With Pay-What-You-Can offers, sensory-friendly performances, ASL interpretation, and more, local theaters are striving for inclusivity. Imagine that you want to go to the theater to support a friend ...

An apartment sidewalk in New York serves as a microcosm of a troubled America. “Harm reduction.” That’s the purpose of smoking, according to the title character in The Smoker, a world premiere by Lisa ...

Yussef El Guindi’s play is a well-written, well-paced example of the thoughtful theater for which CATF is justly renowned. If a rhapsody is defined as something extravagantly enthusiastic, ecstatic, ...

Kicking off District Fringe year two, the winner of the 2023 Capital Fringe Festival is a sure bet for a good time. No, it’s not Miss Scarlett in the ballroom with the lead pipe, but it’s not far off!

The stylish production revives the Tony Award-winning musical with charm, precision, and theatrical flair. It is the rare production that can turn the tips of an actor’s fingers to hilarious account.

The production is classic heartwarming family entertainment, with some edgier jokes and references. When you strip away the candy coating and get right down to the gooey center of Charlie and the ...

This jazzy and humorous musical makes a joyful noise about what it means when we dare to dream. Chloe McGinness, Lee Michele Rosenthal (Sister Mary Martin-of-Tours), Judy Lewis (Sister Mary Lazarus), ...

The Tony Award winner will join other luminaries for ‘America Made in Virginia: 250 Years Together.’ This conversation has been condensed for clarity. Kelli O’Hara. Photo by Emilio Madrid. Nicole ...

A gaggle of gagsters was on hand to honor the winner of the 27th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. “Man waits not for time or tide,” Mark Twain once observed. Men and women do, however, ...

The world-premiere musical transforms a catalog of chart-toppers into a moving story of sisterhood, grief, and resilience. Three women lie motionless onstage, each isolated in her own pool of light as ...

Set in West Africa, the drama offers a universal message of determination to reject beliefs and practices that harm girls. The chill sounds of West African pop music greet audience members as they ...

Board of Trustees confirms Sharif's resignation, effective June 30. DC Theater Art is closely following the story of Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif‘s departure from Arena Stage. This is an ongoing ...