It is astonishing to think that Jonathan Larson, the visionary composer, the voice of a new generation, the tunesmith who brought rock to musical theater in his iconic show RENT, would be 65 this year ...

Frida Libre, a bilingual world premiere, opened to a packed house at GALA Hispanic Theatre. With book and lyrics by treasured playwright Karen Zacarías and music by Deborah Wicks La Puma, the show ...

Dave Harris. Photo by Izak Rappaport courtesy of the artist. Over the past year and a half, I’ve reviewed the DC productions of Exception to the Rule and Incendiary. Although Dave Harris started as a ...

For some people, the promise of spring reveals itself with the first crocuses popping up in the yard. For others, it might be baseball’s spring training and the Grapefruit League season. But for me, ...

I finally saw Wicked on Broadway in early 2022. I went in blind, and as I left, I was sad to find that I felt underwhelmed. Unmemorable, plotless songs plagued the performance, and the show centers ...

At the beginning of Western civilization, in ancient Greece, playwrights would produce serious theater works that addressed issues of such importance to the well-being of the state that the ...

Something is afoot at the Workhouse Arts Center. They seem to have discovered a magic spell for executing lesser-known comedic texts that have the potential to teeter but that Workhouse turns into ...

Scene from ‘Family Affair: The Wedding.’ Photo courtesy of Timeless Entertainment. Bunn-Nelson added depth to the show with her role as Mikey’s mom, Kandace. Bunn-Nelson brings a mix of humor and ...

Tyler Herman as Gabe and Ashley D. Nguyen as Voice in ‘The Hatmaker’s Wife.’ Photo by Ryan Maxwell Photography. Retired from his work as the town’s top hatmaker, Hetchman sits like a lump in a ...

Scenes from the WATCH Award Ceremony March 17, 2024. Photos by Matthew Randall. And now for the winners (shown in bold)… In each of the forty categories, five nominees were selected based on the ...

Martín Ruiz as President Perón and Fran Tapia as Eva Perón in ‘Mummy in the Closet: Evita Returns.’ Photo by Daniel Martínez. The following are the background facts upon which the musical is based.

The story of a Black political prisoner who tries to reconcile with his family makes for a compelling hook. The themes of family, revolution, grief, trauma, and perhaps reconciliation will no doubt ...