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Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Arena Stage's ANYTHING GOESby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(10/02/2018) - Arena Stage is now hard at work in rehearsal for Cole Porter's madcap seafaring musical, Anything Goes, with music and lyrics by Porter; original book by P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, with co-authors Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse; and new book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman.
Photo Flash: First Look at Washington Stage Guild's SUMMERLANDby Stephi Wild - Washington, DC
(09/30/2018) - A ghostly mystery begins a season of DC-area premiere productions by the Washington Stage Guild' (WSG). Summerland by Arlitia Jones tells the mysterious tale of William H. Mumler, a 'spirit photographer' with a talent for capturing haunting images from the world beyond the veil. The Civil War has ended, and a grieving nation sees many turning to spiritualism to contact the dead. Mumler sees his business boom as mourners, including a very famous one, flock to his studio. A New York City police official makes it his mission to prove it's a fraud, but finds that harder than he hoped. Based on a true story, this area premiere opens Thursday, Sept. 27 and runs through Sunday, October 21.
Photo Flash: BORN YESTERDAY Comes to Ford's Theatreby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(09/26/2018) - In this sharp-edged satire, opportunistic tycoon Harry Brock arrives in Washington with his naive girlfriend, Billie Dawn, to game the political system.
Photo Flash: 9 TO 5 Tells A Story Of Friendship And Revenge In The Rolodex Eraby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(09/21/2018) - Prince William Little Theatre presents the musical comedy 9 to 5, The Musical at the Hylton Performing Arts Center! This show is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick. 9 to 5, The Musical is produced by arrangement with MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL.
Photos: First Look at Signature's HEISENBERGby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(09/21/2018) - Signature Theatre presents the DC premiere of Heisenberg by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens and directed by Signature Theatre Director of New Works Joe Calarco. The production stars Michael Russotto as Alex and Rachel Zampelli as Georgie. Heisenberg will run September 18 - November 11, 2018 in Signature Theatre's ARK Theatre.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN Workshop at Arena Stageby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(09/20/2018) - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater and producer Brian A. Moreland have partnered on a two-week intensive workshop of playwright Keenan Scott II's Thoughts of a Colored Man. Directed by Taye Diggs, with choreographer Jenny Parsinen, associate director Shannon Stoeke, and music and vocals by Madison McFerrin, the piece takes a raw and honest look at the limitations, stereotypes and obstacles that the world attempts to place on men of color through their discussions of love, race, education, family, and history.
Photo Flash: TURN ME LOOSE Celebrates Opening Night at Arena Stageby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(09/17/2018) - Arena Stage's D.C.-area premiere of Turn Me Loose, Gretchen Law's intimate, no-holds-barred drama about the extraordinary and explosive life of Dick Gregory, who spent his later years in the nation's capital recently celebrated opening night. Check out the photos below!
Photo Flash: The National Tour of BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Returns to D.C.by A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(09/14/2018) - Casting has been announced for the triumphant return to Washington, D.C. of the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning Broadway smash hit BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical, about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter. BEAUTIFUL is onstage at the National Theatre for a 5-week run during the holiday season from November 27 thru December 30, 2018.
Photo Flash: Arena Stage Presents TURN ME LOOSEby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(09/11/2018) - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the D.C.-area premiere of Turn Me Loose, Gretchen Law's intimate, no-holds-barred drama about the extraordinary and explosive life of Dick Gregory, who spent his later years in the nation's capital. Turn Me Loose chronicles Gregory's rise as the first Black comedian to expose audiences to racial comedy; in confronting bigotry head-on with biting humor and charm, Gregory turned activism into an art form. "Scorchingly funny and brilliant" (The New York Times), Turn Me Loose, directed by John Gould Rubin, runs September 6-October 14, 2018 in the Kreeger Theater.
