THEATER: 'Show Boat' sails to lush grandeur

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THEATER: A 'Circle' of Woolly fun

Entire building in action

Monday, Nov. 9, 2009

You may not fully understand "Full Circle," but that should not stand in the way of a good time.

THEATER: 'Miles' of fascinating stories

Vivid characters embark on journey with on-the-road aura

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

Sitting in a theater and wishing you were in your car is probably not an artistic director's fondest dream. However, road-trip wanderlust is precisely what Quiara Alegria Hudes' delightful new work, "26 Miles," evokes.

THEATER: 'Much' more festive Bard

D.C. setting for battle of the sexes

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

A Caribbean lilt and a Washington carnival setting appear to be an inspired combination for "Much Ado About Nothing," Shakespeare's sunny and sexy battle of wits between the sexes.
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THEATER: 'Streetcar's' Cate Blanchett alters role of Blanche

Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

Watching "A Streetcar Named Desire," you find yourself longing for a touch of Blanche DuBois' sweet, deluded magic — a time of cotillions and midnight swims at the lake, jasmine perfume and summer furs pinned with silk violets.

THEATER: Neil Simon's wit finds a home in 'Yonkers'

Theater J has right touch with dysfunctional family

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

Theater J continues its strong season with its first-ever production of a full-length Neil Simon play, 1991's "Lost in Yonkers."

THEATER: 'Alchemist' lacking the Midas touch

Kahn's power to transform is missing

Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

You want to emerge from a comedy feeling lighter, like your burden has been lifted temporarily. However, the Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of "The Alchemist" weighs you down with the resentment of losing 2½ hours you'll never get back again.

THEATER: An 'Ear' for farce

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

The choice between sitting through nearly three hours of farce or dental work is simple: gum surgery, with rusty, unsterilized implements.

THEATER: 'Angels' casts heavenly glow of storytelling

Play masterfully depicts struggles with AIDS, people's hopes and fears

Friday, Oct. 9, 2009

Nearly a decade into the 21st century, hearing the characters in Forum Theatre's gorgeous production of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Angels in America" talk about the millennium with such hope, fear and anticipation is a rueful experience. In 10 years, what have we done with the gift of a new century, a start as fresh and cleansing as the first snowfall?

THEATER: Oh, what a night with 'Jersey Boys'

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009

The Boss is back in town. No, not that grizzled rocker on the cover of AARP magazine -- another New Jersey native, Frankie Valli, who, with the Four Seasons, is the complex hero of the bio-musical "Jersey Boys."