| 2013, May 16 | All for One | Synetic's Musketeers dazzles with storytelling that is not simply entertaining, but transporting | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2013, May 16 | Arid and Overwhelming | This Palm Springs play needs both far less and much more | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2013, May 16 | Gilgamesh Follies | Constellation's latest epic is only worth it for the visual stimulation provided by the cast | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, May 01 | Heel Thyself: ''Kinky Boots'' | Cyndi Lauper's original songs go beyond the Broadway box in the new Tony-nominated musical | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Apr 25 | War Torn: ''Wallenstein'' | Robert Pinsky boldly and cleverly freshens Wallenstein's solemn historical premise with an irreverently modern voice | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2013, Apr 18 | Mother Lode | The Shakespeare Theatre Company's bristling production of ''Coriolanus'' is a stunning work of urgency and clarity | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2013, Apr 04 | Sewing Discontent | Tazewell Thompson's play about the relationship between Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckly stays safely within the speed limits | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2013, Apr 04 | Perfect Match | Broadway veteran Nancy Opel makes the role of Dolly her own in Ford's revival of the beloved Jerry Herman classic | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Mar 28 | Heart of Darkness | ''Voodoo Macbeth'' touches, with rawness and relevance, on all that is unsettled about humans at war | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2013, Mar 14 | Political Animal | Richard Schiff stays connected to political roles | By Randy Shulman |
| 2013, Mar 14 | Skate Away | GMCW takes on the campy, roller-skating fantasy ''Xanadu'' | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Mar 14 | Perfect Storm | Thanks to Synetic's dazzling, rich production, there is now another way to see, feel and think about Shakespeare's The ''Tempest'' | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2013, Feb 28 | Paige Turns | Elaine Paige will share her ''personal musical theater journey'' at The Birchmere | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Feb 28 | Haunted House | GALA Theatre's ''The House of the Spirits,'' based on Isabel Allende's novel, makes the leap from page to stage in stunningly evocative fashion | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Feb 21 | Magical Metamorphoses | From academic to entertaining, Mary Zimmerman offers a sleekly sophisticated retelling of classic mythology | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Feb 21 | Going Weill | The InSeries offers a musical revue celebrating Kurt Weill | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Feb 14 | Misanthropic Mamet | Round House and Theater J do their parts, but the shortcomings in the stories themselves remain | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Feb 14 | The One Who Got Away | ''Good People'' is a highly entertaining, very funny and all-around insightful drama, painted with exquisite cultural detail | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2013, Feb 14 | Nordic Adventures | The Kennedy Center serves up a dynamic -- and cool -- international festival | By Randy Shulman |
| 2013, Feb 07 | Local Heroes | There's something distinctly un-American in the way Thornton Wilder undermines the comforts of an unexamined life in ''Our Town'' | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2013, Feb 07 | Pool Days | The special challenge of staging ''Metamorphoses'' at Arena Stage | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Feb 07 | Shock and Blah | Studio's latest ultimately warrants the attention it gets from a shocking title, while Keegan's ''Cabaret'' is a bit dull | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Jan 24 | 'Zorro' Strikes Again | Constellation Theatre makes a mark with its entertaining take on this romantic tale of identity and intrigue | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Jan 24 | Mighty Sylvester | Anthony Wayne offers a Broadway-style tribute to the late gay disco legend | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Jan 17 | Family Ties | Sifting the 20th century like panhandlers, TACT has surfaced yet another piece of gold with the 1924 comedy ''The Show Off'' | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2013, Jan 17 | Sexually Speaking | Jefferson hosts sex-positive storytelling events at Black Fox Lounge | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Jan 10 | Social Contractions | Studio Theatre's short, sharp black comedy Contractions packs an emotional wallop | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Jan 10 | Homeless | WSC Avant Bard loses its resident status at Artisphere | By Doug Rule |
| 2013, Jan 03 | War Torn | An intriguing contemporary adaptation of Homer's poem, An Iliad is surprisingly compelling and occasionally stirring | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Dec 27 | Kate Wingfield's Best and Worst Stage of 2012 | Five productions, three conventional, two less so, took flight, each in their own way and for quite different reasons | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Dec 27 | Doug Rule's Best and Worst Stage of 2012 | Much of the region's best theater in 2012 required the most physical transport | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Dec 13 | Sharing Stories | SpeakEasyDC sends off Hanukkah at Sixth & I this Saturday | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Dec 06 | Musical Trips | Signature's ''Dreamgirls'' and Arena's ''Pullman Porter Blues'' both offer transporting tales and tremendous leading ladies | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Dec 06 | Back to the Bard | Ethan McSweeny is always happy to return to Shakespeare in Washington | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Dec 06 | Fairy Dust | ''Midsummer Night's Dream'' is an enchanting confection for those who prefer their holiday entertainment more pagan than pious | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Nov 29 | Awkward 'Aliens' | With almost as much silence as speech, playwright Annie Baker seems to be daring theatergoers to snooze during ''The Aliens'' | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Nov 29 | My Fair Musical | Despite a palpable lack of chemistry between Eliza and Higgins, Arena's staging of ''My Fair Lady'' still delivers | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Nov 21 | North Pole Longing | A lonely, tipsy Mrs. Claus may steal the GMCW holiday show this year | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Nov 15 | Folksy Feeling | ''Woody Sez'' is a warm tribute to a folk hero | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Nov 15 | Lingering Accents | Arena Stage's Molly Smith worked ''to create a ''My Fair Lady'' for modern times'' | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Nov 15 | Cox Appeal | Deborah Cox's musical pursuits continue to have significant gay appeal | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Nov 15 | Bombs Away | Keegan Theatre has done a mostly masterful job with Arthur Miller's ''All My Sons,'' to startling impact | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Nov 15 | Off the Gay Grid | Mike Albo to share humorous, ''very gay'' observations at L'Enfant Café | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Nov 08 | Flock of Foul | Folger Theatre's ''The Conference of the Birds'' offers some charming flights of fancy but also tactless fowl flatulence | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Nov 08 | Theater Booster | The Theatre Lab has helped boost the quality of Washington theater | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Nov 01 | Four Legs Good | ''War Horse'' wows with stagecraft, thrills with heart, making for one not-to-be missed puppet show | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Nov 01 | Dirty Truth | You won't leave Dirt unsoiled, even if the point is muddied | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Oct 25 | Horse Play | ''War Horse'' offers newfound appreciation for horses and puppeteers | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Oct 18 | Almost Like Clockwork | Scena's gung-ho production of ''A Clockwork Orange'' enhances your impression of Anthony Burgess's story | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Oct 04 | Love Hate | ''Jekyll and Hyde'' offers Alex Mills a star turn but little else, while ''Fly'' is a feel-good look at the Tuskegee Airmen | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Sep 27 | Show Explorer | From ''A Chorus Line'' to GALA Theatre, Antonio Vargas is making his mark | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Sep 27 | 'Brel' Done Well | MetroStage's Jacques Brel revue is a moving piece of theater | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Sep 27 | Big Government | ''The Government Inspector'' is a refreshing change from the usual safe-but-dire comic menu so often served in mainstream theater | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Sep 20 | Show Pieces | ''Invisible Man'' is one to see, while Taking Steps has trouble finding its footing | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Sep 13 | Broadway's Future | Kennedy Center hosts a showcase of new talented composers | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Sep 13 | Wrestling Demons | A blend of identity-angst and comment on what it is to think American, ''Chad Deity'' is a clever take on familiar themes | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Sep 06 | Fully Exposed | MaryBeth Wise plays a woman discovering her body and herself in Theater J's ''Body Awareness'' | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Aug 30 | Temperamental Movement | Rep Stage begins its 20th season with America's pre-Stonewall gay activists | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Aug 30 | Fun at the Whorehouse | The Chicken Ranch charmer is predictably pleasing, while ''Totem'' will have you on the edge of your seat | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Aug 30 | The Hello Girl | Marsha Mason revives her role in ''All's Well That Ends Well'' at the Shakespeare's annual Free-for-All | By Randy Shulman |
| 2012, Aug 09 | August Sizzler | Once you meet the Weston family, you just might want to call your parents to make sure they know you love them | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Jul 19 | Torture Garden | ''The Addams Family'' is a torture -- not just for the characters onstage -- but for those audience members who choose to endure it | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2012, Jul 12 | Fringe Follies | The Capital Fringe Festival offers a bit of everything | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Jun 28 | Making Merry | A Pims or two at the Sidney Harman bar, and you'll find much to savor in this crowd pleaser of a season-closer, ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Jun 21 | Razzle Dazzle | ''First You Dream'' offers homage to Kander and Ebb, while ''Memphis'' satisfies your musical sweet tooth | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Jun 21 | Heartache: 'The Normal Heart' | With a devotion to emotional truth, Larry Kramer engages as much as he lays bare in his AIDS-crisis masterpiece | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Jun 21 | Spanglish | GALA Theatre's ''Puerto Rico ¡Fuá!'' is pretty much like taking a trip to the island strange and surprising, but charming | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Jun 14 | Hot to Trot | ''Spring Awakening'' is filled with sex and abuse and sadism and abortion, agitated with rock and folk courtesy Duncan Sheik | By Chris Heller |
| 2012, Jun 14 | Ring Them Bells | First You Dream has got more razzle-dazzle than your typical revue | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Jun 14 | Apocalypse Now | An interesting if underdeveloped idea, 'Mr. Burns' is the least-funny reference to 'The Simpsons' you'll ever see | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Jun 07 | Gods and Monsters | Only WSC Avant Bard would mix a Greek classic with an avant-garde play | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, May 31 | Concept Man | Arena's tinkering with tried-and-true ''Music Man'' may leave you scratching your head at points, yet still manages to impress | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2012, May 31 | Dance to the Music | Thanks to Parker Esse, everyone gets the dancing bug at Arena Stage | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, May 31 | The A Word | Steven Dietz's play ''Lonely Planet'' has had lingering, ''gratifying'' significance | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, May 31 | Some Enchanted Story | Marcelo Guzzo finds it enlightening how the audience connects with ''South Pacific'' | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, May 31 | Superstars | Layered, cohesive and atmospheric, ''Tooth'' and ''Bacchae'' do justice to their end-of-era stories and their musical accompaniment | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, May 31 | Vice Squad | ''Bachelorette'' makes for an awfully vulgar, awfully funny 90 minutes of bite but it's far from bitter | By Chris Heller |
| 2012, May 24 | Double Serving | If you like your slapstick shameless and your gags spelled out, yelled and repeated, ''Servant of Two Masters'' is pants-wettingly funny | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, May 24 | Maps and Mythology | Lonely Planet's message finds clear focus, while Metamorphoses is long on dazzle and short on substance | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, May 24 | Gay Skate: Xanadu | Signature Theatre's ''Xanadu'' has more gay appeal than the Broadway original | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, May 24 | All Skate | As Signature's ''Xanadu'' becomes a delightful destination, glitches pale next to the dominant pleasures | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2012, May 18 | A Little Bloated | If you can't keep up with the overabundance of characters, Meal's message will get lost in the details | By Chris Heller |
| 2012, May 12 | Golden Tribute | Though there are flaws in End of the Rainbow, there's nary a flaw in Tracie Bennett's portrayal of Judy Garland | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, May 12 | Gershwin Jukebox | Despite a lackluster Matthew Broderick, the Tony-nominated ''Nice Work If You Can Get It'' is a sure-fire spectacle | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, May 10 | Pool Party | Constellation takes a dip in the pool | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, May 10 | Westward, Shrew! | Folger's ''Shrew'' is an uneasy marriage between a tale told in Elizabethan verse and actors evoking Disney's Frontierland | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2012, May 09 | Bad Faith | It takes a big leap of faith to buy into the fanciful Broadway musical ''Leap of Faith'' | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Apr 26 | Soul-Stirring | Fifteen homeless women make their Kennedy Center debut in Theatre Lab show | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Apr 26 | Crossed Lines | Despite Signature's admirable effort, the somber notes of this French play on playground bullying lose something | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Apr 25 | Hayes Honors Gays | The LGBT community was well-represented at annual Helen Hayes Awards | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Apr 12 | Untamed: Review of 'Taming of the Shrew' | Synetic's 'Shrew' overflows with bright color, stark lighting, emotive music and, as always, stunning choreography | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Apr 12 | Occupational Art | Local Latino artists ''occupy'' the GALA Theatre this weekend | By Doug Rule Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2012, Apr 12 | Paying Homage | Actor Jay Alvarez pays homage to his Cuban-American family in a one-man show now at MetroStage | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Apr 12 | Adventure Theatre celebrates 60 years of cute-themed theater | By Doug Rule | |
