Newsies at The National Theatre, Reviewed by Rebecca Ritzel

Newsies might make you feel like you're gonna be 14 forever.

Hey You, Why Not Write For Fringeworthy? by Andrew Lapin

The 10th annual Capital Fringe festival is ramping up, and City Paper's Fringeworthy blog (formerly Fringe & Purge) is looking for fresh blood. Want to see the shows for free, sound off …

Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at Wolf Trap Opera, Reviewed by Mike Paarlberg

Cross-dressing, switched identities, and R. Kelly trapped-in-the-closet scenarios deign to prevent a count from sexually assaulting or murdering anyone.

Arts Roundup: Jarry Love Edition by Christina Cauterucci

Plus: The D.C. theater community remembers PJ Paparelli.

Next to Normal: Kiss Me, Medicate By Bob Mondello

At Arena, a stunning musical about depression-and pills. Lots of pills.

Twelfth Night and Blackbird: In With the Old By Trey Graham

A pair of May-December romances onstage

Dicked Over

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at Folger Theatre, Reviewed by Chris Klimek

Half a century later, the play that gave Stoppard his start is as forbidding as ever.

Jumpers for Goalposts at Studio Theatre, Reviewed by Chris Klimek

Kimberly Gilbert, a D.C. theater stalwart, makes her Studio Theatre debut in a perfectly acidic comedy role.

To Do Today: SLUT: The Play, TV on the Radio, and Larry Cook by Caroline Jones

Art rock, thought-provoking portraits, and a play that aims to end slut-shaming

How Many Women Play in D.C.-Area Music Festivals? by Christina Cauterucci

See how dude-heavy Sweetlife, Maryland Deathfest, Capital Jazz Fest, and Landmark Music Festival are.

To Do Today: Speedy Ortiz, Zella Day, and The Call by Caroline Jones

Theater comes in forms both silly and dramatic this evening.

The 2015 Helen Hayes Awards Awards by Christina Cauterucci

Outstanding Use of Outdated Gender Norms, Outstanding Coddling, Outstanding Dick Joke, and more

A Torah of Mystery: How the True Story of a Crooked Rabbi Made It to the Stage by Sophia Bushong

How a playwright adapted the story of a crooked Maryland rabbi for the stage

I'm on a Boat: Washington National Opera's The Flying Dutchman, Reviewed by Mike Paarlberg

Parallels to Wagner's life: He once took a long boat trip and probably felt persecuted and sexually frustrated a lot.

ToDo ToDay: "Unlimited: The Music and Lyrics of Stephen Schwartz," Two Inch Astronaut, and Malpaso Dance Co. by Caroline Jones

A musical theater revue, post-punk jams, and Mingering Mike's first Smithsonian show

Washington National Opera's Dialogues of the Carmelites at the Kennedy Center, Reviewed by Mike Paarlberg

Who said it: Francis Poulenc or ISIS?

Much Ado About Nothing Goes 1950s Vegas at Synetic Theater by Rebecca Ritzel

Sequined bras, showgirls, and strip poker, anyone?

This Weekend, Six Theaters Will Write and Produce a Play in 24 Hours by Tim Regan

"It's like going to the gym for theater. It's getting reps in and doing cardio."

How Works from the American Art Museum Inspired the Sleepy Hollow Ballet by Caroline Jones

The Washington Ballet's latest premiere got its look from 19th-century paintings and modern sculpture.

We Must Increase Our Busk by Christina Cauterucci

Playing music in a public space for tips currently occupies a gray zone in D.C. Metro law.

Arts Roundup: Helen Hayes Noms Edition by Christina Cauterucci

RIP Dr. Blues.

Q&A: Nashville's Laura Benanti, Who's Bringing a Cabaret to Wolf Trap by Rebecca J. Ritzel

"When I think, 'Where would I retire?,' I think, 'Maybe I'll retire to Virginia.'"

Premiering in D.C. Tomorrow: A Vagina Monologues for Abortion Stories by Rachel Kurzius

Advocates for Youth's Out of Silence tells 13 true tales of women seeking abortions.

Capital Fringe Readies its New Home for First Performance by Christina Cauterucci

Here's how Fringe is turning a sparse gallery space into a quirky, theater-ready venue.