Archives for July 12, 2016

The Golden Smile is controlled, constructed chaos, a perfect orchestration of madness. It is terrifying and marvelous all at once.  Theatre of the absurd in a mental hospital. 

35MM: A Musical Exhibition is a series of seriously show-stopping tunes, delivered by a talented cast and live 6-piece band. Written by the incredibly talented songwriter Ryan Scott Oliver, each song has a photograph that goes along with it, projected on a screen behind the actors. The songs explore everything from the tribulations of being a nanny […]

I’ll be honest: I’m not usually a fan of interpretive dance. Most of the time, it’s nearly impossible for me to tell what’s being interpreted without having read it in the guide, which means that even if it’s aesthetically pleasing, it often feels random.

Apologies to the one Trump fan who goes to DC theatre and is reading this, but there is perhaps too much wrong, unbelievable, or historically unprecedented about The Donald’s candidacy to fit in one theatre piece.

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on! This may be your only chance to see a Fringe production transmitted via Bio-Hologram, and definitely the only Fringe show featuring a member of the new wave band, The B-52’s. A Romp Around Uranus with Special Agent Galactica is an intergalactic cabaret, concocted by the incomparably […]

If you like your house decorated with dysfunction, madness, incest, and heightened dialogue, come visit The House of Yes.

Where can you experience the world premiere of a musical with songs by a 4-time platinum artist for only $17 a pop? At Capital Fringe, of course, with Song Reader: the Musical, an earnest and poppy take on a classic-story combo from a fresh-faced young theater company.