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In the East Wing of the White House, many of history's most impactful and world-changing decisions have been hidden from view, made by America's charismatic, complex and dynamic first ladies. The First Lady will peel back the curtain on the personal and political lives of these enigmatic women, with season one focusing on Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and Michelle Obama.

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Previews: Bipoc Play Reading Series to Feature LeAnne Howe at Straz' Teco Theatre Photo Previews: Bipoc Play Reading Series to Feature LeAnne Howe at Straz' Teco Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 17, 2023

In Savage Conversations, the President's largest mass execution of thirty-eight Dakota nightly haunts the First Lady. Although she has never met an American Indian, grappling with grief, she claims that a Savage Indian enters her bedroom, slashes her face and scalp, and is committed to Bellevue Plac...


Review: MADDIE & ELEANOR at The Growing Stage Brought History and Friendship to Life Photo Review: MADDIE & ELEANOR at The Growing Stage Brought History and Friendship to Life
by Marina Kennedy - February 13, 2023

The Growing Stage (TGS), The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey has done it again! They have succeeded in providing area audiences with the finest in youth and family entertainment with the 2022 Laurie Award winning play, 'Maddie & Eleanor.'...


PATSY & LORETTA, Starring Megan Hilty & Jessie Mueller, Now Streaming on Netflix Photo PATSY & LORETTA, Starring Megan Hilty & Jessie Mueller, Now Streaming on Netflix
by Michael Major - February 02, 2022

Based on the untold true story of country singers Patsy Cline (Megan Hilty, Smash, The Good Wife) and Loretta Lynn (Jessie Mueller, Broadway's Waitress, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) comes an incredible, and 'Crazy', story about their beloved friendship....


Theater for the New City to Present A Musical Inspired By THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES Photo Theater for the New City to Present A Musical Inspired By THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2023

'A Stitch in Time,' a new musical that modernizes 'The Emperor's New Clothes,' will fill the kingdom -- or at least the Cabaret -- at Theater for the New City with song and comedy June 22 to July 9....


POTUS is Coming to Wasatch Theatre Company This Spring Photo POTUS is Coming to Wasatch Theatre Company This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 29, 2024

The next play in Wasatch Theatre Company’s 26th season is POTUS Or, Behind Every Great Dumba** Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive by Selina Fillinger....


President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to Attend 45th Annual Kennedy Ce Photo 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....


REVIEW: Thomas Bernhard's THE PRESIDENT Retains A Resonance In The 21st Century Photo REVIEW: Thomas Bernhard's THE PRESIDENT Retains A Resonance In The 21st Century
by Jade Kops - April 19, 2024

Sydney Theatre Company and Gate Theatre’s-production of Thomas Bernhard’s THE PRESIDENT arrives in Sydney following it’s Dublin season.  Directed by Gate’s Tom Creed, the political satire, translated by Gitta Honegger, from 1975 retains a relevance in the contemporary world of leaders that forget th...


Andrew Lloyd Webber: I Wouldn't Be Able to Stage EVITA Today Photo Andrew Lloyd Webber: I Wouldn't Be Able to Stage EVITA Today
by Aliya Al-Hassan - June 15, 2023

Andrew Lloyd Webber has reflected on the current state of musical theatre in a new podcast, saying that he would not be seen as 'qualified' to write his musical Evita today....


VIDEO: Michelle Pfeiffer, Viola Davis, and Gillian Anderson Talk THE FIRST LADY on CB Photo VIDEO: Michelle Pfeiffer, Viola Davis, and Gillian Anderson Talk THE FIRST LADY on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Marissa Tomeo - April 10, 2022

Michelle Pfeiffer, Viola Davis, and Gillian Anderson stopped by CBS Sunday Morning today to discuss their upcoming Showtime series, The First Lady....


President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to Attend 45th Annual Kennedy Ce Photo 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....


OH, MARY!'s Cole Escola Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
Photo OH, MARY!'s Cole Escola Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
by - June 08, 2025

Cole Escola has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for OH, MARY!....


HOW NOT TO KILL YOUR FAMILY Comes to The Center at West Park Photo HOW NOT TO KILL YOUR FAMILY Comes to The Center at West Park
by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2024

'How Not to Kill Your Family,' a new darkly comedic one-woman show written and performed by Bree Rosen, directed by Quinn Jackson, will premiere for one night only, Thursday, September 19, at 7:30pm at The Center at West Park 165 WEST 86TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10024 as part of the Evolution Festiva...


Gianandrea Noseda Extends With National Symphony Orchestra Through 2031 Photo Gianandrea Noseda Extends With National Symphony Orchestra Through 2031
by Sidney Paterra - March 19, 2025

Gianandrea Noseda will remain National Symphony Orchestra music director through 2031, as the Kennedy Center adjusts to recent changes under President Trump. Noseda, who has held the post since 2017, said he sees more to accomplish with the ensemble....