| 2012, Apr 04 | A Woman Alone: 'Strange Interlude' | Shakespeare Theatre Company masterfully captures the breadth and nuance of O'Neill's story of a woman wounded and those affected by her scars | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Apr 04 | Spiderspoof | Landless Theatre Company spoofs the musical ''Spider-Man'' | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Mar 25 | Scary Carrie? Barely | You can't help put feel cheated by what they decided not to show in the middling Off-Broadway revival of 'Carrie' | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Mar 23 | Eastern Edge: 'Brother Russia' | A show in a show may have an apropos nesting-doll quality, but the prize inside is merely acceptable | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2012, Mar 23 | American Overture: '1776' | Ford's Theatre's musical retelling of the Colonies' revolt features strapping statesmen and a South Carolina showstopper | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2012, Mar 22 | Hearts Afire | A little idealized, a little mythic, the charm of Eugene O'Neill's ''Ah, Wilderness'' is as undeniable as saltwater taffy | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Mar 15 | Review: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess | Audra McDonald is extraordinary in Broadway's new ''Porgy and Bess,'' which is shorter, more racially sensitive than ever | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Mar 15 | The Vanishing | ''How to Disappear'' is too long, too manic and, ultimately, too obvious to justify all of its spectacle and spasms | By Chris Heller |
| 2012, Mar 15 | Generating Sparks | Hal Sparks is still in the LGBT spotlight years after 'Queer as Folk' | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Mar 08 | Amsterdamned | David Ives's portrait of a city and citizen in crisis features sharply crafted language and a star turn by Alexander Strain | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2012, Mar 08 | Rocky Concert | The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington presents a ''glitzier,'' Gaga-esque version of ''The Rocky Horror Show'' | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Feb 27 | Beyond Bare | AU theater production goes from stage to discussion, engaging the community on coming-out issues | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Feb 23 | Bad Company | Avant Bard's handling of ''Les Justes'' pricks the conscience and elevates discussion well beyond current sound bites | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Feb 21 | Cree-ative Calling | Multimedia artist Kent Monkman's alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, making U.S. debut at NMAI | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2012, Feb 16 | Fundamentally Flawed | With ''Next Fall,'' Geoffrey Nauffts explores matters of life and death with an extreme lack of nuance | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2012, Feb 16 | Review: Blood Wedding | Constellation's latest production is hard to warm to | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Feb 16 | Review: Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers | No Rules' adaptation of ''Peter Pan'' is more imaginative than most productions | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Feb 16 | Review: Kinsey Sicks in ''Electile Dysfunction'' | The most current Kinsey Sicks' political parody gets old fast | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Feb 16 | Review: Josephine Tonight | Metro Stage's latest offers everything one would hope for in a musical | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Feb 09 | Fabulous Baker Boy | Maurice Hines pays musical tribute to Josephine Baker | by Doug Rule |
| 2012, Feb 09 | Mother Complex | Michael Lluberes's new, dark adaptation of ''Peter Pan'' draws on author J.M. Barrie's relationship with his mother | by Doug Rule |
| 2012, Feb 03 | Review: The Two Gentlemen of Verona | P.J. Paparelli's reimagines Shakespeare's comedy as a tragic destination with too much bloodshed | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2012, Feb 02 | Review: The Elephant Room | In ''The Elephant Room,'' the humor is outlandish, cool irreverent and nerdy plus there's fun and funky magic | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Feb 02 | Review: Red | Arena's ''Red'' is bracingly effective as a reflection of the creative and destructive forces faced by artist Mark Rothko | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2012, Feb 02 | Riffing on Republicans | The Kinsey Sicks try to be funnier than Michele Bachmann | by Doug Rule |
| 2012, Feb 01 | Review: Wit | In ''Wit,'' now playing on Broadway, Cynthia Nixon reveals herself to be an incredibly expressive actor of great range | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Jan 26 | Drag Race | Christopher Sieber is the not-so-secret powerhouse in the entertaining, wholly engaging revival of ''La Cage aux Folles'' | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2012, Jan 26 | Rising Star | A memorable role in the film Camp set Robin de Jesús on an acting path that has already garnered two Tony nominations | by Doug Rule |
| 2012, Jan 19 | Channeling a Legend | Rita McKenzie pays tribute to Broadway powerhouse Ethel Merman | by Doug Rule |
| 2012, Jan 19 | Review: Little Murders | With ''Little Murders,'' TACT delivers on Feiffer's clever and amusing fantasy of an urban middle-class meltdown | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2012, Jan 12 | Review: Time Stands Still | After watching Donald Margulies's stunning play, you just might walk away contemplating changes in your own life. | By Doug Rule |
| 2012, Jan 12 | Review: The Religion Thing | Renee Calarco's ''The Religion Thing'' is a very modern, very funny play that deserves the boost Theater J is giving it | by Doug Rule |
| 2012, Jan 05 | Taking the Stage | It took a lot of persuading to get local arts personality Robert Aubrey Davis to star as Edna in ''Hairspray'' | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Dec 29 | Stand-Up Ann | Holland Taylor's ''Ann'' flatters its subject as much as possible, in order to flatter its star equally so | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Dec 22 | Dance Fever | Featuring a catchy score by Elton John, the stage adaptation of Billy Elliot is nothing less than a joy to watch | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Dec 22 | Bon Voyage | Old-fashioned though it may be, ''Anything Goes'' with Sutton Foster and crew sails all the way to a musical promised land | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Dec 22 | Modern Classic | ''Lysistrata Jones'' is as au courant as today's musicals come, with pop-culture references drawn straight from the blogosphere | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Dec 15 | Ever Greene | Actress Ellen Greene reveals why she is such a strong supporter for causes near and dear to queer hearts | By Doug Rule Photograph by Todd Franson |
| 2011, Dec 15 | Holiday Hilarity | Michael Stebbins gives the gift of Sedaris satire | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Dec 15 | Big Hair | Forget ''Hairspray's'' casting stunt, it's the supporting cast that gives it life, while Nero would work much better as a one act | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Dec 15 | Comedy Accompli | ''Spoiler Alert'' is an evening of educated, inventive, wildly silly, sometimes potent comedy delivered by a talented ensemble | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Dec 15 | Law and Stagecraft | Ken Ludwig is a D.C. lawyer turned famous playwright | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Dec 07 | Fiddling with History | Danny Scheie, star of ''You, Nero'' at Arena Stage, owes his start in show business to Julie Andrews | By Doug Rule Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2011, Dec 07 | A Giddy Thing | ''Much Ado'' is the Bard for a modern audience done right ridiculously fun, yet completely about the language and wit | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Dec 07 | Breaking Out | In ''Bust,'' Lauren Weedman juggles two-dozen characters with a frantic mania that's admirable, impressive and intimidating | By Chris Heller |
| 2011, Dec 01 | Bonfire Night | Bill Cain's ''Equivocation'' is a fun and emotive evening whether you care to tally the Bardian references or not | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Nov 23 | Jersey Score | Making a welcome return to the National Theatre, 'Jersey Boys' is as crowd-pleasing as a Broadway show gets | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Nov 23 | Broadway Carols | Michael Sharp helps MetroStage make the yuletide gay | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Nov 17 | Bucking Tradition | WSC Avant Bard's ''Mistorical Hystory'' is an ambitious adaptation combining four of Shakespeare's historical plays | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Nov 11 | Desert Oasis | Jon Robin Baitz's ''Other Desert Cities'' is a trenchant examination of family, brought to life by a stunning cast | by Doug Rule Photograph by Joan Marcus |
| 2011, Nov 10 | Bloody Business | Studio's Golden Dragon is a visceral, emotional rush, while Theater J mines intellectually complex territory with Miller's After the Fall | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Nov 10 | Acting Out | Jason Stuart is doing what he can to help increase the number of gay actors and comedians in show business | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Oct 27 | War and Witchcraft | Constellation offers an over-the-top satire of war, while Keegan takes on witchcraft and Arthur Miller's ''Crucible'' | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Oct 27 | Going Green | All the envy that motivates Iago to destroy Othello is wrapped in a gorgeous Folger production with stunningly beautiful actors | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Oct 27 | Blasphemy in Idaho | Woolly Mammoth's latest offering, ''Bright New Boise,'' is a respectful exploration of faith that goes down as easy as manna from heaven | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Oct 19 | The People Sing | ''Les Misérables'' cast members sing at ''gay-oriented'' benefit | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Oct 06 | A Musical Mystery | Adam Gwon solved the mystery of ''The Boy Detective Fails,'' an original musical that is part of his plan for success | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Oct 06 | Giving Birth | Studio Theatre debuts a new bare-bones series with an adventurous, sensational new work, ''Lungs'' | By Chris Heller |
| 2011, Oct 06 | French Twist | Though it sports an amazing cast, there's little left -- visually and orchestrally -- in the current ''Les Miz'' to speak to its roots | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Sep 29 | Tea Time | In his one-man show, E. Patrick Johnson is determined to blend the bitter with enough of the sweet to keep you fully engaged. | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Sep 29 | Shows of Shows | Arena Stage gives life to Childress's incredible 1955 play, while GALA goes to war | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Sep 29 | Musical Realities | 'Parade' marches to the beat of a particularly bleak (and real) drummer, while Fela! tells of a creative and political awakening | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Sep 22 | Lingering Kiss | Diana Son's 'Stop Kiss' is still relevant 13 years after its off-Broadway debut | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Sep 22 | Repertory Wonders | Signature plunges headfirst into the moody and macabre with a pair of darkly delightful, entertaining musicals | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Sep 22 | Habit Forming | In Alan Bennett's new play, greatness and the mundane all come from the same place -- showing up every day to get the job done | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Sep 22 | Kiss and Tell | No Rules' Stop Kiss would be a must-see production on its own merit, but recent queer bashings make it even more relevant | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Sep 15 | Overly Apparent | Floyd King and Nancy Robinette are great, but the adaptation of Heir Apparent relies too much on SNL-style modern references | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Sep 01 | Funny Business | Gaylarious gets revived at the new, larger Riot Act Comedy Club | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Aug 18 | Weaving's World | Currently starring in 'Uncle Vanya,' Hugo Weaving is best remembered in the gay community for his role in 'Priscilla' | By Randy Shulman |
| 2011, Aug 11 | Gays and Dolls | What's so gay about Guys and Dolls? Plenty. | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Aug 11 | Soviet Disunion | With Cate Blanchett at the helm, the Sydney Theatre Company provides a heart-wrenching, often hilarious Uncle Vanya | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Jul 28 | Southern Comfort | Keegan Theatre's revival of Steel Magnolias doesn't make a convincing case that Chinquapin Parish bears revisiting | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Jul 28 | Courting Controversy | Gino Tassara offers an ''over-the-top,'' explicitly gay play | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Jul 21 | Art and Artifice | Studio examines the legend of Andy Warhol, while Unexpected Stage devises an afterlife for his cohort Candy Darling | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Jul 21 | Bird Watching | Marc Acito's gay penguin play is based on the most banned book in the nation | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Jul 14 | Rock Out | If you can stomach the cheese, the noise and the poop jokes, Rock of Ages has a couple gay twists that'll amuse | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Jul 14 | Pounding Flesh | Merchant of Venice remains among the bard's most dreary plays. | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Jul 07 | Normalcy | Playing through this weekend at the Kennedy Center, 'Next to Normal' is a brilliantly compelling way to spend a few hours | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Jun 29 | Wicked Ways | Wicked has found a Yellow Brick Road that's paved with gold, and it's going to be on this journey for a long time | By Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Jun 23 | Peruvian Struggle | GALA struggles to keep the audience enthralled with its new musical, a dry, academic exercise in storytelling | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Jun 16 | Fur Flurry | Studio's Venus in Fur is an exceptionally sharp theatrical exercise in the hands of David Ives and David Muse | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Jun 09 | Psychotic Edge | With 'Psycho Beach Party,' the community theater Dominion Stage continues its mission to produce edgier shows | By Doug Rule Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2011, Jun 09 | Restless Knight | Synetic's 'Don Quixote' is theater that engages the soul with a magical daring you won't find elsewhere | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Jun 09 | Queen Machines | 'Priscilla' and 'Mormon' are two of the most enjoyable shows on Broadway right now and are both must-see musicals for gays | |
