Arlington News

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Five different musicalized adaptations of 'A Christmas Carol' will put holiday cheer into your playgoing! Also 'Plaid Tidings,' a new 'Hansel And Gretel,' our first touch of 'Hands On A Hardbody,' the cast of the upcoming 'La Cage Aux Folles' at the Marriott, and Idina Menzel schedules an appearance in the Loop!

Round House Theatre continues its 2014/15 season with a magical, fresh new take on a beloved classic - The Nutcracker, a new holiday musical created by Tommy Rapley, Jake Minton, Phillip Klapperich, and Kevin O'Donnell. Directed by the award-winning Joe Calarco, The Nutcracker makes its area premiere at Round House Theatre from tonight, November 26 thru December 28, 2014.

NBCUniversal's Hispanic cable network mun2 is bringing the uniquely American tradition of Thanksgiving NFL football to the homes of Latinos across the U.S., with the exclusive Spanish-language broadcast of the NFL's Thanksgiving night game this Thursday, Nov. 27. The highly anticipated contest is a rematch of last year's NFC Championship Game between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers, won by the eventual Super Bowl-champion Seahawks, 23-17.

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Communities In Schools (CIS), the nation's largest and most effective dropout prevention organization is teaming up again with Hudson Group, North America's premier travel retailer, for a new campaign to help young people across the country stay in school.

Beethoven's most engaging symphony shares a program with Strauss' wise, compelling tone poem tracing the whimsical adventures of an aging, chivalrous Spanish knight, and sensuous, rollicking selections from Falla's ballet The Three-Cornered Hat. Led by guest conductor Andrew Grams, the program will feature the CSO's principal cello Luis Biava and principal viola Karl Pedersen.

Need a little music? Need a little laughter? Need a little singing, ringing through the rafter? Then take that road before you and come see high stepping showgirls at this toe-tapping celebration of mistletoe and holiday madness.

The talented teens of the award-winning Riverdale Rising Stars presents the high-kicking Broadway musical A CHORUS LINE for seven performances only, from December 6, 2014 to January 4, 2015.

Happiness was a huge hit at the Fall Fringe festival last year, and richly deserves this full revival; not only is Maher's ear for verse spot-on, you simply cannot ask for a better cast.

Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor Michael Keaton with the Modern Master Award for the 30th anniversary edition of the Fest

High school chemistry teachers who want to try an argument-driven approach but aren't sure how can find the instructional materials they need in a new NSTA Press book. Argument-Driven Inquiry in Chemistry: Lab Investigations for Grades 9-12 encourages students to practice reading, writing, speaking, and using math in the context of science.

One Trick Dog Records is pleased to announce the release of Interloper, the second studio album from Washington DC-based saxophonist Jonathan Parker.

Multi award winning guitarist, singer/songwriter and British Blues Hall of Famer, Matt Schofield, returns to the UK to embark on his largest headlining tour since dazzling audiences nationwide last year as Joe Satriani's special guest. Schofield kicks off the 15-date tour today, November 13th with special guest The Ben Poole Band.

HBO and Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced today they will host THE CONCERT FOR VALOR (www.theconcertforvalor.com), a first-of-its-kind concert to honor the courage and sacrifice of America's veterans and their families on the National Mall in Washington

Continuing its ongoing efforts of supporting new musical theatre, Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA held invitation only readings of two world premiere musicals, Midwestern Gothic by composer Josh Schmidt (Adding Machine, A Minister's Wife) and librettist Royce Vavrek (Dog Days, Twenty-Seven) and Silver Belles by composer/lyricist Matt Conner (Nevermore, Crossing) and book writer Ally Currin (Caesar and Dada, Benched), on November 6 and November 8, 2014.

Following a summer 2013 developmental production at Goodspeed Musicals' Norma Terris Theatre, LMNOP, a new musical by Larson Award-winning writers Scott Burkell (book/lyrics) and Paul Loesel (music), receives a private reading today, November 10, 2014.

Don't Block The Box returns to The Wonderland Ballroom located at 1101 Kenyon St St NW, Washington DC 20010, on Friday, November 28th, at 7:30pm.

Following a summer 2013 developmental production at Goodspeed Musicals' Norma Terris Theatre, LMNOP, a new musical by Larson Award-winning writers Scott Burkell (book/lyrics) and Paul Loesel (music), receives a private reading on Monday, November 10, 2014.

The Community Theatre of Little Rock has announced its its Holiday Musical 'Nuncrackers: The Nuncense Christmas Musical' by Dan Goggin. Show dates are November 29th at The Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas, then December 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th, 11th, 12th, 13th & 14th at The Studio Theatre, 320 West 7th Street in downtown Little Rock.

Two new books from NSTA Kids introduce elementary-age children to the appeal of gardens, whether they attract butterflies to a First Lady's hometown or grow right outside the classroom. Each book combines engaging text and vivid photos with helpful resources for educators and parents who want to cultivate kids' interest in nature.

"Mad Men" meets Broadway as the Riverdale Repertory Company presentS the classic musical comedy about big business in the 1960s, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING for six performances only, November 1-16, 2014. Check out the photos below!