One-Woman Show A MIDWESTERNER'S GUIDE TO NOT KILLING YOUR FAMILY Opens This Month Photo One-Woman Show A MIDWESTERNER'S GUIDE TO NOT KILLING YOUR FAMILY Opens This Month
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2024

'A Midwesterner's Guide to Not Killing Your Family,' a new darkly comedic one-woman show written and performed by Bree Rosen, directed by Gideon McCarty, will premiere for one night only, Friday, April 26, at 7:00pm at Theatre Row, Theatre One, 410 West 42nd Street, as part of the United Solo Festiv...


Gianandrea Noseda Extends With National Symphony Orchestra Through 2031 Photo Gianandrea Noseda Extends With National Symphony Orchestra Through 2031
by Sidney Paterra - March 19, 2025

Gianandrea Noseda will remain National Symphony Orchestra music director through 2031, as the Kennedy Center adjusts to recent changes under President Trump. Noseda, who has held the post since 2017, said he sees more to accomplish with the ensemble....


Review: POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIV Photo Review: POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE at Geffen Playhouse
by Harker Jones - January 29, 2024

POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE is a a laugh-out-loud riot that would benefit from a few moments of introspection and nuance....


Ty Fanning Joins The Cast Of The American Premiere Of CROOKED CROSS At Mint Theater C Photo Ty Fanning Joins The Cast Of The American Premiere Of CROOKED CROSS At Mint Theater Company
by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2025

Mint Theater Company has announced a cast change for its acclaimed American premiere of Sally Carson’s CROOKED CROSS, currently running at Theatre Row through November 1, 2025....


VIDEO: Leslie Kritzer & Seth Rudetsky Rehearse 'Another Hundred People' Photo VIDEO: Leslie Kritzer & Seth Rudetsky Rehearse 'Another Hundred People'
by Alan Henry - November 28, 2021

We've got an inside look at rehearsals for tonight's installment of The Seth Concert Series! Watch as they perform Stephen Sondheim's 'Another Hundred People.'...


Trump Floats Renaming of Kennedy Center During Oval Office Remarks Photo Trump Floats Renaming of Kennedy Center During Oval Office Remarks
by Sidney Paterra - August 22, 2025

In his latest round of Oval Office comments, President Donald Trump suggested that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts might soon be renamed after him, telling reporters that “maybe in a week or so” the change could happen....


Special Offer: An Evening with Broadway Icon Bernadette Peters! Photo Special Offer: An Evening with Broadway Icon Bernadette Peters!
by BWW Special Offer - September 26, 2022

Special Offer: An Evening with Broadway Icon Bernadette Peters!...


FLOTUS Visits Washington Ballet's SE Campus In Support Of New Scholarships Photo FLOTUS Visits Washington Ballet's SE Campus In Support Of New Scholarships
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2022

On the afternoon of Monday, May 16, 2022, the First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden visited with students at The Washington Ballet at THEARC in Southeast Washington, D.C. The visit supported The Washington Ballet's announcement of its new scholarship initiative designed to support pathways ...


VIDEO: Leslie Kritzer & Seth Rudetsky Rehearse 'Another Hundred People' Photo VIDEO: Leslie Kritzer & Seth Rudetsky Rehearse 'Another Hundred People'
by Alan Henry - November 28, 2021

We've got an inside look at rehearsals for tonight's installment of The Seth Concert Series! Watch as they perform Stephen Sondheim's 'Another Hundred People.'...


Elton John Receives National Humanities Medal from President Biden at White House Photo Elton John Receives National Humanities Medal from President Biden at White House
by Blair Ingenthron - September 24, 2022

Sir Elton John, multiple-Grammy award winning artist and Founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation and his husband, David Furnish, were hosted by President Joe Biden and the First Lady Dr. Jill Biden as part of the event, “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme” organized in collaboration with The Hist...


Pacific Chorale Presents Transcendent Works By Contemporary Composers Photo Pacific Chorale Presents Transcendent Works By Contemporary Composers
by A.A. Cristi - February 24, 2022

Grammy-nominated Pacific Chorale, considered one of the nation's leading choirs, continues its season with a program of transcendent choral works by six contemporary composers anchored by Estonian composer Galina Grigorjeva's profound vocal symphony On Leaving, a contemplation on the soul's release ...


First Lady Dawn Moore And Robyn Murphy To Co-Chair Baltimore Center Stage's 2023 Gala Photo First Lady Dawn Moore And Robyn Murphy To Co-Chair Baltimore Center Stage's 2023 Gala
by A.A. Cristi - March 16, 2023

Baltimore Center Stage has announced that Maryland's First Lady, Dawn Moore, will join JRM Consultancy's Robyn Murphy to co-chair the 2023 Baltimore Center Stage Gala, which takes place on June 3 starting at 7PM. ...






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