President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to Attend 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 29, 2022 President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will attend the 45th Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, December 4.... 
Audra McDonald, Joshua Henry, Kelli O'Hara & More to Take Part in Kennedy Center's 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 25, 2021 The Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert, to be held on September 14 in the Concert Hall, will now be broadcast across the nation on October 1 at 9 p.m. ET as THE KENNEDY CENTER at 50 on PBS.... 
Kennedy Center Reaches Agreement With IATSE Local 22 Stagehands
by Stephi Wild - October 09, 2021 The Kennedy Center announces it has reached a three-year agreement with its stage crew, members of International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 22. Resolution was reached today with the stagehands after mutual agreement on wages, benefits, work rules and a clarification of juri... 
Kennedy Center Unveils 50th Anniversary Season Including a Fall Reopening
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 06, 2021 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced plans for its 50th Anniversary season, slated to begin in September 2021 with a grand reopening of its stages and campus and culminate in September 2022 with a fresh interpretation of the seminal work that opened the Center in 1971, ... 
Complete Cast and Creative Team Announced for the World Premiere of BEASTGIRL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 22, 2022 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced the full cast and creative team for Beastgirl, a Kennedy Center-commissioned world premiere for young adults based on the book Beastgirl and Other Origin Myths by New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo....
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to Attend 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 29, 2022 President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will attend the 45th Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, December 4.... 
Photos: First Look at SANCTUARY CITY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - September 22, 2023 Steppenwolf Theatre Company opens its 48th season with the Chicago premiere of Sanctuary City, Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok’s harrowing and hopeful tale of immigration and young love. Check out all new photos here!... 
New Cast Announced to Join Kevin Kennedy in the UK Tour of ROCK OF AGES UK
by Stephi Wild - August 04, 2022 The producers of ROCK OF AGES have announced full casting and additional dates for the UK tour starring Kevin Kennedy as 'Dennis Dupree' alongside Cameron Sharp as 'Stacee Jaxx' from Tuesday 23 August when the show opens in Inverness.... 
Kennedy Center IATSE Local 22 Members Vote To Potentially Strike
by BWW Staff - October 07, 2021 After 16 months of negotiations, stagehands at Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts unanimously voted to strike today, in response to plans by the performing arts center's management to slash wages 40 percent, eliminate jobs along other related cuts and changes to working cond... 
World Premiere of Nicholas Kennedy's EGG FRAME to be Presented at American Theatre of Actors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 07, 2023 Be captivated by the world premiere of Nicholas Kennedy's EGG FRAME at the American Theatre of Actors. This surreal dramedy explores the intricacies of a fractured family, with a limited engagement from September 1 - 10. Don't miss this thought-provoking performance....
Kennedy Center IATSE Local 22 Members Vote To Potentially Strike
by BWW Staff - October 07, 2021 After 16 months of negotiations, stagehands at Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts unanimously voted to strike today, in response to plans by the performing arts center's management to slash wages 40 percent, eliminate jobs along other related cuts and changes to working cond... 
TCG Publishes HE BROUGHT HER HEART BACK IN A BOX AND OTHER PLAYS By Adrienne Kennedy
by A.A. Cristi - November 17, 2020 Theatre Communications Group has announced the publication of He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box and Other Plays by Adrienne Kennedy. He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box received its world premiere at Theatre for a New Audience in New York in the winter of 2018. ... 
Review: THE PRICE OF POWER at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
by Paul Batterson - January 17, 2023 What did our critic think of THE PRICE OF POWER at Abbey Theater Of Dublin? As the director of THE PRICE OF POWER, Abbey Theater of Dublin director Joe Bishara is up against an interesting challenge. How does one present a show about John F. Kennedy, one of the most famous faces in the history of Am...
Kennedy Center Unveils 50th Anniversary Season Including a Fall Reopening
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 06, 2021 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced plans for its 50th Anniversary season, slated to begin in September 2021 with a grand reopening of its stages and campus and culminate in September 2022 with a fresh interpretation of the seminal work that opened the Center in 1971, ... 
