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For the cynics among us who need to look beyond THE NUTCRACKER and A CHRISTMAS CAROL for holiday entertainment, THE SANTALAND DIARIES at Drafthouse Comedy Theater offers a quirky alternative.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017.

Bergman's protege Liv Ullmann directed the film version of Private Confessions in 1996, and now with the arrival of the centennial of Bergman's birth, Ullmann has returned to the scene of Bergman's heartbreak, with added depth and humanity.

Under Ryan Rilette's excellent direction, a uniformly marvelous cast gives one of the best ensemble performances I've seen this season of a very strong play.

Robert Schenkkan's The Great Society, the second half of the epic drama about President Lyndon Baines Johnson, makes its Washington, D.

In the interest of alt-holiday hilarity, Drafthouse Comedy Theater proudly presents The SantaLand Diaries by best-selling humorist David Sedaris, adapted by acclaimed theater director Joe Montello.

There's a lot to like at the World Stage Theater right now.

From the cast to the production design, Theater J's production is as good as it gets.

This Saturday (December 9 at 6:00 pm), a cadre of this region's award winning jazz, gospel and classical artists will perform original holiday music at the Kennedy Center, arranged by award winning composer Tony Small, who has served as the Boys & Girls Club's 1st Regional Artistic Director for 10 y

In a farewell program of George Balanchine favorites, each with a special meaning for Ms.

In the interest of alt-holiday hilarity, Drafthouse Comedy Theater presents The SantaLand Diaries by best-selling humorist David Sedaris, adapted by acclaimed theater director Joe Montello.

Cosmic Designs is a world-premiere multimedia experience that pairs the inspiration of an orchestral concert with beautiful imagery of our home planet and the solar system beyond, brought to life by the National Philharmonic and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and sponsored by Lockheed M

For two weeks this spring, the John F.

This one-night-only event reunites award-winning playwright Justin Tanner with the folks at The Klunch, to present a benefit reading of Happytime Xmas.

Theater J, the nation's largest and most prominent Jewish theater, announced today the launch of the Yiddish Theater Lab dedicated to preserving and reviving the forgotten literature of the Yiddish Theater.

The John F.

Mashuq Mushtaq Deen's DRAW THE CIRCLE marks Mosaic Theater Company's first time featuring a transgender artist telling their own personal story, which alone makes the work noteworthy.

1st Stage, Tysons Corner's award-winning professional theater, announces the extension of their critically-acclaimed production of My Name is Asher Lev written by Aaron Posner, adapted from the novel by Chaim Potok, and directed by Nick Olcott until December 23.

The holiday season is no reason to turn into a Scrooge.

Today's subject Amber Paige McGinnis is currently living her theater life at Theater J as the director of the Tony Award-winning play The Last Night of Ballyhoo.

In Synetic Theater's Hansel and Gretel, based loosely on Grimm's fairytale version, Hansel (Justin J.

Synetic Theater's Founding Artistic Director Paata Tsikurishvili goes underground to give you his interpretation of Franz Kafka's The Trial.

It can be difficult to write a review without some sort of spoiler.

A modern day holiday season might include such activities as camping out at Walmart for a 3:00 AM special on a flat screen TV for $25.

All told, 'Curve of Departure' is an eighty-minute emotional rollercoaster that packs more of a punch than any play I've seen this season.