Framed by twinkling tulle curtains, Mosaic Theater's The Spark Benefit Celebration on February 7, 2026 celebrated "the spark that has kept Mosaic growing and glowing." Lifting up the artistr…
It's a basic principle of directing theatre that when two people are on stage and one of them speaks, the audience will probably watch the one who is listening. The opposite is true of dance…
Louis Sachar's 1998 Newberry-winning novel, "Holes," has become a staple of young adult literature, selling eight million copies worldwide. Walt Disney Pictures later adapted the book into a…
At Little Theatre of Alexandria, "you're in the band" once you score a ticket to their winter musical, "School of Rock." Based on the beloved, 2003 comedy film of the same name starring Jack…
It was an enthusiastic audience who braved howling wind chills to attend the twenty-third appearance of the Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble at the George Mason University Center f…
Dystopian futures have long fueled books, film, and TV, but today they resonate more than ever as political and business leaders ignore history's warnings, show little regard for human digni…
August Wilson's brilliant, 1987 Pulitzer and Tony award-winning "Fences" graces the stage at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, and we thank them for it. This powerful play is the sixth present…
While it may be cold as a crypt outside, it's nice and steamy at Constellation Theatre's "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors." This inventive retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula spins what we know …
This seems to be the season of thriller-style theatre in the DMV region. NextStop Theatre Company joins the horror genre fray with their world premiere production of Nia Akilah Robinson's "…
Everyman Theatre is currently presenting the world premiere of "Dawn," written by playwright Tuyết Thị Phạm and directed by Seonjae Kim. Phạm is also an associate artist…
Once again Baltimore is the first stop in the national tour of a major Broadway musical, this one based on a novel by a former Baltimore resident! Kait Kerrigan adapted F. Scott Fitzgerald's…
Director Rob Gorman greeted us for an informative post-show discussion with the cast of "Enough To Let The Light In" at the Silver Spring Stage. He raised the question that haunted many in t…
The cast and crew of "Annie" at Theatre@CBT had a hard-knock tech week, missing a few vital nights to the winter storm, but they stuck out their chins and grinned and put on an impressive, s…
Looking up at the sky and wondering what is out there is an activity as old as time. One can't help but wonder about our place in the bigger universe. Astronomers such as Henrietta Swan Leav…
Most dance audiences are content with the usual outlets for expressing appreciation: applause, shouts of bravo and an occasional demand for an encore. Fans of the Alvin Ailey American Dance …
If you're looking for subtle storytelling and emotional restraint, "Rock of Ages" at Toby's Dinner Theatre politely suggests you exit the theater. This is musical theater with the volume up,…
An admitted horror buff, I was quite excited for the opening of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's "Paranormal Activity." I was still skeptical that theatre could truly deliver the jump scare…
It takes more than two hands to stage a ballet production. Many hands are needed to sew costumes, build sets, hang lights, wire speakers, print tickets and calm a furrowed brow or two. When …
Signature Theatre is thrilled to honor Broadway, music, television and film star Vanessa Williams. For more than four decades, Vanessa has been entertaining and captivating audiences with he…
Experienced regional director and producer to become the theatre's first new artistic leader in 35 years. The Board of Directors at Everyman Theatre in Baltimore, Md. has named Houston-based…
Through wintery weather and freezing cold temps, the show must go on. Facing down a massive January storm, the Folger Shakespeare Theatre's Fourth Annual Reading Room Festival went on as sch…
"Something's cooking at the Spitfire Grill" on the stage of the Bowie Playhouse, and my goodness, is it something delicious! The incredibly talented troupe at 2nd Star Productions is serving…
"Clue" is coming to DC's National Theatre, January 27 " February 1, 2026. A fast-paced and hilarious murder mystery based on the 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Has…
"Enough to Let the Light In" by Paloma Nozicka is a "psychological thriller" focusing on two friends, Marc and Cynthia. They celebrate one night but find they must deal with buried secrets w…
It was two weeks past New Year's Eve and some 320 miles away from Times Square. Yet on January 16, 2026 at Richmond's historic Art Deco Henrico Theatre, Joe Enroughty and His Royal Virginian…