Arena Stage To Host High-Capacity COVID-19 Vaccination Site
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2021
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has partnered with DC Health and MedStar Health to announce the opening of an additional high-capacity vaccination site in an effort to vaccinate as many residents as possible against COVID-19. The site will open on Friday, April 9 and operate Thursdays – Sundays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2021
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has partnered with DC Health and MedStar Health to announce the opening of an additional high-capacity vaccination site in an effort to vaccinate as many residents as possible against COVID-19. The site will open on Friday, April 9 and operate Thursdays – Sundays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
BWW Review: RICH KIDS: A HISTORY OF SHOPPING MALLS IN TEHRAN at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
by James McQuillen - April 05, 2021
The British have a culture of creating plays that explore ideas rather than dramatize a series of events. Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem or Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll come immediately to mind - plays that wrestle with concepts (English identity and the diversities of passion) rather than the connect-the-dots plots of so many American plays.
by James McQuillen - April 05, 2021
The British have a culture of creating plays that explore ideas rather than dramatize a series of events. Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem or Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll come immediately to mind - plays that wrestle with concepts (English identity and the diversities of passion) rather than the connect-the-dots plots of so many American plays.
Felicia Curry, Ora Jones and Billie Krishawn Star in UNTIL THE FLOOD at Studio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2021
In his directorial debut at Studio Theatre, Associate Artistic Director Reginald L. Douglas has reimagined Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith’s Until the Flood as an ensemble piece for a multigenerational cast of Black women that captures how tragedy in one community became a flashpoint for racial justice across the United States.
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2021
In his directorial debut at Studio Theatre, Associate Artistic Director Reginald L. Douglas has reimagined Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith’s Until the Flood as an ensemble piece for a multigenerational cast of Black women that captures how tragedy in one community became a flashpoint for racial justice across the United States.
Washington National Opera Announces Ninth Season of American Opera Initiative
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2021
Washington National Opera will present the ninth season of its American Opera Initiative with three world premieres on the Kennedy Center’s streaming platform, Digital Stage+, Saturday, May 1, directed by Amanda Consol.
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2021
Washington National Opera will present the ninth season of its American Opera Initiative with three world premieres on the Kennedy Center’s streaming platform, Digital Stage+, Saturday, May 1, directed by Amanda Consol.
BWW News: Updated “Booster” Survey Finds DC Area Theatergoers Still Slow to Return to Local Theaters Despite Significant Increase in Vaccinations
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2021
Limelight Insights by Shugoll, a national marketing research company in Rockville, Maryland, conducted an online survey with 1,259 DC area theatergoers from March 25-29 on their intent to return to theaters. This is the fourth wave of this study for DC that has been tracking these issues since the pandemic began. This special “booster” survey was conducted because the previous wave in February was during a time of slow vaccine rollout and concerns about variants. Six weeks later, there are many more shots in arms and the project team wanted to see how that changed intent to return to local theaters.
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2021
Limelight Insights by Shugoll, a national marketing research company in Rockville, Maryland, conducted an online survey with 1,259 DC area theatergoers from March 25-29 on their intent to return to theaters. This is the fourth wave of this study for DC that has been tracking these issues since the pandemic began. This special “booster” survey was conducted because the previous wave in February was during a time of slow vaccine rollout and concerns about variants. Six weeks later, there are many more shots in arms and the project team wanted to see how that changed intent to return to local theaters.
VIDEO: LaChanze Featured in STORIES OF HUMAN RESILIENCE With Anna Deavere Smith
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2021
The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center today released the second installment of Stories of Human Resilience.
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2021
The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center today released the second installment of Stories of Human Resilience.
BWW Review: 'Arena Riffs' Offers Psalmayene 24's Compelling THE FREEWHEELIN' INSURGENTS
by Andrew White - March 31, 2021
Playright Psalmayene 24’s contribution to Arena Riffs is “The Freewheelin’ Insurgents,” a day in the life of four actors as they cope with the pandemic and the forces arrayed against them, both as artists and African-Americans.
by Andrew White - March 31, 2021
Playright Psalmayene 24’s contribution to Arena Riffs is “The Freewheelin’ Insurgents,” a day in the life of four actors as they cope with the pandemic and the forces arrayed against them, both as artists and African-Americans.
