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Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast of 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. Winner of four 2008 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and Best Score, In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda's debut Broadway musical with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegria Hudes, tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood-a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It's a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams, and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you and which ones you leave behind.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Arena Stage's SNOW CHILDby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(03/13/2018) - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full cast and creative team for the world-premiere musical Snow Child, based on Eowyn Ivey's Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel. Infused with a score that combines Alaskan string band-traditions with contemporary musical theater, Snow Child follows a couple rebuilding their lives in the Alaskan wilderness when they meet a magical and mysterious snow child who transforms them.
Photo Flash: First Look at THE WINTER'S TALE at the Folgerby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(03/13/2018) - The Winter's Tale-Shakespeare's late play filled with romance, jealousy, reconciliation-concocted landscapes and a bear in pursuit-is next on stage at Folger Theatre at the Folger Shakespeare Library on Capitol Hill. Directed by six-time Helen Hayes Award-winner Aaron Posner, the production is on stage from March 13 through April 22, 2018
Photo Flash: First Look At A BURIAL PLACE At The Wheel Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(03/07/2018) - The Wheel Theatre Company's production of A Burial Place by award-winning playwright Owen Panettieri opens this week at the DC Arts Center in Washington, DC.
by A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(03/07/2018) - The Wheel Theatre Company's production of A Burial Place by award-winning playwright Owen Panettieri opens this week at the DC Arts Center in Washington, DC.
Photo Flash: HOLD THESE TRUTHS Celebrates Opening Night at Arena Stageby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(03/05/2018) - Jeanne Sakata's one-man drama Hold These Truths tells the true story of Gordon Hirabayashi, the American son of Japanese immigrants who defied an unjust court order when America placed its own citizens in internment camps during World War II. Midway through Arena Stage's 2017/18 season, Hold These Truths brings an untold story to the stage that represents the diversity of our country and examines what it means to be an American. Under the direction of Jessica Kubzansky, Hold These Truths runs February 23-April 8, 2018 in the Kogod Cradle.
Photo Flash: NextStop Theatre Presents GODSPELLby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(03/05/2018) - NextStop Theatre Company, located near Reston Town Center, opens 'Godspell' on March 1, 2018. Director Lorraine Magee brings a modern twist to the musical, setting the new production in a coffee shop.
Photo Flash: Avant Bard Revives THE GOSPEL AT COLONUSby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(03/01/2018) - Avant Bard's acclaimed up-close and unplugged production of The Gospel at Colonus reopens with some exceptional new talents on board-including a gospel recording artist and a drummer who worked on Black Panther.
Photo Flash: Danny Glover Visits THE GREAT SOCIETYby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(02/16/2018) - Actor Danny Glover paid a visit to Arena Stage yesterday for a performance of The Great Society, check out the photos with the cast below!
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Arena Stage's HOLD THESE TRUTHSby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(02/15/2018) - Jeanne Sakata's one-man drama Hold These Truths tells the true story of Gordon Hirabayashi, the American son of Japanese immigrants who defied an unjust court order when America placed its own citizens in internment camps during World War II. Midway through Arena Stage's 2017/18 season, Hold These Truths brings an untold story to the stage that represents the diversity of our country and examines what it means to be an American. Under the direction of Jessica Kubzansky, Hold These Truths runs February 23-April 8, 2018 in the Kogod Cradle.
Photo Flash: Checkmate! Raul Esparza, Ramin Karimloo, Ruthie Ann Miles, and Karen Olivo Bring the Anthems of CHESS to Life at the Kennedy Centerby Julie Musbach - Broadway
(02/15/2018) - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the semi-staged Broadway Center Stage concert production of CHESS, the epic rock opera about love and political intrigue set against the backdrop of the Cold War as two superpowers attempt to manipulate an international chess championship for political ends.
