Hana S. Sharif

Arena Stage Receives Edgerton Foundation New Play Award for FREMONT AVE.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2025

Arena Stage has received the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award for Fremont Ave. by Reggie D. White, directed by Lili-Anne Brown.

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Theaters Nationwide to Participate in 2026 National Day of Theater Readings for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 3, 2025

The Native Performing Arts Network will lead a National Day of Theater Readings for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) on May 5, 2026.

Folger Theatre Unveils Plays And Playwrights For The Fourth Annual READING ROOM FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 20, 2025

Folger Theatre has announced the lineup for the fourth annual Reading Room Festival, which will present staged readings, workshops, panels, and community events exploring new writing inspired by Shakespeare.

Folger Theatre Reveals Plays And Playwrights For The Fourth Annual Reading Room Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2025

Folger Theatre at the Folger Shakespeare Library revealed the plays and playwrights for the fourth annual Reading Room Festival, a four-day festival of staged readings, panel discussions, workshops, and community celebrations.

Howard University and Arena Stage Launch Second Year of Creative Arts Administration Internship Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2025

The Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University and Arena Stage are launching the second year of the Creative Arts Administration Internship Program, featuring students from the Theatre Arts Administration Program.

Cast and Creative Team Set for FREMONT AVE. at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 8, 2025

Arena Stage has revealed the cast and creative team for Fremont Ave., a searing and soulful new dramatic-comedy where three generations of Black men face off against masculinity, identity, and the weight of silence passed down.

CHEZ JOEY, A Reimagining of PAL JOEY, Will Play Arena Stage
by Joshua Wright - Aug 19, 2025

Arena Stage will present Chez Joey, a vibrant new take on the musical inspired by John O’Hara’s ‘Pal Joey’ stories for The New Yorker. Chez Joey brings a complete book revision by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Richard LaGravenese (The Fisher King) and a curated selection of brand-new arrangements from the legendary catalog of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart to a 21st-century audience.

Video: Go Inside A WRINKLE IN TIME Rehearsals at Arena Stage
by Michael Major - Jun 17, 2025

Arena Stage has revealed a first look into rehearsals for their upcoming production of the new musical adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time. The video features Amber Gray, Taylor Iman Jones, and more!

Amber Gray, Taylor Iman Jones and More to Star in A WRINKLE IN TIME at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 29, 2025

Arena Stage has revealed the cast and creative team for A Wrinkle in Time, an interstellar world-premiere musical adaptation based on the classic novel by Madeleine L'Engle. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

TLC Musical CRAZYSEXYCOOL, New Adaptations of DAMN YANKEES and PAL JOEY Will Play Arena Stage
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 14, 2025

Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif and Executive Producer Edgar Dobie have just announced the company’s diamond anniversary season. We have all of the details here!

Arena Stage Honors Senator Amy Klobuchar with American Voice Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 11, 2025

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presented the American Voice Award to Senator Amy Klobuchar, as part of the Opening Night celebration for the world-premiere production of Larissa FastHorse’s Fake It Until You Make It. Learn more!

Jade Jones, Kyle Beltran and More to Star in WE ARE GATHERED at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2025

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the full cast and creative team for Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney’s new play We Are Gathered. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Video: Shoshana Bean Performs 'You Can't Fix Her' from THE BEDWETTER
by Michael Major - Mar 12, 2025

Watch a video of Shoshana Bean performing 'You Can't Fix Her' in Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter. The musical features music by Adam Schlesinger, lyrics by Silverman and Schlesinger, and additional music and lyrics David Yazbek.

Photos: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE At Arena Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2025

Check out photos of Arena Stage's new production of The Age of Innocence, running through March 30, 2025, directed by Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif. 

Review: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE at Arena Stage
by Mary Lincer - Mar 7, 2025

Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence was published about a week before she was able to vote for the first time in 1920.  The following year, she became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize.  Now, playwright Karen Zacarías has adapted Wharton's complex tragedy of manners into Arena's elegant, 3 hour production ably directed by Hana S. Sharif.  Set mostly in New York in the 1870s, Wharton, Zacarías, and Sharif recognize the ways in which the old fashioned social constructs of a still-young country could entrap individuals and crush their inner lives in contrast to the apparent success and prosperity of their day to day.  Wharton's title, ironic a century ago, remains that way today.  If this sounds dour, be reassured that it's often lightened by SNL-worthy Staten Island barbs and hoot-inducing stabs at Washington, DC, where a character briefly resides to avoid a husband in Europe and a clan in New York.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld February 27, 2025
by - Feb 27, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 27, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Review Roundup: Critics Sound Off on THE BEDWETTER at Arena Stage
by Joshua Wright - Feb 26, 2025

Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter – A New Musical is now on stage at Arena Stage, starring Aria Kane, Shoshana Bean, and more. What did the critics think? Directed by Tony nominee Anne Kauffman, the production is making its regional premiere through March 16, 2025, in the Kreeger Theater, kicking off the second half of Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif’s inaugural season. 

Video: Liz Larsen and Aria Kane Perform 'To Me' from THE BEDWETTER
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2025

Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter – A New Musical is playing now at Arena Stage, starring Aria Kane, Shoshana Bean, and more. Check out all new video of Liz Larsen and Aria Kane performing the song 'To Me'!

Video: Shoshana Bean and More in THE BEDWETTER at Arena Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2025

Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter – A New Musical is playing now at Arena Stage, starring Aria Kane, Shoshana Bean, and more. Check out all new video from the production!