Past Reviews

Regional Reviews: Washington, D.C.

Current Theatre Season in Washington, D.C.

Arena Stage | Baltimore Center Stage | Everyman Theatre | 1st Stage | Folger Theatre | Ford's Theatre | Hippodrome | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Keegan Theatre | MetroStage | Mosaic Theater Company of DC | National Theatre | Olney Theatre Center for the Arts | Round House Theatre | Shakespeare Theatre Company | Signature Theatre | Studio Theatre | Synetic Theater | Theater Alliance | Theater J | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |


Arena Stage
Mead Center for American Theater, Sixth and Maine Ave.
202-488-3300

Cambodian Rock Band
July 18 - August 27, 2023
Kreeger Theater

POTUS: Or
Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
October 13 - November 12, 2023
Fichandler Stage

Swept Away
November 25 - December 20, 2023
Kreeger Theater

Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show (return run)
December 9 -17, 2023
Fichandler Stage

Tempestuous Elements
February 16 - March 17, 2024
Fichandler Stage

Unknown Soldier
March 29 - May 5, 2024
Kreeger Theater

The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence (by Step Afrika!)
June 6 - July 14, 2024
Fichandler Stage


Baltimore Center Stage
700 N. Calvert St., Baltimore MD
410-332-0033

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
September 14 - October 8, 2023

Locally Grown Festival
October 20 - 22, 2023

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (inspired by the 1997 television movie)
November 25 - December 23, 2023

Mexodus
World premiere co-production with Mosaic Theater Company
March 14 - April 7, 2024

The Hot Wing King
In association with Hartford Stage
April 11 - 28, 2024

The Importance of Being Earnest
World premiere adaptation by Jenny Koons
May 9 - 26, 2024


Everyman Theatre
315 West Fayette Street, Baltimore MD 21201
410-752-2208

A Doll's House
New adaptation by Joanie Schultz
September 3 - October 1, 2023

The Chinese Lady
October 22 - November 19, 2023

Dial M for Murder
December 3 - 31, 2023

Crumbs from the Table of Joy
January 28 - February 25, 2024

The Book Club Play
March 17 - April 14, 2024

A Midsummer Night's Dream
May 12 - June 9, 2024


1st Stage
1524 Spring Hill Road, Tysons VA
703-854-1856

The Chosen
September 28 - October 15, 2023

Quilters
December 7 - 24, 2023

The Lake Effect
February 1 - 18, 2024

The Nance
April 4 - 21, 2024

Postcards from Ihatov
June 6 - 23, 2024


Folger Theatre
201 E. Capitol St. SE, Washington DC
202-544-7077

The Winter's Tale
October 24 - December 3, 2023

Where We Belong
In association with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
February 15 - March 10, 2024

Metamorphoses
May 7 - June 16, 2024



Ford's Theatre
202-347-4833

Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard
September 22 - October 15, 2023

A Christmas Carol
November 17 - December 31, 2023

The Second Ford's Theatre Legacy Commissions: A First Look
January 2024

Little Shop of Horrors
March 15 - May 18, 2024


Hippodrome
France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, 12 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore MD
800-982-2787

The Wiz
September 23 - September 30, 2023

Funny Girl
October 24 - October 29, 2023

The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
November 4, 2023

Moulin Rouge!
December 5 - 17, 2023

Nutcracker
December 18 - 19, 2023

Trevor Noah: Off the Record
January 11 - 14, 2024

Mrs. Doubtfire
January 30 - February 4, 2024

Peter Pan
February 20 - 25, 2024

The Book of Mormon
March 19 - 24, 2024

Mamma Mia!
April 16 - 21, 2024

Clue
May 7 - 12, 2024

Beetlejuice
June 25 - 30, 2024


John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NW, Washington, DC
202-467-4600

The Dragon King’s Daughter
November 18 – December 17, 2023
Family Theater

Bluey's Big Play
November 22 -26, 2023
Eisenhower Theater

Improvised Shakespeare Company
December 4 -23, 2023
Theater Lab

Girl from the North Country
December 12 - 31, 2023
Eisenhower Theater

Disney's Frozen
December 20, 2023 - January 21, 2024
Opera House

Broadway Center Stage: Tick, Tick... Boom!
January 26 - February 4, 2024
Eisenhower Theater

The Girl Who Became Legend
February 2 – 11, 2024
Family Theater

Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations
February 13 - 18, 2024
Opera House

Through the Sunken Lands
March 2 – 17, 2024
Family Theater

Company
March 12 -31, 2024
Opera House

Message in a Bottle
April 9 - 21, 2024
Opera House

The Illusionists
April 23 - 28, 2024
Opera House

Dixie's Tupperware Party
May 7 - June 2, 2024
Family Theater

Broadway Center Stage: Bye Bye Birdie
June 6 - 16, 2024
Eisenhower Theater

The Kite Runner
June 25 - 30, 2024
Eisenhower Theater

Funny Girl
June 25 - July 14, 2024
Opera House

Back to the Future: The Musical
July 23 - August 11, 2024
Opera House

Broadway Center Stage: Nine
August 2 - 11, 2024
Eisenhower Theater

Mamma Mia!
August 13 - September 1, 2024
Opera House


Keegan Theatre
1742 Church St NW, Washington DC
202-265-3767

An Irish Carol
December 2 - 31, 2023

Merrily We Roll Along
February 3 - March 3, 2024

Webster's Bitch
April 6 - May 5, 2024

The Elephant in the Room
June 1 - 23, 2024

Noises Off
July 27 - September 1, 2024


MetroStage
1201 N. Royal St., Alexandria VA
703-548-9044

TBA: Construction continues on the company's new theater in Alexandria VA


Mosaic Theater Company of DC
1333 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002
202-399-7993

