“Translating the poetic image of the fairy tale into the pedestrian language of psychoanalysis, the marriage of “Beauty and the Beast” is the humanization and socialization of the id by the... Read more
As summer draws to an end, Laurel Mill Playhouse is offering up “The Girls of the Garden Club” by John Patrick, a delightful comedy about the joys, frustrations, and drama of gardening. It’s... Read more
When you go to this show, be prepared to laugh. Helen (Liz Weber) and her best friend Zona (Carol Randolph) may be north of 70, but their talent for life will charm you completely. ‘Helen on... Read more
In its 40th season, Woolly Mammoth lives up to its reputation for gripping, socially-engaged drama with its production of “Fairview.” Jackie Sibblies Drury’s knotty, brilliant show, making i... Read more
Ten-hut! Aaron Sorkin, best known as the writer of The West Wing and The Social Network, penned this story while bartending in N.Y. in the 80s. The Director, Kathleen Barth cleverly captured... Read more
“Love Sick” at Theatre J is a ravishing mix of the sacred and profane, awash in pomegranate-scented dreams of budding and satiated desire, on many levels. This is lush, deeply fe... Read more
What is honor? This is the question Folger Theatre asks as it opens its 2019-2020 season with “1 Henry IV,” a classic play wrought with both intensity and hilarity. The first in... Read more
“Bobby Gould in Hell” by David Mamet introduced this reviewer to the concept of “Pop-Up Theatre.” It was at the Italian Café Restaurant in Falls Church, Virginia, with excellent Italian cui... Read more
Olney Theater Center kicks off its season with a captivating new production of “Cabaret.” With a story that charts the rise of fascism in Germany’s inter-war Weimar Republic, it’... Read more
Last year, Monumental Theatre presented Act 1 of “Montgomery,” a new musical about Claudette Colvin, Rosa Parks, civil rights attorney Fred Gray, and the civil rights movement in Montg... Read more