Photo Flash: First Look at Signature's LIGHT YEARSby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(02/14/2018) - Signature Theatre is proud to present the world premiere production of Light Years. Directed by Signature Theatre Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer(Broadway's Follies, Gigi, Million Dollar Quartet), this new musical features music, lyrics and book by Robbie Schaefer of the band Eddie from Ohio. Robbie journeys from his childhood in India to the joys and struggles of growing up, pursuing his passion and raising a family. Entwined throughout is his cherished relationship with his father-and his father's haunted past. Light Years runs now thru March 4 in Signature Theatre's MAX Theatre.
Photo Flash: THE GREAT SOCIETY Celebrates Opening Night at Arena Stageby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(02/09/2018) - Robert Schenkkan's The Great Society, the second half of the epic drama about President Lyndon Baines Johnson, makes its Washington, D.C. debut at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, following the theater's critically acclaimed 2016 run of All the Way.
BWW Review: Ford's Theatre's JEFFERSON'S GARDEN Offers a Cursory Glance at an American Conundrumby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(01/26/2018) - As a nation, we owe it to ourselves to ponder how men who advocated for liberty could also advocate for slavery. It is a question for serious discussion, not just the cursory glances provided by Jefferson's Garden.
Photo Flash: JEFFERSON'S GARDEN Comes to Ford's Theatreby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(01/25/2018) - Playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker explores the contradictions between our founding fathers' ideals and the realities of freedom in America. Christian, a Quaker pacifist, defies his family to fight in the American Revolution. Susannah, an enslaved woman, is tempted to fight for the British when they promise her liberty. On their travels, Christian and Susannah cross paths with Thomas Jefferson, George Mason and Sally Hemings.
Photo Flash: SOVEREIGNTY Opens at Arena Stageby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(01/25/2018) - Mary Kathryn Nagle's daring new work Sovereignty makes its world premiere at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Under the direction of Artistic Director Molly Smith, Sovereignty travels the intersections of personal and political truths, and historic and present struggles, in the fight to save the sovereignty of Cherokee Nation both past and present. A gripping political exploration, Sovereignty will run January 12-February 18, 2018 in the Kreeger Theater.
BWW Review: Shakespeare Theatre's Sleek and Modern HAMLETby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(01/25/2018) - Led by the sensational Michael Urie, Director Michael Kahn has given us a Hamlet for our times.
Photo Flash: First Look at 45 PLAYS FOR 45 PRESIDENTS at NextStop Theatreby Stephi Wild - Washington, DC
(01/15/2018) - One week before the first anniversary of Donald Trump's inauguration as President, NextStop Theatre Company, near Reston Town Center, has debuted the 45th entry into the popular play 45 Plays for 45 Presidents to a sold out opening weekend.
Photo Flash: Theresa Rebeck's THE WAY OF THE WORLD Comes to Folger Theatreby A.A. Cristi - Washington, DC
(01/12/2018) - Writer/director Theresa Rebeck has tackled everything from movies to novels, and now brings her cunning adaptation of William Congreve's The Way of the World to Folger Theatre as part of the Women's Voices Theater Festival.
Photo Flash: First Look at Mosaic's World Premiere Production of QUEENS GIRL IN AFRICAby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(01/11/2018) - The fifth production of Mosaic Theater Company's third season will be Queens Girl in Africa, written by DC playwright Caleen Sinnette Jennings, staged by up-and- coming director Paige Hernandez, and starring Helen Hayes Award winner Erika Rose. This funny, moving, one-woman show tells the story of spunky New York-born heroine Jaqueline Marie Butler's teenage years in civil-war torn Nigeria as she navigates her new home, her budding activist beliefs, and her first love.
