Silver Spring Stage's production of Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol is a fun, family-friendly take on Charles Dickens' classic tale. Written by Ken and Jack Ludwig, this 2015 play has Tiny Tim an…
At the outset, I will confess a bias: I much prefer listening to baroque pieces played in the style, and on the scale, of the time in which they were composed. Handel's 1741 oratorio Messiah…
Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale A Christmas Carol comes to life in a unique living history experience at Museum of the Bible in the aptly named A Christmas Carol Experience. This charm…
The character arc that carries Lerner and Loewe's classic My Fair Lady belongs to Eliza Doolittle, as she rises from flower girl at Covent Garden to the belle of the embassy ball, from feral…
Schools play a pivotal role in cultivating the next generations, and the arts have a key role. Research suggests that arts educational experiences can produce significant positive impacts on…
As the year draws to a close, we asked DCMTA writers to think back on the shows that left an indelible impression on them in 2019. In this category, outstanding overall production, we recogn…
The concept of gratitude and sharing can be one of the hardest things for a child to learn. But in a world full of greed, these principles are vital to maintaining a semblance of peace and p…
There's a scene in the mind-blowingly good musical Jersey Boys in which erstwhile hoodlum and fast-talker Tommy DeVito, founder of the internationally known singing group The Four Seasons, t…
Concerts in private salons rather than formal concert halls dot the history of music-making. But they can give the impression of being secondary events where no real music history took place…
There has been plenty of backlash during this administration against what some critics have called "the cult" of RBG, aka, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Some are critical of the…
Now in its eighth year, Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show has established itself as the season's most joyful and lovable family festivity in DC. Exuberant music, adorable humo…
There's a lovely new play at Arena Stage, but you'll have to rush if you want to see it. That's because the play"Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise"will be off and running before the year e…
Jesus wears his hair in a man-bun and Mary Magdalene appears a bit like a millennial caught outside her "safe space""but there's still plenty of power and glory on display in the new 50th An…
The Woman in Black, the long-playing London ghost story now perturbing a Shakespeare Theatre Company stage, reminds us that spine-chilling horror can be the most delightful of sensations.…
"Have you seen this before?" I heard an audience member ask his friend just before Holiday Sauce, Taylor Mac's sold-out alt-holiday extravaganza at The Kennedy Center. "Prepare yourself f…
There are many joyous traditions this time of year, but to my mind the most indispensable has become Black Nativity. With its spiritual values on its finely-woven sleeve, it's a show that in…
It may be cold outside, but The Green Room 42 keeps on sizzling with The Boy Band Project Holiday Edition, a new seasonal version of the group's super-popular Sunday afternoon cabaret The Bo…
Dark Horse Theatre Company is the newest member of theatreWashington. As readers of DCMTA are aware, theatreWashington is the organization dedicated to supporting and representing the Washin…
When Playwright Lauren Gunderson took on the challenge of adapting J. M. Barrie's 1904 Peter Pan, she knew she had to fix what she has called the "deeply harmful misrepresentation of Indigen…
If singing along to the Hallelujah Chorus or Hark, the Herald Angels Sing are requisite to bolstering your holiday spirit, then Songs of the Season: Christmas with Choral Arts at the Kennedy…
Annapolis Shakespeare Company's production of A Broadway Holiday is a fun, sweet tribute to classic Christmas shows. With an original book and directed by Sally Boyett, and musical direction…
Based on a renowned short story by James Joyce, The Dead, now being presented by Scena Theatre, is a slice of the lives of polite, quiet desperation lived by genteel middle-class Dubliners i…
The five adults seated onstage in a children's classroom each have a kid enrolled in this private day school, which like the play we're watching is named Eureka Day. These earnest parent…
The NSO Pops helped to make our spirits bright with its annual Christmas concert featuring Tony and Grammy Award-winning Leslie Odom, Jr. and a parcel of musical gifts from his Simply Christ…
As the year draws to a close, we asked DCMTA writers to think back on the shows that left an indelible impression on them in 2019. In this category, outstanding community theater design, we …