Theater Alliance Presents CITY IN TRANSITION: THE QUADRANT SERIES
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2021
Continuing a season of online content, Theater Alliance presents a world premiere production this spring with City in Transition: The Quadrant Series. Drawing inspiration from the distinct-yet-neighboring communities in Washington, DC, the full-length evening of digital theater braids hip-hop culture, the nonprofit industrial complex, gentrification, and changing demographics together in a narrative of our vibrant city.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2021
Continuing a season of online content, Theater Alliance presents a world premiere production this spring with City in Transition: The Quadrant Series. Drawing inspiration from the distinct-yet-neighboring communities in Washington, DC, the full-length evening of digital theater braids hip-hop culture, the nonprofit industrial complex, gentrification, and changing demographics together in a narrative of our vibrant city.
Christopher Jackson to Star in AFTER MIDNIGHT at Signature Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2021
Signature Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for After Midnight, the fourth production in the Signature Features 2021 Season. Featuring a cast of 12, headlined by Christopher Jackson and Nova Y. Payton, After Midnight showcases 28 of the big band era’s most famous songs, all framed by the poetry of Langston Hughes.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2021
Signature Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for After Midnight, the fourth production in the Signature Features 2021 Season. Featuring a cast of 12, headlined by Christopher Jackson and Nova Y. Payton, After Midnight showcases 28 of the big band era’s most famous songs, all framed by the poetry of Langston Hughes.
BWW Feature: INSIDE THE GPO at Solas Nua
by Sarah Murphy - March 29, 2021
DC is a city steeped in national myth, so perhaps it is most fitting that now, in the midst of our own battle for self-determination and statehood, Solas Nua brings us Fishamble’s production of 'Inside the GPO', an intimate look at Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising...but as with every myth, one must peel back the layers to really get to the good stuff
by Sarah Murphy - March 29, 2021
DC is a city steeped in national myth, so perhaps it is most fitting that now, in the midst of our own battle for self-determination and statehood, Solas Nua brings us Fishamble’s production of 'Inside the GPO', an intimate look at Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising...but as with every myth, one must peel back the layers to really get to the good stuff
Constellation Theatre Company Kicks Off Season 14 With CHILDREN OF MEDEA
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2021
Constellation Theatre Company will kick off Season 14: Electric Impulses with Sue Jin Song's powerful one-woman show, Children of Medea. The production will be fully staged and filmed at CulturalDC's Source Theatre using a dynamic multi-camera setup and streamed online to audiences across the DC area and beyond.
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2021
Constellation Theatre Company will kick off Season 14: Electric Impulses with Sue Jin Song's powerful one-woman show, Children of Medea. The production will be fully staged and filmed at CulturalDC's Source Theatre using a dynamic multi-camera setup and streamed online to audiences across the DC area and beyond.
2021 After Hours Concert Series to be Held at The Meadow Event Park
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2021
EventMakers - USA announced today that the After Hours Concert Series will move to The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County, Virginia. The 2021 season, which is expected to include at least 30 shows, kicks off in May with concerts including Jamey Johnson on May 14th, New Faces of Country featuring Jimmie Allen, Matt Stell and more on May 21st.
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2021
EventMakers - USA announced today that the After Hours Concert Series will move to The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County, Virginia. The 2021 season, which is expected to include at least 30 shows, kicks off in May with concerts including Jamey Johnson on May 14th, New Faces of Country featuring Jimmie Allen, Matt Stell and more on May 21st.
Top Performing Arts Schools in Washington, DC
by BWW Special - March 26, 2021
BroadwayWorld rounds up the top performing arts schools in Washington, DC.
by BWW Special - March 26, 2021
BroadwayWorld rounds up the top performing arts schools in Washington, DC.
