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Photo Flash: Ford's Theatre Society Presents August Wilson's FENCESby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(10/02/2019) - Ford's Theatre Society presents August Wilson's Fences, directed by Timothy Douglas— one of the foremost interpreters of Wilson's work.
Photo Flash: First Look At THE WINTER'S TALE At The Wheel Theatre Companyby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(10/02/2019) - The Wheel Theatre Company's production of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale directed by Jack Read opens tomorow at the DC Arts Center in Washington, DC.
Photo Flash: First Look at Signature's ESCAPED ALONEby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(10/02/2019) - Signature Theatre presents the regional premiere of Escaped Alone by legendary playwright Caryl Churchill (Cloud 9, Top Girls) and directed by acclaimed DC actress Holly Twyford (Signature's A Little Night Music, Sex with Strangers).
Photo Flash: Inside First Rehearsal For Arena Stage's NEWSIESby Stephi Wild - Washington, DC
(10/02/2019) - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents Disney's Tony Award-winning musical Newsies, an inspiring story about kids who fight for what is right at the turn of the century, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman and book by Harvey Fierstein. Inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City, this family-friendly musical follows the story of newsboys and newsgirls who dream of a better life and lead a crusade for justice. Just in time for the holidays, the score features fan favorites, including a?oeKing of New York,a?? a?oeCarrying the Bannera?? and a?oeSeize the Day.a?? Newsies, directed by Molly Smith, with choreography by Parker Esse and music direction by Laura Bergquist, will run November 1-December 22, 2019 in the iconic in-the-round Fichandler Stage.
Photo Coverage: Meet the Star-Studded Cast of The Kennedy Center's FOOTLOOSEby Monroe George - Broadway
(09/27/2019) - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will soon present the Broadway Center Stage production of Footloose. The cast is led by J. Quinton Johnson (Choir Boy, Hamilton, Broadway Center Stage: In the Heights) as Ren McCormack, Judy Kuhn (Fun Home, Les Misérables) as Ethel McCormack, Isabelle McCalla (The Prom, Aladdin) as Ariel Moore, Michael Park (Dear Evan Hansen) as Reverend Shaw Moore, and three-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker as Vi Moore (Mary Poppins, the Kennedy Center's Little Dancer). They are joined by Joshua Logan Alexander as Chuck, Peter McPoland as Willard Hewitt, Tony Award nominee Michael Mulheren (Kiss Me, Kate; Bright Star) as Coach Dunbar, Lena Owens as Wendy Jo, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz (Spamilton) as Rusty, and Rema Webb (The Color Purple, Violet) as Lulu Warnicker/Eleanor Dunbar/Betty Blast, Grace Slear and Urleen, with Brandon Burks, Claire Crause, Michele Lee, Jess LeProtto, Gregory Liles, Nick Martinez, Maximilian Sangerman, Jonathan Savage, Bethany Tesarck, Tiernan Tunnicliffe, and Jamar Williams.
Photo Flash: DOUBT: A PARABLE Extended At Studio Theatre!by A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(09/25/2019) - Studio Theatre is extending its warmly-received 19-20 season-opening production, Doubt: A Parable.
Photo Flash: John Weidman Visits Signature Theatre's ASSASSINSby Stephi Wild - Broadway
(09/25/2019) - Signature Theatre presents Assassins with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman and directed by Signature Theatre Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer (Broadway's Gigi, Follies). John Weidman stopped by the show recently and posed for a photo with the cast.
Photo Flash: Arena Stage Celebrates Opening Night of JITNEYby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(09/20/2019) - Arena Stage's Jitney celebrated opening night on September 19, 2019. Check out the photos from the evening!
Photo Flash: Megan Hilty, Norm Lewis, and More Celebrate Alan Menken and THE REACHby Julie Musbach - Broadway
(09/13/2019) - On September 11, Alan Menken joined the Kennedy Center's festivities as a part of the 16-day Opening Festival for The REACH. The legendary composer's music was celebrated in a free concert on the festival's mainstage by Tony Award nominee Megan Hilty (Smash, the Kennedy Center's Little Shop of Horrors), Adam Jacobs (Aladdin, The Lion King), Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid, the Kennedy Center's The Music Man), Tony Award winner Patina Miller (Sister Act, Pippin), the National Symphony Orchestra, and Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke.
Photo Flash: Sing For Hope Piano Marks Launch Of The REACH At Kennedy Centerby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(09/12/2019) - Sing for Hope Pianos continue to be embraced as symbols of community, excellence, and access. A newly unveiled Sing for Hope Piano helped mark the much-anticipated opening of The REACH at The Kennedy Center, the first new addition to The Kennedy Center since its grand opening nearly 50 years ago. As the United States' National Cultural Center, The Kennedy Center is the busiest of all U.S. performing arts venues, hosting more than 2,000 performances a year and serving as the home of both the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington National Opera.
