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James and the Giant Peach, the beloved and well-read Roald Dahl story returns to Imagination Stage and teams up with the world premiere of The Magic Finger, one of Dahl's lesser known stories. Both shows, performed on the same stage and using the same set and cast, will create an exciting, hilarious, and Dahl-icious spring repertory at Imagination Stage.

American Stage Theatre Company opens the 28th annual American Stage in the Park with the musical production of THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, running April 24, 2013 and closing May 26, 2013. THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is a musical comedy sure to get the audience laughing. This production was conceived by Rebecca Feldman with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin and additional material by Jay Reiss. The core of this play centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley High School with six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves. These kids eventually learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.

...'AN EMPTY PLATE'...is a FIVE STAR production! And the cast is supurb!

theatreWashington just announced the 29th Helen Hayes Awards nominees today, January 28th, 2013 in The National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery. This year, for the first time, theatre lovers in Washington and around the world were able to watch the nomination announcements live via webcast at theatrewashington.org, Facebook, or on the Livestream. Rebecca Sheir of WAMU's Metro Connection and WTOP's Bob Madigan hosted. Scroll below for the full list of the 2013 nominees!

No menu necessary at the world's greatest restaurant, the Café du Grand Boeuf in Paris. Why? 'Because we have everything,' headwaiter Claude (Matthew McGee) admonishes waiter-in-training Antoine (Greyson Lewis).

No menu necessary at the world's greatest restaurant, the Café du Grand Boeuf in Paris. Why? 'Because we have everything,' headwaiter Claude (Matthew McGee) admonishes waiter-in-training Antoine (Greyson Lewis).

Show Palace Entertainment presents 9 to 5: The Musical, now through February 24, 2013.

Casting has been announced for freeFall Theatre's upcoming production of Michael Hollinger's An Empty Plate in The Café Du Grand Boeuf. No menu necessary at the world's greatest restaurant, the Café du Grand Boeuf in Paris. Why? 'Because we have everything,' headwaiter Claude admonishes waiter-in-training Antoine.

A freeFall holiday tradition continues with Keith Ferguson's and Bruce Greer's enchanting new musical adaptation of the Dickens classic. With a soaring and inspirational score, and faithful incarnations of all of the memorable characters, Dickens' ghost story leaps from the page and delights with stunning theatricality, lush scenery & costumes, and surprising special effects. Plan early to get your seats for this perfect holiday outing. A Christmas Carol, will run tonight, December 13 thru Sunday, December 30, 2012 for 15 performances only.

A freeFall holiday tradition continues with Keith Ferguson's and Bruce Greer's enchanting new musical adaptation of the Dickens classic. With a soaring and inspirational score, and faithful incarnations of all of the memorable characters, Dickens' ghost story leaps from the page and delights with stunning theatricality, lush scenery & costumes, and surprising special effects. Plan early to get your seats for this perfect holiday outing. A Christmas Carol, will run tonight, December 13 thru Sunday, December 30, 2012 for 15 performances only. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!

A freeFall holiday tradition continues with Keith Ferguson's and Bruce Greer's enchanting new musical adaptation of the Dickens classic. With a soaring and inspirational score, and faithful incarnations of all of the memorable characters, Dickens' ghost story leaps from the page and delights with stunning theatricality, lush scenery & costumes, and surprising special effects. Plan early to get your seats for this perfect holiday outing. A Christmas Carol, will run Thursday, December 13 thru Sunday, December 30, 2012 for 15 performances only

A freeFall holiday tradition continues with Keith Ferguson's and Bruce Greer's enchanting new musical adaptation of the Dickens classic. With a soaring and inspirational score, and faithful incarnations of all of the memorable characters, Dickens' ghost story leaps from the page and delights with stunning theatricality, lush scenery & costumes, and surprising special effects. Plan early to get your seats for this perfect holiday outing. A Christmas Carol, will run Thursday, December 13 thru Sunday, December 30, 2012 for 15 performances only.

freeFall Theatre Artistic Director, Eric Davis brings back an intimate evening of eclectic song and theatre for two performances only tonight, November 7 and November 11, 2012 at 7PM in his cabaret, "I Laughed, I Cried, I Bought the T-Shirt."

freeFall Theatre Artistic Director, Eric Davis brings back an intimate evening of eclectic song and theatre for two performances only on November 7 and November 11, 2012 at 7PM in his cabaret, "I Laughed, I Cried, I Bought the T-Shirt."

The Shakespeare Theatre Company welcomes former STC Associate Director PJ Paparelli who will direct and put a new twist on Shakespeare's earliest romantic comedy, The Two Gentlemen of Verona.