Review: ‘Constellations’ at Studio Theatre
Quantum physics and string theory are recent enough areas of study to still blow the minds of physicists and be a complete mystery to those unfamiliar with the science. That’s…
Theater Review: ‘The City of Conversation’
When Anthony Giardina’s “The City of Conversation” opened at New York’s Lincoln Center Theater in 2014, the depiction of a Georgetown political salon seemed so perfectly reflective of Washington, Arena…
Theater Review: ‘Father Comes Home…’
Suzan-Lori Parks has made her name updating Civil War lore in striking modernist terms in "Topdog/Underdog," the Pulitzer Prize winner from 2001, the same year she won a MacArthur "genius" grant.…
Folger’s Splendid ‘Midsummer’s Night’
Nobody's quite sure of the birthdate of the greatest writer in the English language, but everyone is pretty sure William Shakespeare died in 1616, making this the 400th anniversary of…
Theatre Review: Critic Among Vampires
I was all ready and looking forward to the final installment of “Back to Methuselah,” the George Bernard Shaw epic that the Washington Stage Guild has been staging in chapters…
Theater Review: ‘I Shall Not Hate’ at Mosaic
Artistic director Ari Roth's dream of a vibrant and important theater group addressing the most vexing problems of the world, is coming to full flower this year at the Mosaic…
Opera Review: WNO’s ‘Hansel and Gretel’
Every artistic company wishes it could come up with a seasonal title that could be come a holiday tradition — their own “Nutcracker,” “Messiah” or “Christmas Carol” to rely on…
Review: ‘Pointless Holiday Spectacular’
Christmas productions come sweet or sour this time or year. It hardly matters which one — everybody seemingly has to do something connected with the holiday. as if it were…
Stage Review: ‘Motown: The Musical’
When it came time to summarize the Motown era, it took two four-disc boxed CD sets comprising 180 tracks. So I guess it's not surprising that "Motown: The Musical," which…
Theater Review: ‘Sons of the Prophet’
It’s not easy to maintain a balance in dark comedy. Going too dark dries up the laughter and becoming too wacky blots the underlying pain. “Sons of the Prophet,” Stephen…