Monumental Travesties
September 7 - October 1, 2023

Confederates
October 26 - November 19, 2023

Nancy
March 28 - April 21, 2024

Mexodus
World premiere co-production with Baltimore Center Stage
May 16 - June 4, 2024


National Theatre
1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC
202-628-6161

Mrs. Doubtfire
October 10 - October 15, 2023

The Wiz
October 24 - October 29, 2023

Pretty Woman: The Musical
December 12 - December 17, 2023

The Book of Mormon
begins March 5, 2024

Peter Pan
begins April 9, 2024

MJ
August 13 - September 8, 2024


Olney Theatre Center for the Arts
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney MD
301-924-3400

Ink
Co-produced with and performed at Round House Theatre August 30 - September 24, 2023

The Brothers Paranormal
September 27 - October 29, 2023
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab

Fiddler on the Roof
November 8 - December 31, 2023
Roberts Mainstage

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
November 24 - December 31, 2023
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab

Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Soprano
February 7 - March 10, 2024
Roberts Mainstage

Avaaz
March 6 - April 7, 2024
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab

Islander: A New Musical
April 11 - April 28, 2024
Roberts Mainstage

Long Way Down (world premiere musical)
May 22 - June 23, 2024
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab (in association with TheaterWorks USA and Edgewood)

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
July 3 - August 25, 2024
Roberts Mainstage


Round House Theatre
4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda MD
240-564-1100

Ink
Co-production with Olney Theatre Center
August 30 - September 24, 2023

The Mountaintop
October 11 - November 4, 2023

The Seafarer
December 6 - 31, 2023

Next to Normal
January 24 - February 25, 2024

A Jumping Off Point
Part of the National Capital New Play Festival
April 10 - May 5, 2024

Topdog/Underdog
May 29 - June 23, 2024


Shakespeare Theatre Company

Evita
September 5 - October 8, 2023
Harman Hall

Macbeth in Stride
October 10 - 29, 2023
Klein Theatre

As You Like It
December 2 - 31, 2023
Harman Hall

The Lehman Trilogy
February 22 - March 24, 2024 Harman Hall

Macbeth
With Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma
April 2 - 28, 2024
Venue TBA

The Matchbox Magic Flute
May 21 - June 16, 2024
Klein Theatre


Signature Theatre
4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington VA
703-820-9771 or 800-955-5566

The Bridges of Madison County
August 8 - September 17, 2023

King of the Yees
September 12 - October 22, 2023

Ragtime
October 24, 2023 - January 7, 2024

Private Jones
February 6 - March 10, 2024

Penelope
March 5 - April 21, 2024

Hair
April 16 - July 7, 2024


Studio Theatre
1501 14th St NW, Washington, DC
202-332-3300

Espejos: Clean
beginning September 13, 2023

Fat Ham
beginning October 25, 2023

Love, Love, Love
beginning January 10, 2024

At the Wedding
beginning March 13, 2024

Problems Between Sisters
beginning May 8, 2024

The Colored Museum
beginning July 3, 2024


Synetic Theater
1800 S. Bell St., Arlington VA
866-811-4111

Cyrano de Bergerac
July 14 - August 13, 2023

The Tell-Tale Heart
September 29 - November 5, 2023

In repertory:
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Golden Fish
December 8, 2023 - January 7, 2024 and
Snow Maiden
December 8, 2023 - January 6, 2024

Romeo & Juliet
February 16 - March 24, 2024


Theater Alliance
2020 Shannon Pl SE, Washington, DC
202-241-2539

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
August 29 - September 17, 2023


Theater J
D.C. Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW, Washington DC
202-777-3210

The Chameleon
October 11 - November 4, 2023

Here I Am: A Triptych of Tour-de-Force Performances:
See You Tomorrow
November 14 - 22, 2023
Moses
December 1 - 24, 2023
How to Be a Korean Woman
January 4 - 14, 2024

This Much I Know
January 31 - February 25, 2024

Hester Street
March 27 - April 21, 2024

The Hatmaker's Wife
June 5 - 30, 2024


Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D St. NW, Washington DC
202-393-3939

My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion
Co-production with Philadelphia's Wilma Theater
September - October 2023

Public Obscenities
Soho Rep and NAATCO National Partnership production
November - December 2023

The Sensational Sea Mink-ettes
February - March 2024

Amm(i)gone
In association with Kelly Strayhorn Theater
April 2024

Rose: You Are What You Eat
in association with CulturalDC and The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
June 2024


Please note that dates may change unexpectedly - always check with the theater before making plans.


- Updated 10/23/23. Questions and comments can be emailed to the Editor