Edward Gero News

The Kennedy Center presents the world premiere of The Trumpet of the Swan: A Novel Symphony based on the book by E.B. White, adapted for the stage by Marsha Norman, with music by Jason Robert Brown, and direction by Gary Griffin. The production features a 35-piece orchestra conducted by Jason Robert Brown. Trumpet of the Swan: A Novel Symphony is part of a season-long initiative Broadway: The Third Generation, celebrating the current generation of Broadway musical composers, and will appear for five performances in the Eisenhower Theater December 4-6, 2008. The theatrical adaptation is recommended for audiences aged seven and up.

Thornton Wilder's comic farce, The Matchmaker, plays through October 12 at Baltimore's CENTERSTAGE.

Charles Shubow gives you the scoop on the week in Washington D.C. and Baltimore theatre

The Shakespeare Theatre Company will host its 20th Annual Gala on Sunday, March 4, 2007, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium (1301 Constitution Avenue NW).

Helen Hayes Award-winner Geraint Wyn Davies stars with Drama Desk Award-winning Broadway actress Pamela Payton-Wright in Richard III at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C.

Geraint Wyn Davies - the Welsh-born actor who won the Helen Hayes Best Actor Award for his acclaimed performance as Cyrano at the Shakespeare Theatre Company - will return to the boards in the title role of Richard III in the Shakespeare Theatre Company's production, starting performances at company's Lansburgh Theatre from January 16 through March 18, 2007