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Cast and Creative Team Announced for DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! (THE MUSICAL!)
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2019
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces the full cast and creative team for Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (The Musical!), a Kennedy Center-commissioned world premiere from the Kennedy Center's first-ever Education Artist-in-Residence, Emmy Award®a?'winning writer and New York Times best-selling author and illustrator Mo Willems. This fabulously fun and funny musical, running November 23, 2019a?'January 5, 2020 in the Kennedy Center Family Theater, features a script by Willems and Muppet Babies executive producer Mr. Warburton with music by Deborah Wicks La Puma, direction by Jerry Whiddon, choreography by Jessica Hartman, and dramaturgy by Megan Alrutz.
Arena Stage To Host Ninth Annual Military Thanksgiving
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2019
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 is inviting 200 wounded warriors, service men and women and their families to a complimentary dinner and performance of the musical Disney's Newsies at the Mead Center for American Theater (1101 Sixth Street, SW) on Friday, November 29, 2019. Since the first Military Thanksgiving in 2011, Arena Stage has served nearly 1,700 military members and their families with the annual event.
Photo Flash: Ken Ludwig's DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE Begins Rehearsals At Arena Stage
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2019
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has begun rehearsals for the world premiere of Ken Ludwig's (Broadway's Lend Me a Tenor, Crazy For You) Dear Jack, Dear Louise.
National Philharmonic Relives the 1970s ABBA Tribute Concert
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2019
The National Philharmonic 2019-2020 concert season takes a walk down memory lane with a?oeARRIVAL from Sweden: The Music of ABBAa?? on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore.
BWW Review: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS IN CONCERT at Young Artists Of America At Strathmore
by Russell Smouse - October 29, 2019
Young Artists of America put together an impressive concert performance of Mary Roger's and Marshall Barer's Once Upon a Mattress Conducted by Kristofer Sanz, Vocal Directed by Rolando Sanz and Narrated and directed for the stage by Leayne Dempsey.
Theater J Annual Benefit Performance Announced
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2019
Theater J's 2019 Annual Benefit Performance is an unforgettable evening of musical theater at the newly renovated Edlavitch DCJCC on November 18 at 6:30 PM. The centerpiece of the event, which also includes food, drink, and socializing, is a special musical performance of After Anatevka: a Novel Based on a?oeFiddler on the Roofa?? written and performed by Grammy-nominated artist and author Alexandra Silber. Silber, who has appeared in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway (directed by Bartlett Sher) and the West End, imagines what happens to Sholem Alecheim's beloved characters of Fiddler on the Roof after they step off stage. The performance features new songs composed by some of the top rising talent in musical theater today and sung by the gifted Silber, who recently played Sally Bowles in Cabaret at Olney Theatre Center.
Photo Flash: Arena Stage Celebrates Opening Night of RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2019
Arena Stage's Right to be Forgotten celebrated opening night on October 24, 2019. Check out photos from the evening!
Craig Wallace Returns to Lead Ford Theatre's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2019
Ford's Theatre announces that acclaimed Washington actor Craig Wallace will return to Ford's to reprise the role of Ebenezer Scrooge for the company's holiday production of A Christmas Carol.
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Comes to New York, New Jersey, and Washington, DC
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2019
The chart-topping Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio has thrilled crowds nationwide and abroad, and they'll be bringing their energetic blend of soul, jazz, and rock 'n' roll to fans (new and old) around the globe, as their World Wide Tour 2019 is nearing an end.
BWW Review: PORT AUTHORITY at Quotidian Theatre Company
by Mary Lincer - October 27, 2019
Conor McPherson's 2006 play, Port Authority, now onstage in Bethesda at Quotidian Theatre, lacks bells, whistles, or coups de theatre. But Thornton Wilder quoted Molière as saying that all he needed for theatre was passion and a platform or two. And that's what's on offer in the well-acted revival of the 90 minute piece.
BWW Review: RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN at Arena Stage
by Rachael Goldberg - October 27, 2019
'Right to be Forgotten' is a thought-provoking, insightful play that addresses a key issue in our lives. Arena Stage's production is a smart, solid, and charming show with a strong cast and production team, and has the ability to elevate the debate in an honest and nuanced way.
