Women's Media Center Launches IDAR/E, New Feminist Latina Digital Channel
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2020
The Women's Media Center today launched a new digital channel publishing original stories and commentary by progressive, feminist Latinx women in both English and Spanish.
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2020
The Women's Media Center today launched a new digital channel publishing original stories and commentary by progressive, feminist Latinx women in both English and Spanish.
DC Area Theater Companies Get Creative, Turn to Interactive Productions During the Health Crisis
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2020
DC area theatre companies, including Round House Theatre, Synetic Theater, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and more, are turning to interactive productions, finding new ways to connect with their audiences during the ongoing pandemic.
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2020
DC area theatre companies, including Round House Theatre, Synetic Theater, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and more, are turning to interactive productions, finding new ways to connect with their audiences during the ongoing pandemic.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Opens Auditions For A STRANGE LOOP
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2020
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is seeking a male, aged 18+, to play the lead in its production of A Strange Loop, set to open next summer.
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2020
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is seeking a male, aged 18+, to play the lead in its production of A Strange Loop, set to open next summer.
BWW Feature: DIGITAL WORLD PREMIERE at Solas Nua
by Sarah Murphy - October 01, 2020
Solas Nua has commissioned a series of digital plays from African-American playwright Jeremy Keith Hunter and Irish playwright John King. Their first collaboration asks us to consider how language, specifically GIFs and emojis, can be used to forge connection is our digital world.
by Sarah Murphy - October 01, 2020
Solas Nua has commissioned a series of digital plays from African-American playwright Jeremy Keith Hunter and Irish playwright John King. Their first collaboration asks us to consider how language, specifically GIFs and emojis, can be used to forge connection is our digital world.
Nominations Open For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards: Best Of The Decade!
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2020
This year the BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! Eligibility is for productions which opened between 2011 and September 30th, 2020. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites!
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2020
This year the BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! Eligibility is for productions which opened between 2011 and September 30th, 2020. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites!
Shakespeare Theatre Company Invites All To Attend Free Virtual Gala SHAKESPEARE EVERYWHERE
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2020
Shakespeare Theatre Company is extending an invitation to this year's free Virtual Gala titled Shakespeare Everywhere on Saturday, October 3 at 7 p.m. Hosted by STC's Artistic Director Simon Godwin the hour-long event will be a combination of live and recorded performances including performers from 25 countries in a truly worldwide celebration.
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2020
Shakespeare Theatre Company is extending an invitation to this year's free Virtual Gala titled Shakespeare Everywhere on Saturday, October 3 at 7 p.m. Hosted by STC's Artistic Director Simon Godwin the hour-long event will be a combination of live and recorded performances including performers from 25 countries in a truly worldwide celebration.
Manassas Ballet Theatre to Perform Without an Audience
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2020
Manassas Ballet Theatre is bringing back live performances in a safe way in the midst of the pandemic, planning to perform without an audience.
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2020
Manassas Ballet Theatre is bringing back live performances in a safe way in the midst of the pandemic, planning to perform without an audience.
BWW Blog: An Interview with Classmates Katie and Kailee
by Student Blogger: Leah Packer - September 30, 2020
Read on for an interview with Katie and Kailee, two of the smartest and most talented people in my life
by Student Blogger: Leah Packer - September 30, 2020
Read on for an interview with Katie and Kailee, two of the smartest and most talented people in my life
Arena Stage Partners With BCAC and WHUT-TV & WHUR Radio to Premiere YOUTH VOICES AND COVID-19
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2020
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is partnering with the Black Coalition Against COVID (BCAC) and Howard University's WHUT-TV and WHUR radio to premiere Youth Voices and COVID-19 on October 9 at 8 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2020
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is partnering with the Black Coalition Against COVID (BCAC) and Howard University's WHUT-TV and WHUR radio to premiere Youth Voices and COVID-19 on October 9 at 8 p.m.
National Philharmonic Announces Full Season of Free, Streamed Concerts
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2020
Launching on Sunday, October 25th, the National Philharmonic presents a full concert season unlike any other it has ever conducted. Available entirely online and for free, music lovers will have the opportunity to watch and listen to live performances from the comfort of their own home.
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2020
Launching on Sunday, October 25th, the National Philharmonic presents a full concert season unlike any other it has ever conducted. Available entirely online and for free, music lovers will have the opportunity to watch and listen to live performances from the comfort of their own home.