BWW Interview: Bedlam Comes to DC and the Folger with MACBETHby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(09/07/2018) - The Folger Macbeth has been adapted and amended by Sir William Davenant and is being done in a Restoration style. So what does that mean?
Photo Flash: Inside the Toil and Trouble of Folger's Restoration-Era MACBETHby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(09/05/2018) - Rampant ambition and minds unhinged. Shrieking owls and prophesies foretold. Folger Theatre begins its 2018/19 season with Macbeth, Shakespeare's murderous tragedy seen anew and here, set in London's famous Bedlam asylum for a groundbreaking production integrating period music into a famous variation of the play.
Photo Flash: Claybourne Elder, Natascia Diaz and Steffanie Leigh in PASSION at Signature Theatreby Alan Henry - Broadway
(08/23/2018) - Natascia Diaz, Claybourne Elder, and Steffanie Leigh are starring in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical Passion at Signature Theatre. This new production is directed by Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner(Signature's Sunday in the Park with George, West Side Story). Passion runs through September 23, 2018 in Signature Theatre's MAX Theatre. Get an exclusive first look at the company in action in the photos below!
Photo Flash: First Look at the Doomed Couple of Folger's MACBETHby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(08/16/2018) - Rampant ambition and minds unhinged. Shrieking owls and prophesies foretold. Folger Theatre begins its 2018/19 season with Macbeth, Shakespeare's murderous tragedy seen anew and here, set in London's famous Bedlam asylum for a groundbreaking production integrating period music into a famous variation of the play.
Photo Flash: TURN ME LOOSE Begins Rehearsals at Arena Stageby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(08/07/2018) - Arena Stage presents the D.C.-area premiere of Turn Me Loose, Gretchen Law's intimate, no-holds-barred drama about the extraordinary and explosive life of Dick Gregory, who spent his later years in the nation's capital.
Photo Flash: Drew Gehling, Mamie Parris, Tina Landau and More Celebrate Opening Night of DAVE at Arena Stageby A.A. Cristi - Broadway
(07/27/2018) - Arena Stage presents the world premiere of the new musical Dave. By three-time Tony Award winner Thomas Meehan (Annie, Hairspray, The Producers), two-time Tony Award nominee Nell Benjamin (Mean Girls, Legally Blonde) and Pulitzer Prize and two-time Tony Award winner Tom Kitt (Next to Normal, If/Then), Dave is inspired by the Academy Award-nominated American political comedy film. The show celebrated its opening night this week, check out the stars celebrating below!
Photo Flash: First Look at Drew Gehling and the Cast of DAVE at Arena Stageby Julie Musbach - Broadway
(07/20/2018) - Arena Stage presents the new musical Dave, get a first look below!
Photo Flash: Arena Stage Opens CUBAN SLUGGER Exhibitby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(07/13/2018) - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will host "Cuban Slugger," an exhibition of Cuban artist Reynerio Tamayo. Coinciding with the All-Star Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., "Cuban Slugger" will be presented from July 11-29, 2018 in the main lobby at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Drew Gehling and the Cast of DAVEby Julie Musbach - Broadway
(06/12/2018) - Arena Stage is preparing for the world premiere of a new musical Dave. Check out photos of the cast and creative in rehearsal below!
Photo Flash: Wolfe, Astin, Urie and Cast Shine in Kennedy Center's HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYINGby Julie Musbach - Broadway
(06/07/2018) - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying in a semi-staged concert, conceived and executive produced by Jeffrey Finn. Check out the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: SCOTTSBORO BOYS Celebrates Opening Night at Signature Theatreby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(06/04/2018) - Signature Theatre presents the DC premiere of The Scottsboro Boys directed by Signature Theatre's Director of New Works Joe Calarco and choreographed by Jared Grimes.
Photo Flash: Avant Bard Mounts THE TEMPESTby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(06/04/2018) - Culminating its 28th season making theatre on the edge, Avant Bard proudly presents Shakespeare's classic comedy The Tempest directed by Artistic and Executive Director Tom Prewitt, now playing at Gunston Arts Center Theatre Two to July 1, 2018. Get a first look at the production below!
