From left: Ledisi, Chester Gregory and Connie Jackson in "Ain’t Misbehavin’" at Ebony Repertory Theatre (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Ebony Repertory Theatre’s “Ain’t Misbehavin’” — at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center through June 8, in association with Fig Street Films — is a vibrant and deeply enjoyable celebration of Thomas “Fats” Waller’s music and cultural impact, as conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Murray Horwitz. Directed by Wren T. Brown, this production capture

From left: Chuma Gault and Jason Delane in "Hymn" at Odyssey Theatre (Photo by Cooper Bates) One of the great powers of theatre is that it can evoke entire worlds and lives on a simple wooden stage, and with only a couple of immersed actors. Such is the case with “Hymn” at the Odyssey Theatre, co-produced with Lower Depth Theatre and written by Lolita Chakrabarti — who also adapted the novel “Life of Pi” for the stage — portraying two English brothers forever changed after fi

From left: Bo Foxworth (Joe) and Matthew Grondin (Chris) in Antaeus Theatre Company's "All My Sons" (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Arthur Miller wrote his Tony Award-winning play “All My Sons” in the immediate aftermath of World War II. No doubt it carried that resonance when it premiered on Broadway in January 1947. Through excellent staging and acting, Antaeus Theatre Company’s current production of this gripping play carries some of that same resonance — its weighty themes ring

From left: Julanne Chidi Hill (Lady Macbeth) and Kamal Bolden (Macbeth) in A Noise Within's "Macbeth" (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Imagine...