Maggie Lou Rader To Receive Theater J's 2021 Patty Abramson Jewish Play Prize At December 7th Benefit
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Theater J's Artistic Director Adam Immerwahr and Managing Director David Lloyd Olson announce the winner of the 2021 Patty Abramson Jewish Play Prize Maggie Lou Rader with her play The Helpers. The Theater J Patty Abramson Jewish Play Prize awards $3,000 and a stage reading to a promising emerging woman playwright in honor of a new play that celebrates, explores, and/or struggles with the complexities and nuances of the Jewish experience.
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Theater J's Artistic Director Adam Immerwahr and Managing Director David Lloyd Olson announce the winner of the 2021 Patty Abramson Jewish Play Prize Maggie Lou Rader with her play The Helpers. The Theater J Patty Abramson Jewish Play Prize awards $3,000 and a stage reading to a promising emerging woman playwright in honor of a new play that celebrates, explores, and/or struggles with the complexities and nuances of the Jewish experience.
Washington National Opera Presents Marian Anderson Vocal Award 2021 Recipient, Frederick Ballentine
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Named for the groundbreaking African American contralto, the Marian Anderson Vocal Award recognizes a young American singer in opera, oratorio, or recital repertoire with outstanding promise for a significant career. Earlier this year, Washington National Opera (WNO) named tenor Frederick Ballentine as the 2021 recipient and will present him in concert on Tuesday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater.
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Named for the groundbreaking African American contralto, the Marian Anderson Vocal Award recognizes a young American singer in opera, oratorio, or recital repertoire with outstanding promise for a significant career. Earlier this year, Washington National Opera (WNO) named tenor Frederick Ballentine as the 2021 recipient and will present him in concert on Tuesday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater.
Pointless Theatre Returns To In-Person Programming with Ionesco's RHINOCEROS
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Pointless Theatre has announced their first in-person programming since the summer of 2019 - an original translation of Eugene Ionesco's seminal play RHINOCEROS!
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Pointless Theatre has announced their first in-person programming since the summer of 2019 - an original translation of Eugene Ionesco's seminal play RHINOCEROS!
Folger Holiday Shows Return To Live Performances!
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Folger Consort, the early music ensemble-in-residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library, will host seven holiday-themed concerts from Friday, December 10, 2021 through Saturday, December 18, 2021. A video-recording of the program will also be made available for purchase for on-demand streaming via the Folger website. Performances will take place in the spacious and atmospheric St. Mark's Church on Capitol Hill, where Folger Consort's last in-person performances took place in March 2020.
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Folger Consort, the early music ensemble-in-residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library, will host seven holiday-themed concerts from Friday, December 10, 2021 through Saturday, December 18, 2021. A video-recording of the program will also be made available for purchase for on-demand streaming via the Folger website. Performances will take place in the spacious and atmospheric St. Mark's Church on Capitol Hill, where Folger Consort's last in-person performances took place in March 2020.
BWW Review: ACOUSTIC ROOSTER'S BARNYARD BOOGIE: STARRING INDIGO BLUME at Family Theater/Kennedy Center
by Mary Lincer - November 22, 2021
Kwame Alexander's 2010 picture book for the age 5-8 set, Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, secretly serves as Jazz 101 for children the way Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and Britten's Young People's Guide to the Orchestra introduce them to musical instruments. Alexander's book, with characters such as Mules Davis and Duck Ellington, not only brims with puns, it explicates jazz and packs its own gem of a glossary. His 2011 title, Indigo Blume and the Garden City, introduces his spunky 9 year old heroine who teaches an urban neighborhood to go green and make our garden grow. In 2020, Alexander blended some of the characters from both books to help children realize that the show must go on even when you're a little scared of getting up in front of groups and also that your parents love you. No. Matter. What The books are joys, but Alexander's and Mary Rand Hess' 2021 mashup of them into this 70 minute musical production, in the Family Theater of the Kennedy Center through November 28, has flaws. Let's get them over with so that the good news can follow.