Photo Flash: Meet And Greet With The Company Of JITNEY At Arena Stageby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(09/11/2019) - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents August Wilson's Jitney. Tony Award-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson directs his 2017 Broadway production — recipient of the Tony Award for Best Play Revival. Set in the early 1970s,
Photo Flash: Inside First Rehearsal For RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN at Arena Stageby Stephi Wild - Washington, DC
(09/11/2019) - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company for the world premiere of Sharyn Rothstein's (By the Water, USA Network's “Suits”) timely tale about one man's fierce battle to reclaim his right to privacy. Filled with secrets, lies and political backstabbing, Right to be Forgotten centers around a young man's mistake that haunts him online a decade later. Desperate for a normal life, he goes to extraordinary lengths to cut himself off from his past. In a time when everyone has their own version of the truth and their own way of spreading it, who decides which truths get buried and which live forever online? Directed by Deputy Artistic Director Seema Sueko, Right to be Forgotten runs October 11 – November 10, 2019 in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle.
Photo Flash: Folger Theatre Opens The 2019/20 Season With 1 HENRY IVby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(09/04/2019) - Folger Theatre opens the 2019/20 season with 1 Henry IV, Shakespeare's richly layered coming-of-age tale of power, rebellion, honor, and redemption. The production is directed by Rosa Joshi (co-founder of Seattle's upstart crow collective theater company in Seattle; Henry V and As You Like It at Oregon Shakespeare Festival), who makes her DC directorial debut at the Folger.
Photo Flash: Signature Gets Deadly with ASSASSINSby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(08/21/2019) - Signature Theatre presents Assassins with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman and directed by Signature Theatre Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer (Broadway's Gigi, Follies).
BWW Interview: Jayne Atkinson takes on a Legend with ANN at Arena Stageby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(08/02/2019) - If Jayne Atkinson were looking for a tour-de-force, then she found one as the late Texas governor holding court at Arena Stage in Ann. Written by Holland Taylor, Ann is a one woman play about the late Texas Governor Ann Richards that is part reflective autobiography, part homage to public service, and always entertaining.
Photo Flash: Capitol City Opera Opens ON THE LIGHT SIDE: SUMMER OF LOVEby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(07/26/2019) - Let the sun shine! Capitol City Opera's On the Light Side: Summer of Love opens tonight and runs through Saturday at the Highpoint Episcopal Community Church in Sandy Springs, GA. Doors open at 6:30 p.m
Photo Flash: Arena Stage Celebrates Opening Night of ANNby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(07/19/2019) - Arena Stage is diving into rehearsals for Ann, the tale of Texas Governor Ann Richards. Get a peek inside opening night!
Photo Flash: BE MORE CHILL at Monumental Theatre Companyby Alan Henry - Washington, DC
(07/18/2019) - Be More Chill only runs a few short weeks - don't miss it. The company has scheduled several special performances including a late night on July 19, a 'chill and grill' picnic on July 21, and two industry nights. Check out photos of the production below!
Photo Flash: First Look at TREASURE ISLAND at Synetic Theatreby Stephi Wild - Washington, DC
(07/18/2019) - Treasure Island runs Wed - Sat at 8pm and Sun at 2pm through August 18 in Crystal City at 1800 S. Bell Street. Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased online at synetictheater.org.
Photo Flash: Inside Arena Stage's Reading of the Mueller Report Volume IIby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(07/12/2019) - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, in association with activist and actress Jjana Valentiner, recently held a public, nonpartisan 11-hour marathon reading of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Report.
Photo Flash: THE BAND'S VISIT Tour Celebrates Opening Nightby Julie Musbach - Broadway
(07/12/2019) - The North American Touring company of The Band's Visit celebrated their official opening night at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC last night. Check out photos from the evening!
Photo Flash: Dark Horse Theatre Company Presents NO EXITby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(07/09/2019) - Two women and one man are locked up together for eternity in one hideous room in Hell. The windows are bricked up, there are no mirrors, the electric lights can never be turned off, and there is no exit.
BWW Interview: CODEPENDENTs Journey to Fringe of Friendship and Sisterhood with Kelly Hubbell
by Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(07/09/2019) - When Kelly Hubbell opens in Codependent at the Capital Fringe Festival this Thursday, the journey for both the play and Hubbell will not be marked merely by miles, but by friendships, family, and sisterhood.
by Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(07/09/2019) - When Kelly Hubbell opens in Codependent at the Capital Fringe Festival this Thursday, the journey for both the play and Hubbell will not be marked merely by miles, but by friendships, family, and sisterhood.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Arena Stage's ANNby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(06/25/2019) - Arena Stage is diving into rehearsals for Ann, the tale of Texas Governor Ann Richards. Get a peek inside their first day of rehearsals!
Photo Flash: Shakespeare Theatre Company Celebrates Artistic Director, Michael Kahnby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(06/19/2019) - On Sunday, June 16, Washington, D.C.'s theatre community gathered to celebrate the end of MICHAEL KAHN's 33-year tenure as Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre Company with musical and dramatic performances, special guests from the worlds of entertainment, politics, and media, and a mayoral proclamation.
