Neil Simon still says laugh! in the play 'Broadway Bound' by Nelson Pressley

The nostalgic comedy mostly glides, while, at Solas Nua, 'Little Thing' hits bumps.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:36pm on November 16, 2016☆⚑

'Straight White Men' hits a sweet spot " and a nerve " at Studio Theatre by Nelson Pressley

Young Jean Lee's riotous, thoughtful show scrutinizes the once-dominant demographic.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:42pm on November 15, 2016☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: Leading ladies drive Disney musicals; 'Christians' is coming by Nelson Pressley

Last chance for scintillating 'Sense and Sensibility'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:31am on November 11, 2016☆⚑

'Milk Like Sugar' is the cream of this week's crop of class-themed plays by Nelson Pressley

The plots of 'Six Degrees' and 'American Hero,' showing at D.C. area theaters, also probe economic gaps.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:42pm on November 8, 2016☆⚑

A breezy Mary leads Olney's 'Poppins' by Nelson Pressley

The Disney-Cameron Mackintosh extravaganza gets a local staging.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:24pm on November 7, 2016☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: 'Straight White Men,' 'Tommy' take the stage by Nelson Pressley

Last chance: "Romeo and Juliet," "Beertown" and "The Gulf."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:02pm on November 4, 2016☆⚑

'Tommy,' can you hear me? Deaf culture drives a new take on the Who's rock opera by Nelson Pressley

Deaf West Theatre veteran Russell Harvard anchors Open Circle's production of the musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:48pm on October 31, 2016☆⚑

D.C. Theater Friday: 'Carousel' and 'Mary Poppins' begin their spins by Nelson Pressley

Closing this weekend: "Angels in America" and Marg Helgenberger in "Little Foxes"

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:24am on October 28, 2016☆⚑

D.C. Theater Friday: Mike Daisey's back with 'Trump Card' at Woolly by Nelson Pressley

Stars power Arena shows, and last chance for 'Curious Incident' at the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:14am on October 21, 2016☆⚑

'Ruthless!' sings but 'Zombie Prom' is D.O.A. by Nelson Pressley

Two 1990s off-Broadway musical spoofs look for an afterlife in D.C.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:03pm on October 18, 2016☆⚑

A political 'Kiss' with theatrical surprises at Woolly Mammoth by Nelson Pressley

A Syrian soap opera gets real.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:44pm on October 17, 2016☆⚑

Kathleen Turner returns to Arena in Didion's 'Magical Thinking' by Nelson Pressley

The famous dusky voice delivers a dark, true tale of grief.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:04pm on October 14, 2016☆⚑

New staging of 'Tommy' to include Russell Harvard and Monica Lijewski by Nelson Pressley

The cast of Open Circle Theatre's production integrates deaf and disabled performers.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:02pm on October 14, 2016☆⚑

D.C. Theater Friday: Last chance for 'Come From Away' and 'Cloud 9' by Nelson Pressley

And here comes Disney's "Freaky Friday."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:45am on October 14, 2016☆⚑

The hot play 'Curious Incident' burns almost too brightly at Kennedy Center by Nelson Pressley

This high-tech show illuminates the mind of a teen who has an Asperger's-like condition.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:04pm on October 7, 2016☆⚑

'Angels' in Maryland: An epic combination by Nelson Pressley

Two theaters team up to wrestle Tony Kushner's larger-than-life drama to a big stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:36pm on September 30, 2016☆⚑

Office sexual politics is 'What We're Up Against' by Nelson Pressley

Theresa Rebeck's biting comedy gets its D.C. premiere.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:33pm on September 28, 2016☆⚑

'Romeo' at STC review: Alan Paul lays his scene at Fair Verona Fashion Week by Nelson Pressley

A modern 'Romeo and Juliet' has trendy costumes and a blood-red set.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:39pm on September 20, 2016☆⚑

Edward Albee, Pulitzer-winning playwright of modern masterpieces, dies at 88 by Nelson Pressley

His best-known works include 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' and 'A Delicate Balance.'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:30pm on September 16, 2016☆⚑

Finally catching "Catch Me If You Can" (the musical) by Nelson Pressley

Notes on the musical 'Catch Me If You Can' and the rich performance from Julie-Ann Elliott in 'The Other Place'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:12pm on September 15, 2016☆⚑

A late D.C. debut for 'Last Schwartz' by Nelson Pressley

Deborah Zoe Laufer's 1999 family comedy rings familiar bells at Theater J.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:18am on September 15, 2016☆⚑

Feeling guilty when the bomb goes off in 'I Call My Brothers' by Nelson Pressley

Repercussions of an attack get a grim look at Forum Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:18pm on September 12, 2016☆⚑

Michael Kahn on a dreamy 'Cloud 9' at Studio Theatre by Nelson Pressley

Caryl Churchill's early gender-bender ages well in this savvy staging

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:09pm on September 12, 2016☆⚑

'Tis the (campaign) season for 'Urinetown' by Nelson Pressley

The 99% rise up to liberate bathrooms in the 2001 musical spoof

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:08pm on September 7, 2016☆⚑

Storytelling haze shrouds the musical 'Blackberry Daze' by Nelson Pressley

The song-and-dance adaptation of Ruth Watson's novel has an awful lot going on.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:14pm on September 6, 2016☆⚑