Theatre Washington Will Host 2024 Helen Hayes Awards Next Month
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2024
The 40th Helen Hayes Awards will take place on Monday, May 20, 2024 at The Anthem, on the District Wharf, with a celebratory party to follow.
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2024
The 40th Helen Hayes Awards will take place on Monday, May 20, 2024 at The Anthem, on the District Wharf, with a celebratory party to follow.
Jake Loewenthal To Play Seymour In Ford's Theatre's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2024
D.C.-based actor Jake Loewenthal has joined the cast of Ford's Theatre's 2024 production of Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Kevin S. McAllister.
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2024
D.C.-based actor Jake Loewenthal has joined the cast of Ford's Theatre's 2024 production of Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Kevin S. McAllister.
Nu Sass Productions Announces 2024 Season Featuring DC Premieres and New Partnerships
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2024
Nu Sass Productions has announced a year of celebrations for its fifteenth season, featuring the DC premiere of a new play, a new look at their first production, a revival of one of their most popular shows, and exciting new partnerships that deepen the company's ties to the DMV arts community.
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2024
Nu Sass Productions has announced a year of celebrations for its fifteenth season, featuring the DC premiere of a new play, a new look at their first production, a revival of one of their most popular shows, and exciting new partnerships that deepen the company's ties to the DMV arts community.
Review: PAN AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S TODO TANGO at Kennedy Center
by Hannah R. Wing - April 22, 2024
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, PASO brought their program, Todo Tango, an intimate and fiery evening of tango to the Kennedy Center.
by Hannah R. Wing - April 22, 2024
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, PASO brought their program, Todo Tango, an intimate and fiery evening of tango to the Kennedy Center.
DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY Opens at the Kennedy Center in May
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2024
Now in its record breaking 16th year on the road, the show is coming to the Kennedy Center for 4 weeks starting May 7th.
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2024
Now in its record breaking 16th year on the road, the show is coming to the Kennedy Center for 4 weeks starting May 7th.
Review: DANA TAI SOON BURGESS DANCE COMPANY at Kennedy Center's Family Theater
by Emily Berger - April 21, 2024
This new work featured three episodes in Asian American history.
by Emily Berger - April 21, 2024
This new work featured three episodes in Asian American history.
Interview: Theatre Life with Katherine Goforth
by Elliot Lanes - April 19, 2024
Today’s subject Katherine Goforth is someone who can definitely be called a breakthrough artist to be sure. She is the inaugural recipient of Washington National Opera’s True Voice Award for transgender and non-binary singers. She will be making her Kennedy Center debut on May first at 6:00pm with a recital on Millenium Stage.
by Elliot Lanes - April 19, 2024
Today’s subject Katherine Goforth is someone who can definitely be called a breakthrough artist to be sure. She is the inaugural recipient of Washington National Opera’s True Voice Award for transgender and non-binary singers. She will be making her Kennedy Center debut on May first at 6:00pm with a recital on Millenium Stage.
Review: AN UNBUILT LIFE at Washington Stage Guild
by Roger Catlin - April 18, 2024
It’s the painting Girl with a Flute, long attributed to Vermeer, that adorns the program cover of the Washington Stage Guild’s world premiere production of “An Unbuilt Life.”
by Roger Catlin - April 18, 2024
It’s the painting Girl with a Flute, long attributed to Vermeer, that adorns the program cover of the Washington Stage Guild’s world premiere production of “An Unbuilt Life.”
The Kennedy Center and the National Black Theatre to Present A COLLECTIVE SONIC RING SHOUT
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2024
Through orchestral, choral, gospel, and soul choral music, A Collective Sonic Ring Shout is the signature celebration for the Kennedy Center’s Conflux partnership with the National Black Theatre. Lear more and see how to purchase tickets!
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2024
Through orchestral, choral, gospel, and soul choral music, A Collective Sonic Ring Shout is the signature celebration for the Kennedy Center’s Conflux partnership with the National Black Theatre. Lear more and see how to purchase tickets!
Video: Watch a Trailer For UNKNOWN SOLIDER at Arena Stage
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2024
An all new trailer has been released for the musical Unknown Soldier, having its D.C. premiere in Arena Stage’s Kreeger Theater, through May 5, 2024. Check out the video here!
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2024
An all new trailer has been released for the musical Unknown Soldier, having its D.C. premiere in Arena Stage’s Kreeger Theater, through May 5, 2024. Check out the video here!
