Arlington News

Fresh from a smash Broadway run, The Lifespan of a Fact is an essential comedy for an age in which every fact is a battleground.

The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) presents internationally renowned flamenco dancer Juan Manuel Fernandez Montoya a?oeFarruquitoa?? for one night only on Saturday, November 9 at 8:00pm. Heir to one of the most revered Gypsy flamenco dynasties in Spain, The New York Times said he is the a?oegreatest flamenco dancer of this new century a?? he is one of today's superlative dance artists.a??

Michael Franti & Spearhead are joining country superstar Kenny Chesney, six-time Academy of Country Music/Country Music Association Duo of the Year Florida Georgia Lineand three-time and reigning ACM/CMA Vocal Group of the Year Old Dominion on Chesney's Chillaxification 2020 Tour.

Feminist theater company Skylight Theater Collective presents ARLINGTON, a musical for solo voice and piano, one night only on October 25, 2019, at Arlington Friends of the Drama located at 22 Academy St. 

Agatha Christie fans remain loyal to her clever works. Dolphin Theatre opens on Friday 20th September with an offering to quench their thirst.

Compassion LIVE's a?oeThe Roadshow Toura?? has unveiled its exciting and diverse 2020 talent line up with 16 coast to coast tour stops.   Welcoming hundreds of thousands of fans to arenas for over a decade now, a?oeThe Roadshow Toura?? will feature Award-winners Bethel Music, Matt Maher, Martin Smith of Delirious?, and Unspoken, as well as ApolloLTD, Peabod and Elle Limebear throughout the month of March. 

Life was a cabaret this weekend as Alexandra Silber and Mason Alexander Park are took over BroadwayWorld's Instagram Story for a behind-the-scenes look at Cabaret at the Olney Theatre Center! So in case you missed it (or just want to relive all of the fun and excitement), we compiled clips for you to enjoy. Check it all out!

The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) today announced the 19 local high schools that have been selected to participate in the 2019-20 CAPA Marquee Awards. Designed to celebrate, support, and advocate for high school musical theatre education throughout central Ohio, the program debuted in the 2018-19 school year with 10 participating high schools. Nearly doubling participation in its sophomore year, musical theatre students from the 19 participating high schools will be invited to attend free master classes and talk-back opportunities with touring Broadway cast members and local/touring talent in their chosen field of interest throughout the 2019-20 season.

Life is a cabaret, old chum, because Alexandra Silber and Mason Alexander Park are taking over BroadwayWorld's Instagram Story this Saturday, September 14th at Cabaret! Be sure to tune in to get a behind-the-scenes look at a two-show day at the Olney Theatre Center!

Legendary voice actor Rob Paulsen, who has delighted generations of animation fanatics with his signature roles in a?oePinky and the Brain,a?? a?oeTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,a?? and other film and television projects, will be joined by a?oeAnimaniacsa?? composer Randy Rogel in a?oeAnimaniacs in Concert!a?? at Joe's Pub in New York City on Wednesday, October 9th.

Miss Mona Stangley and her Girls have arrived in Downtown Arlington to have a darn-tootin' great time opening Theatre Arlington's 47th season with the award-winning musical, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. This charming, fun-loving musical by Carol Hall, Larry L. King and Peter Masterson, based loosely on the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas, recounts the story of Miss Mona's cozy little brothel that was popular with senators, mayors and football teams and protected by the local sheriff, Ed Earl Dodd. Times are good for Miss Mona's Girls until a TV evangelist's cameras and righteous indignation interfere. The lively tale is told with a bit of bawdy humor and high-energy production numbers, with sweet ballads and sentimentality thrown in, and is meant for mature audiences but as Miss Mona says, a?oethere's nothing dirty going on.a??

Bruce Katz, renowned Hammond B-3 organist/keyboardist and 2019 Blues Music Awards 'Best Acoustic Album' winner, and his Bruce Katz Band, embark on their 'Solo Ride' Fall 2019 U.S. Tour, with a local performance at JV's Restaurant, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Thursday, September 19. Showtime: 8:30pm (2 sets). Tickets are $10. Info: (703) 241-9504 or visit http://www.jvsrestaurant.com.

WSC Avant Bard, celebrating 30 years of thoughtful, provocative work, announces three mainstage productions including a spring repertory, as well as an upcoming benefit featuring comic poetry readings from local acting icons Holly Twyford and Rick Foucheux.

This Friday, Grammy-nominated artist, JANIVA MAGNESS, releases her new album, Change in the Weather: Janiva Magness Sings John Fogerty, and finds herself at the nexus of re-invention and tradition. The album reframes 12 songs curated from the Creedence Clearwater Revival leader's catalog in Magness' soaring, soul-centered style. She follows a lineage of classic singers who have made albums devoted to exploring the work of a single writer within the Great American Songbook—such historic recordings as Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin and Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook.

Wynonna & The Big Noise are releasing their first song since signing to ANTI- Records earlier this year; called “The Child”, the track was co-written with ANTI- label mate Cass McCombs. 

The Washington Ballet (TWB) is excited to announce the return of Dance for All, our community engagement program that brings the joy and artistry of dance to the greater Washington, DC Metropolitan area. Our fall 2019 Dance for All festival features over 30 free dance events from September 14 to October 19 with free dance classes for all ages, lecture demonstrations, and ballet performances at festivals and community events.

A collective of young artists will present Paul Downs Colaizzo's Really Really, a deep examination of the consequences of an average night out gone wrong.

 In celebration of photographer and on-air personality Julie Kramer's photography exhibition, The Basement Archives: The Ghosts of WFNX: Vol II currently on view at Boston Center for Adult Education, former WFNX on-air personalities will gather for Jock Talk, a modern rock panel discussion with Julie Kramer, Kurt St. Thomas, Henry Santoro, Morning Guy Tai, Neal Robert, Angie C., Boy Troy Smitha?"moderated by Chris a?oeCharlie from The Sandboxa?? Padgett. The event takes place Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 7pm, at BCAE located at 122 Arlington Street in Boston. A $15 registration is required by clicking here. 

Maren Morris appeared on last night's episode of a?oeLate Night with Seth Meyersa?? for a chat and performance of her hit single, a?oeThe Bones.a?? Watch the interview and the performance below!

Sondheim's Assassins recently opened at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. The production runs through September 29, 2019 in The MAX space. Read what the critics had to say!