Top Rated Plays List - The Highest Rated Shows In DC

The "Theatre In DC Top Rated Plays List" is a list of the top rated plays now running in the DC area based on what the current reviews are saying. To see the Washington DC Theatre Reviews of all the play reviews go to the Theatre In DC Review Round-Up.

Metamorphoses

Folger Theatre

Ovid's classic tales come to astonishing life in Mary Zimmerman's adaptation where gods and mortals experience love, loss, and transformation. Juxtaposing the mythic and the modern, the stories of Aphrodite, Midas, Orpheus, Cupid, and others are told in a whimsical and poignant fashion, reminding us of the joys, follies, and heartbreaks of being human.

Washington Post- Highly Recommended
DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended
City Paper- Highly Recommended
MD Theatre Guide- Highly Recommended
BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

Hair

Signature Theatre

The sensational, groundbreaking rock musical bursts with the jubilant spirit, raging rebellion and psychedelic color of the 1960s. A tribe of long-haired bohemian hippies on the cusp of adulthood champion freedom, pacifism, and joy, but confront a world thrown into chaos when one of their own receives a draft notice for the Vietnam War. With chart-topping hits such as "Aquarius," "Let the Sunshine In," and "Good Morning, Starshine," HAIR's vibrant, groovy celebration of peace, love and life changed Broadway forever and still resonates today.

Washington Post- Recommended
Metro Weekly- Highly Recommended
City Paper- Highly Recommended
MD Theatre Guide- Recommended
BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

Mummy in the Closet: Evita's Return

GALA Hispanic Theatre

With tantalizing lyrics and the seductive allure of tango, waltz, and salsa, this wicked show seamlessly blends history and fantasy. Follow the afterlife of Eva Per�n when her preserved corpse ignites political scandals, clandestine affairs, and mysterious murders, exposing the intense love between Evita and the working class and her mesmerizing spiritual power as Argentina's most revered icon.

Washington Post- Recommended
DC Theater Arts- Recommended
MD Theatre Guide- Highly Recommended
BroadwayWorld- Recommended

Frontieres sans Frontieres

Spooky Action Theater

At a landfill in a country that feels familiar and foreign, three stateless youth have cobbled together a scrappy living: learning Engaleash, raising ruckus, dreaming big while getting by with little. Soon a whirlwind of tourists, social media influencers, foreign investors, and do-gooders invade their home with promises of assistance and civilization � but at what cost? Howze�s �brightly colored, comic fantasia on cultural imperialism� (The New York Times) dazzles with its blistering satire and asks, who wins and who loses in a war to hold on to the people and places we love?

DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended
City Paper- Somewhat Recommended
MD Theatre Guide- Somewhat Recommended
BroadwayWorld- Recommended

Little Shop of Horrors

Ford's Theatre

Come down to Skid Row for a non-stop blast, sci-fi horror comedy, love story and rock musical that has become one of the most treasured pieces of American musical theatre.

Washington Post- Recommended
DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended
Metro Weekly- Recommended
Talkin Broadway- Highly Recommended
City Paper- Not Recommended
MD Theatre Guide- Somewhat Recommended
Theatre Bloom- Recommended
BroadwayWorld- Not Recommended

To see Washington DC Theatre Reviews of all plays go the Theatre In DC Review Round-Up.