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Catamitus, written by Frank J. Avella, is about a famous film director caught up in rape allegations who is confronted by one of his male victims. Catamitus will be directed by Christopher Burris and will star Brendan Daughterty and John David West.

The U.S. premiere of renowned playwright Stefano Massini's Intractable Woman: A Theatrical Memo on Anna Politkovskaya, will close on Sunday, October 14 at 122CC Second Floor Theater. Presented by The Play Company(PlayCo; Founding Producer Kate Loewald, Managing Director Robert Bradshaw), directed by Lee Sunday Evans (Dance Nation, PlayCo's Caught), and translated by Paula Wing, Intractable Woman follows journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya, who was murdered in Moscow in 2006 after spending the previous seven years exposing government suppression and the atrocities of war in Chechnya.

The U.S. premiere of renowned playwright Stefano Massini's Intractable Woman: A Theatrical Memo on Anna Politkovskaya, opens on Sunday, September 23 at 122CC Second Floor Theater. The Play Company (PlayCo; Founding Producer Kate Loewald, Managing Director Robert Bradshaw), directed by Lee Sunday Evans (Dance Nation, PlayCo's Caught), and translated by Paula Wing, Intractable Woman follows journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya, who was murdered in Moscow in 2006 after spending the previous seven years exposing government suppression and the atrocities of war in Chechnya.

Catamitus, written by Frank J. Avella, is about a famous film director caught up in rape allegations who is confronted by one of his male victims. Catamitus will be directed by Christopher Burris and will star Brendan Daughterty and John David West.

The world's greatest love story takes to the streets in this landmark Broadway musical. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern day New York City as two young lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, relevant and deeply moving musicals of our time.

The Play Company presents the U.S. premiere of renowned playwright Stefano Massini's Intractable Woman: A Theatrical Memo on Anna Politkovskaya, directed by Lee Sunday Evans (Dance Nation, PlayCo's Caught) and translated by Paula Wing. The production, Massini's U.S. debut, follows vast acclaim for the National Theatre's new production of Massini's The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes. With PlayCo's upcoming production of Massini's Intractable Woman, American audiences will have their first opportunity to see his work staged in the U.S.

Free For All, one of the capital's cherished annual traditions, will return this summer to Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC), offering two weeks of free performances of the Company's 2016 production of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. Directed by STC Associate Artistic Director Alan Paul, whose hit production of Camelot has extended through July 8 due to popular demand, the production will run at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St NW) from August 21-September 2, providing more than 12,000 people the chance to see the play free of charge.

Meet Josh Strobl: it might not be a name you recognize now, but don't be surprised when you see it lighting up a marquee on Broadway in the next few years. That's not only because he is crazy talented and currently a student at University of Michigan (which can claim Pasek & Paul, Gavin Creel, and Darren Criss as alumni), but he was also the winner of the 2016 Best Performance by an Actor Jimmy Award.

Sometimes we can't get caught up in what we don't have, we must value what we do have. I think this perspective is like the message of 'Into the Woods'.

BWW caught up with Isley Lynn to talk about her five-star rated play Skin A Cat which debuted at the Bunker Theatre in 2016.

Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Long Day's Journey Into Night  comes to the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts for a limited three-week engagement from Friday, June 8 through Sunday, July 1. Richard Eyre's acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production stars Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons(Brideshead Revisited, Reversal of Fortune,  'The Borgias') and Olivier Award winner and Oscar nominee Lesley Manville(Another Year,  'Harlots,' Phantom Thread). Matthew Beard (The Imitation Game, The Riot Club), Rory Keenan (BBC's 'War & Peace,' 'Peaky Blinders') and Jessica Regan (reprising the role as Cathleen from the 2016 Bristol Old Vic production) round out the ensemble cast.  

The year 2016 was a memorable one for Indie Hip Hop artist, CASHE (formerly known as Cash Flizzo); that was the year he caught the attention of Multi- Platinum Selling, International Recording Artist, Kevin Lyttle and his independent label, Tarakon Records headed by CEO, Dr. Jacqueline James-Lyttle. CASHE's passion for his craft and his well-rounded, versatile sound led to his signing with the record label and resulted in him being the label's first urban artist. It is also the first time that a Caribbean artist has reached across the aisle and signed an urban artist to their label. Fast-forward to 2018 and countless hours of studio time, preparation and planning, CASHE has released his first track under Tarakon Records. The collaborative club banger featuring Kevin Lyttle, titled 'Ring the Alarm' is today's hip hop paying homage to a Legendary Classic, where hip hop and dancehall collide and is touted to be a summer hit. For CASHE the release is a dream true: 'I'm super excited about my debut single and release. I dreamed about this moment my entire life since I was a kid. The feeling is surreal!' CASHE's passion for hip hop and music started at the tender age of 9. He started writing music at that time and dreamed of becoming an iconic hip hop artist. He achieved moderate independent success after releasing a buzz single 'What I Look Like,' two mixtapes entitled 'New Year, New Face, New Money' and 'Snapbacks and Backpacks' (both receiving downloads in excess of 15,000) and was also featured on numerous blog and music websites.

Formed by Chini and Defty in South Manchester, The Mouse Out?t cut their teeth as a live band for a Hip Hop open mic night called In The Loop. It was at these events that the connections were formed to create 2013's debut album Escape Music. A veri?ed UK Hip Hop classic, this album gained The Mouse Out?t a reputation for nurturing local talent and bringing them to the attention of a wider audience. Tried and tested on the festival circuit, and highly respected as the UK's premiere live Hip Hop band, their growing reputation caught the attention of the BBC, who have consistently promoted their music and invited them to two sessions at Maida Vale and one at Salford's Media City for Mary Anne Hobbes. Their second album 'Step Steadier' (2015) cemented their stature, making the top ten of ABC News' albums of the year, whilst on their 'Remixed' album (2016) they collaborated with internationally acclaimed producers, including Dub Phizix, Tall Black Guy and DJ Vadim. These kind of accolades helped the band reach an international audience which has allowed them to tour in over 14 countries across Europe and Asia over the last three years. This brings us to The Mouse Out?t's third studio album, the 17 track 'JAGGED TOOTH CROOK'.

