Reviews

Three solo shows portray: an amusing British entertainer, a touching dog’s perspective on the Holocaust, and the ‘baby industrial complex.’ By CAROLINE BOCK

Subtitled ‘(How to flip ten cents into a dollar),’ this stellar new play powerfully captures how ghosts of the past shape the present and won’t stay buried. By AILEEN JOHNSON

Hal Holbrook’s play, performed by Richard Thomas, shows its enduring relevance to America through the voice of one of our most beloved writers. By EM SKOW

The classic, quirky, and quixotic musical from Actors Theatre is just in time for spooky season. By ZOE WINSKY

This Broadway-bound ‘revisal’ keeps every ounce of the original’s zeal and is packed with powerhouse performances. By LUCILLE RIEKE

This one-act dramedy imagines the spats behind the scenes during the making of ‘Jaws.’ By GEOFFREY MELADA

The cast is full of life, and the spectacular singing is full of feeling. By ISABELLA ARTINO

The North American premiere has furiously swept into Baltimore, and it’s pure dead brilliant. By MELISSA LIN STURGES

Jocelyn Bioh’s warm adaptation of Shakespeare celebrates coming together in community. By BOB ASHBY

The show marries surrealism with gravity-defying acrobatics in a dreamlike Mexico. Wherever your eye lands, something beautiful is happening. By ANDREA MOYA MUNOZ

The production is bawdy, brassy; it kicks you in the gut and gives you a night to remember. By ANDREW WALKER WHITE

Young theater troupe Songs of the Goat makes evident how Sophokles speaks to the current political moment. By LISA TRAIGER

Kareem Fahmy’s tumultuous play stages scenes from a star-struck marriage nearly come undone. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

In today’s political, racial, and economically charged climate, this play offers a chance to mourn, to reckon, and to uplift, while standing still with the tension. By CONSTANCE BEULAH

The Spanish-language theater launches its 50th season with a classic of Latin American literature. By ANDREA MOYA MUNOZ

The songs by The Bee Gees are gorgeous, the terrific cast boogies all night, and a 19-year-old’s sense of self is stayin’ alive. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

Workers plot against the overclass in Mary Glen Fredrick’s incendiary fable. By DEBBIE MINTER JACKSON

A children’s book by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre, has become magical moments for the entire family. By DEBBIE MINTER JACKSON

The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic fills the stage with lyrical beauty and charm, and the performances are top notch. By JEFFREY WALKER

These fine, talented, dedicated performers are giving their all, bearing witness to the ongoing need for truth. By JENNIFER GEORGIA