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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale Present THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2019
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2019
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.
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.
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.
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).
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).
John Leguizamo Brings LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS To D.C.'s National Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
Fresh off its Tony-nominated hit Broadway run, Tony Award winner John Leguizamo's one-man play LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS will play D.C.'s National Theatre from Thursday, November 21 through Saturday, November 23, 2019. The production is the fifth in the venue's 2019-2020 Broadway at the National series, which is set to feature an unprecedented 16 productions.
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
Fresh off its Tony-nominated hit Broadway run, Tony Award winner John Leguizamo's one-man play LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS will play D.C.'s National Theatre from Thursday, November 21 through Saturday, November 23, 2019. The production is the fifth in the venue's 2019-2020 Broadway at the National series, which is set to feature an unprecedented 16 productions.
The Best Deals During Weird and Wonderful Week in Washington DC!
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
It's the weirdest and wonderful-est time of the year, and TodayTix is here with the best spooky, funky, and festive events and shows to complete your Halloween season. Weird and Wonderful Week is Oct. 23-29, and you can get tickets from $13 to some of the city's most unique offerings. So grab a pumpkin spice latte, throw on that costume (if that's your thing), and get ready to experience DC in all of its autumnal glory.
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
It's the weirdest and wonderful-est time of the year, and TodayTix is here with the best spooky, funky, and festive events and shows to complete your Halloween season. Weird and Wonderful Week is Oct. 23-29, and you can get tickets from $13 to some of the city's most unique offerings. So grab a pumpkin spice latte, throw on that costume (if that's your thing), and get ready to experience DC in all of its autumnal glory.
BWW Review: MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATRE 3000 LIVE at National Theatre
by Mary Lincer - October 20, 2019
So much theatre nowadays derives from other media, for better or worse. It can be fun to watch teacups dance and phantoms pilot gondolas, but all mermaids do not get creatively adapted equally. Fortunately Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Live depends on its hybrid nature: the fun of it comes from the fact that it's salad. Once a TV show that combined bad movies with snarky comedy, now at the National Theatre, it's still bad movies and comic takedowns of them, but also people, bots (er, puppets), songs, and sketches.
by Mary Lincer - October 20, 2019
So much theatre nowadays derives from other media, for better or worse. It can be fun to watch teacups dance and phantoms pilot gondolas, but all mermaids do not get creatively adapted equally. Fortunately Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Live depends on its hybrid nature: the fun of it comes from the fact that it's salad. Once a TV show that combined bad movies with snarky comedy, now at the National Theatre, it's still bad movies and comic takedowns of them, but also people, bots (er, puppets), songs, and sketches.
Winter Events Announced At The Center For The Arts At George Mason University
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2019
The Center for the Arts at George Mason University continues the 2019/20 season this November and December with an array of dance, theater, opera, and music from around the world through programs from Great Performances at Mason, the Family Series, as well as signature events from Mason's College of Visual and Performing Arts.
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2019
The Center for the Arts at George Mason University continues the 2019/20 season this November and December with an array of dance, theater, opera, and music from around the world through programs from Great Performances at Mason, the Family Series, as well as signature events from Mason's College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Photo Flash: Arena Stage Presents RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2019
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents the world premiere of Sharyn Rothstein's (By the Water, USA Network's “Suits”) timely tale about one man's fierce battle to reclaim his right to privacy.
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2019
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents the world premiere of Sharyn Rothstein's (By the Water, USA Network's “Suits”) timely tale about one man's fierce battle to reclaim his right to privacy.
BWW Review: CRYSTAL CREEK MOTEL at Flying V Theatre
by Russell Smouse - October 18, 2019
Follow the doings of individuals who come in and out of a motel where the room itself and those who clean it are the only constants.
by Russell Smouse - October 18, 2019
Follow the doings of individuals who come in and out of a motel where the room itself and those who clean it are the only constants.
VIDEO: Preview Denis Jones' New Choreography for Signature's A CHORUS LINE
by Julie Musbach - October 18, 2019
Signature Theatre stages A Chorus Line with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban and book by James Kirkwood Jr. & Nicholas Dante. A Chorus Line will run from October 29, 2019 a?" January 5, 2020 in Signature Theatre's intimate MAX Theatre and will be directed by Signature Theatre Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (Signature's Passion, Billy Elliot) and choreographed by Tony Award® nominee Denis Jones (Broadway's Tootsie, Signature's Crazy for You).
by Julie Musbach - October 18, 2019
Signature Theatre stages A Chorus Line with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban and book by James Kirkwood Jr. & Nicholas Dante. A Chorus Line will run from October 29, 2019 a?" January 5, 2020 in Signature Theatre's intimate MAX Theatre and will be directed by Signature Theatre Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (Signature's Passion, Billy Elliot) and choreographed by Tony Award® nominee Denis Jones (Broadway's Tootsie, Signature's Crazy for You).
Historian Ben West Heads To DC For Two-Part Lecture Series
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2019
UnsungMusicalsCo. heads to Washington, D.C. where Show Time! creator Ben West will give a two-part lecture series for The Library of Congress entitled Diversity and the Birth of Broadway.
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2019
UnsungMusicalsCo. heads to Washington, D.C. where Show Time! creator Ben West will give a two-part lecture series for The Library of Congress entitled Diversity and the Birth of Broadway.
Opera Lafayette Celebrates 25 Years with Groundbreaking Season
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
Opera Lafayette is proud to announce its 25th anniversary season featuring its most diverse lineup to date. This year's season of three operas to be performed in both New York City and Washington, DC, includes John Blow's Venus and Adonis, Ludwig van Beethoven's Leonore, and an adaptation of François André Danican Philidor's Le Maréchal Ferrant (The Blacksmith). Opera Lafayette is renowned for its performances of both lost masterworks, once popular and culturally significant to the history of the 17th through 19th centuries, and early opera that is already part of the modern canon. In addition to this memorable season, Opera Lafayette will mark its 25th anniversary by unveiling a brand new website along with a celebratory video on October 29.
