Kimberly Gilbert Leads Ford's BORN YESTERDAY
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2018
Ford's Theatre Society announceS full casting and design team for a new production of Garson Kanin's 1940s screwball comedy, Born Yesterday.
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2018
Ford's Theatre Society announceS full casting and design team for a new production of Garson Kanin's 1940s screwball comedy, Born Yesterday.
BWW Review: Signature's Complex and Layered PASSION
by Benjamin Tomchik - August 25, 2018
Signature's production celebrates the complexities of love with a production filled with a career-defining performance by leading lady Natascia Diaz and the type of mature, sleek, and sexy direction rarely seen in Washington.
by Benjamin Tomchik - August 25, 2018
Signature's production celebrates the complexities of love with a production filled with a career-defining performance by leading lady Natascia Diaz and the type of mature, sleek, and sexy direction rarely seen in Washington.
Arena Stage's Free Community Day Kicks Off 2018/19 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2018
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater kicks off the company's 2018/19 season with a free Community Day today, August 25, 2018 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Mead Center (1101 Sixth St., SW).
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2018
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater kicks off the company's 2018/19 season with a free Community Day today, August 25, 2018 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Mead Center (1101 Sixth St., SW).
WORD BECOMES ACTION Festival Kicks Off Season 16
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2018
Theater Alliance launches Season 16 with the WORD BECOMES ACTION FESTIVAL. Building on the success of last year's inaugural festival, this second annual festival explores themes from upcoming productions and bringing together performances, readings, and workshops to illuminate divergent perspectives. The festival is made possible thanks to the support of The Revada Foundation and DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2018
Theater Alliance launches Season 16 with the WORD BECOMES ACTION FESTIVAL. Building on the success of last year's inaugural festival, this second annual festival explores themes from upcoming productions and bringing together performances, readings, and workshops to illuminate divergent perspectives. The festival is made possible thanks to the support of The Revada Foundation and DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
BWW Review: ROMEO & JULIET at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Jenny Minich - August 24, 2018
Romeo & Juliet at STC is a rare opportunity to take part in a bona fide DC tradition, enjoy a free night out at the theater, and most importantly, connect with Shakespeare.
by Jenny Minich - August 24, 2018
Romeo & Juliet at STC is a rare opportunity to take part in a bona fide DC tradition, enjoy a free night out at the theater, and most importantly, connect with Shakespeare.
NAKED GIRLS READING Presents Banned Books, Today
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2018
There is nothing more subversive than reading banned books. Except maybe reading them naked in public! Haters be damned, were doing it.
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2018
There is nothing more subversive than reading banned books. Except maybe reading them naked in public! Haters be damned, were doing it.
The Washington Ballet Opens 2018/19 Season With International Guest Artists & Expanded Program
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018
The Washington Ballet is excited to launch its season opener TWB Welcomes at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. The program, which includes acclaimed highlights from choreographers Alexei Ratmansky and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, as well as iconic masterworks (likeSerenade and Les Sylphides), provides a highly curated production that defines ballet as an art form over the last century. TWB Welcomes is named so because the company will play host to the audience and also welcome internationally recognized stars of the dance world who will share the stage as guest artists alongside TWB dancers.
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018
The Washington Ballet is excited to launch its season opener TWB Welcomes at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. The program, which includes acclaimed highlights from choreographers Alexei Ratmansky and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, as well as iconic masterworks (likeSerenade and Les Sylphides), provides a highly curated production that defines ballet as an art form over the last century. TWB Welcomes is named so because the company will play host to the audience and also welcome internationally recognized stars of the dance world who will share the stage as guest artists alongside TWB dancers.
THE UNPREDICTABLE TIMES Heads To The Kennedy Center
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018
Kevin Ray Johnson's The Unpredictable Timeswill be apart of The Kennedy Center's 17thAnnual Page to Stage festival in association with Showcase on Main (Elkton, Maryland). The coming of age drama will be directed by Showcase on Main's Artistic Director S. Lee Lewis (who has been attached to the project since 2015).
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018
Kevin Ray Johnson's The Unpredictable Timeswill be apart of The Kennedy Center's 17thAnnual Page to Stage festival in association with Showcase on Main (Elkton, Maryland). The coming of age drama will be directed by Showcase on Main's Artistic Director S. Lee Lewis (who has been attached to the project since 2015).