| 2011, Jun 09 | Candy Land | Robert O'Hara's snazzy, saucy Bootycandy is a bracingly in-your-face provocation that is as funny as it is disturbing | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, Jun 02 | Question Time | Though accents sometimes run askew, Kahn's command of his cast makes for a powerful delivery of Pinter's work | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, May 26 | Stellar Showgirls and Guys | Kennedy Center's revival of Follies delivers the heart and soul that makes the Sondheim-Goldman musical truly timeless | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, May 26 | Women of the House | WSC offers Night and Day and two Tennessee Williams one-acts in which captivating women steal the shows | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, May 19 | High Art vs. Hard Cash | The Moscows brings the easy laughs to the stage, but shies away from the harder issues at which it only hints | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, May 19 | Flights of Fancy | The concept may seem peculiar, but Constellation's The Green Bird soars to unexpected and wonderful heights | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, May 12 | Sondheim that Sates | Some may not get exactly what they expect at Signature's Side By Side, but every Sondheim fan will leave satisfied | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2011, May 12 | Ten-Minute Masterworks | Fancy late-night drama? Check out Theatre Lab next week | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, May 05 | Walking Wounded | A powerhouse of a production, Arena Stage's Ruined is an intense and haunting must-see story of war-torn women | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Apr 28 | Stage Manager | Adventure Theatre's Michael Bobbitt has a goal of improving theater for everyone especially children | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Apr 21 | Girl's Night In | Even with a few rough edges, 'Stage Door' remains a faithful and entertaining perspective on an America that still speaks to us | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Apr 14 | Express Yourself | In GALA's latest, three strangers move away from the edge while over at Studio, they're leaping right over the cliff | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Apr 14 | For Art's Sake | A well-acted, spirited, cerebral romp, Signature Theatre's production of Art offers an evening of provocative fun | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Apr 07 | Taking Liberty | Ford's Theatre's new musical Liberty Smith takes a little liberty to make American history entertaining | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Mar 31 | Lights Up | Signature Theatre's new show isn't a love letter to the American musical, and neither is Woolly Mammoth's to Apple | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Mar 31 | Send in the Clowns | For their silent King Lear, Synetic turns in a production that is enchanting, original and gratifyingly macabre | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Mar 24 | Bountiful Journey | Lizan Mitchell heads up an all-Black cast in Round House's luminous, evocative The Trip to Bountiful | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Mar 16 | Jewish Conflict | Theater J's revival of The Chosen gets a tremendous boost from a staging in Arena's in-the-round Fichandler | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Mar 16 | Joker's Wilde | Clever, cynical and unrelenting, An Ideal husband is as relevant today as it was when Wilde was at his fur bed-decked dandiest | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Mar 16 | Nothin' Dirty Goin' On | GMCW's Best Little Whorehouse is primed to deliver some musical thrills | by Tom Avila |
| 2011, Mar 10 | Party Games | Edward Albee's ferocious 'Woolf' takes the stage with enough passion and talent to make an audience forget the famed film | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Mar 10 | Close-Out Concert | Artists gather to perform one last time at Go Mama Go! | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Feb 24 | Family Ties | Engaging and evocative, Juno and the Paycock is a knowing and close-knit tale of early 20th century Irish lives | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Feb 17 | Razzle Dazzle | With a solid cast and an elaborate set, you'll be a bit heady from all the goings-on in On The Razzle | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Feb 17 | Oedipal Rush | With a street poet's ear for the music of language, Luis Alfaro brings an urban vibe to the ancient tragic tale | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Feb 17 | Spoofing Hollywood | Landless Theatre Company's Mash-Up Festival spoofs Hollywood hits | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Feb 17 | Modern Approach | Luis Alfaro serves his community through theater, adapting classic stories for today's times | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Feb 10 | Solid Goldman | Comic Julie Goldman is focused on getting ''the gay out into the world'' | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Feb 03 | Magic Carpet Ride | Arena Stage offers a truly stunning Arabian Nights, while Folger's Comedy of Errors brings on the slapstick | by Doug Rule |
| 2011, Feb 03 | Deconstructions | The Carpetbagger's Children is a potent and effective piece, while Black Watch is a unique exploration into the Iraq regiment | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Feb 03 | Fractured Fairy Tale | Even with its dreamlike incongruities, Shakespeare's Cymbeline is a witty entertainment filled with ''pleasing scenes'' | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Jan 27 | Lesbian Laughs | One of the first out comics, Suzanne Westenhoefer is now one of the most popular lesbians on the comedy circuit | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Jan 27 | Baked Alaska | The Sound of Palin suggests it's better to laugh than cry at a possible Palin presidency | By Doug Rule |
| 2011, Jan 19 | Lost Horizon | American Century's Beyond the Horizon feels more like an academic experience rather than a theatrical one | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2011, Jan 12 | Sweet Secrets | Studio, Arena Stage and Keegan Theatre tell stories about things that some people feel are better left unsaid | by Tom Avila |
| 2011, Jan 05 | Mad About You | Florence Lacey's Norma Desmond is a legend in her own mind and on Signature's stage | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Dec 29 | The Best Stage of 2010 | There was plenty of talent to be found on Washington stages this year, and we celebrate some of the cream of the crop | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Dec 29 | Funny Ladies | A Girl's Guide to Washington Politics riffs on the current state of women in and around politics | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Dec 23 | Some Enchanted Evenings | South Pacific is a vivid, picture postcard of a musical, while Sunset Boulevard is more than ready for its close-up | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Dec 23 | Satirical Song | Doug Peck helps make Shakespeare Theatre's garden grow, music directing Candide, the venue's first musical | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Dec 16 | Sicks Appeal | The drag a cappella group the Kinsey Sicks finds increasing popularity in a changing America | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Dec 16 | Good Cheer | Both the Shakespeare Theatre Company and Woolly Mammoth unwrap a festive bounty of laughs this holiday season | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Dec 09 | Time Warp | Mojo casts a brilliantly dark shadow across the doorstep of Studio's 2ndStage, while Round House crosses the universe | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Dec 02 | Fruitcake Carols | MetroStage mounts a zany, spirited spoof | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Nov 25 | Bold Confession | Marcus Gardley's every tongue confess christens Arena's Kogod Cradle with a mercurial Southern fairy tale | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Nov 25 | The Elf Word | The bad guy in The Happy Elf, Michael Rupert is a gay role model in real life | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Nov 18 | Opposites Attract | Signature and Studio examine the ties that bind us, one with the Kennedys and the other with crullers | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Nov 18 | House of Games | Gregory Moss captures the notorious personalities that fed upon JonBenet, but his House of Gold ultimately withers on the vine | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Nov 10 | Soul Stirring | With a leading role in Hair, Dairus Nichols is sending a message to be who you are -- onstage and off | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Nov 10 | Home on the Range | Arena christens its lavishly renovated space with a lovely -- though not entirely memorable -- take on Oklahoma! | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Nov 10 | Angels Heart | Next weekend, students at Shenandoah University mount a production of Angels in America | by Doug Rule |
| 2010, Nov 04 | All in the Family | The rotating rep of 'Richard III' and 'Mary Stuart' find the Washington Shakespeare Company firing on all pistons | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Nov 04 | Close Encounters | Both Theater J and Scena show us the terrors that exist when our homes are invaded by visitors from beyond | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Nov 04 | Shear Brilliance | Magnetic Steel Burkhardt leads the cast of 'Hair,' a stunning musical that's equal parts revival and outright rave | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Oct 28 | Golden Silence | Mummenschanz offers its classic staged 'silent cartoons' | by Doug Rule |
| 2010, Oct 28 | Fox Hunt | Signature's 'Fox on the Fairway' feels forced and antiquated, while 'Ameriville' at Round House never misses a beat | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Oct 28 | Improv Insanity | WIT offers sketches for Rally to Restore Sanity | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Oct 20 | Cho-sen One | Margaret Cho's making political pals | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2010, Oct 20 | Truth and Consequences | Constellation's Women is a risky project that ultimately succeeds, while Keegan wonders why fools fall in love | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Oct 20 | Frock On | Noted British stage actor Bette Bourne relates his drag-centered adventures in A Life In Three Acts | by Doug Rule |
| 2010, Oct 13 | Fairy Tale Romance | A subtle casting choice makes Ford Theatre's quirky and charming Sabrina Fair feel like a contemporary romance | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Oct 07 | Dogs and Dragons | No Rules brings Charlie Brown vibrantly to life, while Studio 2ndStage's Korean girls are fighting to survive | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Oct 07 | Gay Altar | Dominion Stage presents a ''sizzling'' production of Altar Boys | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Sep 30 | Retro Run | Carefully crafted yet entertaining, witty but tender, The Tenth Man is the kind of drama that re-calibrates the medium | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Sep 23 | Spanish, Class | Gala Hispanic's El Caballero de Olmedo is a modern take on a classic piece of Spanish theater | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Sep 23 | Well Done | With perfect pitch, director Michael Kahn creates a gimmick-free zone in which the best aspects of All's Well fully flourish | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Sep 23 | Moon Shine | With the new musical Glimpses of the Moon, Alexandria's MetroStage puts on a dazzling, transporting show | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Sep 15 | Set to Stun | WSC celebrates the move to their new Rosslyn home with an evening of Shakespeare, presented in the original Klingon | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Sep 15 | Imposter, Muse and a False Note | Round House's Ripley is darkly alluring, David Muse makes a great first impression at Studio and Falsettos flounders | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Sep 08 | High Notes | Ganymede Arts presents a new production of the Tony-winning gay play Falsettos in a space carved out of Go Mama Go! | by Doug Rule |
| 2010, Sep 08 | Anti-Climax | Sarah Ruhl crams her Victorian comic-drama with topics of universal female interest, but comes up empty-handed | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Sep 08 | Revolutions | Something You Did looks at the frustrating nature of the past and those things that simply cannot be undone | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Sep 01 | True Love | A familiar face on cable TV, standup comedian Loni Love gives meaning to her surname | by Doug Rule |
| 2010, Sep 01 | Game Boys | Signature Theatre's Chess does its very best to make you believe that there is nothing sexier than a board game | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Jul 28 | Funny Noises | Keegan Theatre punches up the summer with a bit of brilliantly executed horseplay in Noises Off | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Jul 28 | Puppet Masters | Some of Michael Liscio Jr. and Brent Michael DiRoma's best puppet friends may or may not be gay | by Tom Avila Photographed by Todd Franson Friday, July 16, at The Lansburgh Theatre |
| 2010, Jul 21 | Sing Out Loud | Avenue Q is as funny, surprising and shocking as ever, while Passing Strange is a tempest in a too small teapot | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Jul 14 | Jolly Holiday | The stage musical of Mary Poppins is just as much for adults as it is for kids; Woolly gets a little ''precious'' | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Jul 14 | Lip Service | Special Agent Galactica doesn't impersonate recording artists -- she ''channels'' them | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2010, Jul 07 | Wise Guy | Theater J's wonderful The Interrogation makes a guy you've probably never heard of completely unforgettable | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Jul 07 | Life's a Cabaret | Signature Theatre's annual Sizzlin' Summer Cabaret has plenty of gay appeal | by Doug Rule |
| 2010, Jun 24 | Glamourpusses | Lypsinka makes Legends! more glamourous and more absurd, turning a bad play into an enjoyable, trashy beach read | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Jun 17 | Diva Duel | The Trevor Project's James Lecesne stars with Lypsinka in a new adaptation of Legends! | by Doug Rule Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2010, Jun 17 | Suffragette City | George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession speaks with a timeless and, on occasion, starkly insightful voice | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Jun 10 | Tony Fever | Highlights from four strong contenders at Sunday's ceremony | by Doug Rule |