BWW Review: Studio Theatre's COCK is a Raw, Raunchy Rant on Choice, Need and Identity
by Lora Strum - March 26, 2021
It's crass and callous, heart-breaking and hilarious as it examines the nomansland where choice and identity collide.
by Lora Strum - March 26, 2021
It's crass and callous, heart-breaking and hilarious as it examines the nomansland where choice and identity collide.
BWW News: Solas Nua promotes Rex Daugherty to full-time Artistic Director of Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2021
Solas Nua, the Washington D.C.-based contemporary Irish arts organization, has appointed Rex Daugherty as its full time Artistic Director of Theatre. This is a senior full-time position with responsibility for the leadership and management of the theatre program of Solas Nua. Mr. Daugherty, originally from Oklahoma City, has been an active member of Washington’s robust theatre scene for the past thirteen years. He became a company member with Solas Nua in 2008 during their sold-out, Off-Broadway run of Disco Pigs, and has been acting as theatre artistic director on a part-time basis since 2015.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2021
Solas Nua, the Washington D.C.-based contemporary Irish arts organization, has appointed Rex Daugherty as its full time Artistic Director of Theatre. This is a senior full-time position with responsibility for the leadership and management of the theatre program of Solas Nua. Mr. Daugherty, originally from Oklahoma City, has been an active member of Washington’s robust theatre scene for the past thirteen years. He became a company member with Solas Nua in 2008 during their sold-out, Off-Broadway run of Disco Pigs, and has been acting as theatre artistic director on a part-time basis since 2015.
Creative Cauldron Presents Cissa Paz and Veronneau in the Final PASSPORT TO THE WORLD OF MUSIC
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2021
Creative Cauldron presents a musical tour of the world in our intimate cabaret space turned high-def live stream studio, with a diverse musical line up specially curated by Ken Avis and Lynn Veronneau of the Wammie Award-winning jazz samba group Veronneau and Resident Artist Matt Conner.
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2021
Creative Cauldron presents a musical tour of the world in our intimate cabaret space turned high-def live stream studio, with a diverse musical line up specially curated by Ken Avis and Lynn Veronneau of the Wammie Award-winning jazz samba group Veronneau and Resident Artist Matt Conner.
BWW Review: A BOY AND HIS SOUL at Round House Theatre
by Roger Catlin - March 24, 2021
This is the 50th anniversary year for Philadelphia International Records, the outfit founded by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff that gave us, among many other things, 'TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia), the ebullient instrumental by MFSB, given life as the theme of 'Soul Train' and used to great effect once more in the Round House Theatre's online production of 'A Boy and His Soul.'
by Roger Catlin - March 24, 2021
This is the 50th anniversary year for Philadelphia International Records, the outfit founded by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff that gave us, among many other things, 'TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia), the ebullient instrumental by MFSB, given life as the theme of 'Soul Train' and used to great effect once more in the Round House Theatre's online production of 'A Boy and His Soul.'
Ford's Theater Announces Dates For Radio Play NECESSARY SACRIFICES
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
Ford's Theatre has announced an audio drama adaptation of Richard Hellesen's Necessary Sacrifices, featuring acclaimed Washington actors Craig Wallace as Frederick Douglass and Paul Morella as Abraham Lincoln. Psalmayene 24 makes his Ford's directorial debut.
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
Ford's Theatre has announced an audio drama adaptation of Richard Hellesen's Necessary Sacrifices, featuring acclaimed Washington actors Craig Wallace as Frederick Douglass and Paul Morella as Abraham Lincoln. Psalmayene 24 makes his Ford's directorial debut.
The Kennedy Center Announces New Episodes of ARTS ACROSS AMERICA
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
The Kennedy Center announces additional artists for its free digital series, Arts Across America, which continues this spring with a focus on cultural leadership and art as a catalyst for public healing, decolonization, and genuine global change. Upcoming episodes will explore contributions from the Black Trans theater community, sacrifice zones and the environment, the fight for women's rights in the Latinx community, the prison and detention center system, the importance of Indigenous food and health, and much more.