VIDEO: The DC Theatre Community Root, Root, Roots for the Home Team
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2019
The Washington Nationals are back in town and the DC theatre community is celebrating their big game. Watch as cast and crew alike root for their home team! 
Studio Theatre Launches Studio R&D: Work In Process To Advance New Plays In Development
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2019
As part of its commitment to advancing new work, Studio Theatre is launching Studio R&D: Work in Process, a new series that invites audiences into the creative process for some of the country's most talented playwrights.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wins Berggruen Prize for Culture and Philosophy
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2019
According to the Washington Post, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been honored with the 2019 Berggruen Prize for Culture and Philosophy. This $1 million award is given annually to a a?oethinker whose ideas are shaping human self-understanding to advance humankind.a??
Gianandrea Noseda Leads Act II Of TRISTAN In DC & NYC Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2019
Gianandrea Noseda continues his third season as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) by leading the Orchestra in its return to New York City conducting Act II of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde for one performance only on November 17, 2019 as part of Lincoln Center's Great Performers series and White Light Festival. Noseda, who just last spring brought the NSO to Carnegie Hall for a critically acclaimed concert, will first perform Act II of Tristan und Isolde at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on November 13 and 15, 2019, before conducting the program in New York with the same soloists: tenor Stephen Gould and soprano Christine Goerke in the title roles.
BWW Review: EVERYBODY at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Rachael Goldberg - October 24, 2019
'Everybody' may not be for, well, everybody - it's a quirky play that tackles humanity, life, death, and our own fragile existence head-on. But those who are brave enough to face these uncomfortable truths are rewarded with a fast-talking, quick-witted, deep-thinking performance.
Final Week To Submit Nominations For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2019
This is the final week to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Don't miss your chance to make sure your favorite DC Theatres are represented!
BWW Review: KID PRINCE AND PABLO at Kennedy Center
by Jane Horwitz - October 24, 2019
This rap-infused, woke update of Mark Twain's The Prince and The Pauper, a world premiere theater piece for young audiences commissioned by the Kennedy Center, has many charms and much humor, even if it goes more than a little heavy on the agitprop for audiences under the age of 10.
BWW Review: SHE KILLS MONSTERS at Rorschach Theatre
by Roger Catlin - October 24, 2019
There are signs that the grandaddy of role-playing games, Dungeons & Dragons, is making a comeback, even among the kind of kids who'd usually be glued to their computer games. But its depiction - and general celebration - in Qui Nguyen's 'She Kills Monsters' currently being revived by Rorschach Theatre at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, only seems to show it fading into the past faster than it did the last time it unfolded on this very stage in 2014.
The Kennedy Center Presents Atlanta Ballet In THE NUTCRACKER
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2019
Featuring Tchaikovsky's timeless score and celebrated dance maker Yuri Possokhov's fresh choreography, Atlanta Ballet makes its Kennedy Center debut with its reimagined production of The Nutcracker, November 27-December 1 in the Opera House.
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Constellation Theatre Company
by Jenny Minich - October 23, 2019
If you crave a dose of Halloween vibes, Constellation Theatre Company's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is just the ticket.
BWW Review: Prologue Theatre's DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD an Edgy, Wild Ride
by Andrew White - October 23, 2019
Prologue Theatre is putting its own stamp on a play that has acquired a huge cult following over the years, especially within the LGBTQ+ community. Bristling with edgy, memorable performances, the cast takes you right back into the hell of those teenage years, when hurting people, both physically and emotionally, is done as casually as ordering a latte or chucking a tater tot across the cafeteria.
BWW Review: STORMY WEATHER at Atlas Performing Arts Center, Sprenger Theatre
by Naomi Ducat - October 22, 2019
Stormy Weather, written by Sybil Williams and artistically directed by Timothy Nelson, is a musically immersive, cabaret-style performance, inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest, that presents to the audience to the tribulations of colonization through the lens of Sycorax (Michelle Rogers).

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