Extra, Extra, Arena's Molly Smith & Parker Esse Explore NEWSIES at Arena Stage
by Benjamin Tomchik - November 04, 2019
When thinking of the great composers and playwrights whose works have graced Arena Stage, these are the names that come to mind. So when Disney's Newsies was announced for this season, it is understandable why some were shaking their head quizzically.
by Benjamin Tomchik - November 04, 2019
When thinking of the great composers and playwrights whose works have graced Arena Stage, these are the names that come to mind. So when Disney's Newsies was announced for this season, it is understandable why some were shaking their head quizzically.
BWW Review: THEORY at Mosaic Theater Company
by Rachael Goldberg - November 03, 2019
Theory is an interesting show with a strong cast and solid technical elements. It raises some valid questions about living our ideals and the limitations we set (or don't) on ourselves and others in public, but it never quite figures out how to go beyond that. Still, it opens conversations about these issues, and pushes audiences to reconsider their own perspectives, and there's certainly value in that.
by Rachael Goldberg - November 03, 2019
Theory is an interesting show with a strong cast and solid technical elements. It raises some valid questions about living our ideals and the limitations we set (or don't) on ourselves and others in public, but it never quite figures out how to go beyond that. Still, it opens conversations about these issues, and pushes audiences to reconsider their own perspectives, and there's certainly value in that.
BWW Review: THE MANGANIYAR SEDUCTION at Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
by Mary Lincer - November 02, 2019
by Mary Lincer - November 02, 2019
BWW Review: WNO's Superb OTELLO at the Kennedy Center
by Benjamin Tomchik - November 01, 2019
Giuseppe Verdi's penultimate masterpiece is brought to its intense glory in a production filled with magnificent performances and crackling with dramatic fervor.
by Benjamin Tomchik - November 01, 2019
Giuseppe Verdi's penultimate masterpiece is brought to its intense glory in a production filled with magnificent performances and crackling with dramatic fervor.
National New Play Network Announces Record-Breaking Rolling World Premiere of ALABASTER BY Audrey Cefaly
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, announces its 91st Rolling World Premiere (RWP): Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly. The Roll will begin in Fort Myers, FL and crisscross the country for nearly a year, before wrapping up its record-breaking roll in November 2020. The theaters, locations, and dates of these productions are:
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, announces its 91st Rolling World Premiere (RWP): Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly. The Roll will begin in Fort Myers, FL and crisscross the country for nearly a year, before wrapping up its record-breaking roll in November 2020. The theaters, locations, and dates of these productions are:
Bottomless Broadway Brunch To Launch Monumental Theatre Company's Season
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
Monumental Theatre Company will be hosting a Bottomless Broadway Brunch on November 30, 2019. This event will feature performers from Monumental Theatre Company's upcoming 2020 season, as well as a silent auction, brunch and bottomless mimosas. Tickets will go on sale November 4, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
Monumental Theatre Company will be hosting a Bottomless Broadway Brunch on November 30, 2019. This event will feature performers from Monumental Theatre Company's upcoming 2020 season, as well as a silent auction, brunch and bottomless mimosas. Tickets will go on sale November 4, 2019.
The International Florence Price Festival Will Celebrate Composer Florence Price
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2019
The International Florence Price Festival is partnering with the University of Maryland School of Music (SOM) to bring together performers, scholars and advocates from around the world to celebrate the life and legacy of the late African American composer Florence Price.
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2019
The International Florence Price Festival is partnering with the University of Maryland School of Music (SOM) to bring together performers, scholars and advocates from around the world to celebrate the life and legacy of the late African American composer Florence Price.
Shakespeare Theatre Company Has Announced Cast For PETER PAN AND WENDY
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2019
Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the cast of Peter Pan and Wendy (previously announced as Peter Pan), a reimagining of J.M. BARRIE's classic work by 'America's Most-Produced Playwright' (American Theatre) LAUREN GUNDERSON (Ada and the Engine, Silent Sky). This world premiere will be onstage for the holidays at Sidney Harman Hall from December 3, 2019-January 12, 2020.
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2019
Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the cast of Peter Pan and Wendy (previously announced as Peter Pan), a reimagining of J.M. BARRIE's classic work by 'America's Most-Produced Playwright' (American Theatre) LAUREN GUNDERSON (Ada and the Engine, Silent Sky). This world premiere will be onstage for the holidays at Sidney Harman Hall from December 3, 2019-January 12, 2020.
Maas Theater & Dance Presents EGG-TION HERO
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2019
Throughout the 2019-2020 season, Kennedy Center Performances for Young Audiences will present five award-winning music, theater, and dance companies from the Netherlands in collaboration with Dutch Performing Arts. This season-long Dutch focus will bring the unique, high-caliber work of Woest, BonteHond, Mass Theater & Dance, Oorkaan, and De Dansers to families and student audiences at the nation's cultural center in Washington, D.C. Performances kick-off in October and November 2019 and will continue in January and April 2020. For tickets and more information, please visit: https://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/series/PYA.
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2019
Throughout the 2019-2020 season, Kennedy Center Performances for Young Audiences will present five award-winning music, theater, and dance companies from the Netherlands in collaboration with Dutch Performing Arts. This season-long Dutch focus will bring the unique, high-caliber work of Woest, BonteHond, Mass Theater & Dance, Oorkaan, and De Dansers to families and student audiences at the nation's cultural center in Washington, D.C. Performances kick-off in October and November 2019 and will continue in January and April 2020. For tickets and more information, please visit: https://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/series/PYA.
WOEST: BALANCING BODIES Announced At The Kennedy Center
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2019
Throughout the 2019-2020 season, Kennedy Center Performances for Young Audiences will present five award-winning music, theater, and dance companies from the Netherlands in collaboration with Dutch Performing Arts. This season-long Dutch focus will bring the unique, high-caliber work of Woest, BonteHond, Mass Theater & Dance, Oorkaan, and De Dansers to families and student audiences at the nation's cultural center in Washington, D.C. Performances kick-off in October and November 2019 and will continue in January and April 2020. For tickets and more information, please visit: https://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/series/PYA.
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2019
Throughout the 2019-2020 season, Kennedy Center Performances for Young Audiences will present five award-winning music, theater, and dance companies from the Netherlands in collaboration with Dutch Performing Arts. This season-long Dutch focus will bring the unique, high-caliber work of Woest, BonteHond, Mass Theater & Dance, Oorkaan, and De Dansers to families and student audiences at the nation's cultural center in Washington, D.C. Performances kick-off in October and November 2019 and will continue in January and April 2020. For tickets and more information, please visit: https://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/series/PYA.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Internationally-acclaimed Tenor Anthony Kearns Performed At The 2019 Annual Jim McKay Maryland Million Celebrations
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2019
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2019
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!
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.
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??
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??
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