| 2010, Jun 10 | Lady Like | Enrique Divine sings the part of a transsexual woman in Gala Theatre's El Bola, a tribute to a Cuban legend | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Jun 10 | Slumber Dome | Arena's History feels less like you're on a journey and more like you're attending a lecture for a required class | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Jun 03 | Storytellers | Sycamore Trees is an overly crowded, sometimes needlessly eclectic show that allows too much to wander out of focus | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Jun 02 | Women in Love | Two actresses dig in deep and give extraordinary performances at Woolly Mammoth and Washington Shakespeare Company | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, May 19 | Naked Talent | Naked Boys Singing! surprises you with its substance and delivery, while Perez Hilton is a big musical fizzle | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, May 12 | Feast and Famine | Theater J's Mikvah is familiar and wonderful, while Constellation's attempt to mount an epic is an epic fail | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, May 12 | Explosive Finale | In her final directing credit at Studio Theatre, Joy Zinoman leaves us with a powerful, lasting impression | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, May 06 | Young Bucks | Graham Hamilton plays Hamlet with a creeping and dark charisma, while Tom Carman meets his match in Mrs. Robinson | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Apr 29 | Drive Time | Daring and gripping, Silver Lake looks at the curious, often unfathomable, dynamics between parents and children | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Apr 22 | Tapped Out | While containing amazing moments, like a turn by the brothers Manzari, Arena's Ladies is often too formulaic | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Apr 22 | Jewish Ham | Harvey Fierstein wins you over in Fiddler, while Son of A Standup Comedian leaves you asking, ''Why, God, why?'' | by Doug Rule |
| 2010, Apr 15 | Musical Roots | Director Coy Middlebrook adds poignancy to the spry musical Little Shop of Horrors, giving it relevance to today's troubled times | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Apr 15 | [show] Business | Delightfully inappropriate and outrageously funny, [title of show] airs the dirty laundry of the creative process | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Apr 15 | Lie Hard | The Liar is a gleeful night of 17th Century Farce, while Metamorphosis departs from Synetic's movement-rich norm | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Apr 07 | Greek Idol | In Master Class, Tyne Daly creates a remarkable presence, breathing life into a much-documented icon with great care | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Apr 07 | Spacing Out | Countdown to Yuri's Night celebrates science through art | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Mar 31 | High Notes | Malcolm Gets and John Glover rule the stage in Traviata, while Reasons is a provocative, troubling look at cruelty | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Mar 31 | War Room | American Century presents Stalag 17 in its original incarnation, before the edges were softened by Hollywood | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Mar 25 | Fun with Flora | Little Shop of Horrors is a monster smash at Ford's, but if killer plants aren't your thing, Keegan has a Dance for you | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Mar 25 | Prime Real Estate | One neighborhood undergoes the test of time and human experience, while another undergoes the test of a diva | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Mar 18 | Light Fantastic | Arena Stage shines a very bright Light in Crystal City, while Good for the Jews? leaves the audience puzzled | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Mar 18 | Hitchcocked | The ''comedy thriller'' Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps stops at the Warner Theatre | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Feb 24 | Crowning Achivement | The Shakespeare Theatre's Richard II and Henry V are powerful, memorable, and provocative on myriad levels | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Feb 24 | Nirvana | High Fidelity is a musical with serious cult potential making it perfect for the Landless Theatre Company | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Feb 17 | Latino Flair | Pultizer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz desires to open new doors and uncover untold stories | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Feb 17 | Bloodshed, Bigotry and Beauty | Signature's Sweeney is bloody brilliant, Beauty is heartbreaking, and Collection an intense meditation on race | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Feb 17 | Money Pit | Moliere with an art-house edge, Washington Shakespeare's The Miser is an entertaining way to spend a winter's eve | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Feb 10 | Pyramidic Victory | Powerful, cerebral and riveting, Synetic's Antony and Cleopatra is performance art for the dark at heart | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Feb 10 | Slay Ride | With a gorgeously modern, comedically surreal version of Orestes, Folger brings new life to a play 2,400 years old | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Feb 03 | Siblings and Rivalries | The Rivalry dramatizes the great Lincoln-Douglas debates, while Three Sisters is simple without being austere | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Jan 27 | Divine Miss M | Mahalia: A Gospel Musical delivers the good news in a stunning revival at MetroStage | By Doug Rule |
| 2010, Jan 27 | Writers' Block | In The Four of Us, sentences go unfinished and people tend to talk at -- not to -- one another | by Tom Avila |
| 2010, Jan 27 | The Director's Wife | Alan Paul makes Signature Theatre's Wife his own | By Doug Rule Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2010, Jan 21 | Devil May Care | To see Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? is to enjoy the wit, rhythm and cadence of playwright George Axelrod's language | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Jan 21 | Solo Acts | Andrew Long is fantastic in Doug Wright's Wife, while Mike Daisey's Cargo is engaging, funny and thought-provoking | By Tom Avila |
| 2010, Jan 14 | A Different World | Lydia Diamond expects us to keep up with the subtleties of her characters, yet she writes like we eat at Appleby's | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2010, Jan 14 | Sister Speak | Water showcases Tarell McCraney's masterful way of manipulating language into sound and sound into language | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Dec 24 | Golden Girl | Judy Gold's new one-woman show is all about TV | By Doug Rule |
| 2009, Dec 24 | Monster Mashed | Young Frankenstein couldn't have gotten a laugh in the Catskills; Keegan's terrific Rent is worth every penny | By Tom Avila |
| 2009, Dec 17 | Screwballing Around | Armed with impeccable timing and fearless physicality, Nancy Robinette is in full command of Solid Gold Cadillac | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Dec 17 | Crack-up Cabaret | Martha Graham Cracker returns to GALA | By Doug Rule |
| 2009, Dec 03 | A Light Fantastick | Magical staging brings The Fantasticks to life, but off-kilter performances keep the musical from being totally fantastic | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Dec 03 | All in the Family | Wonderfully crafted and stocked with great performances, August is easy to watch, and yet has powerful reach | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Nov 26 | Lights! Camera! Fraction! | As You Like It steers a forced and sometimes indecipherable course through time and space, quickly growing tiresome | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Nov 26 | Victorian Plunge | Filled with wry humor and visceral drama, Lulu contains a not-so-subliminal message about the end of innocence | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Nov 19 | Show Time | Signature's revival of Show Boat avoids choppy waters in bringing a Broadway classic to an Arlington port | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Nov 12 | Brute Force | In Keegan's Mice and Men, the tension is high, the tenor is loud, and any hope of nuance dissolves into black and white | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Nov 05 | Perpetual Motion | Woolly incorporates the audience into Full Circle without sacrificing humor, cushions or easy access to bathrooms | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Nov 05 | Classic Fare | Cate Blanchett gives a raw, stellar performance in Streetcar and Folger imbues Much Ado with tropical flavor | By Tom Avila |
| 2009, Oct 29 | Masterpieces | Theater J's Lost in Yonkers should be greatly applauded while Adding Machine is an incredible night of theater | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Oct 22 | Creative Transfusion | Synetic interprets Dracula through dance, lighting and a fantastically creative use of props and bodies | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Oct 22 | Comedy and Tragedy | Brilliantly acted and exuberantly told, Flea is farce done very well, while Psychosis marks an impressive debut | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Oct 15 | Heavy Metal | The Alchemist offers some priceless nuggets, but overall lacks the stones to be fully satisfying | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Oct 08 | Songbirds | Black Pearl Sings! is an exquisite look at the link between songs and history; Jersey Boys is incredibly entertaining | By Tom Avila |
| 2009, Oct 01 | Past Presence | Local groups, including Arena Stage, take part in a national, historic theatrical moment | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Sep 24 | Quality Issues | Arena Stage's The Quality of Life faces matters of life and death in a gutsy, thought-provoking, often witty manner | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Sep 17 | More than a Cabaret | First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb | by Doug Rule |
| 2009, Sep 17 | Portraiture | Dorian Gray never fails, but it does falter a bit, while Moonlight gives us Pinter the way Pinter is meant to be | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Sep 10 | Zero to Hero | Questions from the past play into our present -- and future -- in Theater J's Zero Hour and Woolly Mammoth's Eclipsed. | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Sep 10 | Camp Out | Played to the hilt, WSC's campily ironic take on the classic Camille is an evening of knock-down, drag-out fun | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Aug 20 | Golden Girl | That's not just a Playbill in your pocket -- you really will be happy to see Signature Theatre's ''Dirty Blonde'' | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Aug 20 | Qomedy Tonight! | Three funny ladies helm an evening of lesbian laughs | By Randy Shulman |
| 2009, Aug 20 | Poppy Champlin Confidential | Poppy answers the coverboy questions | Interview by Hearsay |
| 2009, Aug 06 | Signature Moment | Signature Theatre presents highlights from its upcoming season with an open house | By Doug Rule |
| 2009, Jul 30 | Purring Along | Strong acting helps sell a farce that has relevance today, in Black Box Theater's first fully staged production | by Doug Rule |
| 2009, Jul 30 | Fairy Dust | Local queer production of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera 'Iolanthe' | By Doug Rule |
| 2009, Jul 23 | Profanity and Puzzlement | The post-apocalyptic fairy tale Fucking A is a complicated, multi-voiced minefield that often breaks its own rules | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Jul 16 | Fantasia Factor | Despite its house-filling, deep-throated gospel and blues voice, The Color Purple is largely comfortable and familiar | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Jul 09 | The Gay Fringe | This year's Capital Fringe Festival features a dozen shows with gay and lesbian themes, ranging from mild to wild | by Doug Rule |
| 2009, Jul 02 | Russian Jewry | Theater J's Ari Roth has ever-so-slightly tweaked Chekhov's 'The Seagull' to make it explicitly, inherently Jewish | by Doug Rule |
| 2009, Jun 25 | Utter Madness | Stacy Keach must play 'Lear' way larger than life just to avoid obsolescence in this crash-boom-bang of a production | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Jun 25 | Cardiff East Enders | Studio partners with Sherman Cymru to offer Welsh play readings | By Clare Shepherd |
| 2009, Jun 18 | Mummy Dearest | At GALA Hispanic, Eva Peron rises again -- literally -- in a twisted and funny extension of the story of Argentina | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Jun 18 | Birdland | Theatre Alliance takes flight with Adam Bock's play | By Doug Rule |
| 2009, Jun 11 | Landmark Plays | Ganymede honors Stonewall with a series of readings | By Doug Rule |
| 2009, Jun 11 | Feeling Loopy | An evening of Valerie Harper as Tallulah Bankhead in Arena's 'Looped' is an evening of pure theatrical magic | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Jun 11 | Great Company | 'Fever/Dream' is a pizzazz-filled concoction that skewers corporatism with a generous supply side of laughs | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Jun 11 | Evita's Closet | GALA Hispanic digs up Eva Peron's mummified past | by Doug Rule |
| 2009, May 28 | Boxed In | Were it not for flashes of great performances and ingenuity, it would be easy to dismiss Constellation's 'Crazyface' | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, May 21 | Big Country | 'Giant' aims for the stars in bringing the Texas-sized tale to the stage, but its story falls short of the mark | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, May 21 | Designing Woman | Noel Coward's 'Design for Living' may be a proto-feminist farce, but hints of homo are what steal the show at The Shakespeare | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, May 21 | Rhoda Returns | Valerie Harper channels Tallulah Bankhead at Arena Stage | By Doug Rule |
| 2009, May 14 | Whiz Kid | Holly Twyford's turn in Tom Stoppard's 'Arcadia' is deeply satisfying, but young Erin Weaver steals the show | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Apr 30 | Rock On | Tom Stoppard's 'Rock 'N' Roll' leapfrogs across communism, socialism, the human soul and Sapphic interpretations | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Apr 30 | Great Escape | The Kennedy Center's 'Ragtime' is a knockout on every level, while 'Bread of Winter' fails to live up to its honors | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Apr 23 | Hall of Fame | Fresh on the heels of its first Helen Hayes Award, it would appear that Theater J has another winning show on its hands | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Apr 23 | Drinking Again | With 'Small Craft Warnings,' the Washington Shakespeare Company delivers a skillful, superb, intimate production | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Apr 16 | Nuts | Cuckoo's Nest is a brilliant, well-crafted show on every front; Signature fires up a haunting, unexpected musical | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Apr 16 | Life Before Wartime | The In Series stages an old-style German cabaret | by Doug Rule |
| 2009, Apr 09 | South Rising | Woolly's 'Antebellum' is inspired, engaging and utterly disturbing, while Ford's 'Civil War' defies categorization | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Mar 26 | Storyteller | You'd do well to head to Studio to hear the stories Dael Orlandersmith has to tell in her one-woman tour de force | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Mar 26 | Broadway Bebe | Bebe Neuwirth brings her sizzle to Strathmore | by Doug Rule |