Review: A JUMPING-OFF POINT at Round House Theatre
by David Friscic - April 17, 2024
An exploration of what constitutes the writer’s role and ownership of material, issues of representation in the arts, racial politics and the messiness of friendship and caring are all threshed out in Inda Craig -Galván’s play A Jumping-Off Point. Now being presented at the Round House Theatre, this 90-minute play is provocative, topical, and moves briskly. The various issues it explores, however, cannot be fully explored too well in a play that tries to be too many things at once.
by David Friscic - April 17, 2024
An exploration of what constitutes the writer’s role and ownership of material, issues of representation in the arts, racial politics and the messiness of friendship and caring are all threshed out in Inda Craig -Galván’s play A Jumping-Off Point. Now being presented at the Round House Theatre, this 90-minute play is provocative, topical, and moves briskly. The various issues it explores, however, cannot be fully explored too well in a play that tries to be too many things at once.
Theater J Announces HESTER STREET Extension
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2024
Theater J has announced that, due to popular demand, their world premiere production Hester Street will be extending its run through April 28.
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2024
Theater J has announced that, due to popular demand, their world premiere production Hester Street will be extending its run through April 28.
Sydnie L. Mosley Dances to Present PURPLE: A Ritual In Nine Spells At Dance Place
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2024
Experience the power of sisterhood through storytelling and movement in PURPLE: A Ritual in Nine Spells, performed by Sydnie L. Mosley Dances at Dance Place. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2024
Experience the power of sisterhood through storytelling and movement in PURPLE: A Ritual in Nine Spells, performed by Sydnie L. Mosley Dances at Dance Place. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: DISTILLATION at Solas Nua
by Roger Catlin - April 17, 2024
You meet in the hotel lobby and go up the elevator in two groups of 10 to the fourth floor. Once assembled there, you’re led to a community room where you take your seat around a table covered in clumps of black earth that we’ll soon come to learn is peat. Irish peat, from the bogs. Three hundred pounds of it, shipped from the Emerald Isle.
by Roger Catlin - April 17, 2024
You meet in the hotel lobby and go up the elevator in two groups of 10 to the fourth floor. Once assembled there, you’re led to a community room where you take your seat around a table covered in clumps of black earth that we’ll soon come to learn is peat. Irish peat, from the bogs. Three hundred pounds of it, shipped from the Emerald Isle.
Review: CHICKS IN HEAVEN at Creative Cauldron
by Jake Bridges - April 15, 2024
What did our critic think of CHICKS IN HEAVEN at Creative Cauldron?
by Jake Bridges - April 15, 2024
What did our critic think of CHICKS IN HEAVEN at Creative Cauldron?
Theater Alliance Forced To Leave Longtime Space At Anacostia Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2024
Theater Alliance has announced that after 12 years as the professional company in residence, the company will be leaving its longtime home at Anacostia Playhouse.
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2024
Theater Alliance has announced that after 12 years as the professional company in residence, the company will be leaving its longtime home at Anacostia Playhouse.
Interview: Theatre Life with Judy Kuhn
by Elliot Lanes - April 15, 2024
Today’s subject Judy Kuhn is known to musical theatre aficionados from her performances in Rags, Chess, Fun Home and more on Broadway. Currently this off the charts performer is living her theatre life at Arena Stage in Unknown Soldier in the role of Lucy Anderson. The production runs through May 5th in the Kreeger.
by Elliot Lanes - April 15, 2024
Today’s subject Judy Kuhn is known to musical theatre aficionados from her performances in Rags, Chess, Fun Home and more on Broadway. Currently this off the charts performer is living her theatre life at Arena Stage in Unknown Soldier in the role of Lucy Anderson. The production runs through May 5th in the Kreeger.
Review: UNKNOWN SOLDIER at Arena Stage
by Rachael F. Goldberg - April 15, 2024
'Unknown Soldier' is a beautifully performed show with a fascinating exploration of memory, love, and loss, but its main flaw is that it is a show seeking out answers to a mystery it not only fails to resolve, but further convolutes at every turn. While there’s truth in that, it’s also a little dissatisfying, as life itself often is.
by Rachael F. Goldberg - April 15, 2024
'Unknown Soldier' is a beautifully performed show with a fascinating exploration of memory, love, and loss, but its main flaw is that it is a show seeking out answers to a mystery it not only fails to resolve, but further convolutes at every turn. While there’s truth in that, it’s also a little dissatisfying, as life itself often is.