by Mary Lincer - November 22, 2021
Kwame Alexander's 2010 picture book for the age 5-8 set, Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, secretly serves as Jazz 101 for children the way Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and Britten's Young People's Guide to the Orchestra introduce them to musical instruments. Alexander's book, with characters such as Mules Davis and Duck Ellington, not only brims with puns, it explicates jazz and packs its own gem of a glossary. His 2011 title, Indigo Blume and the Garden City, introduces his spunky 9 year old heroine who teaches an urban neighborhood to go green and make our garden grow. In 2020, Alexander blended some of the characters from both books to help children realize that the show must go on even when you're a little scared of getting up in front of groups and also that your parents love you. No. Matter. What The books are joys, but Alexander's and Mary Rand Hess' 2021 mashup of them into this 70 minute musical production, in the Family Theater of the Kennedy Center through November 28, has flaws. Let's get them over with so that the good news can follow.
BWW Review: ACOUSTIC ROOSTER'S BARNYARD BOOGIE: STARRING INDIGO BLUME at Family Theater/Kennedy Center
by Mary Lincer - November 21, 2021
Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie: Starring Indigo Blume
by Mary Lincer - November 21, 2021
Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie: Starring Indigo Blume
BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Olney Theatre Center
by Elliot Lanes - November 20, 2021
There are certain musical theatre pieces that audiences see on Broadway and believe the version they saw is the only way the material can be interpreted. Beauty and the Beast definitely falls into that category for the sole reason of that once you’ve seen how Disney produced it originally, it’s impossible to see it done in a less spectacular way.
by Elliot Lanes - November 20, 2021
There are certain musical theatre pieces that audiences see on Broadway and believe the version they saw is the only way the material can be interpreted. Beauty and the Beast definitely falls into that category for the sole reason of that once you’ve seen how Disney produced it originally, it’s impossible to see it done in a less spectacular way.
Cast and Creative Team Announced for Keegan Theatre's AN IRISH CAROL
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2021
The Keegan Theatre has announced the cast and team of Matthew J. Keenan's AN IRISH CAROL, Keegan's own holiday tradition returning for its 11th year, as part of Keegan's 25th Anniversary Season.
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2021
The Keegan Theatre has announced the cast and team of Matthew J. Keenan's AN IRISH CAROL, Keegan's own holiday tradition returning for its 11th year, as part of Keegan's 25th Anniversary Season.
BWW Review: XENOS at Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center
by Alexander C. Kafka - November 19, 2021
War is hell, but what, exactly, is served by a hellish choreographic critique of it -- alternatingly assaultive and monotonous -- in Akram Khan's final solo performance project?
by Alexander C. Kafka - November 19, 2021
War is hell, but what, exactly, is served by a hellish choreographic critique of it -- alternatingly assaultive and monotonous -- in Akram Khan's final solo performance project?
Wendy Nanan Exhibition Now On View at Art Museum of the Americas
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
The AMA | Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Permanent Mission of Trinidad and Tobago to the OAS proudly present WENDY NANAN, a retrospective solo exhibition by the pioneering Trinidadian artist. Curated by Trinidadian-Canadian scholar Andil Gosine, WENDY NANAN will be the largest exhibition of the artist's life's work, and will include key projects from her repertoire over the last four decades:
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
The AMA | Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Permanent Mission of Trinidad and Tobago to the OAS proudly present WENDY NANAN, a retrospective solo exhibition by the pioneering Trinidadian artist. Curated by Trinidadian-Canadian scholar Andil Gosine, WENDY NANAN will be the largest exhibition of the artist's life's work, and will include key projects from her repertoire over the last four decades:
The National Symphony Orchestra's Annual Holiday Concerts to Feature Ingrid Michaelson
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
The National Symphony Orchestra presents its annual A Holiday Pops! concerts on December 10 and 11 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Led by Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke, the NSO will collaborate with indie-pop singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, performing musical numbers from her holiday album, Ingrid Michaelson's Songs For the Season. The concerts will also feature chart-topping hits from her 16-year career.
