Stage
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Folderol and Fiddledeedee: Cinderella at National Theatre
Douglas Carter Beane brings out the best of a beloved classic in National Theatre’s Cinderella
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Welcome Harvest: “Apple Family Plays” at Studio Theatre
Apple Family Cycle Photo: Allie Dearie The Apple family isn’t real, and it’s far from ideal — in fact, it’s likely more dysfunctional and damaged...
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Table Talk: “Winners and Losers” (review)
Winners and Losers is like being trapped in the boring room at the party
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Deeply Felt: “Girlstar” and “Avenue Q” (reviews)
Signture's "Girlstar" falls apart at the seams, while "Avenue Q" is all the better for them
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A Woman Speaks: Arena Stage’s “At Wit’s End” (review)
We’ve come a long way since the days of Erma Bombeck’s candidly comic newspaper column on the trials and tribulations of motherhood. Down-in-the-trenches mothering blogs...
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“Turn of the Screw” original cast recording
Earlier this year, the Virginia theater company Creative Cauldron presented a world premiere musical adaptation of The Turn of the Screw — Henry James’s classic gothic novella...
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Signature’s Cake Off and Ford’s The Guard (reviews)
Signature's "Cake Off" doesn't rise to the challenge, while Ford's "The Guard" is just a challenge
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Jennifer Hoppe-House on Bad Dog, Grace and Frankie and her carbonated coming out
"Bad Dog" Screenwriter Jennifer Hoppe-House wanted to tell a story about a family -- one where being gay was the least of everyone's worries
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Drink This: Synetic’s Alice in Wonderland (review)
Synetic's "Alice In Wonderland" is an enthralling, sophisticated experience for adults and kids alike
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Good Grief: Bad Dog (review)
Olney Theatre's Bad Dog is a very funny comedy about serious problems
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Latin Style: Destiny of Desire (review)
Destiny of Desire is a farce that emphasizes entertainment over making a statement
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Women Laughing Alone with Salad at Woolly Mammoth (review)
As they say about life, no one gets out alive. And at this point, the same might be said for women and their identities. A...
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Bargain Bard: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
For 25 years, the Free For All has been serving up Shakespeare to the city's delighted, theater-loving masses
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Unfixable
It’s hard to be excited about much of anything regarding The Fix. Signature Theatre first presented this bitter musical pill seventeen years ago, back when...
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Noah’s Arc
“I’m glad I’ve come out while I’m still in high school,” Noah Chiet says. “Because I feel like, to the kid who’s still very nervous...