Michael Russotto and Rachel Zampelli Will Lead HEISENBERG at Signature Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018
Signature Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the DC premiere of Heisenberg by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) and directed by Signature Theatre Director of New Works Joe Calarco (Signature's The Flick, The Scottsboro Boys). The production will star Michael Russotto (Rep Stage's The Whale, Signature's Art) as Alex and Rachel Zampelli (Signature's The Gulf, Midwestern Gothic) as Georgie. Heisenberg will run September 18 - November 11, 2018 in Signature Theatre's ARK Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018
Signature Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the DC premiere of Heisenberg by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) and directed by Signature Theatre Director of New Works Joe Calarco (Signature's The Flick, The Scottsboro Boys). The production will star Michael Russotto (Rep Stage's The Whale, Signature's Art) as Alex and Rachel Zampelli (Signature's The Gulf, Midwestern Gothic) as Georgie. Heisenberg will run September 18 - November 11, 2018 in Signature Theatre's ARK Theatre.
Phylicia Rashad To Receive William Shakespeare Award For Classical Theatre; Laura Benanti to Perform
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2018
To acknowledge her outstanding contribution to classical theatre in America, Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) will present Tony-Award winning actress, singer and stage director Phylicia Rashad with the prestigious William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre (Will Award).
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2018
To acknowledge her outstanding contribution to classical theatre in America, Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) will present Tony-Award winning actress, singer and stage director Phylicia Rashad with the prestigious William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre (Will Award).
BWW Review: Rainbow Theatre Project's IN THE CLOSET is a Moving, Although Unpolished, Coming-of-Age Tale
by Sam Abney - August 22, 2018
Siegmund Fuchs's new play In the Closet, produced by Rainbow Theatre Project, manifests this space in vivid detail. Unlike similar coming out stories, Fuchs emphasizes the continual process of coming out over the course of one's life. Even when the script stumbles, the themes presented in this show are worth listening to intently.
by Sam Abney - August 22, 2018
Siegmund Fuchs's new play In the Closet, produced by Rainbow Theatre Project, manifests this space in vivid detail. Unlike similar coming out stories, Fuchs emphasizes the continual process of coming out over the course of one's life. Even when the script stumbles, the themes presented in this show are worth listening to intently.
Catholic University Presents Fall 2018 Music, Drama, And Art Events
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
The Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art will present the following events during the fall 2018 semester. For more information, including pricing for ticketed events, visit arts.catholic.edu.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
The Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art will present the following events during the fall 2018 semester. For more information, including pricing for ticketed events, visit arts.catholic.edu.
Mosaic Theater Company Of D.C. Will Participate In $43 Million Arts Innovation Program
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
Mosaic Theater Company of DC today announced that it is a grant recipient of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) program. The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity and programming of small and mid-size cultural organizations within Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. Through the $43 million multi-year initiative, Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide unrestricted general operating support as well as arts management training in areas that include fundraising, strategic planning, marketing and board development.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
Mosaic Theater Company of DC today announced that it is a grant recipient of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) program. The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity and programming of small and mid-size cultural organizations within Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. Through the $43 million multi-year initiative, Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide unrestricted general operating support as well as arts management training in areas that include fundraising, strategic planning, marketing and board development.
Dialogue Starters Announced For Upcoming Arena Civil Dialogues at Arena Stage
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
Arena Stage will continue to host Arena Civil Dialogues to engage the D.C.-area community
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
Arena Stage will continue to host Arena Civil Dialogues to engage the D.C.-area community
Possum Point Players Produce OUR TOWN
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
August 20, 2018 Director Russell Stiles has populated the mythical town of Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, with a cast of more than 20 residents who, in real life, come from ten different communities in central and southern Delaware. The village made famous in Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" is coming to life on stage at Possum Hall in Georgetown.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
August 20, 2018 Director Russell Stiles has populated the mythical town of Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, with a cast of more than 20 residents who, in real life, come from ten different communities in central and southern Delaware. The village made famous in Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" is coming to life on stage at Possum Hall in Georgetown.