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
The National Symphony Orchestra presents its annual A Holiday Pops! concerts on December 10 and 11 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Led by Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke, the NSO will collaborate with indie-pop singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, performing musical numbers from her holiday album, Ingrid Michaelson's Songs For the Season. The concerts will also feature chart-topping hits from her 16-year career.
Voting Open For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards - Including In Person & Streaming Categories!
by BWW Staff - November 18, 2021
Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
by BWW Staff - November 18, 2021
Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Win Passes to 4615 Theatre Company's Housewarming Theatre Festival
by BWW Contests - November 18, 2021
Come celebrate the return to the stage with 4615 Theatre, one of DC's hottest rising companies and winner of the 2020 John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre. From 12-1pm, experience a marketplace featuring local theatres and artists, plus live music and interactive games. Then, beginning at 1pm, you'll be able to choose from a dazzling array of short plays, all culminating in a show you help build!
by BWW Contests - November 18, 2021
Come celebrate the return to the stage with 4615 Theatre, one of DC's hottest rising companies and winner of the 2020 John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre. From 12-1pm, experience a marketplace featuring local theatres and artists, plus live music and interactive games. Then, beginning at 1pm, you'll be able to choose from a dazzling array of short plays, all culminating in a show you help build!
Audition Now for APO'S NextGen National Competition
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
The NextGen competition was started to find young aspiring artists from across the US and give them the opportunity to learn more about the performance industry and perform live with an orchestra.
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
The NextGen competition was started to find young aspiring artists from across the US and give them the opportunity to learn more about the performance industry and perform live with an orchestra.
Student Blog: Back Onstage- The Understudy Run
by Student Blogger: Leah Packer - November 18, 2021
This performance marked my first time on that stage, physically and figuratively, since the pandemic. Just a few too many firsts for one slightly overwhelmed understudy. The moment before my first scene was rough. I felt completely vulnerable, a far cry from the way I usually feel while performing. During the first scene, I actually went on a kind of autopilot. I just let my work take over while I mentally got used to the feeling of an audience again. I was shaking as I walked offstage. That rocked me. I loved theatre more than anything in the world. Why was I so nervous?
by Student Blogger: Leah Packer - November 18, 2021
This performance marked my first time on that stage, physically and figuratively, since the pandemic. Just a few too many firsts for one slightly overwhelmed understudy. The moment before my first scene was rough. I felt completely vulnerable, a far cry from the way I usually feel while performing. During the first scene, I actually went on a kind of autopilot. I just let my work take over while I mentally got used to the feeling of an audience again. I was shaking as I walked offstage. That rocked me. I loved theatre more than anything in the world. Why was I so nervous?
Student Blog: Community in Theatre
by Student Blogger: Olivia Murray - November 18, 2021
The connection of this community is unlike any other and, even better, anyone can be part of it. We all witness community in theatre in some aspect - whether it's your own community or maybe it's the Broadway community many of us have grown to love. It's a special kind of community. One where we share a common interest, we share our talents with each other, and we build each other up so that we can all be at our best.
by Student Blogger: Olivia Murray - November 18, 2021
The connection of this community is unlike any other and, even better, anyone can be part of it. We all witness community in theatre in some aspect - whether it's your own community or maybe it's the Broadway community many of us have grown to love. It's a special kind of community. One where we share a common interest, we share our talents with each other, and we build each other up so that we can all be at our best.
StudioEIS Creates John F. Kennedy Memorial Sculpture For The Kennedy Center's 50th Anniversary
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2021
StudioEIS, the Brooklyn-based, family-run sculpture and design studio that has specialized in historical sculptures for more than four decades, will soon unveil its latest creation: a bronze sculpture of the likeness of President John F. Kennedy.
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2021
StudioEIS, the Brooklyn-based, family-run sculpture and design studio that has specialized in historical sculptures for more than four decades, will soon unveil its latest creation: a bronze sculpture of the likeness of President John F. Kennedy.
