An appropriate subtitle for “Perfect Arrangement,” a highly attractive period piece now at Silver Spring Stage, could be “The Way We Never Were.” A satire of 1950s conventionality, this char... Read more
“Spring Awakening,” the turbulent rock-musical about teenage sexuality, is being given new life at Round House Theatre. Round House stages a surprising and skillful production of... Read more
Matthew Bourne’s “Swan Lake” is not your mother’s Swan Lake, and it’s marvelous indeed. A gorgeous reinvention of ballet’s revered classic, the production, in performance by Bour... Read more
The weather outside isn’t yet frightful, but Synetic Theater’s debut production of “The Snow Queen” creates a delightful winter wonderland inside. This innovative out... Read more
Holiday shows understandably tend towards the heartwarming, and the touring production of “Come From Away,” now at the Kennedy Center, fits the bill. It’s a rich, exhilarating story about th... Read more
If you need something to lift the spirits in this dark season, definitely consider “Peter Pan and Wendy,” a buoyant and sparkling new reimagining of J.M. Barrie’s classic tale adapted by Lau... Read more
Christmas comes but once a year, and it brings with it performances of ‘The Nutcracker,’ which always spread Christmas cheer. The Atlanta Ballet’s production of the holiday class... Read more
“We, the people, must redeem, The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers.” This excerpt from Langston Hughes’ poem “Let America be America Again” is read at the top of Lynn Nottage’s “Sweat... Read more
Kensington Arts Theatre kicks off its new season off in style with a charming production of “Guys and Dolls.” KAT produces a fun and funny staging of the romantic, crowd-pleasing... Read more
Anyone seeking a haunted house experience this Halloween season need look no further than “The Haunting of Hill House,” now at The Little Theatre of Alexandria. The company mounts a satisfyi... Read more