BWW Review: Pointless Theatre's DON CRISTÓBAL is a Beautiful Production Despite a Lackluster Script
by Sam Abney - August 20, 2018
Pointless Theatre's production of Don Cristobal is an inventive send-up to Punch and Judy shows that is unfortunately bogged down by a clunky script which spends too much time trying to set up profundities it doesn't successfully execute.
by Sam Abney - August 20, 2018
Pointless Theatre's production of Don Cristobal is an inventive send-up to Punch and Judy shows that is unfortunately bogged down by a clunky script which spends too much time trying to set up profundities it doesn't successfully execute.
Studio Theatre Announces D.C. Premiere of THE CHILDREN
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2018
The DC premiere of British playwright Lucy Kirkwood's urgent and unsettling eco-thriller The Children rounds out Studio Theatre's Main Series for its 40th Anniversary Season. Directed by Studio Artistic Director David Muse, The Children deepens his relationship with Kirkwood's work-he directed the DC premiere of her play Chimerica in 2015. Inspired in part by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear explosion in Japan, Kirkwood's disaster drama begins as an old love triangle flaring to life in the aftermath of a natural disaster and morphs into a disquieting look at the cataclysmic impact of human intervention in the natural world.
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2018
The DC premiere of British playwright Lucy Kirkwood's urgent and unsettling eco-thriller The Children rounds out Studio Theatre's Main Series for its 40th Anniversary Season. Directed by Studio Artistic Director David Muse, The Children deepens his relationship with Kirkwood's work-he directed the DC premiere of her play Chimerica in 2015. Inspired in part by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear explosion in Japan, Kirkwood's disaster drama begins as an old love triangle flaring to life in the aftermath of a natural disaster and morphs into a disquieting look at the cataclysmic impact of human intervention in the natural world.
Studio Theatre Kicks Off Season with IF I FORGET
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2018
Studio Theatre kicks off its 40th Anniversary season by stepping outside its front door as Associate Artistic Director Matt Torney directs Tony Award-winning playwright (Dear Evan Hansen) and Bethesda native Steven Levenson's If I Forget. This observant, political-but-personal family drama set in 2000 centers on the dynamics of a modern Jewish family in DC's Tenleytown neighborhood. Brought together by their elderly father's 75th birthday, the adult children of the Fischer family squabble over what to do with their long-held and now lucrative 14th Street property, igniting debates on religion, politics, and history. The first act opens days after the collapse of the Israel-Palestine Camp David peace talks, and If I Forget considers events of the outside world-and the weight of the turn of a millennium-through a domestic lens, grounding events and issues of the time in personal perspectives, while interrogating what it means to be an American Jew in the twenty-first century.
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2018
Studio Theatre kicks off its 40th Anniversary season by stepping outside its front door as Associate Artistic Director Matt Torney directs Tony Award-winning playwright (Dear Evan Hansen) and Bethesda native Steven Levenson's If I Forget. This observant, political-but-personal family drama set in 2000 centers on the dynamics of a modern Jewish family in DC's Tenleytown neighborhood. Brought together by their elderly father's 75th birthday, the adult children of the Fischer family squabble over what to do with their long-held and now lucrative 14th Street property, igniting debates on religion, politics, and history. The first act opens days after the collapse of the Israel-Palestine Camp David peace talks, and If I Forget considers events of the outside world-and the weight of the turn of a millennium-through a domestic lens, grounding events and issues of the time in personal perspectives, while interrogating what it means to be an American Jew in the twenty-first century.
Cellist Amit Peled Opens Odeon CMS Season With 'To Brahms With Love' Performed With Noreen Polera
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2018
On Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 4:00pm, Israeli-American cellist Amit Peled opens the Odeon Chamber Music Series' 2018-2019 season with a program of Brahms' Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2, performed with pianist Noreen Polera. The duo recorded the Brahms cello sonatas for their most recent release, To Brahms, with Love: From the Cello of Pablo Casals, released on Friday, June 1, 2018 on CAP Records.
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2018
On Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 4:00pm, Israeli-American cellist Amit Peled opens the Odeon Chamber Music Series' 2018-2019 season with a program of Brahms' Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2, performed with pianist Noreen Polera. The duo recorded the Brahms cello sonatas for their most recent release, To Brahms, with Love: From the Cello of Pablo Casals, released on Friday, June 1, 2018 on CAP Records.