A central force behind this year's midterm election campaign is neither a political party nor a candidate. It's Emily's List, which for the last three decades has worked to assist Democratic women in politics. Originally organized around fundraising - Emily is an acronym for Early Money Is Like Yeast - the group now recruits and trains as well as finances women candidates. Its only litmus-test issue is support for abortion rights. What makes the organization loom so large in 2018 is the combination of Hillary Clinton's 2016 defeat and Donald Trump's provocations from the White House. More than 300 women - a record - are now running for Congress. Thousands more have stepped forward for offices at all levels of government. That the emergent Me Too movement has also propelled women into the 2018 arena adds a special irony. Before becoming president of Emily's List, Stephanie Schriock managed the winning 2008 Senate campaign of Al Franken - whose resignation last year made him the highest-profile Democratic casualty of the movement. CNBC Editor at Large John Harwood talked with Schriock at Emily's List headquarters in downtown Washington about prospects for women fueling a Democratic takeover of Congress. A partial transcript from Speakeasy with John Harwood featuring Emily's List President Stephanie Schriock follows.

Formed by Chini and Defty in South Manchester, The Mouse Out?t cut their teeth as a live band for a Hip Hop open mic night called In The Loop. It was at these events that the connections were formed to create 2013's debut album Escape Music. A veri?ed UK Hip Hop classic, this album gained The Mouse Out?t a reputation for nurturing local talent and bringing them to the attention of a wider audience. Tried and tested on the festival circuit, and highly respected as the UK's premiere live Hip Hop band, their growing reputation caught the attention of the BBC, who have consistently PROMOTED their music and invited them to two sessions at Maida Vale and one at Salford's Media City for Mary Anne Hobbes. Their second album 'Step Steadier' (2015) cemented their stature, making the top ten of ABC News' albums of the year, whilst on their 'Remixed' album (2016) they collaborated with internationally acclaimed producers, including Dub Phizix, Tall Black Guy and DJ Vadim. These kind of accolades helped the band reach an international audience which has allowed them to tour in over 14 countries across Europe and Asia over the last three years. This brings us to The Mouse Out?t's third studio album, the 17 track 'JAGGED TOOTH CROOK'.

Catch MOTOWN THE MUSICAL before it races away from the Hippodrome in Baltimore. If you missed it in 2016, flag it down before it's gone. If you caught it before, it's had a tuneup and is plenty worth watching again. Surely someone you love should see it with you.

On a Japanese beach, teenage sisters Hanako (Kirsty Rider) and Reiko (Kae Alexander) are caught up in a storm. Reiko survives while Hanako is lost to the sea. Their mother (Rosalind Chao), however, can't shake the feeling that her missing daughter is still alive, and soon family tragedy takes on a global political dimension. Set in Japan and North Korea, Francis Turnly's epic new thriller is directed by Artistic Director of the Tricycle Theatre Indhu Rubasingham in a co-production with the Tricycle Theatre.

The unconventional Caught opens with an invitation for patrons to peruse an installation created by a Chinese artist. But once the audience actually meets said artist, the reality of the play begins to spiral out of control. Written by Christopher Chen and directed by Seth Gordon, this fourth wall-demolishing play runs from March 7 to 25 in The Rep's Studio Theatre.

WP Theater and The Bushwick Starr, in association with New Georges, are pleased to announce that due to popular demand, [PORTO], the upside-down romantic comedy written by Obie Award Winner Kate Benson (Super Magic Wild Forest, Desert) and directed by Obie Award winner Lee Sunday Evans (Bull in a China Shop, Caught), will extend. Previously scheduled through February 25,[PORTO] will now play its final performance on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at WP Theater (2162 Broadway).

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles, Orange County and Ventura County theatre for the year 2017 (Dec. 1, 2016 Nov. 30, 2017).

The Hub Theatre presents a nativity play like you have never seen by DC-native Anne M. McCaw. In PEEKABOO! A Nativity Play Mary and Joseph learn they are to be parents - of the world's savior no less - they get caught up in something much, much bigger than a couple of na ve kids are ready for. Directed by Hub Artistic Director Helen R. Murray, with musical arrangements by Jonathan Feuer, PEEKABOO! is a heartfelt farce of biblical proportions.

The Hummingbird Effect is the name given to the idea that one moment of inspiration leads to another which leads to another. It's this idea that has formed the basis for Deborah Brennan's newest cabaret show.

The Hub Theatre presents a nativity play like you have never seen by DC-native Anne M. McCaw. In PEEKABOO! A Nativity Play Mary and Joseph learn they are to be parents - of the world's savior no less - they get caught up in something much, much bigger than a couple of na ve kids are ready for. Directed by Hub Artistic Director Helen R. Murray, with musical arrangements by Jonathan Feuer, PEEKABOO! is a heartfelt farce of biblical proportions.

For a most wonderfully complete, immersive theatre/gallery experience; get yourself, and anyone you like, to Think Tank Gallery in Downtown L.A. to catch the Los Angeles premiere of Christopher Chen's Obie Award-winning CAUGHT. So easy to see why Chen won his 2016 Obie, with the substantial food for thought underneath all his witty observations.