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Jul 01, 2022

No Summer Doldrums Here: Catch These Theater Performances Around D.C. In July

Our theater preview rounds up what’s coming up in July, including several musicals, a bit of Shakespeare, and of course, Capital Fringe.

Apr 28, 2022

May Theater Preview: Alt-Othello, The Estefans’ Story And More Can’t-Miss Shows Opening Around D.C.

DCist’s theater previews are back, and this one is jam-packed with a long-awaited Woolly Mammoth debut, a modern retelling of Othello and a lesser known work by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Aug 31, 2011

DCist’s September Theater Preview

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.

Apr 02, 2010

DCist’s April Theater Preview

Fierstein in Fiddler. The theater scene is filled with farce (not to mention Kafka, cabaret…) this April. Here’s what’s opening. >> Folger is doing Hamlet. You may have heard of this play. (April 21). >> Signature’s season closer is a zany one, the new (title of show) (April 6). >> If I were a rich man…I might buy tickets to Fiddler on the Roof over at the National, starring Harvey Fierstein (April 13). >>…

Aug 01, 2008

DCist’s August Theater Preview

They don’t call it the doldrums of August for nothing — openings this month tend to be sparse. The silver lining? We’ve got quite a few sneaking up at the end of the month, and those shows that are premiering look pretty damn intriguing. Olney Theatre will take us down the Rabbit Hole, a play about a couple whose lives are changed by a tragic accident (Aug. 6). If Jason Grote’s Maria-Stuart, premiering at Woolly,…

 
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