National Symphony Orchestra to Present Three Classical Programs
by Marissa Tomeo - March 03, 2022 The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) continues its Classical series with three subscription concert programs this April and May, including the D.C. premieres of NSO co-commissioned works by Mason Bates and Joan Tower, and a return to The Anthem venue in the Southwest Waterfront. NSO subscriptions a... 
Delirious Comedy Club Presents Jamie Kennedy Live In Las Vegas
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2021 For one weekend only, longtime comedian, actor, and writer, Jamie Kennedy, takes the Delirious Comedy Club stage at Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino, May 27-31. ... 
'Continuum: Jason Moran & Christian McBride' is NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
by Michael Major - April 05, 2023 With six Grammys and a MacArthur Genius Award between them, pianist Jason Moran and bassist Christian McBride are two of the most sought-after artists alive. In a new PBS installment of NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER, a series from PBS’s multi-year collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the P... 
Justino Díaz, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels, Bette Midler and Joni Mitchell to Receive 44th Kennedy Center Honors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 21, 2021 Recipients to be honored at the annual national celebration of the arts in Washington, D.C. are: operatic bass-baritone Justino Díaz, Motown founder, songwriter, producer, and director Berry Gordy, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, legendary stage and screen icon Bette Midler, and singer-s... 
ROCK OF AGES UK and Ireland Tour Announces New Cast and Dates
by Stephi Wild - April 01, 2022 Full casting and new dates have been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of Rock of Ages, including the return of Coronation Street star KEVIN KENNEDY as 'Dennis Dupree', a role he previously played to huge acclaim in 2018. ... 
Video: Go Inside Opening Night of ...WHAT THE END WILL BE at Roundabout's Laura Pels Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2022 Roundabout Theatre Company is presenting the world premiere of ...what the end will be by Mansa Ra, directed by Margot Bordelon. Last night, the show celebrated its opening night at the Laura Pels Theater in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. Check out video from opening night! ... 
Kennedy Center to Present Bernstein's MASS & More in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 26, 2022 Next month, in September, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its namesake with two projects: the opening of “Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy” – a new permanent exhibit exploring Kennedy’s presidency and commitment to the arts – and a reprise of Bernstein’s MASS.... 
Ballet Hispánico And The Kennedy Center Announce The Washington, D.C. Premiere Of DOÑA PERÓN
by A.A. Cristi - October 19, 2022 Ballet Hispánico, the nation's renowned Latinx dance organization recognized as one of America's Cultural Treasures, and the Kennedy Center, the National Cultural Center, announce the Washington, D.C. premiere of Doña Perón from November 30 - December 3, 2022, Wed - Sat at 8pm, Sat at 2pm.... 
Bono & the Edge, Gladys Knight & More to Receive Kennedy Center Honors
by Michael Major - July 21, 2022 Recipients include actor and filmmaker George Clooney; contemporary Christian and pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant; the legendary singer of soul, Gospel, R&B, and pop Gladys Knight; Cuban-born American composer, conductor, and educator Tania León; and iconic Irish rock band U2, comprised of members B...
Bono & the Edge, Gladys Knight & More to Receive Kennedy Center Honors
by Michael Major - July 21, 2022 Recipients include actor and filmmaker George Clooney; contemporary Christian and pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant; the legendary singer of soul, Gospel, R&B, and pop Gladys Knight; Cuban-born American composer, conductor, and educator Tania León; and iconic Irish rock band U2, comprised of members B... 
Kennedy Center Crowns 50th Anniversary Season With Permanent New JFK Exhibit, Bernstein's MASS, and Continued Investment in Social Impact
by Stephi Wild - July 13, 2022 This September, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its namesake with two projects: the opening of Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy—a new permanent exhibit exploring Kennedy's presidency and commitment to the arts—and a reprise of Bernstein's MASS, which premiered ... |
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