The Theatre Lab Earns $100,000 Arts Innovation And Management Award From Bloomberg Philanthropies
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2018
The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts has been selected as one of 47 Washington-area cultural institutions to participate in the Arts Innovation and Management training program, part of Mike Bloomberg's American Cities Initiative, in an effort to help cities generate innovation. As part of the program, The Theatre Lab will receive a $100,000 award to support operations and arts management training over two years.
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2018
The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts has been selected as one of 47 Washington-area cultural institutions to participate in the Arts Innovation and Management training program, part of Mike Bloomberg's American Cities Initiative, in an effort to help cities generate innovation. As part of the program, The Theatre Lab will receive a $100,000 award to support operations and arts management training over two years.
BWW Review: Longacre Lea's THE INTERSTELLAR GHOST HOUR at The Callan Theatre
by Roger Catlin - August 20, 2018
In Kathleen Akerley's 'Interstellar Ghost Hour,' the latest fanciful play from Longacre Lea, an astronaut travels back through time and space to arrive in her deceased parents home to get some answers.
by Roger Catlin - August 20, 2018
In Kathleen Akerley's 'Interstellar Ghost Hour,' the latest fanciful play from Longacre Lea, an astronaut travels back through time and space to arrive in her deceased parents home to get some answers.
The Keegan Theatre Chosen as Recipient of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Arts Innovation and Management Grant
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2018
The Keegan Theatre today announced that it is a recipient of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) grant program. The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity and programming of small and mid-size cultural organizations in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. Through the $43 million multi-year initiative, Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide unrestricted general operating support as well as arts management training to recipient organizations in areas that include fundraising, strategic planning, marketing and board development.
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2018
The Keegan Theatre today announced that it is a recipient of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) grant program. The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity and programming of small and mid-size cultural organizations in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. Through the $43 million multi-year initiative, Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide unrestricted general operating support as well as arts management training to recipient organizations in areas that include fundraising, strategic planning, marketing and board development.
Photo Flash: First Look at the Doomed Couple of Folger's MACBETH
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2018
Rampant ambition and minds unhinged. Shrieking owls and prophesies foretold. Folger Theatre begins its 2018/19 season with Macbeth, Shakespeare's murderous tragedy seen anew and here, set in London's famous Bedlam asylum for a groundbreaking production integrating period music into a famous variation of the play.
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2018
Rampant ambition and minds unhinged. Shrieking owls and prophesies foretold. Folger Theatre begins its 2018/19 season with Macbeth, Shakespeare's murderous tragedy seen anew and here, set in London's famous Bedlam asylum for a groundbreaking production integrating period music into a famous variation of the play.
85 Cultural Organizations in Washington D.C. and Pittsburgh to Participate in $43 Million Arts Innovation and Management Training Program
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced that 47 cultural organizations in Washington D.C. and 38 organizations Pittsburgh have been selected to participate in the Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) program. A list of the organizations can be found here. The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity and programming of small and midsize cultural organizations within seven U.S. cities: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. More than 200 cultural organizations have been selected to participate and will be announced on an individual basis per city throughout the summer and early fall.
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced that 47 cultural organizations in Washington D.C. and 38 organizations Pittsburgh have been selected to participate in the Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) program. A list of the organizations can be found here. The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity and programming of small and midsize cultural organizations within seven U.S. cities: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. More than 200 cultural organizations have been selected to participate and will be announced on an individual basis per city throughout the summer and early fall.
Rainbow Theatre Project Opens Sixth Season With IN THE CLOSET
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2018
Rainbow Theatre Project will open its sixth season with Siegmund Fuchs' In the Closet. Presented as a join world premier with Cleveland's Convergence-Continuum, In the Closet will run from August 16 - September 15, 2018 at the District of Columbia Arts Center.
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2018
Rainbow Theatre Project will open its sixth season with Siegmund Fuchs' In the Closet. Presented as a join world premier with Cleveland's Convergence-Continuum, In the Closet will run from August 16 - September 15, 2018 at the District of Columbia Arts Center.
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