Jon M. Chu's new film improves on its source material just as Spielberg’s 2021 film 'West Side Story' improved on the 1961 version. I finally saw Wicked on Broadway in early 2022. I went in blind, and ...

The exquisite production spoils the senses with poetry, elegant choreography, and splashes of color and light. Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of Ovid’s magnum opus, Metamorphoses, is a contemporary ...

Washington National Opera's new production is a spectacle of epic proportions and even more impressive musical prowess. In a period of fervent artistic production he later dubbed his “galley years,” ...

David Auburn's poignant memory play at Studio Theatre portrays two women's fragile friendship. “I hate the name Holly.” Delivered in deadpan by Kate Eastwood Norris in the opening moments of David ...

The cast of this American University production is astonishingly wonderful. Have you ever heard the story about a little rain cloud who falls in love with a human? In a marvelously charming student ...

Agatha Christie's courtroom drama has the audience guessing and gasping. Agatha Christie never seems to miss — and Witness for the Prosecution is no exception. Although a departure from her typical ...

The new family-friendly musical explores themes of self-discovery, friendship, and belonging and brings a Disney-movie vibe. Did I just step into a Pixar animated film? As the lights dim in the ...

While the stage adaptation can't replicate the visual impact of the movie, the show has a riveting story and the power of hope. In September, The Shawshank Redemption celebrated its 30th anniversary, ...

Get ready for major shifts and an unknown period of uncertainty. The 2024 Federal election results will reshape arts and culture priorities and funding. That’s the sobering new reality explained in ...

Framed in the format of a memory play, the new jukebox musical Swept Away, with a book by John Logan and songs by the folk-rock band the Avett Brothers (including five from their 2004 concept album ...

Though they’ve remained the best of friends since originating the roles of the 1960s teenagers Tracy, Amber, and Penny in the Tony Award-winning Broadway premiere of Hairspray in 2002, Tony winner ...

This year's three programs demonstrated a rich variety of expression and narratives. GALA Hispanic Theatre’s annual Flamenco Festival is always at treat for the eyes and ears — but perhaps especially ...