This 'creature' (as Director Emily Burns calls her world-premiere adaptation of the gothic classic) isn’t really sure what it wants to be. There is always risk involved in adapting a beloved classic.

Top-tier comedic performances abound in this perfectly executed love letter to musical theater. It is rare to see a production turn B+ material into an A+ show, given how difficult it is to build on a ...

The voices are the highlight of this delightful, sold-out holiday treat. It is hard to imagine, especially at this time of year, that anyone hasn’t seen the beloved 1965 movie version of Rodgers and ...

The animal puppets are the stars, making the show a visual delight. Tiger, tiger, burning bright… In the touring production of Life of Pi, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti from Yann Martel’s novel, and ...

A musical that will tickle longtime fans of Lehrer’s sharp wit and dark humor and pique the interest of newbies too. Tom Lehrer, the brilliant satirist known for the hilariously clever ditties he ...

When composer and lyricist David Yazbek first came upon the true story of Elmer McCurdy (1880-1911) some 30 years ago, he was haunted by it. The corpse of the turn-of-the-century, mostly failed bank ...

The production is an absolute blast — a deliciously sardonic, disturbingly funny, and sensual musical about greed, exceptionalism, and avarice. The musical American Psycho, with book by Roberto ...

The six sensational performers are sexy, sassy, sharp, and sure. The crowd-pleasing encore engagement of Six roars into the National Theater giving DC the party we knew we needed but didn’t have an ...

Reginald L. Douglas directs an excellent production of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner by Eboni Booth. Primary Trust is the name of a bank in the show, but also the theme of the show. Who do you turn ...

Comedy, satire, and pain in a wildly imaginative work about Native American identity and a First Lady descended from Pocahontas. Not much, in the case of Nancy, the wildly imaginative play by Rhiana ...

This fresh adaptation is a wild ride of humor, deceit, devotion, and death, and the cast has incredible presence, versatility, and raw talent. Before entering the black box theater, patrons had to ...

In rep at Shakespeare Theatre Company with Aphra Behn’s 'The Rover,' an earnest, refreshing, and talented take by the MFA class of 2024. It is not profound to say that Romeo and Juliet is a play that ...