All stories by Nelson Pressley on BroadwayStars

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Elaine May's porn star play leads a pack of escapist comedies by Nelson Pressley

"Adult Entertainment" won't make you think about the news.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:12PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 8, 2018

Easing on back to the sounds of the '70s with 'Godspell' and 'The Wiz' by Nelson Pressley

Ford's Theatre and NextStop put a 2018 spin on two classic shows from the era.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

The fabulous Taylor Mac gives D.C. a sample of his reinvented Americana by Nelson Pressley

"A 24 Decade History of Popular Music: Abridged" storms the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:36PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Alexander Strain finds the bright side in 'Every Brilliant Thing' by Nelson Pressley

Madeline Joey Rose's "Mom Baby God" adds to D.C.'s solo shows.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:18PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 5, 2018

When U.S. citizenship is anything but self-evident by Nelson Pressley

'Hold These Truths' recounts Japenese American citizen's fight against internment.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:04PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 1, 2018

What you should be seeing in D.C. theater this week by Nelson Pressley

Your complete guide to March 1-7, with reviews and news.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

A cheerful bio-drama about America's favorite sex therapist, Dr. Ruth by Nelson Pressley

Naomi Jacobson shines as the indomitable Westheimer.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:33PM[SHARE]
Friday, February 23, 2018

The Women's Voices Theater Festival is a winner. But it could use some work. by Nelson Pressley

Criticisms aside, you have to root for it: Washington is the only major city mobilizing to change gender inequality in American theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54AM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 22, 2018

DC Theater Friday: The shows to see in a busy scene by Nelson Pressley

News and reviews, from 'Noura' and 'Handbagged' to Robbie Schaefer's concert musical

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PM[SHARE]

Ursula K. Le Guin's 'Lathe' gives Women's Voices a dreamy finale by Nelson Pressley

Of three new small-scale dramas, the one with the biggest vision is the best show.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24AM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 15, 2018

DC Theater Friday: A festival finds its mojo by Nelson Pressley

'Noura' and 'Familiar' light up Women's Voices.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:12PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

'Noura' is the best premiere of the Women's Voices Theater Festival by Nelson Pressley

Heather Raffo loosely uses "A Doll's House," with characters out of Iraq, yet not at home in New York.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:54PM[SHARE]

Kahn's final season to include a rare staging of 'The Oresteia' by Nelson Pressley

Ellen McLaughlin adapts the Greek trilogy, and "An Inspector Calls" launches U.S. tour.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:42AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Three plays from the Women's Voices buffet by Nelson Pressley

Julie Cho's "Aubergine" isn't nourishing enough for a meal.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:36PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 12, 2018
Friday, February 9, 2018

The agony and ecstasy of LBJ is revived in 'The Great Society' by Nelson Pressley

Jack Willis returns as President Lyndon B. Johnson in the sequel to "All the Way."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:33PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 8, 2018

DC Theater Friday: 'Handbagged' hits Thatcher (and Thatcher hits back) by Nelson Pressley

'Something Rotten!' lands at the National, and Women's Voices crests

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:54PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

What if 'Hamlet' had showgirls? 'Something Rotten!' hits and misses. by Nelson Pressley

The musical spoof of musicals is a predictable crowd-pleaser.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:33PM[SHARE]

Flying V keeps it weird with a revue of 20 Jonathan Coulton songs by Nelson Pressley

The catalogue is accompanied by animal visions, puppetry and other fantastical elements.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:33PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Thatcher and the queen square off in 'Handbagged' by Nelson Pressley

Two Elizabeths and two Maggies make a full house.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:33PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 5, 2018

Two versions of Miranda's 'In the Heights' dominate Hayes nominations by Nelson Pressley

'A Little Night Music,' 'The Wild Party' and 'Twelfth Night' also score well

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:54PM[SHARE]
Sunday, February 4, 2018

From the Trojan War to Trump: Troupe makes a feminist statement at festival by Nelson Pressley

Small Brave Spirits brings a rebellious experiment to the Women's Voices Theater Festival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:12PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 1, 2018

DC Theater Friday: Shows on every president, plus the Queen by Nelson Pressley

Musicals 'Something Rotten!' and 'Light Years' start Tuesday

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PM[SHARE]
Monday, January 29, 2018

Guantanamo drama '4,380 Nights' finds history repeating by Nelson Pressley

In D.C. theater, orange really is the new black.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:24PM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 25, 2018

'Jefferson's Garden' blooms with contradictions at Ford's by Nelson Pressley

Timberlake Wertenbaker's historical fiction gets its U.S. debut.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:42PM[SHARE]

DC Theater Friday: Big theaters weigh in by Nelson Pressley

The city's major troupes make serious statements, from 'Hamlet' to 'Jefferson's Garden.'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:36PM[SHARE]

Friends and playwrights tell stories that call for action on stage by Nelson Pressley

The personal is political in new Women's Voices plays.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:24PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Grappling with Jefferson's legacy: 'A playwright doesn't like nice people' by Nelson Pressley

A white British writer and a black U.S. director bring "Jefferson's Garden" to Ford's.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:18PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 23, 2018

It's almost a wonderful life in the surprising 1940s throwback 'See Rock City' by Nelson Pressley

Wood Van Meter and Lexi Langs return for Part 2 of an affecting low-key trilogy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:33PM[SHARE]
Sunday, January 21, 2018

Women's Voices notes: An exotic 'Imogen' and a down-home 'Hound' by Nelson Pressley

Pointless moves uptown, and Cefaly's plays shift from Baltimore to D.C.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:33PM[SHARE]

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