Playwright and director Christine Stoddard will be premiering her original play, 'Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares,' at Gene Frankel Theatre, an Off-Off-Broadway venue in Manhattan, this June 2022.
The National Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Steven Reineke, will perform lush orchestrations of classic Disney songs featuring celebrated Broadway stars in a weekend of performances on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
The award-winning New York Neo-Futurists announced the world premiere production of TRY THIS ON FOR ME, a new full-length immersive play created by ensemble member Lee LeBreton with collaborators Anooj Bhandari and Nicole Hill, directed by Dan Rogers.
American Ballet Theatre returns to the Metropolitan Opera House for the first time in three years for its Summer season, June 13–July 16, 2022.
American Ballet Theatre will return to the Metropolitan Opera House for the first time in three years for its Summer season, June 13–July 16, 2022. See the full schedule, dancers and how to get tickets!
In celebration of Shakespeare's birthday, the First Stage Theater Academy will present its 12thAnnual Bard-O-Thon Showcase, challenging Young Company members to stretch their artistic endurance as they perform as many memorized Shakespearean monologues in a row as possible throughout the day.
Help celebrate the best writers and short works from PlayGround-NY's inaugural season at the BEST OF PLAYGROUND-NY GALA, on Monday, April 25, 7pm EDT / 4pm PDT, simulcast via Vimeo Live and on-demand for one week!
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced the full cast and creative team for The Other Side, which brings Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence Jacqueline Woodson’s simple yet powerful book to life with movement from choreographer and Kennedy Center Artistic Advisor for Dance Education, Hope Boykin.
First Stage Theater Academy is holding two Master Classes at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside. Students in grades 8 - 12 may enroll in one or both of the Shakespeare Master Class or Musical Theater Master Classes.
Legendary comedian and longtime Tonight Show host, Jay Leno returns The Ridgefield Playhouse! This stand-up comedian, pioneering car builder and mechanic returns to his comedy roots with two special performances.
Donn B. Murphy, PhD, former president and executive director of the National Theatre in Washington, DC for 35 years, and Georgetown University Professor Emeritus, passed away peacefully at his home in Fort Lauderdale, FL on April 3, announced his spouse and life partner of 49 years, US Army Col. H. Jones 'Jon' Carrow, Ret.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces the cast and creative team for Show Way The Musical, a Kennedy Center–commissioned world premiere for young adults based on the Newbery–winning book from Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence Jacqueline Woodson. This inspiring new musical, running May 13–29, 2022 in the Kennedy Center's Family Theater, features music by Tyrone L. Robinson, direction by Schele Williams, and choreography by Tiffany Quinn.
The National Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Steven Reineke, and Artistic Advisor Ben Folds welcome legendary actor, musician, activist, and recent space traveler William Shatner as the featured guest artist for its upcoming DECLASSIFIED: BEN FOLDS PRESENTS concert on Friday, April 29 at 9 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
Tin's oratorio To Shiver the Sky receives its world premiere in May 2022 with the Choral Arts Society of Washington, the United States Air Force Band, and ModernMedieval.
Cultural vibrancy and exemplary artistry from world-class companies and artists will grace the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ stages during its 2022–2023 ballet and dance season, announced today.
Washington’s record-breaking, interactive comedy, Shear Madness, will return to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on April 4, 2022 – October 2, 2022. For more than 30 years, this hilarious whodunit has entertained audiences as they help solve the crime.
The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced four new community programs in May with Hermitage Fellows specializing in music, writing, multimedia, and theater, including an event with Tony Award-nominated playwright Bess Wohl (Grand Horizons, Small Mouth Sounds).
Asolo Repertory Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director, Michael Donald Edwards, and Managing Director, Linda DiGabriele, have announced their retirement at the conclusion of their current contracts, which end in June of 2023.
Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announced Eisa Davis as the first recipient of the Roth-Vogel New Play Commission launched in partnership with 12-time Tony Award-winning producer Daryl Roth and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, whose extraordinary collaborations with The Vineyard have spanned over two decades.
The Kennedy Center's 50th anniversary (whose celebrations have largely been pushed back a year due to the pandemic) coincides with the golden anniversary of the annual residency there of New York's American Ballet Theatre, whose first performance there came the day after the venerable Washington Performing Arts center opened in 1971.
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