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Review: ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ at Dr. Phillips Center

Theatrical Performancemaxxing at Degenerates

Else and Emma Rose Went’s production is a super-intense dive into the darkness of the incel life.

‘The Visit’ at Pasadena Playhouse Review: The ’50s Absurdist Comedy Is Too Smug in Its Peak-Bleak View of Venal Humanity...

When an “Amadeus” revival opened at Pasadena Playhouse in February, it was such a spectacular success on every level that you wouldn’t have minded if the keepers of the venerable S...

Get to the ponto

Mitridate, re di Ponto at the Teatro di San Carlo showcases some energetic performances — and some unfortunate stage busyness.

Other Desert Cities Has Dried Up and Blown Away

Nuanced performances from Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Allison Janney, and Ed Harris can’t cover for a dated, predictable play.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Review: A Riveting Power Play

Round House and Olney deliver a superb co-production of August Wilson’s blues-soaked drama, led by Nicole Michelle Haskins and Yao Dogbe. The post Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Review:...

In ‘The Maltese Falcon,’ Upstage Artists delivers a solid classic noir

The thoroughly enjoyable, well-acted production honors its source material and makes great use of its cozy space.  By VALERIE J. MIKLES 

A sizzling ‘Some Like It Hot’ reopens Olney’s Bernard Family Theatre 

A big, brassy production filled with showbiz spectacle proves a fitting debut for Olney Theatre Center’s newly renovated stage. By BOB ASHBY

La Pluma’s ‘Nation-State: A Live Experiment’ is a play of two worlds

The immersive testimonial experience showcases actor Victor Salinas’s talents but lacks the tension needed to drive home its satirical point. By JARED STRANGE

A History of Paper Review. A love story, and a 9/11 musical

I needed several pieces of paper to watch Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson perform live in “A History of Paper” – a theater ticket, a train ticket, a plane ticket (in reverse ord...

In ‘Bernhardt/Hamlet’ at Silver Spring Stage, a timely tribute to a can-do woman

A handsome production takes us behind the scenes with the 19th-century actress who famously played the Dane. By SOPHIA HOWES

Review: Talking People, Bush Theatre

An original, unpredictable and gripping piece of theatre. The post Review: Talking People, Bush Theatre appeared first on Everything Theatre.

Review: Maya Ricote: Ay Am!, Soho Theatre

Telenovela melodrama becomes inventive physical comedy, but the hour-long show could use a little more substance. The post Review: Maya Ricote: Ay Am!, Soho Theatre appeared first...

Impromptu belly laughs in WIT’s ‘Stumped’ and ‘Fraudway! Presents’

Washington Improv Theater's fall series at Studio skewers local elections and big musicals — and hilarity is had by all. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

Delirium Review

When a hand grenade suddenly lands in their apartment, it’s just one more thing for the couple to bicker about in “Delirium,” director  Igor Golyak’s explosive adaptation of Eugene...

Other Desert Cities Original Broadway Review

Below are my two reviews of the original 2011 New York production of “Other Desert Cities,” by Jon Robin Baitz, which I’m resurrecting shortly before the play’s first Broadway revi...

‘Hundred Days’ Review: Music Soars, Romance Falls Flat

Keegan Theatre's spirited cast rocks The Bengsons' stirring folk score but can't quite capture the life-affirming love story at its heart. The post ‘Hundred Days’ Review: Music Soa...

Review: Mega Church Xmas Play, Libra Theatre Cafe

Vehemently funny Christmas chaos. The post Review: Mega Church Xmas Play, Libra Theatre Cafe appeared first on Everything Theatre.

INTO THE WOODS Noel Coward Theatre WC1

This is the marvellous production from the Bridge Theatre, and I append my oroginal review below. But it’s worth recording how wonderful a second viewing is, in the rowdier, someti...

Good Time Charlie Review

You’re likely to be charmed by Ryan J. Haddad and nearly everybody around him in “Good Time Charlie,” from the moment he introduces the family members he roped into “The Haddad The...

Review: The Human Voice / The Seven Deadly Sins, Charing Cross Theatre

A double bill of two short operas, The Human Voice / The Seven Deadly Sins is a lovely pairing dominated by a great leading vocal performance. The post Review: The Human Voice / Th...

Slam Frank Review

“Slam Frank,” a problematic musical that revels in its provocations, winds up a muddle and maybe something worse. But it begins with a premise that at least is clear: What if a hop...

Review: Transit, Arches Lane Theatre

Using physical theatre, poetry, dance and live music, Transit is a powerful, human response... The post Review: Transit, Arches Lane Theatre appeared first on Everything Theatre.

‘Some Like It Hot’ a wild ride at renovated Bernard Family Theatre

Exhilarating show brimming with fun, feeling, and focus on gender exploration The post ‘Some Like It Hot’ a wild ride at renovated Bernard Family Theatre appeared first on Washingt...