Photo Flash: First Look at THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS at Signatureby Julie Musbach - Broadway
(05/31/2018) - Signature Theatre presents the DC premiere of The Scottsboro Boys directed by Signature Theatre's Director of New Works Joe Calarco and choreographed by Jared Grimes. Get a first look at the production below!
BWW Feature: 2018 HELEN HAYES AWARDS at Theatre Washingtonby Hope Villanueva - Washington, DC
(05/15/2018) - The DC theatre community hurried along the waterfront on Monday night, attempting to beat the looming, black storm clouds that threatened, but this could not dampen the vibrant crowds as they entered the recently opened Anthem for this year's Helen Hayes Awards. This stunning, modern space will be greeting the likes of Belle & Sebastian, Janelle Monae, and Nine Inch Nails in the coming months, and on this evening, theatre creative showed off their finest.
Photo Flash: First Look at Folger Theatre's SAINT JOANby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(05/14/2018) - Folger Theatre concludes its 2017/18 season with a special engagement of George Bernard Shaw's epic portrait of Saint Joan, presented by the acclaimed New York-based Bedlam theater company. Saint Joan will be directed by Bedlam's Artistic Director Eric Tucker (the award-winning director of Sense and Sensibility at Folger Theatre) and features a cast of four, including Tucker, playing over 25 parts. Aundria Brown is the martyred heroine of France, Joan of Arc.
BWW Feature: VIETGONE at Studio Theatre, a Play for This Momentby Hope Villanueva - Washington, DC
(05/14/2018) - The preshow speech of VIETGONE is spoken by the playwright, in which we learn that the play is a love story of how Mom and Dad got together. We also learn that the Vietnamese characters will speak like action heroes/Joss Whedon archetypes and that the Americans will speak... Well, some of it will be words. As Marc de la Cruz, who plays Quang, the playwright's father, says, 'The characters speak and relate to each other as many young Americans today despite the fact that they are Vietnamese and it's 1975... Also, the play is hilarious in an 'omigosh I can't believe they went there' kind of way.' Instantly, we are aware that the universe of VIETGONE is a one of a kind place. Director, Natsu Onoda Power, elaborates: '...it allows audience to perceive 'Vietnamese' characters NOT as the 'other'; it is so rare. (In this play, 'American' is the other).' Regina Aquino, who plays Tong, the playwright's mother, adds, 'From the very first page I was immediately impressed by Qui's flipping of the stereotype script... doing to the Americans what is done to Asian characters in film/tv/theatre all the time. It was shocking and I was totally in love with how subversively clever the writing was throughout the entire play.'
Photo Flash: Arena Stage Honors Mayor Muriel Bowser at Annual Galaby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(05/11/2018) - Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Director Edgar Dobie recently presented the third annual Beth Newburger Schwartz Award to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, as well as recognizing Jessica Stafford Davis as an Emerging Leader at the 2018 Arena Stage Annual Gala.
Photo Flash: Get A First Look At Washington National Opera's CANDIDE Starring Alek Shrader and Emily Pogorelcby Alan Henry - Washington, DC
(05/11/2018) - Washington National Opera concludes its 2017-2018 season with the company premiere of Leonard Bernstein's biting satire Candide, running now through May 26, 2018, in the Kennedy Center Opera House. Check out photos of the production below!
BWW Interview: Michael Feinstein Brings the Great American Songbook to Strathmore
by Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(05/10/2018) - Many only get to experience Feinstein through his recordings, PBS specials and the NPR show Song Travels with Michael Feinstein. However, this Saturday capital-area music and theatre aficionados will have the opportunity see him perform at the Strathmore Annual Spring Gala.
by Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(05/10/2018) - Many only get to experience Feinstein through his recordings, PBS specials and the NPR show Song Travels with Michael Feinstein. However, this Saturday capital-area music and theatre aficionados will have the opportunity see him perform at the Strathmore Annual Spring Gala.