| 2009, Mar 19 | God Damned | If you like scrapbooking and the confident rattle of your Centrum Silver bottle, 'Ion' is the Greek tragedy for you | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Mar 19 | Troubled Pathway | Defaulting to sound bites and talking points, Theater J's 'Benedictus' feels more workshop than finished work | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Mar 12 | Garden Party | 'After the Garden' is a unique little cocktail that's equal parts drag show and cabaret with a splash of tragedy | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Mar 05 | Perfect Reception | Adam Bock's 'The Receptionist' is a deceptively complex work that intends to reinvent the concept of the office comedy | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Feb 26 | Hounds of Love | 'Dog in the Manger' presents with a complex portrait of a woman almost undone by her personal and societal power | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Feb 19 | Balancing Act | Arena Stage's 'A Delicate Balance' too often loses sight of the humanity Edward Albee gave to his characters | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Feb 12 | Devil's Reign | Prepare to be entertained, transported, repulsed and perhaps redeemed by Synetic's visual and aural tapestries | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Feb 12 | Log Cabin Republican | Ford's unveils a revitalized space and a beautifully realized new work, while Round House modernizes a myth | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Feb 05 | Chilly Willy | Suffering from a disparity of tone, Folger's 'The Winter's Tale' ultimately falls short of its creative goals | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Jan 29 | Pruned Orchard | There's poignancy and even laughter in WSC's 'Cherry Orchard,' but the evening is plagued by a lack of cohesion. | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2009, Jan 22 | Comic Relief | 'Little Dog Laughed' is a fast-paced and bitingly sharp comedy, while 'Seafarer' is done in by an indecisive Satan | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Jan 22 | Memorable Tune | Tommy Tune on hits, misses, and the state of theater | by Randy Shulman |
| 2009, Jan 15 | Noises On | Mike Daisey takes sharp aim at the institution of theater and turns it into a provocative piece of, well... theater | by Tom Avila |
| 2009, Jan 01 | Stage: The Best of 2008 | Ten phenomenal, memorable shows kept D.C. stages alight in 2008, while five minor irritants continued to annoy | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Dec 25 | Pretty in Pink | 'Legally Blonde' provides a little much needed pink fluff for the holiday season | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Dec 24 | Musical Therapy | Despite its rough edges, 'Next to Normal' gives one hope for the future of the American musical | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Dec 18 | Epic Intimacy | With his cunning reinvigoration of 'Les Misérables,' Eric Schaeffer remains the master of his Shirlington house | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Dec 18 | Broken Wing | Blackbird is 'edgy' and 'shocking,' but that doesn't make it good | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Dec 11 | Winter Wonderlands | 'Twelfth Night' is beautifully imagined and played to the hilt of comedy, while 'Alice' is rapture of a visual kind | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Dec 04 | Flyboy | 'Peter ' flies but contends with turbulence, while 'Glengarry' is an antidote for the more saccharine notes of the season | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Nov 20 | Crazy Rich | Studio brings a wonderful musical to full bloom with a cast that's focused, talented and seamlessly bound together | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Nov 20 | Young Americans | 'Frost/Nixon' is both entertaining and informative | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Nov 20 | Well Done | 'All's Well' is a refreshing, engaging evening of the Bard | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Nov 13 | Game Show | 'Slumdog Millionaire' is as close to a must-see as we've gotten all year, while 'Role Models' is hilarity unbound | by Tim Plant |
| 2008, Nov 13 | White House Rock | Landless Theatre's 'President Harding' gets in, has fun with what it can, and makes sure not to overstay its welcome | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Nov 13 | Baby Boom | Don't let the sight of a futon worry you - 'Boom' is one 'ménage a trios' you'll want to join for an evening's fun | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Nov 06 | Personal Best | Will Gartshore performs at Round House in Silver Spring | By Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2008, Oct 30 | Cabaret Pearl | Roz White handles the role of Pearl Bailey such aplomb at MetroStage, you'll almost forget she's not the famed star | by Doug Rule |
| 2008, Oct 30 | Rebel Yell | 'Honey Brown Eyes' boasts a strong story, but is hindered by awkward pacing and several unsuccessful performances | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Oct 23 | Wartime Zeroes | The Folger Theatre is a brilliant location for 'Henry IV,' and these weeks before the elections, the perfect timing | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Oct 16 | Kid Rock | Helmed by a strong, talented cast, 'Altar Boyz' is likely to be the best faux concert you'll bear witness to all year | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Oct 16 | Obstructed View | Daniel MacIvor may be a clever observer of the world, but in 'A Beautiful View,' his characters never truly touch us | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Oct 09 | Wonderful World | 'Way of the World' is a funny, impossibly complex scramble of double-dealing, shady alliances and adulterous affairs | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Oct 02 | Bloodbath | The riotously funny 'Inishmore' is not a show for folks prone to queasy stomachs or who sport a PETA stickers on their Volvos | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Sep 25 | She Males | With men in the women's roles, 'Romeo and Juliet' feels like a novelty performed by a troupe of Elizabethan drag queens | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Sep 18 | Men Uplifting | Daniel Beaty's 'Resurrection' is a piece buoyant with warmth, wit, heartbreak, anger and the beauty of language itself | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Sep 18 | Visiting Hours | A constant, claustrophobic and anxiety-inducing press of a show, 'The Road to Mecca' is a journey well-worth taking | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Sep 18 | Flying High | Signature's production of the new musical 'ACE' is a success destined to bring every audience member to their feet | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Sep 04 | Torture Garden | Chris Gallu's adaptation of 1984 is anything but an overly academic experience -- it's a fresh vision of an old hell | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Sep 04 | Witty Repartee | Mark Chalfant of Washington Improv Theater | by Will O'Bryan Photography by Soung Wiser |
| 2008, Aug 28 | Sticky Fingers | Jason Grote's crazily entertaining comedy is a surreal, witty, expertly performed opener to Woolly's new season | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Aug 21 | Teen Tunes | 'bare the musical' at Baltimore's Theatre Project | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Aug 07 | Yuks and a Uke | Ben Lerman brings his comedy back to DC for 'dccomedyfest' | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Aug 07 | Hakuna Matata | Lion King cast performs to raise money for Food and Friends | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Aug 07 | Shock Operas | Two extremely skilled singers furnish Metro Stage's 'ROOMS,' while 'Jerry Springer' twists opera into a shocking, alarming knot | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Jul 24 | Positively Quixotic | Keegan's lovely production might well be your best chance to experience what an innovative show 'Man of La Mancha' is | Tom Avila |
| 2008, Jul 24 | Devilish Behavior | Bobby Smith is Satan in 'Jerry Springer: The Opera' at Studio Theatre | By Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2008, Jul 17 | Stand-up Guy | Eddie Sarfaty brings his comedy to Signature Theatre | Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jul 17 | Sandy Claws | Bears take to the beach at Fringe Festival | Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jul 03 | Animal Planet | Disney's 'The Lion King' is not to be missed, while the politically incorrect 'Red Noses' offers a change of pace | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Jul 03 | Oscar! Oscar! | A Washington native-turned-Broadway success takes on multiple roles | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Jun 26 | Springs Gleaning | 'This Beautiful City' at Studio Theatre | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jun 19 | Canadian Cutie | Elvira Kurt to appear at One in Ten presentation of 'One Night Stand Up' | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jun 19 | Unapologetic | 'Irma Vep' is good plain dumb fun for all, while the remarkable 'Beautiful City' asks audiences to look inward | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Jun 19 | Good Medicine | Sparkling with intelligence and wit, Rene Auberjonois fully enlivens this production of Moliere's 17th century comedy, 'Imaginary Invalid' | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Jun 12 | Perfectly Clear | Edward Gero succeeds in embodying Nixon with a performance that actually makes the man likable in his hideousness | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Jun 12 | Rib Tickler | Woolly's 'Measure for Pleasure' is a raunchy sex comedy that punctuates every double-entendre with a rim shot | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Jun 12 | Latin Infused | Dan Guerrero's one-man show, 'Gaytino! | by Doug Rule |
| 2008, Jun 05 | Legendary Visitors | Chita Rivera and George Hearn are surrounded by a cast that rids you of the idea that 'The Visit' is a prolonged duet | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Jun 05 | International Flair | Anne Washburn's intelligent and provocative comedy is given first-class treatment at the Studio Theatre | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, May 22 | Slain David | Theater J's 'David' is a musical struggling to find its true voice, while 'Crumble' is a beautifully written piece of work | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, May 22 | School's Out | What should have been a Scandal that sizzles, fizzles on the stage at Folger | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, May 15 | Toga Party | The Shakespeare's Roman Repertory sets the action in the intended time and place and is all the better for it | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, May 01 | Awards Worthy | The 24th Annual Helen Hayes Awards | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, May 01 | Musical Bears | Bearapalooza at Baltimore's Patterson and Remington's in DC | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Apr 10 | Paradise Found | Fearless and energetic, 'all wear bowlers' reminds us how good it can be when you stop taking yourself seriously | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Apr 10 | Miller Time | Arena offers two Arthur Miller masterpieces with a shared cast deeply in tune with the playwright's universal voice | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Apr 10 | Buzz Kill | 'Lord of the Flies' is ultimately harmed by taking things too far, while 'The Happy Time' is a spoonful of pure wonderful | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Apr 03 | History Making | For 'History Boys,' Studio assembles a cast that holds tight and carries the play forward with no signs of weakness | by Tim Plant |
| 2008, Mar 20 | Web Singer | Signature kicks off their Kander & Ebb Celebration with a stunning 'Spider Woman,' while 'The Price' is just all right | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Mar 20 | White Hot | In 'Stunning,' playwright David Adjmi grapples with the dirt, ambiguity and wonder of human relations | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Mar 13 | Making History | Now is your chance to discover why August Wilson's voice is one that continues to resonate across the centuries | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Mar 06 | Illusions of Grandeur | Aided by the magic of Teller, the Folger's telling of The Scottish Play is thoughtful, deliberate and outstanding | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Feb 28 | Bathing Beaus | Serge Seiden gives Alan Ball's play a good bath | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2008, Feb 28 | Soul Salvation | Shaw's witty 'Major Barbara' offers strong performances and visual ravishment, while 'The Hostage' is tough yet flawed | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Feb 21 | Superficial Ball | 'Six Feet Under' scribe Alan Ball's 'All That I Will Ever Be' is as deep as the hot tub that shows up during Act 1 | by Tim Plant |
| 2008, Feb 07 | Time Passages | Martin Moran's lovely and elegant Obie Award-winning play, 'The Tricky Part' marks another triumph for Signature's ARK | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Jan 31 | Acts of Bravery | Woolly Mammoth takes on the challenge of bringing entire communities to life within literal steps of one another | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Jan 31 | Pure Gold | '25 Questions' is a funny, moving, carefully crafted piece of theater that resonates with warm affection | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Jan 31 | Funny Business | A gay comic triple play | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jan 31 | Purging Playwright | Martin Moran brings The Tricky Part to Signature | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2008, Jan 24 | Ship of Dreams | Mary Zimmerman brings alive Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece with a perfect blend of pizzazz and storytelling | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2008, Jan 24 | Young Bucks | Powered by a remarkable cast, 'Glory Days' is about something very simple, very tangible and absolutely universal | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Jan 10 | Sound and Fury | As a musical, 'Ella' feels vague, ephemeral and loosely finished; 'The Brothers Size' packs a huge emotional punch | by Tom Avila |
| 2008, Jan 03 | Fairly Perfect | Trevor Nunn gives Lerner and Loewe's beloved musical new life with spectacular staging and a stellar cast | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Dec 20 | Daredevils | In WSC's searing black comedy 'House of Yes,' a dysfunctional family lays siege to the stage; 'Kafka's Dick' is flaccid | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Dec 13 | Christmas Sneer | 'The Santaland Diaries' is the fly in the eggnog that reminds us that the holidays aren't all candy canes and hugs | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Dec 06 | Buried Treasure | 'Treasure Island' fails to strike a balance and a chord, while 'Avenue Q' boasts exuberant puppets that have sex | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Dec 06 | Holiday Witticism | Washington Improv Theater hits the right comic note for the season with their funny (and touching) annual holiday show | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Nov 29 | Scrooging Around | Arena's semi-charming take on 'Christmas Carol' is perfect for those who find high school history textbooks absorbing | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Nov 29 | Courtside Drama | 'Edward II' is creative, emotional, daring and more than just a tad gay, while 'Fiddler' reminds us that sometimes tradition is tops | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Nov 15 | Ghosts and Generals | The masterful Ed Gero is haunting at Studio, while The Shakespeare opens its grand new space with a stunning epic | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Nov 15 | Musical Goldmine | 'Women of Brewster Place' is a brilliant production that has you enthralled in the moment, then thinking hard for days | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Nov 01 | Shakespeare With Love | Imaginavely designed and brimming with energetic performances, 'As You Like It' is an absolute delight. | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Oct 25 | Roman Candle | With the stunning 'Caligula,' the WSC once again shows its skill for keeping an audience on the edge of its seat | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Oct 18 | Unfinished Business | 'Tick, tick...Boom!' serves as a reminder that, had he lived, composer Jonathan Larson might have served up great things | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Oct 11 | Female Trouble | The Shakespeare Theatre Co.'s 'Shrew' is a '50s movie poster, Fellini-esque dream and an MTV video all rolled into one | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Oct 11 | Word Smiths | Performers Steve Connell and Sekou (tha misfit) together walk the edge of something brave, daring and different in 'The World Begins' | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Oct 11 | Karen Black Magic | Actress Karen Black discusses her films and the DC premiere of her new show 'How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Sing the Song' | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Oct 04 | Coming Home | José Carrasquillo discusses 'Cita a ciegas (Blind Date)' | by Randy Shulman |