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
The Kennedy Center announces additional artists for its free digital series, Arts Across America, which continues this spring with a focus on cultural leadership and art as a catalyst for public healing, decolonization, and genuine global change. Upcoming episodes will explore contributions from the Black Trans theater community, sacrifice zones and the environment, the fight for women's rights in the Latinx community, the prison and detention center system, the importance of Indigenous food and health, and much more.
THE FREEWHEELIN' INSURGENTS to Premiere as Part of Arena Stage's ARENA RIFFS
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced the second installment in the Arena Riffs series on March 31 at 7 p.m. The Freewheelin’ Insurgents is a pandemic-era hip-hop musical written, directed and performed by award-winning playwright, director and actor Psalmayene ‘Psalm’ 24 (Arena’s The 51st State, May 22, 2020).
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced the second installment in the Arena Riffs series on March 31 at 7 p.m. The Freewheelin’ Insurgents is a pandemic-era hip-hop musical written, directed and performed by award-winning playwright, director and actor Psalmayene ‘Psalm’ 24 (Arena’s The 51st State, May 22, 2020).
VRTC Performs Eugene O'Neill's ANNE CHRISTIE
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
VRTC's inaugural season continues March 27-28 with a Zoom theatre interpretation of Anna Christie by Eugene O'Neill.
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
VRTC's inaugural season continues March 27-28 with a Zoom theatre interpretation of Anna Christie by Eugene O'Neill.
Carla Hall and Sheila C. Johnson Sign On As Ambassadors For New Musical GRACE
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
Hospitality and entertainment mogul Sheila C. Johnson and celebrated chef and TV personality Carla Hall are teaming up with composer Nolan Williams Jr. to promote his new musical “Grace” as hospitality and culinary ambassadors, respectively.
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
Hospitality and entertainment mogul Sheila C. Johnson and celebrated chef and TV personality Carla Hall are teaming up with composer Nolan Williams Jr. to promote his new musical “Grace” as hospitality and culinary ambassadors, respectively.
Student Blog: Sharing Their Stories: An Interview with Bret Shuford
by Student Blogger: Leah Packer - March 22, 2021
When Broadway actor, content creator and life coach Bret Shuford sits down with new clients, he helps them envision what they want their life to look like. 'So many actors come to me and say…I want to work on Broadway. I help them get more specific than that.'
by Student Blogger: Leah Packer - March 22, 2021
When Broadway actor, content creator and life coach Bret Shuford sits down with new clients, he helps them envision what they want their life to look like. 'So many actors come to me and say…I want to work on Broadway. I help them get more specific than that.'
CulturalDC and Theater In Quarantine Partner to Present Screenings for Window Projection Series
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2021
CulturalDC is partnering with the co-creators of Theater in Quarantine to present a limited-run screening as part of the ongoing window projection series at CulturalDC's Source Theatre. Four works have been selected, edited, and combined into a single installation by creators Joshua William Gelb and Katie Rose McLaughin.
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2021
CulturalDC is partnering with the co-creators of Theater in Quarantine to present a limited-run screening as part of the ongoing window projection series at CulturalDC's Source Theatre. Four works have been selected, edited, and combined into a single installation by creators Joshua William Gelb and Katie Rose McLaughin.
New Play OBJECT RELATIONS to Have Live-Streamed Reading Benefiting the McClendon Center
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2021
Object Relations, a new play by Alyson Gold Weinberg, will receive its first public performance Saturday, April 24 at 7:30 pm. The live-streamed staged reading will benefit the McClendon Center, which provides primary and mental healthcare services for DC's most vulnerable residents.
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2021
Object Relations, a new play by Alyson Gold Weinberg, will receive its first public performance Saturday, April 24 at 7:30 pm. The live-streamed staged reading will benefit the McClendon Center, which provides primary and mental healthcare services for DC's most vulnerable residents.
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