Photo Flash: A Look Inside NEA Funded LIFE STORIES at The Theatre Labby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(05/09/2018) - National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the NEA's second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is a Creativity Connects grant of $18,000 to The Theatre Lab to support Life Stories programming for veterans and their families, and an Art Works grant of $20,000 to support and expand Life Stories theatre residencies in DC Public and Charter schools.
Photo Flash: SNOW CHILD Celebrates Opening Night at Arena Stageby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(04/27/2018) - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents the world-premiere musical Snow Child, based on Eowyn Ivey's Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel. The show recently celebrated opening night, view the photos below!
Photo Flash: TWO TRAINS RUNNING Celebrates Opening Night at Arena Stageby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(04/06/2018) - Arena Stage's production of Two Trains Running celebrated its opening night last night, check out the photos below!
Photo Flash: Signature Theatre Hosts the DC Premiere of JOHNby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(04/06/2018) - Signature Theatre is proud to present the DC premiere of Annie Baker's John, directed by Signature Theatre Director of New Work Joe Calarco (Signature's The Gulf, Jesus Christ Superstar).
Photo Flash: Lin-Manuel Drops In Uptown with the Kennedy Center Cast of IN THE HEIGHTSby A.A. Cristi - Broadway
(03/25/2018) - Lin-Manuel Miranda surprised the standing-room-only crowd at the Kennedy Center's Broadway Center Stage production of his Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights on Saturday night. He was joined in the audience byHamilton and In the Heights music director Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton and In the Heights percussionist Andres Forero, andHamilton and In the Heights star Javier Muñoz. At the end of the performance, Lacamoire led the on stage orchestra in the show's finale with Forero joining on percussion. Miranda then joined the cast for their final bow.
Photo Flash: Uptown Goes to D.C.! First Look at IN THE HEIGHTS at the Kennedy Centerby A.A. Cristi - Broadway
(03/22/2018) - See brand-new photos of Vanessa Hudgens, Anthony Ramos, Ana Villafane, and more as they bring uptown to the capital with In the Heights at the Kennedy Center!
BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Bill Largess and Ann Nortonby Elliot Lanes - Washington, DC
(03/21/2018) - Today's subjects, Bill Largess and Ann Norton, are living their theatre lives as the Artistic Director and Executive Director of one of the gems in our local theatre scene.
Photo Flash: Signature Theatre Honors John Kander with Stephen Sondheim Awardby Julie Musbach - Broadway
(03/21/2018) - On March 19, 2018, Virginia's Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre honored legendary Broadway composer John Kander with the company's ninth Stephen Sondheim Award. The Stephen Sondheim Award was presented at a black-tie Gala Benefit at the Embassy of Italy and will benefit Signature Theatre's artistic, education, and community programs.
BWW Interview: 29 and Counting at Arena for TWO TRAINS RUNNING's David Emerson Toneyby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(03/20/2018) - It is not uncommon for actors to have multiple credits at the same theatre. However, to say that David Emerson Toney has appeared at Arena Stage several times would be a bit of an understatement.
BWW Interview: HOLD THESE TRUTHS at Arena Stageby Hope Villanueva - Washington, DC
(03/16/2018) - Prejudice and Immigration are teachable moments in Arena Stage's HOLD THESE TRUTHS, a one-man play about a young man who stood alone against the injustice of WWII Japanese American internment camps. This interview features director, Jessica Kubzansky, and actor, Ryun Yu, discussing the parallels between 1940's racial issues and policies and today.
Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with the Kennedy Center's IN THE HEIGHTSby Walter McBride - Broadway
(03/14/2018) - The Broadway Center Stage production of In the Heights is coming soon to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. BroadwayWorld is taking you inside the rehearsal room with the all-star cast. Check out the photos below!
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