Arlington News

Lace up your disco shoes, light up your lava lamp, and boogie on down to the Riverdale Y for the world premiere of CAN YOU DIG IT? A '70s LOVE STORY.  Equal parts 'High School Musical,' 'Grease,' and 'Welcome Back Kotter,' this hilarious new musical will be presented for five performances only:

The laughs come rapid-fire as The Second City's Game Night segues from one hilarious game to the next at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, beginning today, July 17. It continues through August 8, 2015.

The American Century Theater ends its twentieth and final season with the first play it produced in Arlington, VA: Reginald Rose's Twelve Angry Men, directed by TACT Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Jack Marshall, today, July 17.

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre Company, the only Chicago-based theatre company committed to expanding the relationship between audience and actor, gives audiences an inside look at life backstage in the 50's in Ken Ludwig's madcap comedy, MOON OVER BUFFALO.

As part of an eclectic celebration of some of the world's best guitar players, 59 competitors have been selected as the semi-finalists in the third annual Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival (Guitar Competition & Festival) taking place Thursday, August 13, 2015, through Saturday, August 15, 2015, at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts (Wilson Center). An international, multi-genre festival that features four different competitions—Rock/Blues, Fingerstyle, Jazz, and Classical—the Guitar Competition & Festival is open to competitors of all ages and features $22,000 in prize money.

ArtReach Educational Theatre in partnership with Spotlite Theatrix Production Company is staging The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Music and Lyrics by: William Finn, Book by: Rachel Sheinkin.

Lace up your disco shoes, light up your lava lamp, and boogie on down to the Riverdale Y for the world premiere of CAN YOU DIG IT? A '70s LOVE STORY.  Equal parts "High School Musical," "Grease," and "Welcome Back Kotter," this hilarious new musical will be presented for five performances only:

Are you the next Broadway or pop sensation? The Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA is launching the first 'Signature Voice' competition on August 2nd during the theater's annual Open House.  The new 'Signature Voice' competition will replace the popular Signature Idol Competition held over the last five years.  Held in Signature's MAX Theatre, the competition will host a panel of three celebrity judges in search of the best undiscovered singers in the DC region.

Metropolis kicks off its 15th Anniversary Season with Ken Ludwig's comedy Moon Over Buffalo presented by Eclectic Full Contact Theatre tonight, July 9 - August 16, 2015.

Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera gets its NY premiere as it kicks-off the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) this July. Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera has a concept, book and lyrics by Elizabeth Searle, music by Michael Teoli, and will be directed by David Alpert (If/ Then), with musical direction by Henry Aronson (Rock of Ages), and choreography by Marc Kimelman (A Bronx Tale). Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera will play at the PTC Performing Space (555 West 42nd St.) from tonight, July 9, through July 16, 2015.

Amphibian Stage Productions opens its third main stage production of the 2015 season, The QUIXOTIC DAYS AND ERRANT NIGHTS OF THE KNIGHT ERRANT DON QUIXOTE by Brenda Withers, next Today, kicking off a four-week run of the play.

Virginia's Signature Theatre opens its air-conditioned doors once again for the annual Sizzlin' Summer Nights Series. Two and a half weeks of live music and performances by Signature favorites, DC area stars, and some of New York's most exciting Broadway performers. The cabaret series runs tonight, July 8, through July 25, with a different performance each night.

The Rolling Stones recently announced that WALK THE MOON will be the special guest artist opening their show in Detroit tonight, July 8, at Comerica Park.

Metropolis and Michael Ingersoll present the electrifying musical event Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song starring jazz chanteuse Karen Marie Richardson on August 6, 2015.

The Nevada Conservatory Theatre (NCT) will present the new musical "ACE" in a fully-staged concert setting for two performances only on Saturday and Sunday, August 22 and 23, 2015 at 1 p.m. in the Judy Bayley Theatre.  This special concert presentation is a benefit for the NCT with all proceeds going to help fund the ongoing work of the prestigious cultural institution.

Up-and-coming composer Adam Gwon recently spoke with BroadwayWorld about his musical ORDINARY DAYS, the 100th production and Utah premiere of which will be staged by Utah Repertory Theater Company from July 10 to 26 at the Sugar Space Studio Theater in Sugar House.

Love comes in all shapes and sizes, from the first blush of romantic love to long-time lovers to those given a second chance at lost love.

Amphibian Stage Productions opens its third main stage production of the 2015 season, The QUIXOTIC DAYS AND ERRANT NIGHTS OF THE KNIGHT ERRANT DON QUIXOTE by Brenda Withers, next Thursday, kicking off a four-week run of the play.

USITT's 2015 Tech Expo spotlighted 18 ingenious theatre tech solutions, now collected in catalog form as a resource for technical directors and theatrical designers everywhere.

Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera gets its NY premiere as it kicks-off the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) this July. Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera has a concept, book and lyrics by Elizabeth Searle, music by Michael Teoli, and will be directed by David Alpert (If/ Then), with musical direction by Henry Aronson (Rock of Ages), and choreography by Marc Kimelman (A Bronx Tale). Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera will play at the PTC Performing Space (555 West 42nd St.) from July 9 - July 16, 2015.