BWW Interview: Arena's SOVEREIGNTY and Kalani Queypo Explore the Native American Experience on Stageby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(01/10/2018) - When Mary Kathryn Nagle's play Sovereignty begins performances at Arena Stage later this week, they'll hear something rarer than an original musical and of immense importance to America's history and story the Cherokee Language.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Arena Stage's THE GREAT SOCIETYby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(01/02/2018) - Robert Schenkkan's The Great Society, the second half of the epic drama about President Lyndon Baines Johnson, makes its Washington, D.C. debut at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, following the theater's critically acclaimed 2016 run of All the Way. Kyle Donnelly returns to Arena Stage to helm this political thrill ride that shines a bright, clear light on a pivotal moment in American history (New York Times).
BWW Review: Kennedy Center's AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is a Swanky Affairby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(12/18/2017) - Washington is awash in holiday parties this month; however you'd be remiss to skip the celebration of life, dance, art, and Gershwin that is the swanky touring production of An American in Paris.
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal for SOVEREIGNTY at Arena Stageby BWW News Desk - Washington, DC
(12/12/2017) - Mary Kathryn Nagle's daring new work Sovereignty makes its world premiere at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Under the direction of Artistic Director Molly Smith, Sovereignty travels the intersections of personal and political truths, and historic and present struggles, in the fight to save the sovereignty of Cherokee Nation both past and present. A gripping political exploration, Sovereignty will run January 12-February 18, 2018 in the Kreeger Theater. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
Photo Flash: Michael Urie and More in Rehearsal for HAMLET at D.C.'s Shakespeare Theatre Companyby BWW News Desk - Broadway
(12/12/2017) - The Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) presents Hamlet, directed by STC Artistic Director Michael Kahn and featuring acclaimed actor Michael Urie as the tortured Danish prince. Shakespeare's most celebrated tragedy will run January 16-February 25, 2018 at Sidney Harman Hall. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at Urie and the company in rehearsal below!
Photo Flash: First Look at THE SANTALAND DIARIES at Drafthouse Comedy Theaterby Stephi Wild - Washington, DC
(12/08/2017) - In the interest of alt-holiday hilarity, Drafthouse Comedy Theater proudly presents The SantaLand Diaries by best-selling humorist David Sedaris, adapted by acclaimed theater director Joe Montello. Broadway actor Cameron Folmar stars as a gay, out-of-work writer who lands a job as a Macy's elf and spills the beans behind the scenes. Directed by DC theater veteran Lynn Sharp Spears, the solo show about a puckish Santa's helper runs December 7 to 23, 2017, at 1100 13th Street NW, Washington, DC, a quick walk from the Metro.
BWW Review: Southern Charm Radiates from Theater J's THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOOby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(12/07/2017) - From the cast to the production design, Theater J's production is as good as it gets. We just wish Uhry's play was the same way.
Photo Flash: Arena Stage Hosts Military Thanksgiving 2017by BWW News Desk - Washington, DC
(11/28/2017) - Every year hundreds of D.C.-area military families must spend the Thanksgiving holiday away from loved ones. In gratitude for their service, Arena Stage invited wounded warriors, service men and women and their families to a complimentary dinner and performance of the musical comedy The Pajama Game at the Mead Center for American Theater (1101 Sixth St., SW) on Friday, November 24. Scroll down for photos!
Photo Flash: First Look at A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Ford's Theatreby BWW News Desk - Washington, DC
(11/27/2017) - AcclaimedWashington actor Craig Wallace returns to Ford's Theatre to perform the role of Ebenezer Scrooge for the company's holiday production of 'A Christmas Carol.' Performances of the classic Charles Dickensplay began November 16 and continue for a six-week engagement through December 31, 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: On Wednesdays We Wear Pink! First Look at Broadway-Bound MEAN GIRLS in D.C.by BWW News Desk - Broadway
(11/20/2017) - The pre-Broadway world premiere of Mean Girls is onstage now through December 3, 2017 at the National Theatre in downtown Washington, D.C. BroadwayWorld has a full-fledged first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: It's Like We Have ESPN or Something! First Look at MEAN GIRLSby Julie Musbach - Broadway
(11/19/2017) - It's time to find out who can sit with them. MEAN GIRLS opens tonight at the National Theatre in DC and they've just revealed the first production photo via the show's Facebook. Check out The Plastics' first meeting with Cady!
