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Photos: THE BLOOD QUILT  Opens At Lincoln Center Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22, 2024

Last night Lincoln Center Theater celebrated the opening night of THE BLOOD QUILT – a play by Katori Hall, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. See photos from the celebration!

Review: PROBLEMS BETWEEN SISTERS at Studio Theatre
by David Friscic - May 15, 2024

The submerged and, often, long-sublimated divisions and resentments and life motifs of two estranged sisters come to the fore in the visceral and joltingly immersive play entitled Problems Between Sisters. The domestic squabbles of siblings have long been given ample space in plays, films, and novels but, in this fine Studio Theatre production, the playwright Julia May Jonas delves into a feminist mirroring and elucidation of themes from playwright Sam Shepard’s well-known play True West. In this intriguing play, the battling brothers become two sisters, California becomes Vermont and screenwriting becomes visual and performance art.

PROBLEMS BETWEEN SISTERS Debuts Next Month at Studio Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 3, 2024

The world premiere of Problems Between Sisters, the incendiary new play by New York Times best-selling author Julia May Jonas, will debut in May at Studio Theatre with a cast of four extraordinary actresses: Annie Fox, Stephanie Janssen, Maya Jackson, and Nancy Robinette.

Julia VanderVeen to Bring Absurd Clown Comedy MY GRANDMOTHER'S EYEPATCH to Cannonball, Philly Fringe
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 6, 2023

Julia VanderVeen will present 'My Grandmother's Eyepatch,' as part of the Cannonball/Philly Fringe festival, taking place at Fidget Space, 1714 North Mascher Street, September 5th at 5pm, September 11th and 12th at 6:30pm and featuring herself.

BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY by Pearl Cleage Announced At McCarter's Berlind Theatre, May 6- 28
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2023

McCarter Theater will welcome audiences to Pearl Cleage's love letter to friendship and the Harlem Renaissance, BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY, on stage in the Berlind Theatre May 6th through the 28th. The play marks the McCarter directorial debut of Associate Artistic Director Nicole A. Watson. 

DEATH OF A SALESMAN Sets Rush Ticket Policy; Complete Cast Announced
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2022

Broadway's upcoming production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman announced it will offer day-of $35 rush tickets via TodayTix.

VIDEO: First Look at THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, Opening Tonight at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2022

Lincoln Center Theater's production of the Thornton Wilder Pulitzer Prize-winning classic THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, opens tonight, Monday, April 25 at 6:45pm at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Photos: First Look at THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 5, 2022

Get a first look at photos from Lincoln Center Theater's production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Skin of Our Teeth, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street). The production, which will coincide with the 125th anniversary of Mr. Wilder's birth, will also mark the Beaumont and Broadway debuts of LCT Resident Director Lileana Blain-Cruz and will open on Monday, April 25th.

Lincoln Center Theater Announces Digital Lottery for THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2022

Lincoln Center Theater has announced an online ticket lottery for its production of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, beginning with its first preview on Friday, April 1st at 8pm at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street).

BWW Review: HE BROUGHT HER HEART BACK IN A BOX at Round House Theatre
by Hannah Wing - Nov 18, 2020

Round House Theatre’s production of “He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box” is a haunting portrait of segregated Georgia.

Round House Theatre and McCarter Theatre Center Present Virtual Play Festival 
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2020

Round House Theatre, in association with McCarter Theatre Center, announces additional details for The Work of Adrienne Kennedy: Inspiration & Influence, a four-week festival highlighting the award-winning playwright.

Olney Theatre Center Launches JUST ARTS For a 4-Week Online Run
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2020

a?oeJust Arts: A Celebration of Arts and Activisma?? kicks off on Friday, October 9 streaming at 7:00 pm with an episode dedicated to one of four featured weekly social justice pillars, a?oeEquitya?? curated by Nicole A. Watson.

BWW Video: Episode Nine of Round House Theatre's Webseries Homebound
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 29, 2020

The ninth installment of Round House Theatre's Original Webseries Homebound is now live, with new episodes premiering every Monday through July 6th. The 10-episode series is written by a different local playwright each week, and features 9 DC-area actors who would have performed on the Round House stage this spring.

BWW Review: KID PRINCE AND PABLO at Kennedy Center
by Jane Horwitz - Oct 24, 2019

This rap-infused, woke update of Mark Twain's The Prince and The Pauper, a world premiere theater piece for young audiences commissioned by the Kennedy Center, has many charms and much humor, even if it goes more than a little heavy on the agitprop for audiences under the age of 10.

BWW Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME at Actors Theatre Of Louisville
by Keith Waits - Sep 25, 2018

Not so many years ago, a person diagnosed with a behavioral and/or learning disability would have been sent to a 'special' school or home where, most of the time, just their basic needs were met, with little human interaction or development.