These Broadway actors are finally getting the spotlight they deserve
Four performers nominated in the Tonys featured actor categories reveal the depth of talent on Broadway, and the career impact of the nomination can be seismic.
By Peter MarksThis play aims to scare you out of your wits. But your wits remain intact.
Levi Holloway’s thriller ‘Grey House,’ on Broadway starring Laurie Metcalf and directed by Joe Mantello, is a near-miss.
By Peter MarksNeal Brennan would like to introduce a ‘Brand New Neal’
Stand-up comedian and "Chappelle's Show" co-creator Neal Brennan is bringing his latest show the Howard Theatre and Kennedy Center.
By Thomas FloydHow Schmicago made this critic a ‘Schmigadoon!’ schmuperfan
The series hit its stride in a season that embraces musicals of the 1960s and 1970s.
By Peter MarksThis version of ‘Sweeney Todd’ commits a cardinal sin: It’s bloodless
Signature Theatre’s revival of "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" tiptoes around the horror of the peerless Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical.
By Peter MarksThe Hollywood spoof ‘Exclusion’ goes deeper than cynical satire
Kenneth Lin’s barbed comedy, having its world premiere at Arena Stage, delves into how Hollywood misrepresents, suppresses and distorts Asian American history.
By Celia WrenHours after founder’s death, GALA Theatre wins big at Helen Hayes Awards
Company’s revival of “On Your Feet!” wins ceremony-best nine prizes as D.C. theater community gathers for its first in-person awards show in four years and honors GALA’s Hugo Medrano.
By Thomas Floyd‘Monsoon Wedding’ the musical is not quite yet a happy marriage
Director Mira Nair has transformed her beloved 2001 film about Delhi-arranged matrimony into a song-and-dance rom-com.
By Peter MarksIn a new play, a writer tackles a touchy topic: Black class conflict
“Good Bones,” James Ijames’s seriocomedy about the tensions gentrification can set off in the Black community, gets a world premiere at Studio Theatre.
By Peter MarksDiscarded photos of Nazis relaxing at Auschwitz led to this riveting play
“Here There Are Blueberries,” a documentary drama about a real photo album sent to the Holocaust museum, gives wrenching context to genocide.
By Peter MarksAn audacious season coming for D.C.'s small but mighty Mosaic Theater
Mosaic Theater Company Artistic Director Reginald L. Douglas unveils a 2023-24 roster of new plays for a theater making a name for itself on D.C.'s H Street NE.
By Peter MarksAfter a scare in D.C., ‘Beetlejuice’ found a second life on Broadway
The touring production of the retooled, Tony-nominated show comes to the National Theatre.
By Thomas Floyd‘Spamalot’ might be retro, but it’s still a riot
Josh Rhodes directs a top-flight cast of Broadway clowns in the Kennedy Center's revival of the hit "Monty Python's Spamalot"
By Peter MarksHow Mira Nair’s ‘Monsoon Wedding’ became a musical
It's been "a long journey" to the stage for the Indian-born director's 2001 film about a lavish family wedding in Delhi.
By Annie GowenA zany team gets ‘Spamalot’ up on its funny feet — at breakneck speed
It takes nerves of steel and a village of deft theater people to whip up a full-fledged Kennedy Center musical like "Spamalot" in the space of two weeks.
By Peter MarksGospel singers and a son’s kiss were the theater the coronation needed
As the coronation revealed once again, pageantry is as natural on British shores as the White Cliffs of Dover.
By Peter MarksWashington Ballet’s vibrant ‘Sleeping Beauty’ is Julie Kent’s parting gift
The company’s artistic director is leaving after seven years in D.C. to join the leadership ranks of the Houston Ballet.
By Celia WrenSignature Theatre gives ‘Passing Strange’ a rollicking revival
Director Raymond O. Caldwell delivers a sublime revival of the 2008 rock musical in Signature's intimate Ark theater.
By Thomas FloydSavory performances stand out in hammy ‘School for Lies’
Matthew Pauli shines as the stuffy servant in "School for Lies," David Ives’s take on Molière’s “The Misanthrope.”
By Celia Wren‘Some Like It Hot’ leads the 2023 Tony nominations, with 13 nods
“Some Like it Hot“ garners the most nods, 13, for the 2023 Tony Awards, including best musical; “Leopoldstadt,“ “Ain't No Mo’“ lead for best play.
By Peter Marks