Rep. Adam Schiff Applauds Inclusion of Unemployment Relief For Workers With Mixed Income Types in Updated Heroes Act
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2020
Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) released a statement after House Democrats unveiled an updated version of the Heroes Act, which for the first time provides assistance to 'mixed earners' who were previously left out of relief legislation.
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2020
Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) released a statement after House Democrats unveiled an updated version of the Heroes Act, which for the first time provides assistance to 'mixed earners' who were previously left out of relief legislation.
BWW Review: A TRIBUTE TO LEON FLEISHER
by Barbara Trainin Blank - September 29, 2020
The word legendary can be used loosely, but as Brian Ganz demonstrates in a tribute concert to his long-time teacher and world-famous pianist Leon Fleisher, in this case not only is the description deserving but can be applied in many different spheres.
by Barbara Trainin Blank - September 29, 2020
The word legendary can be used loosely, but as Brian Ganz demonstrates in a tribute concert to his long-time teacher and world-famous pianist Leon Fleisher, in this case not only is the description deserving but can be applied in many different spheres.
ARTECHOUSE Presents Immersive Multimedia Installations Inspired by Pantone Color of the Year
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2020
ARTECHOUSE, the United States' first institution dedicated to 21st Century digital and experiential art, today announces Submerge by ARTECHOUSE, a new series of surreal immersive experiences.
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2020
ARTECHOUSE, the United States' first institution dedicated to 21st Century digital and experiential art, today announces Submerge by ARTECHOUSE, a new series of surreal immersive experiences.
We Happy Few Presents An Edgar Allen Poe Audio Play
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2020
Helen Hayes Nominated We Happy Few branches into the resurgent Radio Play art form in our new normal of social isolation with new and reimagined adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe.
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2020
Helen Hayes Nominated We Happy Few branches into the resurgent Radio Play art form in our new normal of social isolation with new and reimagined adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe.
BWW Review: A TIME TO SING: AN EVENING WITH RENEE FLEMING AND VANESSA WILLIAMS at The Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - September 27, 2020
If you were planning the first in-person performance in the Kennedy Center in six months, a kind of historic cultural awakening after the darkness of the pandemic lockdown, you couldn't go wrong with a double bill of Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams.
by Roger Catlin - September 27, 2020
If you were planning the first in-person performance in the Kennedy Center in six months, a kind of historic cultural awakening after the darkness of the pandemic lockdown, you couldn't go wrong with a double bill of Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams.
VIDEO: The Kennedy Center Sets the Stage For A TIME TO SING: An Evening with Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2020
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced the first performance in front of a live audience on one of the Center's famed stages in more than six months.
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2020
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced the first performance in front of a live audience on one of the Center's famed stages in more than six months.
BWW Review: THE TELEPHONIC LITERARY UNION'S 'HUMAN RESOURCES' at Woolly Mammoth
by Roger Catlin - September 27, 2020
by Roger Catlin - September 27, 2020
Theatre Life with Renée Fleming
by Elliot Lanes - September 26, 2020
Renée Fleming's long and distinguished career includes performing in some of the world's most famous opera houses, performing on Broadway, and being heard on many recordings singing everything from arias to showtunes. Tonight Ms. Fleming will add another honor to her canon as she and Vanessa Williams will become the first artists to perform a live indoor concert onstage at Kennedy Center's Opera House. The evening is entitled A Time to Sing: An Evening with Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams. While the audience will be very minimal in person, you can watch the concert in your very own living room by purchasing a ticket for the livestream. Click here for details.
by Elliot Lanes - September 26, 2020
Renée Fleming's long and distinguished career includes performing in some of the world's most famous opera houses, performing on Broadway, and being heard on many recordings singing everything from arias to showtunes. Tonight Ms. Fleming will add another honor to her canon as she and Vanessa Williams will become the first artists to perform a live indoor concert onstage at Kennedy Center's Opera House. The evening is entitled A Time to Sing: An Evening with Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams. While the audience will be very minimal in person, you can watch the concert in your very own living room by purchasing a ticket for the livestream. Click here for details.
Photo Flash: First Look At Riverside Center's SOUVENIR Starring Andrea Kahane And Carson Eubank
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2020
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is one of the first theatres in the DC Metro area to welcome their patrons back to live theatre with the hilarious, over-the-top production of Stephen Temperley’s Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins.
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2020
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is one of the first theatres in the DC Metro area to welcome their patrons back to live theatre with the hilarious, over-the-top production of Stephen Temperley’s Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins.
