Charles MacArthur News

The 42nd Helen Hayes Awards were presented at an event at The Anthem. The awards celebrated productions in the Washington, DC region in the 2025 calendar year.

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, has revealed its inaugural season in the company’s new home at 1012 Church Street in Downtown Evanston.

The 2026 Helen Hayes Award nominations have been announced, recognizing outstanding achievement in Washington-area professional theatre. Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Round House Theatre, and dozens of regional companies are represented across performance, direction, design, and production categories. The awards highlight the breadth of theatre work presented throughout the D.C. metropolitan area.

The Fountain Theatre will bring POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: THE JUNE JORDAN EXPERIENCE to Berkeley for a one-night performance. The event will take place at The Freight in collaboration with UC Berkeley and will also be available via livestream.

The Fountain Theatre will present the West Coast premiere of Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience, a bold, joyous theatrical celebration of one of America’s most fearless writers and human rights activists.

The world premiere production of Girl, Interrupted has been added to The Public’s 2025-2026 season. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok brings Girl, Interrupted to the stage for its world premiere.

THE FRONT PAGE, although it is a crazy and ridiculous scenario, still resonates with audiences today. Fountain Hill Theater’s portrayal of the show is a great take on a classic show. 

As TheaterWorksUSA approaches its 60th anniversary in 2027, they have announced the launch of TWTheatricals, a new division dedicated to creating fully produced, full-length works for multigenerational audiences.

As TheaterWorksUSA approaches its 60th anniversary in 2027, the nonprofit producer is launching TWTheatricals, a new division dedicated to creating fully produced, full-length works for multigenerational audiences.

Mosaic Theater Company is extending the DC premiere of Andy Warhol in Iran to July 6, 2025. Written by Brent Askari and directed by Serge Seiden, this provocative, humorous portrait is a fictionalized account of the artist's infamous visit to Iran in 1976.

The 41st Helen Hayes Awards took place on May 19, 2025, at The Anthem, honoring excellence in Washington D.C. theatre. Signature Theatre led with six wins. Awards were presented in 41 categories from 165 eligible 2024 productions.

JACK LEMMON 100, a two-week festival of classics from the 1950s to the 1990s, will run at Film Forum from Friday, May 16 to Thursday, May 29, in commemoration of Lemmon’s centennial year in 2025.

The Fountain Theatre has announced the remainder of the 2025 season under the leadership of new artistic director Raymond O. Caldwell. Three fresh, thought-provoking new plays, each of which touches on timely social and cultural issues, are set to follow the Fountain's currently running production of Alabaster.

Explore the 2025 Helen Hayes Awards Nominees, including standout performances by Bonnie Milligan and Beanie Feldstein. The awards will be presented on Monday, May 19 at an event at The Anthem. The nominations are for productions in the Washington, DC, region in the 2024 calendar year.

 Asolo Repertory Theatre and the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee have announced their partnership to host the First Annual Asolo Luminary Award, sponsored by Joel and Gail Morganroth.

Ford's Theatre will present The Ford's Theatre Legacy Commissions: A First Look, designed to serve as an artistic incubator for stories about unsung heroes responsible for changing the course of civil rights and equality in American life. Learn more!

Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 has its sights set on the Broadway stage! A Broadway-bound stage adaptation  is in development with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok.

Adventure Theatre MTC will continue its 2024-2025 Season with Ken Ludwig’s first-ever children’s play, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Learn more about the production here!

PS CLASSICS will release the original cast recording of Ricky Ian Gordon’s autobiographical musical Sycamore Trees. Learn more about the musical!

Local Los Angeles Area theatregoers have seen veteran and award-winning actor Darryl Maximilian Robinson appear in numerous roles onstage during his 14 years as a City of Angels thespian. But usually he has performed in small and intimate venues. But this summer he will be sharing his talents in a somewhat larger forum.