| 2007, Sep 27 | Tough Lessons | Round House falters somewhat in its staging of a revered novel, while Arena finds that mother always knows best | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Sep 27 | Full House | Synetic's excellent 'Fall of the House of Usher' effectively braids conventional theater with dance and performance art | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Sep 13 | Plum Roll | With a perfect cast and an inventive production, Signature merrily offers up a knockout for its season opener | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Sep 13 | All My Children | Director Serge Seiden uses the incredible talents of three actors in 'My Children! My Africa!'' who pour their hearts and souls into Fugard's words | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Sep 13 | Happy Accident | Amy Ziff brings her one-woman show to Theater J | by Yusef Najafi |
| 2007, Sep 06 | American Values | While entertaining, 'The Unmentionables' fails to bring anything new to the issue of America's place in the world | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Sep 06 | Compulsive Obsession | '33 Variations' tracks the genius, obsession and near-madness of Beethoven -- and those enthralled by his work | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Sep 06 | Living Testament | Bruce Ward discusses 'Lazarus Syndrome' at H Street Playhouse | By Randy Shulman Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2007, Aug 30 | Barbed Wire | Noel Coward's 'Private Lives' is an intimate, funny glimpse into married lives that should normally remain private | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Aug 23 | Silent Weapon | Bruce Ward's 'Lazarus Syndrome' is a quiet marvel, a play that reminds us how powerful the written word can truly be | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Jul 19 | Naked Ambition | A clothes-free vision of 'Macbeth' grabs attention, but suffers from a lack of consistency in the performances | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Jun 28 | Phantom Menace | Andrew Lloyd Webber's longest-running hit is riddled with despoiled emulations and cheap mockeries of classic opera | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Jun 21 | Duly Noted | 'Souvenir' at Studio Theatre | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Jun 21 | Preening in Denmark | 'Hamlet' may test your patience at times, but if you have some you might find something you like in this effete Dane | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Jun 21 | Witch Slapped | You'd be crazy to miss the musical 'Witches of Eastwick,' while 'Dead Man's Cell' phone offers its own quirky rewards | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Jun 14 | Hazy Memories | A new musical adaptation of 'Summer of '42' captures the nostalgia of an age, but fails to deliver with its music | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Jun 14 | Gay 'Bash' | Playright Bathsheba Doran's 'Nest' at Signature Theatre | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, May 31 | To Be or Not To Be | 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern' may be dead, but they're also very much alive in Studio's engaging and cohesive production | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, May 24 | Inhuman Conditions | A flawed man tries to reconcile beliefs versus the world in the Holocaust tale 'Either Or' | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, May 17 | Theater Alchemy | In the exquisite 'Peter & Wendy,' Arena is transformed into a world filled with pirates, mermaids and magic. | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, May 17 | Past Perfect | Folger's 'The Tempest' is a reminder that the sound and fury of entertainment has a long and storied history | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, May 17 | Dressing Up | Arnie Burton of 'I Am My Own Wife' | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2007, May 17 | Ich bin Transvestit | 'I Am My Own Wife' is a sometimes meandering but ultimately meaningful search for something to believe in | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, May 03 | Fractured Nest | Though a careful study on the uneasy balance between freedom and safety, Bathsheba Doran's 'Nest' is flawed | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Apr 26 | Unburied Treasure | Daniel Escobar in 'She Stoops to Comedy' | by Randy Shulman |
| 2007, Apr 26 | Current Events | 'Crime and Punishment' at Bethesda Roundhouse is as relevant today as it was last week, last year and, unfortunately, tomorrow | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Apr 26 | Roman Meal | Despite the giant ham in the title role, the Royal Shakespeare Company manages a rousing 'Coriolanus' | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Apr 19 | Chronic Heidi | Time marches on, yet Arena's new production of Wendy Wasserstein's famed 'Heidi Chronicles' simply doesn't keep up | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Apr 19 | More Is Less | A centuries-old tale of principle over power, 'Man for All Seasons' doesn't play well for today's political season | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Apr 19 | Geek Love | Musical lovers and haters alike will find plenty to laugh at in the satirical 'Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)' | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Apr 12 | Serving Up Evil | In 'Titus Andronicus,' Gale Edwards succeeds mightily in balancing a parade of destruction with emotional journeys | By Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Apr 05 | Classic Failings | With 'Meet John Doe,' a talented ensemble adds up to a production that's less than the sum of its parts | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Apr 05 | Conquering Comedy | Woolly Mammoth's 'She Stoops to Comedy' is a whirlwind that will leave you slightly confused and totally entertained | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Apr 05 | No Secrets | Playwright Sherry Glaser shares a few open secrets | by Randy Shulman |
| 2007, Mar 29 | Lost in Translation | 'Pillowman' contains flashes of the brilliance inherent in the play, but Studio's take suffers in an American context | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Mar 22 | Secret Stories | A compelling and brilliant set of performances by Sherry Glaser make 'Family Secrets' an evening well-spent | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Mar 22 | Cherry Smash | Actress Cherry Jones brings DC a Tony award-winning performance as a nun in 'Doubt' | By Randy Shulman Photograph by Craig Schwartz |
| 2007, Mar 22 | Return to Oz | Gay Men's Chorus of Washington stages production of 'The Wizard of Oz' at Lisner Auditorium | by Randy Shulman Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2007, Mar 15 | Night in the City | 'Frankie and Johnny' captures the mood and feel of urban loneliness and yearning, thanks to a stellar performance | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Mar 08 | Pussycat Doll | A lack of chemistry between two strong actors derails 'Owl and the Pussycat,' while 'Insurrection' takes a page from 'Oz' | by Tim Plant |
| 2007, Mar 01 | Step Right Up! | With a collection of strong performances and an updated book, 'Carnival!' is the little circus that could | by Kate Wingfield |
| 2007, Feb 22 | Nonstop Assault | 'Crave' dares you to dislike it, ignoring such pedestrian concerns as accessibility and audience enjoyment | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Feb 15 | Ghost Story | The spirits of theater's past brilliantly crowd the stage in Round House's production of 'Orson's Shadow' | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Feb 08 | Grateful Dead | Noah Haidle's 'Vigils' is a lovely little play in which an ordinary married couple must face letting go of each other | by Jolene Munch |
| 2007, Feb 01 | That '70s Show | August Wilson serves up an acute portrait of black America in 1977 in ACTCo.'s and Ford's magnificent co-production | by Jolene Munch |
| 2007, Jan 25 | Two Kings | The Shakespeare's darkly glamorous 'Richard III' is outstanding, but The Folger's 'Lear' comes up short | by Tom Avila |
| 2007, Jan 18 | Taking Action | Sherri Edelen to perform at Arts in Action fundraiser | by Dan Odenwald |
| 2007, Jan 18 | Unholy Matrimony | With venom and bite, Edward Albee's quick study of the corrosion of intimacy remains thoroughly irresistible | by Jolene Munch |
| 2007, Jan 11 | Uncomfortably Numbing | Neil LaBute considers a topic sometimes discussed in polite company, using language and a fearlessness that is not | by Tom Avila |
| 2006, Dec 28 | Musical Comedy | Two productions celebrate the simple pleasures of theatre -- through uproarious humor in 'Noises Off ' and through song in 'Light in the Piazza' | by Tom Avila |
| 2006, Dec 21 | Temporary Reprieve | Despite some flashes of wit and strong performances, 'tempOdyssey' goes off course with its heavy-handed approach | by Tim Plant |
| 2006, Dec 07 | Good and Gay | With Arena Stage's delightful production of 'She Loves Me,' we're reminded of just how gay musical theater can be | by Tim Plant |
| 2006, Nov 30 | Stage Fright | An evening with Alexis and Krystel may sound like a campy delight, but Legends! is decidedly undelightful | by Tom Avila |
| 2006, Nov 30 | New Traditions | A Christmas Carol is an entertaining redemption story, with enough balance to serve both the kids and the adults. | by Tim Plant |
| 2006, Nov 23 | Rough Ride | Studio's mix of people and puppets starts off strong, but gradually devolves into an overly melodramatic mess in 'Long Christmas Ride Home' | by Tom Avila |
| 2006, Nov 23 | Unfinished Restoration | 'The Beaux' Strategem' wants to be a Restoration comedy for the present day, but ultimately falls short | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Nov 16 | Holiday Trip | Woolly Mammoth takes on the holiday season with a strange and brilliant 'Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis' | by Tom Avila |
| 2006, Nov 09 | Gift Horse | With 'Equus,' WSC puts substantial effort into creating a show that is both intricate and impeccably crafted | by Tom Avila |
| 2006, Nov 02 | Halfway There | Folger's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is mainly solid, but creaks under some ill-chosen staging devices | by Tim Plant |
| 2006, Oct 26 | Criminal Intent | ATW's 'Never the Sinner' features stellar performances that battle against distracting, overly-creative staging | by Tom Avila |
| 2006, Oct 19 | Shining Blue | Theater Alliance makes a difficult dream a reality with a gorgeous adaptation of Toni Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye' | by Tim Plant |
| 2006, Oct 12 | The Naked Now | '9 Parts of Desire' is a work that reminds audiences how powerful an intelligent performer can be | by Tom Avila |
| 2006, Oct 12 | Anger Management | A stellar cast delivers the message of 'Twelve Angry Men' in a production tailored for the current generation | by Tim Plant |
| 2006, Oct 05 | Force of Nature | Arena sets the bar high with a Cabaret that is thought-provoking, nuanced and ultimately chilling | by Tom Avila |
| 2006, Oct 05 | Oh, Henry | 'My Fair Lady' delivers a good, but not great, theatrical experience, while 'State of the Union' drags at Ford's | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Sep 28 | Destiny's Child | 'A Prayer for Owen Meany' asks big questions about life, meaning and God, and provides marvelously big answers | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Sep 28 | Fish Tale | The mystery and hope of a child are slowly eroded in Canadian playwright Morris Panych's dark comedy | by Tim Plant |
| 2006, Sep 21 | Dear Mr. President | by Will O'Bryan | |
| 2006, Sep 21 | It's Alive! | Synetic Theater boldly examines the Mary Shelley classic with a new adaptation that rattles to thrilling life | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Sep 14 | Winter's Tale | In the darkness at the heart of 'Red Light Winter' lies disturbing tale of what it means to be needed | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Sep 07 | An Inconvenient Truth | The Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of 'An Enemy of the People' is a reminder of just how far we haven't come | by Tim Plant |
| 2006, Aug 17 | Higher Love | Penned by a 15-year-old, 'St. Vivian' is an exquisite memory play telling a lyrical tale of adolescent discovery | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Aug 03 | Star Gazing | Irredeemably pointless and unabashedly slapstick, 'Picasso' is a valiant effort from comedic master Steve Martin | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Jul 27 | Silky Smooth | Duke Ellington's music comes to life at MetroStage with a little bit of substance and whole lot of style | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Jul 20 | One Act Wonders | Actors' Theatre shakes loose the bonds of a button-down city with an evening of oversized comedy and camp | by Tom Avila |
