DC Theater Arts

12/12/2025

DCTA’s Editor-in-Chief reflects on attending Trump’s truly bonkers Kennedy Center Honors, where the food was the best, the politics were the worst, and the performances were… ok.

I attended the Honors hoping to evaluate it on artistic merit, but politics was the star of this show. Now I just want to fund a production of 'Le***an Othello.'

12/12/2025

The Broadway premiere of the outstanding MARJORIE PRIME, with a timely theme and a stellar cast:

Following its Off-Broadway premiere at Playwrights Horizons in 2015, and its film adaptation, written and directed by Michael Almereyda, of 2017, Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison’s 2014 sci-fi family drama Marjorie Prime is now making its, and his, Broadway debut in a limited engagement at ...

12/09/2025

Check out these 3 top NYC picks for the Christmas season:

Among the many selections this season to put you in the holiday spirit are three long-time favorites returning to the NYC stage, offering a range from wild and hot concerts to a beloved classic play. And if you can’t make it to the live shows, you can still see two of them via streaming and […]

12/07/2025

The new Off-Broadway holiday edition of the GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW is fun for the whole family:

Playing at New World Stages since 2007, NYC’s longest running family show is now ringing in the season with the first-ever special edition of the world-famous production, the Gazillion Bubble Show: A Holiday Spectacular, transforming its Off-Broadway home into an immersive winter wonderland of sno...

12/06/2025

Big DC week for Reggie White! First the Edgerton Award his play Fremont Avenue (playing at Arena Stage) and now this! Welcome to DC theater, Reggie White!

12/05/2025

A sensational and meaningful rotating show by ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at NYCC:

For a five-week engagement over this holiday season, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York City Center’s Principal Dance Company, returns to the NYCC stage with a series of rotating programs of premiere works and classic favorites, under the leadership of its new Artistic Director, dancer a...

12/05/2025

Opening night Off-Broadway review of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at PAC NYC: https://dctheaterarts.org/2025/12/04/londons-old-vic-production-of-a-christmas-carol-immerses-us-in-holiday-cheer-off-broadway-at-the-pac/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOfNApleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEefhs2JmD3sVPcvApY0Yu2m3vKdkuQk3p_4Yh14tVjDtEol2ALbo0SIvTtifo_aem_Ly8UfJ4Q71IG_7ZSIXWDMQ

Since its initial sold-out publication in 1843, and its first stage adaptation of 1844, Charles Dickens’ Victorian novella A Christmas Carol has been an annual holiday tradition, spreading the joy of the season to all ages. The Old Vic’s acclaimed 2017 immersive production of the beloved classic...

12/04/2025

Congratulations to playwright Reggie D. White and the entire cast and creative team of Arena Stage’s “Fremont Avenue” which just won a 2025 Edgerton Award. What is an Edgerton Award? Scroll to slide two to learn more.

12/04/2025

Opening night Off-Broadway review of GOTTA DANCE, with iconic choreography from Broadway's history:

Founded in 1976 and re-established in 2012 to preserve classic works of musical theater choreography, American Dance Machine for the 21st Century is presenting a limited Off-Broadway world-premiere engagement of Gotta Dance with The York Theatre, reconstructing and celebrating a selection of iconic....

12/03/2025

Hey, DC, things are finally looking up! After months of doom and gloom stories about theater venues closing, finally some good news! and both announced major deals for new performance spaces this week. Read the full stories at dctheaterarts.org.

12/03/2025

🎭✨ The holiday spirit takes the stage in Bowie! A Christmas Carol at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts brings new life to Dickens’ timeless story of redemption and joy. A festive favorite for all ages.

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12/03/2025

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