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The NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN), the country's alliance of non- profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, proudly announces that the 2013 Smith Prize Commission, which carries an Award of $5,000, has been awarded to Martyna Majok for her untitl

As part of their "In Performance at the White House" series, the President and First Lady will host a concert in the East Room honoring singer-songwriter Carole King, who will be awarded the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company has announced the promotion of Miriam Weisfeld from Director of Artistic Development to Associate Artistic Director, an evolution reflective of Woolly's ongoing effort to unify its literary and production activities.

Silver Spring Stage presents The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Eric Scerbo and produced by Lennie Magida, an irresistible comedy on the adventures of a budding movie star who could hit it really big depending on how he and his agent handle his secret.

The National Symphony Orchestra Pops will present three performances of The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz May 16-18 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

The National Symphony Orchestra Pops will present three performances of The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz tonight, May 16-18 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

The Keegan Theatre's production of presents the raucous musical The Full Monty, has been extended through June 8, 2013.

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The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, will host a one night engagement of the Off-Broadway hit, Celebrity Autobiography.

Packed audience at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall hears a perfomrance to treasure.

The Ford's Theatre Society offers evening performances of the one-act play "One Destiny" by Richard Hellesen June 11-July 6, 2013.

Silver Spring Stage presents The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Eric Scerbo and produced by Lennie Magida, an irresistible comedy on the adventures of a budding movie star who could hit it really big depending on how he and his agent handle his secret.

KAT is nothing if not ambitious.

Tony Award-winning Mitchell to perform with the Choral Arts Chorus of the Choral Arts Society of Washington and co-presented by the Washington Performing Arts Society.

Simply put, Synetic Theater's current production of The Three Musketeers (playing now through June 9th) completely, in every way, stands up to all that Synetic Theater proposes to offer by way of a "dynamic synthesis of the arts".

What happens when Rhonda Russell's husband of the past 17-and-a-half years calls her from out of the blue and says he's moved out? Something no one could have predicted, that's what.

The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, the only accredited acting school in the Greater Washington Area, announced today that Crash of Rhinos, a new theater company in the process of being born, will hold a sketch comedy revue called the 'Crash!' in the Conservatory's black-box theater on Satur

The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, will send its resident teen acting ensemble, Young Company, to the International Youth Theatre Festival in Parla, Spain from July 6-13, 2013.

Synetic continues its 2012/13 season with a brand-new adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas' novel, The Three Musketeers.

Overall, is this show perfect? No, but what show is? I give Keegan kudos for taking it on and it will no doubt entertain many a DC theatregoer.

As part of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's ongoing initiative to "ignite an explosive engagement between theatre artists and the community," Woolly is pleased to announce the House Lights Up events for its upcoming world premiere of playwright Aaron Posner's Stupid Fucking Bird.

Folger Theatre's TWELFTH NIGHT is simply perfection.

Tony Award-winning Mitchell to perform with the Choral Arts Chorus of the Choral Arts Society of Washington and co-presented by the Washington Performing Arts Society.

Audiences, prepare to be enthralled; Constellation Theatre's poetic staging of the ancient Sumerian epic “Gilgamesh” is an absolute delight for the eyes and ears.