Photo Flash: 1st Stage Mounts Reimagined MY NAME IS ASHER LEVby Julie Musbach - Washington, DC
(11/19/2017) - In Aaron Posner's imaginative retelling of Chaim Potok's beloved novel, a young Jewish painter is torn between his Hassidic upbringing and his need to pursue his artistic voice. As art and faith collide in this humorous and compelling journey, Asher must choose between his community and his vast artistic promise. This stirring adaptation of a modern classic presents a heartbreaking and triumphant vision of what it means to be an artist.
Photo Flash: NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN Celebrates Opening Night at Arena Stageby BWW News Desk - Washington, DC
(11/17/2017) - Celebrating the life and music of Nina Simone, one of America's most iconic singers and civil rights activists, Christina Ham's provocative musical journey Nina Simone: Four Women makes its East Coast debut at Arena Stage. Nina Simone: Four Women runs now through December 24, 2017 in the Kreeger Theater. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!
Photo Flash: First Look at Danny Gardner, Ashley Spencer and More in CRAZY FOR YOU at D.C.'s Signature Theatreby BWW News Desk - Broadway
(11/15/2017) - Signature Theatre presents The Gershwins' & Ken Ludwig's musical comedy Crazy For You. This new production is directed by Signature Theatre's Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (Signature's West Side Story, La Cage Aux Folles) with choreography by Tony Award nominee Denis Jones (Broadway's Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas). Crazy for You runs now through January 14, 2018 in Signature Theatre's MAX Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
BWW Review: Keegan Theatre's TOP GIRLS is Still Relevant and Still Faultyby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(11/10/2017) - Watching Top Girls you can't help but have a feeling of d j vu that many of the issues raised by Churchill are still ongoing. You also have a sense of sadness that little progress seems to have been made. Still, and despite that problematic third act, Top Girls remains timely and relevant.
Photo Flash: Hal Linden, Donna McKechnie and More Celebrate THE PAJAMA GAME Opening at Arena Stageby BWW News Desk - Broadway
(11/09/2017) - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presented the American Artist Award to Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Hal Linden, who is currently performing in Arthur Miller's The Price in Arena Stage's Kogod Cradle. The award was presented last night, November 8, 2017, as part of the opening night celebration for the musical comedy The Pajama Game, directed by Alan Paul. Scroll down for photos from the festivities!
Photo Flash: THE DOG IN THE MANGER Opens this Week at Capitol Hill Arts Worskshopby Rebecca Russo - Washington, DC
(11/07/2017) - THE DOG IN THE MANGER is presented at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (545 7th St SE) located in the Eastern Market neighborhood, Washington, DC. Performances are November 8 - December 2: Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30, with two pay-what-you-can Saturday matinees on November 18 and 25 at 2pm and one industry night on Monday, November 13 at 7:30. Opening night is Friday, November 10 and Press Night is November 11. November 8 and 9 are pay-what-you-can previews. Tickets are available at whfdoginthemanger.bpt.me or linked through the We Happy Few website, www.wehappyfewdc.com.
BWW Interview: Theresa Cunningham Channels Truth with Arena Stage's NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMENby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(10/26/2017) - Starting November 10, Theresa Cunningham gets to channel the pioneering songstress and make her Arena Stage debut with the East Coast premiere of Nina Simone: Four Women. Before there was Bono or John Lennon, there was Nina Simone and Christina Ham's new play follows her transformation from artist, to artist and activist.
BWW Review: NextStop Hits the Mark with ASSASSINSby Benjamin Tomchik - Washington, DC
(10/25/2017) - Part history lesson, party fantasy, all-around study of when the American dream goes disastrously wrong, NextStop Theatre's aim is ambitious with Assassins and they not only hit the target, they nail the bullseye.
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