In Richard Hellesen's Necessary Sacrifices, making its world premiere at Ford's Theatre, the fight to end slavery is boiled down into a dry, declamation-heavy script that rarely jumps off the historic stage. more ›

Take Doug Henning's magic, the goofiness of Wayne's World, add a healthy dose of '70s kitsch, and you have Elephant Room, a charming and funny show currently running at Arena Stage. more ›

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is testing out "tweet seats" for their upcoming production of Civilization (all you can eat). Theater purists beware. more ›

Described as a "comedy about relationships, faith and the fine line between compromise and regret," Theater J's production of The Religion Thing is, in fact, a melodrama that's about as subtle as a sledgehammer. more ›

This month in theater: Red at Arena Stage, Necessary Sacrifices at Ford's Theatre and La Cage aux Folles at the Kennedy Center. more ›

The Shakespeare Theatre Company's beautifully staged production of Much Ado About Nothing entertains and amuses, making for an evening well-spent. more ›

This month's theater is chock full of ongoing productions from November, numerous holiday offerings and some choice openings. more ›

The highly successful reworking of Pride & Prejudice, currently running at the Round House Theatre, respects Jane Austen's rich language and characters while keeping the audience engaged and entertained. more ›

The City Paper reports this afternoon that the D.C. Commission for the Arts and Humanities has announced that it will take control of the Lincoln Theatre, which ran into severe financial troubles in late September. more ›

The month of November brings us some classics, a few early holiday offerings and the Shakespeare to watch while you wait for Joss Whedon's take on the Bard. more ›

As it turns out, Mayor Vince Gray's proposed movie concession tax hike is about a lot more than simply funding an incentive program for a cineplex east of the Anacostia River. In fact, Gray's got one particular Hollywood star he'd like to try and attract to the District. more ›

This month, we highlight shows dealing with the end of the world, life after an earthquake, or life after death, undead-style. Heavy stuff. more ›

Parade is a musical that wreaks havoc on the emotions. more ›

It should be a recipe for a delightfully subversive evening: DC’s own talented commedia dell’arte troupe, Faction of Fools, performing a sly comedy by none other than Machiavelli, reinterpreting his classic satire The Mandrake with commedia characters and big-nosed masks. more ›

Kicking off the Kennedy Center's CHINA: The Art of a Nation series, Two Dogs' Opinions on Life is a laugh riot—if you speak Chinese. Luckily for the rest of us, the actors carry off the difficult task of parodying Chinese life in slapstick, farce, and sound effects everyone can understand. more ›

If you want to see two likable, funny, complicated people being kind of silly about falling in love, then No Rules Theatre Company's production of Stop Kiss should be on your going-out list in the next two weeks. more ›

Sad news to pass along from the world of radio: Joe Barber, the entertainment editor at WTOP who spent 20 years as a film and theater critic for various broadcast and print outlets, was found dead at his Washington home today. According to WTOP, Barber died of natural causes; he was 53. more ›

How can you make a 300-year-old French farce that loses something in translation accessible to a modern English-speaking audience? For the Shakespeare Theatre, the solution is to simply re-write it with that audience in mind, and it works out quite nicely. more ›

When you're buried up to your torso in a huge mound of dirt, unable to escape, you don't have much more than your words. That's where Winnie wakes up at the start of Samuel Beckett's classic Happy Days, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year in this production from the former Washington Shakespeare Company, newly remonikered this season as WSC Avant Bard. more ›

Oh, September. One of the season's most jam-packed months is no exception this year, with more than 20 shows debuting around town. Whether you're into new musicals, edgy Shakespeare or, well, Ray Bradbury, we've got you covered. more ›

A documentarian wants to make a film about the Devil, who has conveniently taken human form. In describing the experience, the documentarian says he expects it "to be confusing and incomplete." So it is with Longacre Lea's Something Past in Front of the Light. more ›

If you're like me, you're tired of just having plain old IMAX in D.C., via the two traditional IMAX screens at the Smithsonian's Natural History and Air and Space museums. What do we want? The IMAX Experience®, of course, which just sounds sexier, and which you can get at the multiplex instead of having to go to a museum like some tourist. Well, our prayers have been answered, because we can begin experiencing® IMAX here in D.C. instead of just, oh, I don't know, watching it, starting on September 9, when a newly-outfitted IMAX-esque screen opens at the AMC Georgetown. more ›

With a cast boasting Australia's finest thespians, one can only hold high expectations for Sydney Theatre Company's staging of Chekov's Uncle Vanya. That the performance meets these expectations is also no real surprise. more ›

August brings lots of reruns of past productions, and lots of anticipation about what will open as seasons kick off next month. Here's what's going on to tide you over until then. more ›

"This is women's territory," proclaims one of the ladies in The Keegan Theatre's production of Steel Magnolias, and yet there is something in its story of love and hardship that all can grasp, underneath all that hairspray. more ›

You've ventured into non-air conditioned theaters. You've read our reviews. And now, weeks later, the Capital Fringe Festival is coming to a close. But if you've still got Fringe Fever, take note: several plays we caught along the way still have remaining performances tonight or this weekend. Here's our rundown. more ›

There is a slice of the population who believes that all improv theater is irredeemably awful. However, if you're interested to see how the actors interpret your iTunes library, go see The Audio Files. more ›

In Illuminate: A Martial Arts Experience, Johnny Shryock, an experienced local photographer, sound and set designer, has taken his theatrical background and combined it with his passion for the martial arts. more ›

GS-14 returns for the third year in a row to the Capital Fringe Festival -- but it doesn't seem like anything has changed. more ›

Ever wondered what it's like to get rickrolled in real life? Then come see this play! more ›