Shakespeare Theatre Company’s ‘Guys and Dolls’
• December 18, 2025

Whisked from Times Square’s spartan Save-A-Soul Mission to a glittering Havana nightspot, Miss Sarah Brown asks her escort, “former sinner” (his words) Sky Masterson, the name of her beverage’s delightful […]

DC Artswatch
• November 10, 2025

    Studio Theatre’s Muse to Step Down After nearly 20 years in the role, Studio Theatre Artistic Director David Muse will leave the position in late 2027. The search for […]

June Onstage, Georgetown
• June 5, 2025

By Mark Edelman June, as Oscar Hammerstein put it, is busting out all over. As the temperatures climb, why not spend a cool summer night at one of these great […]

May Onstage, Georgetown
• May 1, 2025

By Mark Edelman It’s May, which means Mother’s Day is just around the corner. I can’t think of a better gift this month to remember mom than live theater. Mamma […]

At STC, Chekhov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’ Checks off All the Right Boxes 
• April 17, 2025

This weekend is your last chance to catch ‘Downton Abbey’ star Hugh Bonneville in ‘Uncle Vanya’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC). A perfect blend of comedy and poignant emotion, this […]

Works by Chekhov, Medtner and Other Russians
• April 3, 2025

Ivan Petrovich Voinitsky is having a moment. Steve Carell took him on last spring in a Lincoln Center Theater production directed by Lila Neugebauer. In Greenwich Village at the Lucille […]

Onstage, Georgetown – March 2025
• March 4, 2025

By Mark Edelman Spring is right around the corner and with it comes cherry blossom time, short sleeve weather and more great theater on local stages. Try one or more […]

Onstage Georgetown, January/February 2025
• December 19, 2024

 By Mark Edelman Happy New Year! As the first two months of 2025 roll around, there’s plenty to celebrate on DMV stages. This schedule is replete with plays and musicals […]

‘Leopoldstadt’: An Immersive, Haunting Family Portrait  
• December 11, 2024

“It’s like a second death, to lose your name in a family album.”   As soon as Grandma Emilia (Phyllis Kay) verbalizes this somber truth in Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of […]

Last Chance: Throwback ‘Babbitt’ Has Lessons for Today
• October 30, 2024

“Babbitt,” starring two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick and directed by Christopher Ashley, has been the hot ticket at Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Harman Hall this month. You have a few days […]