'Parade' at Keegan Theatre is almost like 'Ragtime' at Ford's. Almost. by Nelson Pressley

The musical 'Parade' may be 'Ragtime''s brother in arms, but it still doesn't quite work.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:48pm on March 20, 2017☆⚑

'Ragtime' sings with purpose at Ford's Theatre by Nelson Pressley

Doctorow's evergreen American saga gets an epic treatment.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:36pm on March 16, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: 'Intelligence' & 'Ragtime' respond to headlines by Nelson Pressley

Kennedy Center continues to showcase international directors

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:36pm on March 16, 2017☆⚑

Fiesty 'Marx in Soho' opens a block from new Irish working-class drama 'Coolatully' by Nelson Pressley

A natural double bill from Nu Sass Productions and Solas Nua.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:18pm on March 13, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: Comedy lifts its voice with 'Fickle' & 'Mrs. Miller' by Nelson Pressley

Kennedy Center brings international directors to town.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:32pm on March 9, 2017☆⚑

At Olney Theatre, steady laughs in 'Fickle,' a new reboot of classic French farce by Nelson Pressley

The updated 18th-century Marivaux comedy takes the best of both worlds.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:32pm on March 6, 2017☆⚑

Women's Voices Theater Festival will roar again in 2018 by Nelson Pressley

Washington theaters are reuniting to produce dozens of new works by female playwrights.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:42pm on March 3, 2017☆⚑

A switch in roles, from courtroom drama to theater by Nelson Pressley

Arlington judge William T. Newman returns to an early love: acting.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:18am on March 3, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: Selections begin with 'The Select' by Nelson Pressley

Hemingway rises on stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:42pm on March 2, 2017☆⚑

Sing out, Oedipus! 'Gospel at Colonus' looks its Sunday best by Nelson Pressley

The space is small, but WSC Avant Bard show at Gunston Arts Center raises the roof.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:32pm on March 1, 2017☆⚑

Arena's political play campaign gets underway with major gift by Nelson Pressley

$2.5 million kick-starts 25 new "Power Plays."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on February 27, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: James Lapine does his thing by Nelson Pressley

Week's premieres include Lapine's 'Mrs. Miller' at Signature and Plame drama at Arena.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:18pm on February 23, 2017☆⚑

Pedal to the metal in 'Trojan Women' and 'Shrew' by Nelson Pressley

Brigid Cleary and Irina Tsikurishvili drive two classic performances.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:36pm on February 21, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: Political drama on the Potomac by Nelson Pressley

'Watch on the Rhine' and 'King Charles III' bring intrigue to big stages

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:42pm on February 16, 2017☆⚑

Michael Kahn plots his Shakespeare Theatre exit for 2019 by Nelson Pressley

"I accomplished more for myself than I ever imagined."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:42pm on February 13, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: 'Caroline' and 'Sweeney' lift their voices by Nelson Pressley

Grace Toulotte Nova Y. Payton (Caroline Thibodeaux) and V. Savoy McIlwain (The Dryer) in the jenaine Tesori-Tony Kushner musical "Caroline, or Chnage" at Round House Theatre. The weekly feat…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:06pm on February 9, 2017☆⚑

Go fish: 'The River' and 'Gin Game' angle for small fry by Nelson Pressley

At Spooky Action and MetroStage, dramas in which relationships go bust.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:48pm on February 8, 2017☆⚑

Olney's big 'Sweeney Todd' makes a stab at greatness, and falls just shy by Nelson Pressley

David Benoit leads a full-throated cast in the musical thriller.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:42pm on February 8, 2017☆⚑

Broadway-bound 'Come From Away' from Ford's tops Hayes nominations by Nelson Pressley

Signature's 'Jelly' scores big, as does the latest Happenstance vaudeville.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:42pm on February 6, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: Big laughs and high drama in 'Virginia Woolf' and 'Hooded' by Nelson Pressley

Also: The Lillian Hellman Festival revs up at Arena Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:36pm on February 2, 2017☆⚑

Sharp lessons in 'Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies' by Nelson Pressley

A funny, edgy Black Lives Matter play from Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm at Mosaic.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on February 1, 2017☆⚑

Bites from Shakespeare's banquet by Nelson Pressley

The choice dish: Folger's 'As You Like It.'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:06pm on January 30, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: Plays are the thing by Nelson Pressley

With such heavy musicals as "Caroline, or Change" and "Sweeney Todd." Winter, y'all.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:06pm on January 27, 2017☆⚑

Lillian Hellman is once again a presence in Washington by Nelson Pressley

Arena Stage has reopened the case for the radical writer with a festival of her plays.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:06pm on January 27, 2017☆⚑

Still in transition: D.C. theaters, seeking leaders of color by Nelson Pressley

The million-dollar issue gets new initiatives and funding to bring about change.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:54pm on January 19, 2017☆⚑