On his Cover The Mirrors tour, Ben Kweller invites us to join the band

Kweller transported us into band rehearsal, forming one larger musical organism made of audience and performer.

By Koharu Ando April 29, 2025

Leisure

Nomadic’s Ghosts: A riveting family tragedy unfolds behind closed doors

The past can continue to haunt us as recurring visions or it can be reenacted, taking form and shape in our successors.

By Emily Tran April 13, 2025

Performance

Get into the groove: Groove Theory’s electric spring showcase

From powerful group numbers to versatile vignettes, the girls brought energy and passion to the stage, and they did it with style.

By Alexandra Risi April 13, 2025

Leisure

Is your (sp)ringtone set for Spring Sing?

Amid the excitement, Spring Sing is also the final performance for the groups’ seniors, marking a bittersweet moment for the tight-knit aca-families.

By Elizabeth Adler, Aubrey Butterfield and Chih-Rong Kuo April 12, 2025

Performance

Persona-fication of fabulous: Mx. Georgetown is back

Tiara Wink, along with four other contestants, will perform at the Mx. Georgetown drag competition—a more campy and suggestive spoof on Mr. Georgetown.

By Alex Lalli April 11, 2025

Performance

Mask and Bauble’s Sweeney Todd provides comedy, murder, and catchy music

Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society’s latest musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, is a tale of vengeance, cannibalism, and murder.

By Nola Goodwin April 11, 2025

Leisure

Abissa puts a futuristic twist on the classic Romeo and Juliet

The overarching theme of 2025’s ABISSA is unity, emphasizing the strength and beauty of the differences across African cultural and ethnic groups.

By Elliet Walton April 11, 2025

Leisure

In A Room in the Castle, the women of Hamlet tell their own story

Playwright Lauren M. .Gunderson crafts a story that asks whether the women of Elsinore must remain bound to Shakespeare’s tragic fate—or whether they can rewrite their own ending.

By Nola Goodwin and Ninabella Arlis April 8, 2025

Leisure

Vibrant community and the hardships of immigrant life In the Heights

Signature Theater’s In the Heights brings Lin Manuel Miranda’s genius to the DMV at an opportune time. Financial worries in an inflating economy and antipathetic narratives around immigration present ample cause for the important conversations highlighted by this musical.

By Rhea Banerjee March 14, 2025

Leisure

(no) Pressure Creatives’ third musical, Off The Record, marks the production’s establishment as a fully-fledged feat

Off The Record is a testament to the production group’s mission, not just through the show’s on-stage narrative but also in how (no) Pressure Creatives has evolved and developed over just three short years.

By Koharu Ando and Amber Bai March 14, 2025

New Writers Issue

ABT tries their hand in novel ballet, Crime and Punishment, but is this new style stretching them too thin?

Though this ballet was stagnant in dynamics and score, the innovative choreography and composition, diverging from classical ballet, left me intrigued to see more from Pickett.

By Alessia Turner February 26, 2025

Leisure

Kathy Griffin returns to center stage: And she’s pulling no punches

After regaining her voice in more ways than one, Griffin looks to reestablish herself as the stand-up legend audiences know her to be.

By Karcin Hagi and Aaron Pollock January 30, 2025

Leisure

Signature Theater’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum can be your winter delight

Forum is a whirlwind of chaos, comedy, and mistaken identities—culminating in a tale of love, reunion, and above all, whimsical humor.

By Amber Bai December 10, 2024

Leisure

Odie Leigh brings a little pop-punk to your sad girl autumn in D.C.

Electrifying energy was brewing for Odie Leigh—and when the Louisiana native took the stage, she doubled it.

By Aubrey Butterfield December 3, 2024

Leisure

A Drag Queen Christmas: Your next holiday season tradition

As far as holiday traditions go, A Drag Queen Christmas certainly made its case for me to add it to my list of seasonal shows to attend.

By Zachary Warren November 25, 2024

Leisure

DCAF: Georgetown’s a cappella hits all the right notes

From Car Barn to Southwest Quad, DC A Cappella Fest is an opportunity to feature the best of a cappella in the District—at least west of Wisconsin Ave.

By Phoebe Nash November 22, 2024