BWW Interview: Chris Renalds ROCK OF AGES Journey Goes from Mezzanine to Center Stage at Wolf Trapby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(06/15/2019) - Chris Renalds is giving the audience advice you may never expect to hear from a performer. In fact, it is so contradictory to the norms of theatergoing that some thespians may even consider it blasphemy. However, when you consider that the show he is performing in is Rock of Ages, Renalds' advice suddenly makes perfect sense.
Photo Flash: Arena Stage's 2019 Gala Honors Nina Totenberg Featuring Kathleen Turnerby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(05/22/2019) - Actor and performer Kathleen Turner headlined the Gala, with her one-woman cabaret. Arena Stage is excited to present the Beth Newburger Schwartz Award to Nina Totenberg, in recognition of her ground-breaking reporting in the broadcast world and her continual support of the arts.
Photo Flash: Studio Theatre Presents THE CHILDRENby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(05/20/2019) - Studio Theatre has extended the DC premiere of playwright Lucy Kirkwood's urgent and unsettling disaster drama The Children, directed by Studio Artistic Director David Muse. The production will now run through June 9, 2019.
Photo Flash: Inside Arena Stage's American Voice Award Celebrationby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(05/13/2019) - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presented the American Voice Award to U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-GA) on Thursday, May 9, 2019.
Photo Flash: First Look at Signature's SPUNKby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(05/09/2019) - Signature Theatre presents Spunk based on three short stories by Zora Neale Hurston (Their Eyes Were Watching God) and adapted by acclaimed writer and director George C. Wolfe (Jelly's Last Jam, Shuffle Along).
Photo Flash: Get A First Look At JUBILEE at Arena Stageby Rachel Katz - Washington, DC
(05/03/2019) - BroadwayWorld has a first look at Arena Stage's Jubilee. Inspired by the world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers, this uplifting new work chronicles the bold African American ensemble as they travel the world, captivating kings, queens and audiences with hymns and spiritual songs supported by their rich voices. Written and directed by Thompson with vocal arrangements and music direction by Dianne Adams McDowell, Jubilee runs April 26 - June 2, 2019 in the Kreeger Theater.
Photo Coverage: GRAND HOTEL Takes Bows at Signature Theatreby Walter McBride - Washington, DC
(04/29/2019) - Signature Theatre presents Grand Hotel, the Musical directed by Signature Theatre Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer (Broadway's Gigi, Follies, and Signature's Titanic) and choreographed by Kelly Crandall d'Amboise (Signature's Light Years). Set in 1928 Berlin, a series of eclectic guests and staff including a fading ballerina, a destitute baron, a wannabe-starlet typist and an ailing bookkeeper collide at the bustling Grand Hotel. Grand Hotel the Musical runs through May 19, 2019 in Signature Theatre's intimate MAX Theatre.
BWW Interview: Ryan Rilette Creates Peace with Round House's OSLOby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(04/28/2019) - The story of the Oslo Peace Accords is one of diplomatic maneuvering, political intrigue, and unforgettable characters. Director Ryan Rilette now has the profound task of transferring this momentous occasion to the stage with Round House Theatre's latest production, the 2017 Tony Award Winner for Best Play, Oslo.
BWW Interview: Washington Says Farewell to Michael Kahn with THE ORESTEIAby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(04/26/2019) - For those hoping to see Kahn in his element, you have one last chance with The Oresteia. After that, well, this quote from Romeo & Juliet seems most appropriate, "Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again."
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Shakespeare Theatre Co's THE ORESTEIAby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(04/23/2019) - On Sunday, April 21, 2019, Shakespeare Theatre Company opened the doors to Sidney Harman Hall to theatregoers to experience Open Rehearsal for The Oresteia, freely adapted by Ellen McLaughlin from Aeschylus' trilogy and directed by Shakespeare Theatre Company's outgoing Artistic Director Michael Kahn.
Photo Flash: JUNK Celebrates Opening Night at Arena Stageby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(04/12/2019) - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater recently opened the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author Ayad Akhtar's (Arena's Disgraced) timely tale Junk.
Photo Coverage: Go Inside Rehearsals for THE WHO'S TOMMY at The Kennedy Center!by Walter McBride - Broadway
(04/12/2019) - The full cast for the Kennedy Center production of The Who's Tommy, with direction and choreography by Josh Rhodes (Encores! Grand Hotel, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Bright Star) is officially in rehearsals in NYC!
Photo Flash: Get A First Look At Arena Stage's JUNKby Rachel Katz - Washington, DC
(04/11/2019) - Arena Stage presents Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author Ayad Akhtar's (Arena's Disgraced) timely tale Junk. Inspired by the real junk bond giants of the 1980s, Akhtar explores how the riveting, hostile takeover of a family-owned manufacturing company paved the way to expose the rise of greed, power, race and wealth that led to reshaping the rules of Wall Street and the world. Directed by Jackie Maxwell, Junk runs April 5 - May 5, 2019 in the Fichandler Stage.
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