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Rousuck's Review: "The Prom" on tour, on stage at The Hippodrome

J. Wynn Rousuck

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck sizes up the new touring production of the hit Broadway musical

(left-right) Brooke Dillman as the Original Fairy Godmother, Briga Heelan as Cinderella, and the cast of “Once Upon a One More Time” (photo ©Matthew Murphy)

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Rousuck's Review: "Once Upon a One More Time" at Shakespeare DC

J. Wynn Rousuck

Our theater critic sizes up the new Britney Spears-inspired fairy-tale musical, on stage at DC's Shakespeare Theater Company.

(Left to right) The cast of "A Strange Loop": James Jackson Jr., Jason Veasey, John-Michael Lyles, Jaquel Spivey, L Morgan Lee, John-Andrew Morrison and Antwayn Hopper (photo by Marc J. Franklin

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Rousuck's Review: "A Strange Loop" at DC's Woolly Mammoth Theatre

J. Wynn Rousuck

Our theater critic sizes up Woolly Mammoth's new production of Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical about a gay Black playwright trying to work out some artistic and personal demons.

(left-right) Bruce Randolph Nelson, Danny Gavigan, Helen Hedman and Beth Hylton in Everyman Theater's production of Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth." (photo by Teresa Castracane)

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Rousuck's Review: A timeless "The Skin of Our Teeth" at the Everyman

J. Wynn Rousuck

Our theater critic sizes up Everyman's new production of Thornton Wilder's groundbreaking 1942 play about surviving apocalypse.

The company of ArtsCentric’s production of “Dreamgirls,” being presented at Baltimore's Center Stage through Dec 19. (Photo by Bill Geenen/Center Stage)

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Rousuck's Review: "Dreamgirls" and "Fires in the Mirror" at Center Stage

J. Wynn Rousuck

Our critic's take on ArtsCentric's redo of the '80s hit musical, and Center Stage's new production of Anna Deavere Smith's 1992 play about inter-communal strife.

The national touring cast of “Tootsie,” starring Drew Becker (center, holding rose). The musical comedy is on stage at the Hippodrome through Sunday. (Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)

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Rousuck's Review: A touring musical "Tootsie," live at the Hippodrome

J. Wynn Rousuck

Our theater critic reviews the new live touring production of the gender-bending musical comedy.

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André De Shields: A conversation with the "King of Broadway"

J. Wynn Rousuck

The multi-Tony & Grammy Award-winning singer & actor reflects on his storied career and this weekend's performance with the BSO.

Randy Nguyen Ta as Manford in "The Great Leap" at Round House Theatre. (Photo by Margot Schulman Photography)

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Rousuck's Review: "The Great Leap" at Bethesda's Round House Theatre

J. Wynn Rousuck

Lauren Yee's 2018 play is a compelling tale about Chinese-American "friendship" basketball and seizing life's fleeting opportunities.

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Rousuck's Review: "Rent" returns in Signature Theatre's timely revival

J. Wynn Rousuck

The iconic 1990s musical about gentrification, love, and loss amid an HIV/AIDS epidemic gets a lively new production.

(left-right) Dani Stoller, Megan Graves, David Schlumpf (in pilgrim hat) and Parker Drown in “The Thanksgiving Play” at Olney Theatre Center (photo © Teresa Castracane)

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Rousuck Review: "The Thanksgiving Play" at Olney Theatre Center

J. Wynn Rousuck

Our theater critic reviews the new production of Larissa Fasthorse's popular seasonal satire of "white wokeness" and holiday myths.