BWW Review: PRIME CUT FESTIVAL at Solas Nua
by Sarah Murphy - November 17, 2021
These portraits are essential viewing for North American audiences, who often have a very specific idea of life in Northern Ireland in their heads. At a time of renewed spotlight on the politics of Northern Ireland, that this community of groundbreaking artists is not better known is a testament to the urgency of this work.
by Sarah Murphy - November 17, 2021
These portraits are essential viewing for North American audiences, who often have a very specific idea of life in Northern Ireland in their heads. At a time of renewed spotlight on the politics of Northern Ireland, that this community of groundbreaking artists is not better known is a testament to the urgency of this work.
BWW Review: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE at Theater J
by Rachael F. Goldberg - November 16, 2021
Theater J’s 'Tuesdays with Morrie' is a touching, emotional exploration of human connection. It’s an intimate portrait of a beautiful relationship between a man and his mentor in the face of tragic circumstances, but it’s also a greater insight into how we all relate to each other and ourselves.
by Rachael F. Goldberg - November 16, 2021
Theater J’s 'Tuesdays with Morrie' is a touching, emotional exploration of human connection. It’s an intimate portrait of a beautiful relationship between a man and his mentor in the face of tragic circumstances, but it’s also a greater insight into how we all relate to each other and ourselves.
The Club At Studio K to Return to the Kennedy Center
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2021
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the relaunch of the Club at Studio K, a cabaret-style lounge concept offering world-class arts and culture in an up-close-and-personal setting. Located in the REACH, the Club will offer performances Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from February through March 2022.
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2021
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the relaunch of the Club at Studio K, a cabaret-style lounge concept offering world-class arts and culture in an up-close-and-personal setting. Located in the REACH, the Club will offer performances Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from February through March 2022.
Photos: Onley Theatre Center Presents BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2021
Resuming its tradition of big, family musicals for the holidays, Olney Theatre Center is presenting Disney's Beauty and the Beast (November 5, 2021 - January 2, 2022).
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2021
Resuming its tradition of big, family musicals for the holidays, Olney Theatre Center is presenting Disney's Beauty and the Beast (November 5, 2021 - January 2, 2022).
BWW Review: THE GREAT LEAP at Round House Theatre
by Alexander C. Kafka - November 16, 2021
At Round House Theatre, an alluring production of Lauren Yee's somewhat contrived 'The Great Leap,' a 'socio-political fable' about sports and Sino-American politics
by Alexander C. Kafka - November 16, 2021
At Round House Theatre, an alluring production of Lauren Yee's somewhat contrived 'The Great Leap,' a 'socio-political fable' about sports and Sino-American politics
Theater J Presents An Author Talk With Mitch Albom On His New Book 'The Stranger In The Lifeboat'
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2021
Theater J presents internationally renowned bestselling author Mitch Albom for a talk on his #1 New York Times bestselling new book The Stranger in the Lifeboat. In his profound new novel of hope and faith, a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea who claims to be “the Lord.” And, he says he can only save them if they all believe in him. At the event, Albom will talk about the book and answer questions submitted in advance from the audience.
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2021
Theater J presents internationally renowned bestselling author Mitch Albom for a talk on his #1 New York Times bestselling new book The Stranger in the Lifeboat. In his profound new novel of hope and faith, a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea who claims to be “the Lord.” And, he says he can only save them if they all believe in him. At the event, Albom will talk about the book and answer questions submitted in advance from the audience.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Announces Newly Added Comedy Programs
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2021
The Kennedy Center announces programming expanding its 2022–2023 Comedy season.
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2021
The Kennedy Center announces programming expanding its 2022–2023 Comedy season.
RAIN:A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES Comes to King Center, March 4
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2021
RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES presents The Best of Abbey Road Live! In celebration of Abbey Road, RAIN will bring the greatest hits to life in addition to all your early favorites. The Celebration arrives to The Space Coast, performing live at The King Center on March 4, 2022 and continues across the country!
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2021
RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES presents The Best of Abbey Road Live! In celebration of Abbey Road, RAIN will bring the greatest hits to life in addition to all your early favorites. The Celebration arrives to The Space Coast, performing live at The King Center on March 4, 2022 and continues across the country!
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