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While the musical itself may not be my personal cup of tea as a whole, some catchy music (performed by a killer all-female band and two endearing actors) and the sweet, throwback story make it worthy of some positive attention.

As part of its ninth season, Unexpected Stage Company presents Be a Good Little Widow, a comedy about life, grief, and longing by Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us, The Cake, The Oregon Trail).

Adventure Theatre's visionary Artistic Director Michael J.

It's strange to think a Shakespeare production could render words unnecessary, but Synetic Theater's most recent wordless Shakespeare play, TITUS ANDRONICUS, gives you the impossible idea that dialogue might ruin the drama.

On May 3 and 4, 2018, the Music Center at Strathmore just outside of Washington, DC will play host to the world premiere of IRON & COAL.

Sometimes, classics are dangerous production choices.

The Keegan Theatre is proud to announce its 2018-2019 season, a ten-show lineup that includes three musicals, two regional premieres, two DC-area premieres, and two Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA productions for families.

While the musical is not quite perfect, it's the strongest one I've seen this season in the DC area.

The Playing For Change Foundation is joining with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO's) International Jazz Day to announce a long-term partnership involving mutually beneficial programs and events.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents the world-premiere musical Snow Child, based on Eowyn Ivey's Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel.

As many of you know, Arena Stage's Artistic Director Molly Smith has been very active on a number of national social issues, including LGBT rights and gun control in addition to her exemplary artistic work.

It seemed like a clever in-joke when the first lobby announcement at the Shakespeare Theatre Company began, 'We appreciate your patience.

The John F.

Washingtonians rising early to watch Prince Harry marry Meghan Markle on TV or online on Sat.

Legendary singer and 2016 Kennedy Center Honoree Mavis Staples will headline a special evening for the 2018 Kennedy Center Spring Gala on Sunday, May 6, 2018, in the Concert Hall.

Sameer Arshad, playwright, and director Shahbaz Khan shows us the divine battle of changing expectations in the heart of Seattle with Annex Theatre's spring off-night, Crewmates.

Today's subjects Carla Crawford, Diego Maramba, and Matt Calvert are currently living their theatre lives as cast members in The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts' production of If/Then.

With Bedlam's Saint Joan concluding Folger Theatre's 2017/18 season, The Washington Post chief theater critic Peter Marks sits down with the production's celebrated director Eric Tucker for a lively theater talk on Wednesday, May 16 at 7:00pm.

The Keegan Theatre presents the Washington, DC premiere of Laura Eason's hilarious and heartbreaking play THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW on May 5, 2018.

Winner of Spanish National Award for Dramatic Literature, Angelica Liddell offers a dramatic reading of "Los Deseos en Amherst (Desires in Amherst)," her book of poems inspired by Emily Dickinson's work.

Theater J presents the world premiere of Trayf, a not-quite-kosher buddy comedy about a pair of Chabad-Lubavitcher Jews driving their Mitzvah Tank through the streets of New York City in 1990.

Most of us in this area know Michael Kahn as the Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC).

Heritage Theatre Festival is well on its way to creating one singular sensation with its 2018 season-opening production of the beloved Broadway classic A Chorus Line thanks to a stellar cast led by Broadway veteran Nikka Graff Lanzarone and an array of national, regional, and local talent.

WAITRESS, the Tony Award-nominated musical making its Washington, D.

The tale of Robin Hood has provided source material for several famous screen adaptations over the years, including the classic Hollywood film with Errol Flynn and the Disney animated feature that portrayed all the characters as animals.