| 2006, Jul 20 | Innocence Lost | The Peanuts gang hits the teenage wasteland at Studio, while two sets of divas raise the roof at Arena | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Jul 06 | Little Miseries | Louisa May Alcott gets Broadway's full saccharine treatment, while Rorschach stages a weak, crumbling drama | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Jun 29 | Teacher's Pet | Actor Michael Russotto of 'The Faculty Room' at Woolly Mammoth | By Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2006, Jun 29 | Pure Fabrication | The World Premiere of 'Picasso's Closet' at Theater J unfolds as a stiff and stern homage to events that never were | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Jun 22 | Substitute Teachers | Gender-bending casting damages WSC's 'The Children's Hour,' as it awkwardly straddles a line between paradox and parody | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Jun 15 | Groovy Kinda Love | Michael Kahn provides Shakespeare with psychedelic swirl of tie-dyed ecstasy, while Woolly enters a mysterious lounge | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Jun 08 | Killer Instincts | Signature's daring high-concept production of 'Assassins' gives the entire audience more bang for their buck | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Jun 01 | Civil Service | A tale from Civil Rights era Louisiana makes for a moving musical in Tony Kushner's 'Caroline, or Change' | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, May 18 | Out of Time | Eric Overmyer's 'On the Verge' is a display of verbal gymnastics that never quite adds up | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, May 11 | Captive Audience | Catalyst finds the fury and suffering in the hearts of hostages, while Synetic takes 'Faust' for a sexy spin | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, May 04 | Unmasked | Theater J presents the world premiere play 'Bal Masque' | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, May 04 | Sand Pebbles | 'Becoming George' is an oddball musical that doesnââ¬â¢t become much of anything, while 'Two Rooms' tears at the heart | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Apr 27 | Community Theatre | Joel Markowitz has kept together The Ushers, DC's gay theater-going social group | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2006, Apr 27 | Parallel Lives | A haunting familiarity takes the stage in the political 'Bright Room;' Scena's Brecht is detailed yet lacking | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Apr 20 | Couples Therapy | 'The Game of Love and Chance' is a bright, cheery affair, while 'Bal Masque's' ideas never progress beyond the page, plus the Helen Hayes Awards | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Apr 13 | Overboard | Olney sinks 'Anything Goes' with a lackluster production, while 'The Persians' is an astonishing, powerful work | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Apr 06 | Bliss Free | 'Sex Habits' is little more than a toothless look inside the stifling, well-starched life of a 1950s marriage | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Mar 30 | Broadway Bound | Choreographer Maurice Hines' work comes to DC in both 'Hot Feet' and 'The Red Shoes' | by Randy Shulman Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2006, Mar 30 | War Torn | The revival of 'Shenandoah' is a colorful musical treat, while 'Whole Against the Sky' is frustrating and fragmented | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Mar 16 | Dry Plains Drifter | Michael Laurence delivers a spitfire performance that provides 'The Rainmaker' enough fuel to keep it moving along | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Mar 16 | It's Showtime! | Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC annual spring show continues with 'Showboys!' | By Randy Shulman Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2006, Mar 09 | Play Time | Theatre Alliance brings Salman Rushdie's children's fantasy to life with a production that's vibrant for all ages | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Mar 02 | Possessive Behavior | Synetic and Theater J offer a thrilling fusion of dance and voice in a brooding tale of possession and revenge | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Mar 02 | Webb of Truth | Jeremy Webb plays Don Juan as Shakespeare Theatre | by Randy Shulman Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2006, Feb 23 | Mamet's Girls | ATW cooks up a fitting farewell to a local stage with David Mamet's Wildean Sapphic comedy 'Boston Marriage' | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Feb 16 | Velvet Touch | Helen Hayes Award nominee Will Gartshore prefers the stages of DC over Broadway | By Randy Shulman Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2006, Feb 16 | Special Delivery | 'Midwives' is a harrowing search for truth in tragedy, while 'Eleemosynary' is a sober study of mother-daughter relations | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Feb 09 | Cracked | 'Lobster Boy Review' pokes fun at the days of Vaudeville | By Randy Shulman |
| 2006, Feb 09 | Nightmare Pursuit | 'Velvet Sky' makes for bracing theater, 'Awake and Sing!' marks a legend's return, and 'Two Queens' features a great cast in a terrible show | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Feb 02 | Sweet Satisfaction | 'Don Juan' is as superbly and sweetly seductive as one could hope for, while 'Trying' defies easy expectations | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Jan 26 | Sister Christian | An ethereal touch of fantasy graces the Folger with a puppet-enhanced production of Shakespeare's 'problem play' | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Jan 19 | Poe Goes Pop | 'Nevermore' soars in a stunning debut at Signature, while 'The Subject Was Roses' shows that you can still make 'em like they used to | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Jan 12 | Weight Watchers | In 'Fat Pig,' bearing extra girth is still the physical flaw that trumps any positive quality when it comes to romance | by Jolene Munch |
| 2006, Jan 05 | Stage Presents | Ford's Theater hit a high note, while Arena, Signature, Studio, Round House and Woolly all had major triumphs | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Dec 22 | American Pastime | Despite some enjoyable moments, Molly Smith's rowdy revival of 'Damn Yankees' never really knocks one out of the park | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Dec 15 | One Day More | Unlike other bigger-better-more musical extravaganzas, 'Les Miz' has aged as gracefully as its core material | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Dec 08 | Error in Judgment | Doug Wager's 'Comedy of Errors' has an air of Shakespeare meets Jerry Lewis, while Ford's chimes in with 'Christmas Carol' | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Dec 01 | Full House | 'Starving' could be a more filling portrayal of Black America, while 'Cuttin' Up' is a cash cow in search of a story | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Nov 17 | Queen Bee | It's queen takes all 'As Bees in Honey Drown,' while 'Yemaya's Belly' contains lush poetry and enormous imagination | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Nov 10 | Back to the Future | 'The Violet Hour' bears the weight of expectations, while 'Guantanmo' is an emotionally powerful work of docu-theater | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Oct 27 | The Odd Coupling | The stylish 'Much Ado' is a little too solemn in tone, while MetroStage offers a tender valentine to a late mother | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Oct 27 | Sondheim Time | Gay Men's Chorus of Washington presents Sondheim cabaret at historic Tivoli Theatre | by Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Oct 20 | Existential Fodder | 'You Are Here' fuses the reality of the present with memories from the past, while 'No Exit' lacks conviction | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Oct 20 | Resurrected | Kiki and Herb return to Woolly Mammoth | by Sean Bugg |
| 2005, Oct 13 | Desperate Housewife | Ellen Karas gives twisted life to Studio's 'Hilda,' while Suli Holum ultimately makes 'Born Yesterday ' succeed at Arena | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Oct 06 | Bosom Buddies | 'Leading Ladies' benefits from great performances and direction that cover up some otherwise glaring deficiencies | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Sep 29 | Vixens and Vampires | Everything old is sometimes new again, with new versions of 'Camille' and 'Dracula' making spectacular debuts on the stage | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Sep 22 | All My Sons | Two theaters offer a rare opportunity to savor two very different productions of Caryl Churchill's peculiar style | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Sep 15 | Imitation of Life | From broad and bracing fables to American suburbia, two plays delve into the human condition | By Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Sep 08 | Love and Marriage | Iago is hell-bent for leather in 'Othello,' while 'Sand Storm's' disturbing stories are necessary to bear witness | By Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Sep 01 | History's Lessons | 'Gross Indecency' lashes out with virile energy and refined passion associated with the work of revolutionaries | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Aug 25 | Pee Town | A wild, wacky parody of 'socially important,' pretentiously encumbersome musical theater, 'Urinetown' is a joyous whiz | by Randy Shulman |
| 2005, Aug 18 | Manipulations | Actors' Theatre offers up a shrewd, intimate and gender-cleansing version of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Aug 04 | Royally Wronged | The Washington Shakespeare Company has concocted a 'Royal Hunt' that resides between the sublime and the subpar | By Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Jul 28 | Follicle Follies | 'Hairspray' is two and a half hours of nonstop fun, while the most engaging part of Scena's 'The Persians' is the scenery | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Jul 21 | A Perfect Mess | Absurd, surreal and touching, 'The Clean House' is an unexpectedly regal play brushed with a sense of magic | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Jul 14 | Circular Logic | Open Circle Theatre adds fresh artistic layers to Brecht's bittersweet parable, while Arena dusts off the hatboxes | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Jul 07 | Getting a Woody | Woody Allen's neurotic observations on New York high life results in the best pure comedy on stage this year | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Jun 30 | Unlucky Charms | With its Irish moorings, The Keegan Theatre effectively delivers Martin McDonagh's dark, salty, Award-winning work | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Jun 23 | He Sang, She Sang | Fans of Jason Robert Brown will find some treasures in 'The Last Five Years', as well as some perplexing moments | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Jun 16 | Wilde Party | Dixie Carter makes 'Lady Windermere' simply irresistible, while 'Once On This Island' is an answered prayer | By Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Jun 09 | Male Bonding | 'The Sum of Us' offers up a father and gay son who -- gasp -- get along, while 'Headsman's Holiday' suffers in the translation | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Jun 02 | Eastern Influences | Signature's 'Overtures' eschews spectacle for minimalism, while Woolly flirts with the intensely dark side | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, May 26 | Double Header | Every base is loaded in Studio's masterful 'Take Me Out,' while 'Jason and the Argonauts' shines at Synetic | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, May 05 | Sobering Material | Vincent Cardinalââ¬â¢s sleepy, self-important play ends the first season for a nascent Washington theater company | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Apr 28 | Blood Relations | A dense, engrossing adaptation of Sophocles' still powerful tragedy, 'Electra,' is impeded by a messy concept at MetroStage | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Apr 21 | Indecent Proposal | 'Clandestine Marriage' yields a tart treat, while 'Gender' is a provocatively powerful exploration of identity | By Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Apr 14 | Yukking It Up | Comics Jim David and Georgia Ragsdale visit OIT's 'Laugh Out Loud' series | By Will O'Bryan |
| 2005, Apr 14 | Future Plans | A compelling story of sibling rivalry in 1930s Pittsburgh at Arena and a lumbering disappointment at Round House | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Apr 07 | Artistic Scribe | Jon Robin Baitz discusses his sharp play, 'Ten Unknowns,' at Signature Theatre | by Randy Shulman |
| 2005, Apr 07 | Face Value | 'There Are No Strangers' examines the psychic scars of violence, while 'TONIC!' provides an evening of wacky wonder | By Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Mar 31 | Animal Husbandry | 'The Goat' reminds us that there's still a love that dares not speak its name, those who do, do it at their own peril. | By Dan Odenwald |
| 2005, Mar 31 | Simply Magical | 'Big River' is an enormously satisfying emotional experience, while 'The Tempest' is a glittery display of savory visuals | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Mar 24 | Almost Famous | 'Ten Unknowns' is a powerful display of acting and art, while Landless Theatre's 'Nine' is not ready for prime time | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Mar 17 | Sunny Side Up | Based on the 1996 film, 'The Spitfire Grill' is an enjoyable evening of casual melodies and scrupulous storytelling | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Mar 10 | Pop Rocks | BETTY returns home in triumphal musical form, while 'columbinus' plumbs the lonely depths of American adolescence | By Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Feb 24 | Raising the Roof | An alluring 'Strut' satisfies jazz enthusiasts of all ages, while 'Bohemians' is an flat-out brilliant experiment | By Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Feb 17 | Family Affair | 'A Member of the Wedding' reveals a stagecraft that has aged remarkably well, while 'Pecan Tan' offers unassuming fun | By Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Feb 10 | Growing Pains | In 'Kimberly Akimbo,' an aging smile and moribund body isn't the only thing the title character has to endure | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Feb 03 | Stage Haze | A terrific production helps the outdated 'Cloud 9' float merrily along, while Saxophone blows nothing but sour notes | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Jan 27 | Blood Simple | A new adaptation of Alfred de Musset's 'Lorenzaccio' simmers with bloody intrigue, plus 'The Tatooed Girl' at Theater J | by Jolene Munch |
| 2005, Jan 20 | Dire Straights | Signature's 'Proust' offers a straight-to-gay conundrum, while Folger adds | |
| 2005, Jan 13 | Sucker Punch | The Studio kick-starts the new year into high gear with 'Black Milk,' a gritty play centered around two Moscow cons | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Dec 23 | Artfully Threaded | Fabio Toblini's fantastic costume designs for Ford's 'Christmas Carol' | By Randy Shulman |
| 2004, Dec 23 | The Best and Worst of DC's Theatre 2004 | A year of theatrical highs, lows, and enough Tennessee Williams to line the closet he dances around posthumously | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Dec 16 | Modern Marvel | 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' at Kennedy Center, 'Our Lady of 121st Street' at Wolly Mammoth | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Dec 16 | Dickie's Girl | How Dick Scanlan turned 'Millie' from a faded film into a big, blazing new Broadway musical | By Randy Shulman |
| 2004, Dec 09 | Dickens Nouveau | Ford's Theatre serves up an eggnog brew filled with holiday spices of a different variety with 'A Christmas Carol' | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Dec 02 | Earnest Melodrama | 'Importance of Being Earnest' at Arena, 'Movin Out' at National, and 'Diary of Anne Frank' at Roundhouse Bethesda | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Nov 18 | Triumphant Trio | 'Two Gentleman of Verona' has never felt so enormously sublime, while the rarely-produced 'Pericles' is a mirthful treat | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Nov 11 | Another Sunday | 'The Highest Yellow' pays homage to a Sondheim masterpiece, minus the memorable score, while 'Ivanov' is epic Russian soap | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Nov 04 | Amazing 'Grace' | Craig Wright's newest presents the notion that maybe, just maybe, God's amazing grace isnââ¬â¢t all itââ¬â¢s cracked up to be | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Oct 28 | Wedded Unbliss | In 65 anxious, nail-biting minutes, playwright Sean Reycraft delivers a blow that bruises beneath the skin | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Oct 21 | Blowing Smoke | 'Anna in the Tropics' at Arena Stage | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Oct 14 | Perfect Match | Andrea Martin in 'Matchmaker' at Ford's Theatre | by Randy Shulman |
| 2004, Oct 14 | Smooth Moves | 'Tabletop' explores an evening of confectionary commercialism at Round House | By Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Oct 07 | Star Wars | James Earl Jones in 'On Golden Pond' at Kennedy Center; Andrea Martin in 'Matchmaker' at Ford's Theatre | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Oct 07 | Hello, Gorgeous! | Steven Brinberg performs as Babs in 'The Music of Barbra Streisand' at the Kennedy Center | By Randy Shulman |
