare You a Terrorist …” uses digital projection to tell a tale set in 2002 and today.
When war hit Ukraine, dancers mobilized like never before
The global ballet community rallies to help young Ukrainians and families find new homes — and pursue their art.
An allegation and a cancellation: How Arena Stage’s big show fell apart
Lead actress in theater’s fall 2021 run of “Toni Stone” said she felt unsafe onstage and didn’t receive support.
At Keegan Theatre, satirical ‘Yoga Play’ strikes a warrior pose
Katie McManus as CEO Joan is a highlight of Dipika Guha's gleeful skewering of the athleisurewear-meets-enlightenment mind-set.
Why Misty Copeland should be American Ballet Theatre’s new director
The acclaimed ballet company can make history and look to the future by naming a woman of color as its leader.
Jewish diversity is becoming an ever more vibrant issue onstage
New efforts — a Black Shylock, commissions for Jewish playwrights of color — are occurring at the intersection of race and Judaism.
Two new musicals dig into America’s past but fail to strike gold
“Paradise Square” on Broadway, and “Suffs” off-Broadway, musicalize history without locating its heart.
Q&A: Nadina Hassan on playing Regina George in ‘Mean Girls’ tour
Nadina Hassan, an actress of Colombian and Egyptian heritage, talks about playing the high school bully in the touring production of 'Mean Girls,' which comes to the Kennedy Center this month.
‘Take Me Out’ loads the Broadway bases with wit and incisive drama
Richard Greenberg’s outstanding baseball play receives a top-notch revival at the Hayes Theatre.
Pointless Theatre’s ‘Rhinoceros,’ while flawed, throws its weight around
French dramatist Eugène Ionesco’s 1959 absurdist classic provides a shock of connection and recognition in our hyperpartisan era.
American Ballet Theatre turns in an exhilarating ‘Don Quixote’
At the Kennedy Center, an effervescent cast lifts a production geared to excite.
Sis finds hot-girl soul of Ado Annie in ‘Oklahoma!’ at Kennedy Center
Q&A with Sis, the trans actress playing Ado Annie in the touring production of 'Oklahoma!'
What it’s like to be a Russian artist now
A dancer, director and conductor reflect on what Putin’s funding, and his war in Ukraine, mean for the arts in Russia.
‘Grace’ is a rousing new musical that could use fine-tuning
Nolan Williams Jr. and Nikkole Salter’s story of a contentious family gathering makes its uneven debut at Ford's Theatre.
In ‘Private,’ we ponder where to draw the line on surveillance
A new play by Mona Pirnot explores the murky territory of corporate surveillance of employees