Stage
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‘Fat Ham’ at Studio Theatre Review: Great Dane
Shakespeare gets his invite to the cookout in "Fat Ham," a saucy gay, Black riff on the Bard's melancholy Dane.
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Taking on the Toxic Masculinity of Jack the Ripper
We Happy Few's 'Kill The Ripper' is a feminist revenge fantasy that takes down toxic male serial killers.
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‘Confederates’ Review: Slave Play
Mosaic delivers a deftly staged, powerfully felt production of Dominique Morisseau's thought-provoking 'Confederates.'
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A Brazilian Celebration of Love at Spooky Action
Danilo Gambini directs a new English translation of a famous queer play from his native Brazil for Spooky Action.
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‘Night of the Living Dead Live’ Review: Dead Heads
More spoofy than spooky, Rorschach's 'Night of the Living Dead Live' remixes the movie with verve and good humor.
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‘POTUS’ Review: Ladies First
Fast on its feet, and furiously funny, Arena's "POTUS" offers a wild time at the White House, powered by women
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‘The Chameleon’ Review: Family Dysfunction
Theater J's "The Chameleon" sketches an intriguing satire about blending in versus standing up, but fumbles the comedy.
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‘Macbeth in Stride’ Review: Sound and Fury
A whirlwind of ideas and music, Macbeth in Stride delivers its own unique brand of Shakespearean interpretations.
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‘Orlando’ Review: Vision of Love
Constellation makes queer-forward farce of Virginia Woolf's gender-bending classic "Orlando," adapted by Sarah Ruhl.
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‘The Chosen’ Review: Religious Differences
'The Chosen' packs an emotional punch as it probes the differences in how two friends' families live their faith.
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Fall Arts Preview 2023: Theater in the DMV
The upcoming seasons of 30 professional theater companies, big and small, in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region.
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‘King of the Yees’ Review: Daughter’s Day
The marvelous madcap humor outpaces all other emotional impact in Signature's production of "King of the Yees."
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Christina Aguilera Is Bringing ‘Burlesque’ To The Stage
It’s been more than a decade since Christina Aguilera launched her acting career with her one and only major role in the movie Burlesque. Now,...
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‘Evita’ Review: Cry Hard
The Shakespeare Theatre's "Evita" rises above a reductive storyline with sumptuous design and imaginative staging.
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‘Bathing in Moonlight’ Review: Moonstruck
Nilo Cruz stages a beautifully surrealist production of his forbidden romance "Bathing in Moonlight" at GALA.