| 2004, Sep 30 | Teacher's Pet | 'A Lesson Before Dying' at H Street Playhouse, 'Desire' at Trumpet Vine Theatre | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Sep 23 | Fantasyland | 'Postal Service' is as much a fantasy piece as it is a tale of cold, hard reality; 'Varekai' is pure magic | By Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Sep 23 | Wonder Women | Arena Stage's flawed and fluttering 'Butterfly,' Round House takes an unusual look at motherhood | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Sep 09 | The Big Chill | Shakespeare Theatre's opener 'Macbeth' turns a graceful and enigmatic tragedy cold and emotionless | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Sep 02 | Parent Trap | Twisted, perverse chaos thrive in 'Lenny and Lou' | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Aug 26 | Ladies Night | Venus Theatre celebrates the trials and triumphs of women | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Aug 12 | Pure Bliss | 'Mary's Wedding' is a genuine, simple love story | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Jul 29 | Perfect Glass | Kennedy Center presents a delicate yet powerful 'Glass Menagerie' | by David Greer |
| 2004, Jul 08 | Time Warp | 'Rocky Horror' gets new life, 'Beehive' will have you humming | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Jul 01 | Tour de Forceful | ''The Producers'' at Kennedy Center is a singing and dancing extravaganza | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Jun 24 | Stand-Up Man | Gay comic Zach Toczynski breaks barriers at area comedy clubs | By Doug Rule Photography by Henry Linser |
| 2004, Jun 24 | Catatonic | ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' at Kennedy Center;''Radiant Abyss'' at Woolly Mammoth; ''World Goes 'Round'' at Roundhouse | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Jun 17 | Read His Lips | John Epperson reviews his life as Lypsinka in ''Show Trash'' at Studio Theatre | By Randy Shulman Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2004, Jun 17 | Masterpiece Theatre | ''Cyrano'' sweeps, swells and soars beyond expectations | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Jun 10 | Circle Jerks | ''The Blue Room'' tackles carnal issues with a modern flair | By Jolene Munch |
| 2004, May 27 | Heat Wave | ''Orpheus Descending'' at Arena Stage, ''Cripple of Inishmaan'' at Studio Theatre | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, May 20 | Piercing Wit | ''The Altruists'' at Catalyst Theatre | By David Greer |
| 2004, May 20 | Undesirable | ''Streetcar Named Desire'' at Kennedy Center | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, May 13 | 2004 Helen Hayes Awards | DC's theatres presented awards at Kennedy Center | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, May 13 | Brotherly Love | ''Passing the Love of Women'' at Theatre J shouldn't be missed | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, May 06 | Basic Instinct | ''Boy Gets Girl'' at H Street Playhouse | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Apr 29 | Tennessee Pride | Director Michael Kahn on Tennessee Williams | by Randy Shulman |
| 2004, Apr 29 | A Perfect Tenn | ''Five by Tenn'' at Kennedy Center | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Apr 29 | ''Porcelain'' | Chay Yew's gay/straight love story at Warehouse Theatre | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Apr 22 | Brooklyn Brouhaha | Shakespeare ''The Comedy of Errors'' at Folger Theatre, ''Ugly Ducklings'' at Warehouse Theatre | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Apr 15 | Lovely Ladies | ''Rosemary and I'' at MetroStage | by Jolene Munch Photography by Christopher O. Banks |
| 2004, Apr 08 | Quest for Fame | Marga Gomez in her one-woman show, ''Los Big Names'' | by Randy Shulman Photography by Todd Franson |
| 2004, Apr 08 | Garden Variety | ''Children of Eden'' at Ford's Theatre, ''Far Away'' at Studio Theatre | By Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Apr 01 | Merry Mourning | ''Elegies: A Song Cycle'' at Signature Theatre | By Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Mar 25 | Regal Stature | ''Henry IV, Part 2'' at The Shakespeare Theatre | By David Greer |
| 2004, Mar 25 | Kissing to be Clever | Gender-bending ''Bye, Bye Birdie'' by Gay Men's Chorus | By Randy Shulman |
| 2004, Mar 18 | True Colors | Insightful ''Yellowman'' at Arena Stage | By Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Mar 11 | Humor Us | DC's burgeoning gay comedy showcase at Titan | by Doug Rule |
| 2004, Mar 11 | Hide and Seek | Tony Kushnerââ¬â¢s ''Homebody / Kabul'' at Wooly Mammoth | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Feb 26 | Heartbreak Hotel | August Wilson's ''Come and Gone,'' and ''The Syringa Tree'' at Studio Theatre | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Feb 26 | Language Barrier | ''[sic]'' at Theater Alliance | by David Greer |
| 2004, Feb 19 | Blemished Brecht | ''A Man's a Man'' at Arena Stage | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Feb 12 | History's Witness | ''Looking Over the President's Shoulder'' at Ford's Theatre, ''Let Me Be the Music'' at Hammer Auditorium | by David Greer |
| 2004, Feb 05 | Winter's Wonders | Melissa Arctic at Folger Theatre, Wintertime at Roundhouse | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Jan 29 | Golden Age | Henry IV, Part 1 at The Shakespeare Theatre | by David Greer |
| 2004, Jan 29 | Outing the Ex | Peter Toscano in Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House | |
| 2004, Jan 22 | Little Boy Lost | Malcolm at Source Theatre, Jumpers at Washington Shakespeare | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Jan 15 | Four Play | Four at Studio Secondstage | by Jolene Munch |
| 2004, Jan 15 | Canon Fodder | Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Allegro' at Signature Theatre | by David Greer |
| 2003, Dec 18 | Real World | The York Realist at Studio Theatre | by Randy Shulman |
| 2003, Dec 11 | Glad Tidings | A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Dec 04 | Ménage ÃÂ Trois | Camelot at Arena Stage | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Nov 20 | Utterly Shawful | Heartbreak House at Round House Theater | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Nov 13 | Roman Holiday | Sondheim in DC: A Funny Thing Happened, Bounce | by Randy Shulman |
| 2003, Nov 13 | Sweet Dream | Midsummer Night's Dream, Anger Box | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Nov 13 | Laugh-A-Minute | Stand-up comic Judy Gold keeps 'em laughing | by Randy Shulman |
| 2003, Nov 06 | Star Power | The Life of Galileo at Studio Theatre, All's Well That Ends Well at Folger Theatre | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Oct 30 | Crazy Kilt | Kilt at Theatre on the Run | by David Greer |
| 2003, Oct 23 | Power Packed | Lilies at the Source Theatre | by David Greer |
| 2003, Oct 16 | American Classics | The Grapes of Wrath at Ford's Theatre, Proof at Arena Stage, Scaramouche at WSC | |
| 2003, Oct 09 | Happiness | Gay Men's Chorus presents You're a Good Man Charlie Brown | by Randy Shulman |
| 2003, Sep 25 | Missing the Boat | Rough Crossing at Metrostage | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Sep 25 | Powerless Flower | Shakespeare in Hollywood at Arena Stage | by Randy Shulman |
| 2003, Sep 18 | Three's Company | The Drawer Boy at Roundhouse | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Sep 11 | Brothers, Sisters and Worms | Topdog/Underdog at Studio Theatre, The Mineola Twins at DCJCC, and Worm Girl at Cherry Red | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Sep 04 | Screwballed | Twentieth Century at Signature Theatre | by Randy Shulman |
| 2003, Sep 04 | Words Worth | The Rivals at Shakespeare Theatre | by Sean Bugg |
| 2003, Aug 21 | One More Dance | Nijinsky's Last Dance at Kennedy Center | by Randy Shulman |
| 2003, Aug 14 | Tricky Dicks | Puppetry of the Penis at The Rosslyn Spectrum | by Chord Bezerra |
| 2003, Aug 14 | Queen of Arts | Painted Alice at H Street Playhouse | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Jul 31 | Urban Legends | Polaroid Stories at Studio Second Stage | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Jul 24 | Libations and Libidos | Lady Chatterly's Lover, Night of the Iguana | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Jul 17 | High Five | Bad Girls II at DCAC | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Jul 10 | Summer Froth | Closer than Ever at MetroStage, Donna Q at Signature | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Jul 10 | Sell-A-Thon | Studio Theatre's annual Garage Sale | by Randy Shulman |
| 2003, Jul 03 | Triple Bard | Shenandoah Shakespeare stages three classics | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Jun 26 | Endurance Test | Patience at Woolly Mammoth Theatre | by Jolene Munch |
| 2003, Jun 19 | Ebb's Tide | Broadway lyricist Fred Ebb | by Randy Shulman |
| 2003, Jun 05 | Singular Senstion | A Class Act at Studio Theatre | by Randy Shulman |
| 2003, May 29 | Cho Time | Margaret Cho's Revolution | by Sean Bugg |
| 2003, May 15 | Time Warp | The Mad Dancers at DC Jewish Community Center | by Jennifer Shapira |
| 2003, May 08 | Family Ties | The F Word | by Randy Shulman |
| 2003, May 01 | Gay for Play | Thief River | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Apr 17 | Wilde Kingdom | Salome | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Apr 17 | Not to Bee | Bee | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Apr 17 | Third Time Around | Actor Rick Hammerly | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Apr 10 | Spooky Sondheim | Follies, Penetrator, I Worry | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Apr 10 | Questions We'd Never Ask a Real Lady | Varla Jean Gets Confidential | |
| 2003, Apr 03 | Reality Bites | The Play about the Baby, Ain't Misbehavin', 42nd Street | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Mar 27 | Nifty History | 1776, Henry V | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Mar 27 | Career Move | Rhett O'Hara from My Boyfriend the Stripper | |
| 2003, Mar 20 | Nothing to Fear | The Borderland | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Mar 13 | Get Happy | Dames at Sea | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Mar 13 | Allergy Prone | The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (An online exclusive feature!) | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Mar 06 | Dual Disappointment | Book of Days, Jump/Cut | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Feb 27 | Slay Ride | Slaughter City, When Pigs Fly | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Feb 20 | Fly Guys | When Pigs Fly | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Feb 20 | Game Over | Endgame | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Feb 13 | Keep Moving | The Pavilion, Stones in His Pockets | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Feb 06 | Made in the Shade | 110 In the Shade, Theophilus North | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Feb 06 | Hello, Carol! | Cabaret Performer Richard Skipper | |
| 2003, Jan 30 | Broad Comedy | The Silent Woman | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Jan 23 | Night Flight | Twelfth Night, The Last Seder, and more | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Jan 16 | Delightful Dogs | What Dogs Do | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Jan 09 | Domestic Drama | Runaway Home | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Jan 02 | Sorry Sunday | Tell Me On a Sunday | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Jan 02 | Stage | The Best of 2002 | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2003, Jan 02 | Going Mental | The Day Room | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Dec 19 | Shore to Please | South Pacific | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Dec 12 | Winter Blunderland | A Midsummer Night's Dream | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Dec 12 | Frustrating and Timid | Shopping and Fucking | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Dec 12 | Grounded Lyricism | Icarus | Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Dec 05 | Garden Grub | The Secret Garden | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Dec 05 | Willy-nilly | Naked Boys Singing! | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Dec 05 | Epic Experience | Les Misérables | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Dec 05 | Toilet Humor | Dingleberries | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Nov 21 | Blah Humbug | "The Christmas Carol Rag" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Nov 21 | Home Run | "Bat Boy The Musical" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Nov 21 | Bottom Less | "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Nov 14 | Perfect Shape | "The Shape of Things" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Nov 07 | Old Hat | "7 Blowjobs" and "Knoyugogh" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Oct 31 | Very Bad Man | "Man of La Mancha," "Thumbsucker" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Oct 31 | Power Pop | "Kiki and Herb" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Oct 10 | French Connection | "The Misanthrope" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Oct 03 | Northern Exposure | "Love and Anger" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Sep 26 | Porn Again | ''Making Porn'' | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Sep 19 | Three Cheers | "Three Sistahs" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Sep 19 | Pleasant Parade | "Privates on Parade" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Sep 12 | Fantastic Farce | 'What the Butler Saw' | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Sep 12 | Anemic Anthems | 'Anthems: Culture Clash in the District' | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Sep 05 | Sacred Ground | "Recent Tragic Events," "The Winterââ¬â¢s Tale," and "The Maids" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Aug 29 | Good Eats | "Spamlet" at Warehouse Next Door | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Aug 22 | Broadway Beauty | "Hairspray" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Aug 08 | Final Examination | "A Little Night Music" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Aug 01 | Striking Discord | "Nocturne" at Studio Theatre | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jul 25 | Powerful Project | "The Laramie Project" at Olney Theatre | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jul 25 | Stirring Passion | "Passion" at The Kennedy Center | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jul 18 | Less Filling | "The Full Monty" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jul 18 | Royal Disapointment | ''Aida'' | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jul 18 | Great Timing | "Merrily We Roll Along" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jul 11 | Mundane Musical | "Danny and Sylvia" at MetroStage | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jul 11 | Rear View Mirror | American Century Theater's "Laughter at Ten O'Clock" | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jul 04 | Back in Time | "The Diaries" at Signature Theatre | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jul 04 | Go Figure | "Schoolgirl Figure" at Metro Cafe | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jun 27 | Love It | 'Big Love' at Kennedy Center | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jun 27 | Go Go-Go | 'In the Boom Boom Room' at Source Theatre | by Jonathan Padget |
| 2002, Jun 27 | All By Himself | 'Celebrating Sondheim' at Kennedy Center | by Jonathan Padget |
| 1994, May 12 | Helen Hayes Awards hosted by Tyne Daly | Nicky Silver earns ''New Play'' award and audience's laughter |