Applause for Washington National Opera’s take on ‘West Side Story’

Director Francesca Zambello and her WNO team have created a show with the highest production values. By SUSAN GALBRAITH

A critic revisits his review of ‘The Shark Is Broken’ at...

Reflecting on his experiences of the MET production and the Broadway production, the author comes to a moving realization. By GEOFFREY MELADA

Stephen Schwartz on mentoring: changing young artists for good

The Academy Award–winning composer came to town to support Young Artists of America as they performed his musical ‘The Prince of Egypt.’ By NICOLE HERTVIK

A critic revisits his review of ‘The Shark Is Broken’ at...

Reflecting on his experiences of the MET production and the Broadway production, the author comes to a moving realization. By GEOFFREY MELADA

Washington Stage Guild announces 2026/27 season

'Season of Self-Delusion' includes world premiere of J.B. Miller's 'The Last Victorian,' three-actor adaptation of Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment,' and more.

Calendar: Play Readings, Workshops, and Short-Run Theater Events in the DMV

Check back regularly for the most up-to-date information about workshops, readings, and short-run/single-performance events.

Nominations for the 2026 Off Broadway Alliance Awards

Since 2011, The Off Broadway Alliance - an organization of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals - has honored the...

Oscar Wilde’s ‘Salome’ by Rude Mechanicals as comic absurdity

At Greenbelt Arts Center, the 1890s biblically inspired tragedy becomes a 1990s comedy skewering racial, sexual, and power dynamics. By HANNAH ESTIFANOS

Nominations for the 2026 Off Broadway Alliance Awards

Since 2011, The Off Broadway Alliance - an organization of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals - has honored the...

Washington Stage Guild announces 2026/27 season

'Season of Self-Delusion' includes world premiere of J.B. Miller's 'The Last Victorian,' three-actor adaptation of Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment,' and more.