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Shakespeare Theatre Company has revealed the cast for Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck, produced in association with Theatre for a New Audience.

Today’s subject Emmet Smith is currently living his theatre life on tour playing Albus Severus Potter, the son of wizarding legend Harry Potter, in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Over the decades, Disney music has brought much joy to generations of fans.

Mosaic Theater Company will present the DC premiere of Dodi & Diana, a new play by Kareem Fahmy, running September 4–28, 2025 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center.

Signature Theatre is opening the Signature Theatre Education Studios, a newly-renovated facility located at 2784 South Arlington Mill Drive in Arlington, VA 22206.

1st Stage has revealed the lineup for the 2025 Logan Festival of Solo Performance, returning September 18–28, 2025, with generous support from the Revada Foundation.

Arena Stage has revealed the cast for their revival of Damn Yankees, starring Rob McClure, Ana Villafañe and more.

The cast and creative team of Chess Jakob's world-premiere of The American Five at ​Ford's Theatre has been revealed.

Dungeons & Dragons The Twenty-Sided Tavern is not just a play.

The Signature cabaret succeeds because it gets the irony.

Shakespeare Theatre Company has revealed the full cast and creative team of Merry Wives.

Today’s subject Jonathan Rockefeller is currently living his theatre life bringing “Suuuuny days” to Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater as the book writer and director for Sesame Street the Musical.

Theater Alliance has announced its 2025–26 season, titled A POP-UP WITH PURPOSE, featuring a dynamic lineup of new plays that explore labor, justice, kinship, and liberation through bold theatrical storytelling.

Theater Alliance has announced its 2025–26 season lineup in its activated temporary space.

GALA Hispanic Theatre will present Roja Ridin’ in the Hood and Other Cuentos, a reimagining of classic fairy tales, produced and performed by the young artists of Paso Nuevo Youth Program and the Marion S.

Amy Sherald has withdrawn her solo exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing concerns that her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty was at risk of removal due to political scrutiny under President Trump.

David Muse, Studio Theatre’s longtime Artistic Director, has announced that he will be leaving the position in late 2027, after what will have been a 17-year tenure in the role.

Today’s subject David Carpenter is currently living his theatre live as the Executive Producer and Creator of Dungeons and Dragons the Twenty-Sided Tavern.

DC, and frankly the Kennedy Center, could use some sunny days, and, judging by the giggles, squeals and enthusiastic applause, Sesame Street The Musical succeeded in bringing joy to its intended audience.

'Dead Inside' is a beautifully crafted and deeply thoughtful production, but it’s also immensely funny – a balance Riki Lindhome seems to have mastered, and one that really lends itself to this difficult topic.

In the hands of Synetic Theater, Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM becomes more than a whimsical tale of love and mischief—it transforms into a kinetic, visually arresting spectacle that dances between comedy and enchantment.

Wolf Trap Opera continues to breathe new life into the art form, and this weekend’s performance of Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites was a special treat.

What did our critic think of ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND at District Fringe?

This year, the District Fringe Festival hosts a talented young performer, Erin Ellbogen, who takes us on a half-magical, half-film noir journey, in Corvin Kevlihan’s “Prey Most Difficult.

The best-selling book series in history, which in turn became one of the highest-grossing franchises of filmdom would naturally spawn a big Broadway hit, the nationally touring version of which is playing D.