Its star and creator is talented and the show is well produced. But its comedic elements are often at odds with the narrative.

It’s an entertaining genre bender of a show. But as an adaptation of such a complex novel, it proves too ambitious an undertaking.

“I want to tell these fantastical stories where young black and brown kids can picture themselves, see themselves, hear themselves,” says Morgan Givens, the show’s creator.

“From U Street to the Cotton Club” explores Black Broadway and Harlem’s famed Prohibition-era performance space.

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Fractal Theatre Collective’s show “holds passivity and allyship to the flame,” its writer and director says.

All of the ticket proceeds for this Northern Virginia festival go back to communities that need help.

This modern take on the Greek tragedy sadly notes that bloodshed will ever beget bloodshed.

There’s a new avenue to explore the digital frontier of virtual reality right here in Washington, all with a side of booze.

In a movie about Thurgood Marshall, the last thing you want to see is a cloying Josh Gad character arc.