Review: MACBETH at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Dara Homer - April 15, 2024
STC’s Macbeth highlights brutal pairs: war and domestic life, grief and humor, brief words and permanent consequences. While the setting could feel unassuming—indeed, audiences must make their way through the parking lot of a Home Depot when arriving via metro—it also shows how extravagant it is to create a theatre space from scratch. This over-the-top, hollowed-out aesthetic fits the world of the play, where titles and status belie a fear of impermanence. Combined with raw, vulnerable performances, this is a powerful take on the timeless tragedy.
by Dara Homer - April 15, 2024
STC’s Macbeth highlights brutal pairs: war and domestic life, grief and humor, brief words and permanent consequences. While the setting could feel unassuming—indeed, audiences must make their way through the parking lot of a Home Depot when arriving via metro—it also shows how extravagant it is to create a theatre space from scratch. This over-the-top, hollowed-out aesthetic fits the world of the play, where titles and status belie a fear of impermanence. Combined with raw, vulnerable performances, this is a powerful take on the timeless tragedy.
Review: ISLANDER at Olney Theatre Center
by Itai Yasur - April 14, 2024
Now on tour, a new musical makes landfall at Olney Theatre Center with a fantastical song worthy of our attention
by Itai Yasur - April 14, 2024
Now on tour, a new musical makes landfall at Olney Theatre Center with a fantastical song worthy of our attention
Review: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE at Kennedy Center Opera House
by Emily Berger - April 13, 2024
Message in a Bottle, a narrative dance work set to music by Sting, with choreography by Kate Prince ranging from hip hop to break dancing to contemporary, is sometimes maddening but often exhilarating.
by Emily Berger - April 13, 2024
Message in a Bottle, a narrative dance work set to music by Sting, with choreography by Kate Prince ranging from hip hop to break dancing to contemporary, is sometimes maddening but often exhilarating.
Washington Stage Guild Closes Season with World Premiere of AN UNBUILT LIFE
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2024
Get the latest cast updates for the Washington Stage Guild's production of AN UNBUILT LIFE.
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2024
Get the latest cast updates for the Washington Stage Guild's production of AN UNBUILT LIFE.
Video: Director Mary Zimmerman on THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - April 12, 2024
Shakespeare Theatre Company's final show this season is Mary Zimmerman's The Matchbox Magic Flute. Watch as adapter and director Mary Zimmerman describes what makes The Matchbox Magic Flute a unique operatic experience.
by Joshua Wright - April 12, 2024
Shakespeare Theatre Company's final show this season is Mary Zimmerman's The Matchbox Magic Flute. Watch as adapter and director Mary Zimmerman describes what makes The Matchbox Magic Flute a unique operatic experience.
Review: PETER PAN at Broadway At The National
by Peter Rouleau - April 12, 2024
Growing up, I didn't always have the warmest feelings toward's J.M. Barrie's most famous character. Look at my byline and you can probably figure out why. Yet I thoroughly enjoyed the national tour of 'Peter Pan' at Broadway at the National, which runs through April 21. It's a vibrant, engaging interpretation of a timeless story of imagination, adventure, and the eternal desire to cling to simpler times.
by Peter Rouleau - April 12, 2024
Growing up, I didn't always have the warmest feelings toward's J.M. Barrie's most famous character. Look at my byline and you can probably figure out why. Yet I thoroughly enjoyed the national tour of 'Peter Pan' at Broadway at the National, which runs through April 21. It's a vibrant, engaging interpretation of a timeless story of imagination, adventure, and the eternal desire to cling to simpler times.
Washington National Opera Reveals 2024–2025 Cafritz Young Artists
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2024
Washington National Opera has announced the roster of the 2024–2025 Cafritz Young Artists. The nationally regarded program provides early-career singers, pianists, and coaches with training from WNO mentors and performance experience on Kennedy Center stages.
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2024
Washington National Opera has announced the roster of the 2024–2025 Cafritz Young Artists. The nationally regarded program provides early-career singers, pianists, and coaches with training from WNO mentors and performance experience on Kennedy Center stages.
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Chanukah in the Dark
Theater J (12/6 - 12/21) | |
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The Snowman and The Snowdog
Imagination Stage (11/22 - 1/4)
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Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (12/5 - 12/23) | |
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Guys and Dolls
Shakespeare Theatre Company (12/2 - 1/4) | |
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Catch Me If You Can
Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1) | |
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The King is Here: All Hail the King
City of Praise Family (12/13 - 12/21) | |
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Nickelodeon's The SpongeBob Musical
Three Notch Theatre (7/10 - 8/2) | |
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The Reading Room Festival
Folger Shakespeare Library (1/22 - 1/25) | |
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Indecent
1st Stage (6/4 - 6/21) | |
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Carla Hall - Please Underestimate Me
Olney Theatre Center (6/3 - 7/12) | |
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