Stage
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Fall Arts Preview 2022: Stage
The theater season in Washington, D.C. returns to robust pre-pandemic levels with an astounding array of dramas, comedies, and musicals.
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‘Nine Night’ Review: A Poignant Exploration of Loss
Natasha Gordon's uneven play 'Nine Night,' now at Round House, works best in the quiet of Lilian Oben's subtle lead turn.
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Editor’s Pick: ‘Host and Guest’ at Synetic Theater
Synetic presents a second revival of the thrilling show in honor of the company's 20th anniversary, with updated sets and costumes.
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Editor’s Pick: ‘Mlima’s Tale’ at 1st Stage
Lynn Nottage's drama is structured in a way so every scene connects to the next to detail the international ivory trade industry.
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Editor’s Pick: ‘Dinner and Cake’ at Everyman Theatre
Everyman Theatre kicks off its current season with a world-premiere production of a "wry look at what gets lost in translation."
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‘No Place to Go’ Review: Bobby Smith Soars
A witty satire of corporate culture, Signature's "No Place to Go" proves a rich showcase of star Bobby Smith's impressive range.
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Editor’s Pick: ‘Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story’
“Old Stock is a music/theater hybrid, a concert klezmer/folk fusion,” says director Christian Barry. “It should feel a bit like the circus is coming to...
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Editor’s Pick: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Kurios’
Cirque du Soleil's "Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities" serves up a high-flying, steampunk spectacle under the Big Top at Tysons II.
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Editor’s Pick: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at the KenCen
Anthony Norman takes on the title role in the current national tour of 'Dear Evan Hansen' now at the Kennedy Center.
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‘The Color Purple’ Review: Purple Reigns
Signature’s stellar 'The Color Purple' wrings every triumph and tear out of Alice Walker’s beloved Black feminist saga.
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Rotimi Agbabiaka On Folger’s ‘Midsummer’: ‘Queering Things Up’
Rotimi Agbabiaka plays a queer, gender-fluid King Oberon in Folger Theatre's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'
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Texas Church Stages Unlicensed ‘Hamilton’ with Anti-Gay Message
The Door Ministries of McAllen produced an unauthorized version of 'Hamilton' that included religious and homophobic rhetoric.
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“American Prophet” Review: Prophets and Losses
A stirring biography embedded in a staid musical, Arena's "American Prophet" brings the fire of Frederick Douglass.
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‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Review: Coming Up Short
The Folger's pared-down 'Midsummer Night's Dream' results in a production that never quite sees the forest for the trees.