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
Opera Lafayette is proud to announce its 25th anniversary season featuring its most diverse lineup to date. This year's season of three operas to be performed in both New York City and Washington, DC, includes John Blow's Venus and Adonis, Ludwig van Beethoven's Leonore, and an adaptation of François André Danican Philidor's Le Maréchal Ferrant (The Blacksmith). Opera Lafayette is renowned for its performances of both lost masterworks, once popular and culturally significant to the history of the 17th through 19th centuries, and early opera that is already part of the modern canon. In addition to this memorable season, Opera Lafayette will mark its 25th anniversary by unveiling a brand new website along with a celebratory video on October 29.
RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Returns To National Theatre By Popular Demand
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning masterpiece RENT will return to the National Theatre by popular demand with its 20th anniversary tour production. The musical will run Tuesday, November 12 through Sunday, November 17, 2019, and is the fourth production in the venue's recordbreaking 2019-2020 Broadway at the National season.
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning masterpiece RENT will return to the National Theatre by popular demand with its 20th anniversary tour production. The musical will run Tuesday, November 12 through Sunday, November 17, 2019, and is the fourth production in the venue's recordbreaking 2019-2020 Broadway at the National season.
HEARTSPACE: A Performance Residency Caps Off THE EARTH, THAT IS SUFFICIENT
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2019
Be welcome! Starting November 16, THE EARTH, THAT IS SUFFICIENT, an iterative, year-long, transnational, ensemble-driven performance project exploring the precarity of human relationships to extraction, consumption, and power, culminates in the HEARTSPACE performance residency at the Anacostia Playhouse. With a series of public events, HEARTSPACE is an inter-generational invitation to create, build, and dance as we envision a hopeful future beyond the climate crisis.
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2019
Be welcome! Starting November 16, THE EARTH, THAT IS SUFFICIENT, an iterative, year-long, transnational, ensemble-driven performance project exploring the precarity of human relationships to extraction, consumption, and power, culminates in the HEARTSPACE performance residency at the Anacostia Playhouse. With a series of public events, HEARTSPACE is an inter-generational invitation to create, build, and dance as we envision a hopeful future beyond the climate crisis.
WNO Presents Mozart's Comic Masterpiece THE MAGIC FLUTE
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2019
The whimsical tale of The Magic Flute comes to life at Washington National Opera (WNO) at the Kennedy Center Opera House from November 2a?"23, 2019. Performed in English with projected surtitles, this production of The Magic Flute features design by famed children's author/illustrator Maurice Sendak. This light-hearted and comical opera is a delight for newcomers and opera fans alike.
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2019
The whimsical tale of The Magic Flute comes to life at Washington National Opera (WNO) at the Kennedy Center Opera House from November 2a?"23, 2019. Performed in English with projected surtitles, this production of The Magic Flute features design by famed children's author/illustrator Maurice Sendak. This light-hearted and comical opera is a delight for newcomers and opera fans alike.
BWW Flashback: A Look Back in Pictures as Arena Stage Celebrates 70 years of Groundbreaking Theatrical Excellence
by Elliot Lanes - October 16, 2019
The 19/20 theatrical season has seen several milestones for many of its area theatres but the biggest by far is the 70th anniversary of the company that helped pioneer the regional theatre movement in this country Arena Stage.
by Elliot Lanes - October 16, 2019
The 19/20 theatrical season has seen several milestones for many of its area theatres but the biggest by far is the 70th anniversary of the company that helped pioneer the regional theatre movement in this country Arena Stage.
National Performing Arts Action Association Names Christopher Massimine 2019 Humanitarian of the Year
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2019
Today the NPAAA announced that Christopher Massimine is the recipient of the 2019 Humanitarian of the Year Award.
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2019
Today the NPAAA announced that Christopher Massimine is the recipient of the 2019 Humanitarian of the Year Award.
VIDEO: Watch a Clip From Arena Stage's RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2019
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents Sharyn Rothstein's timely tale about one man's fierce battle to reclaim his right to privacy.
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2019
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents Sharyn Rothstein's timely tale about one man's fierce battle to reclaim his right to privacy.
Videos
 |
On Beckett
Shakespeare Theatre Company (2/11 - 3/15) | |
 |
Chez Joey
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (1/30 - 3/15)
PHOTOS
| |
 |
LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA (The House of Bernarda Alba)
GALA Hispanic Theatre (2/5 - 3/1) | |
 |
Inherit the Wind
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (2/27 - 4/5) | |
 |
Havana Hop
Imagination Stage (2/14 - 3/7) | |
 |
Catch Me If You Can
Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1) | |
 |
Wish World: a Bad Medicine Sketch Comedy Show
DC Improv Comedy Club (3/17 - 3/17) NEW COMEDY | |
 |
25th Anniversary Tour of Patti LuPone Matters of the Heart
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (3/5 - 3/5)
PHOTOS
VIDEOS
| |
|
The Prince of Egypt
Journey Theater (3/6 - 3/22) | |
|
Pride & Prejudice
Three Notch Theatre (5/1 - 5/17) | |
|
RENT in Concert
The Music Center at Strathmore (2/25 - 2/25) | |
|
Ann Talman: Elizabeth Taylor and the Shadow of Her Smile
Arts Club of Washington (2/28 - 2/28)
PHOTOS
| |
|
Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents Patience
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (6/5 - 6/14) | |
| VIEW SHOWS ADD A SHOW | ||
Get DC's #1 Theatre Newsletter
All the show news & discounts for Washington, DC & beyond.