Opera Lafayette to Perform THE BLACKSMITH to Live Audience on Colorado Ranch
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2020
Opera Lafayette has announced the upcoming performances of The Blacksmith (Le Maréchal ferrant) on October 9, 10, and 11, 2020 at the Reddert Ranch outside Mancos, Colorado.
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2020
Opera Lafayette has announced the upcoming performances of The Blacksmith (Le Maréchal ferrant) on October 9, 10, and 11, 2020 at the Reddert Ranch outside Mancos, Colorado.
VIDEO: Jane Fonda Shares Why She Moved to Washington D.C. on TODAY SHOW
by Sarah Leiber - September 25, 2020
Jane Fonda shares the inspiration behind her new book, 'What Can I Do?', and some of her favorite books of all time on 'Open Book' with Jenna Bush Hager.
by Sarah Leiber - September 25, 2020
Jane Fonda shares the inspiration behind her new book, 'What Can I Do?', and some of her favorite books of all time on 'Open Book' with Jenna Bush Hager.
BWW Video: Watch Episode Five of Signature Theatre's THE SIGNATURE SHOW
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2020
Signature Theatre releases the fifth episode of The Signature Show, featuring a Diner cast reunion, a wig making extravaganza with Anne Nesmith and performances by Inés Nassara, Brent Barrett and Cedric Neal with Kayla Pecchioni, Nova Y. Payton and Shayla Simmons. The Signature Show is a free biweekly half-hour digital experience featuring performances by acclaimed artists, interviews, celebration of new musical voices and memories of Signature's past and a glimpse into its future.
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2020
Signature Theatre releases the fifth episode of The Signature Show, featuring a Diner cast reunion, a wig making extravaganza with Anne Nesmith and performances by Inés Nassara, Brent Barrett and Cedric Neal with Kayla Pecchioni, Nova Y. Payton and Shayla Simmons. The Signature Show is a free biweekly half-hour digital experience featuring performances by acclaimed artists, interviews, celebration of new musical voices and memories of Signature's past and a glimpse into its future.
Karen Olivo, Jennifer DiNoia, JJ Niemann & DeAundre Woods Headline Musical Theatre MEGA DAY
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2020
Karen Olivo, Jennifer DiNoia, JJ Niemann, DeAundre Woods Headline Musical Theatre MEGA DAY -- A Nationwide Virtual Camp for Musical Theatre Students
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2020
Karen Olivo, Jennifer DiNoia, JJ Niemann, DeAundre Woods Headline Musical Theatre MEGA DAY -- A Nationwide Virtual Camp for Musical Theatre Students
American Humane Announces U.S. Theatrical Run for Inaugural Feature Length Documentary ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2020
American Humane, the country's first national humane organization, today announced the wide theatrical release of its inaugural feature-length documentary, Escape From Extinction, opening in cities nationwide next month through Concert Films, LLC.
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2020
American Humane, the country's first national humane organization, today announced the wide theatrical release of its inaugural feature-length documentary, Escape From Extinction, opening in cities nationwide next month through Concert Films, LLC.
VIDEO: Signature Theatre Presents AT THE FULL YUM by Rahima R. Rice
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2020
On September 21, at 7PM EST, Signature Theatre presented a free virtual reading of the new play AT THE FULL YUM, by DC playwright Rahima R. Rice. The play is a captivating story about the joy and uncertainty of parenting a Black teenage boy in DC, told over the course of one tense night.
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2020
On September 21, at 7PM EST, Signature Theatre presented a free virtual reading of the new play AT THE FULL YUM, by DC playwright Rahima R. Rice. The play is a captivating story about the joy and uncertainty of parenting a Black teenage boy in DC, told over the course of one tense night.
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The Snowman™ and the Snowdog
Imagination Stage (11/22 - 1/4)
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Guys and Dolls
Shakespeare Theatre Company (12/2 - 1/4) | |
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Catch Me If You Can
Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1) | |
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Between Riverside and Crazy
1st Stage (2/19 - 3/8) | |
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RENT in Concert
The Music Center at Strathmore (2/25 - 2/25) | |
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The Prince of Egypt
Journey Theater (3/6 - 3/22) | |
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Hello, Dolly!
Olney Theatre Center (11/6 - 1/4) | |
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Trouble in Deadwood - ARTfactory's Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
ARTfactory (2/13 - 2/15) | |
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How Shakespeare Saved My Life
Folger Shakespeare Library (6/9 - 7/5) | |
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A Christmas Carol
Ford's Theatre (11/20 - 12/31) | |
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