Helen Hayes-Winning Factory 449 Productions Presents THE ICE CHILD Now thru 6/3
THE ICE CHILD, presented by Factory 499, performs tonight, May 10 to June 3 at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint (916 G Street, NW).
Maryland Ensemble Theatre Presents THE ALL NEW GRAND OLE HEE HAW HOOTENANNY HOEDOWN JAMBOREE, 5/10
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) presents an original ensemble created production for the Fredneck in all of us, The All New Grand Ole Hee Haw Hootenanny Hoedown Jamboree.
President Obama Honors Burt Bacharach and Hal David with The Gershwin Prize Tonight, 5/9
President Obama welcomed guests to the East Room at the White House tonight, May 9, for the In Performance at the White House series.
MEMPHIS Comes to Kennedy Center Opera House, 6/12-7/1
The Kennedy Center presents Memphis in the Opera House from June 12 to July 1, 2012.
BWW Reviews: THE WHIPPING MAN at Center Stage
'Let My People Go' given a new meaning in this terrific production
STC Finishes 25th Anniversary Season With THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, 6/12-7/15
The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, brings its celebrated 25th Anniversary Season to an end with William Shakespeare's riotous romp The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by celebrated British director Stephen Rayne.
July 23 Performance of Arena's THE NORMAL HEART to Benefit Washington AIDS Partnership
Coinciding with AIDS 2012, the biennial International AIDS Conference in D.
IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE Honors Burt Bacharach and Hal David Tonight, 5/9
Tonight, May 9th, 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 songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who will be awarded the 2012 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
Arena Stage Hosts 'Voices of Now' Festival Now thru 5/12
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater hosts a four-day festival featuring performances by 11 youth ensembles from the Community Engagement program Voices of Now.
President Obama Nominates National Council on the Arts' De Leon & Kang for Key Administration Posts
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Maria Lopez De Leon, member, National Council on the Arts, and Emil J.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Launches FREE THE BEAST
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announces the public launch of its fundraising campaign Free the Beast, an innovative effort that will support the production of 25 new plays starting 2012 through 2022.
Keegan Theatre Presents SPRING AWAKENING, 6/2
The Keegan Theatre will present a special engagement of Spring Awakening, opening June 2, 2012 at the Church Street Theater in Washington, DC.
'Multimedia Opera' OCEANIC VERSES to Premiere This Summer at the Kennedy Center and River to River
Paola Prestini's multimedia opera Oceanic Verses is described as :the most ambitious undertaking of her career to date, and the one that best reveals her sensibility.
George Brant's GROUNDED Wins 2012 NNPN Smith Prize; Reading Set for 6/8 in KC
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, has announced the winner of the 2012 Smith Prize for a new play on American political themes: George Brant's Grounded, the powerful, surpri
Helen Hayes-Winning Factory 449 Productions Presents THE ICE CHILD 5/10-6/3
THE ICE CHILD, presented by Factory 499, performs May 10 to June 3 at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint (916 G Street, NW).
STC Hosts 10th Anniversary of Will on the Hill Tonight, 5/7
This month marks the Shakespeare Theatre Company's 10th year of celebrating the enduring power of Shakespeare's words with the aid of Washington's politicians, lobbyists and journalists.
XANADU Closes Signature's 22nd Season, Running Now thru 7/1
Signature Theatre closes out its 2011/12 season sporting funky legwarmers and wielding neon glow sticks with the Washington premiere of the musical comedy hit Xanadu.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Closes DC Premiere of ARIAS WITH A TWIST Tonight, 5/6
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company presents the DC premiere of Arias with a Twist created by 'drag chanteuse extraordinaire' Joey Arias (performer) and master puppeteer Basil Twist (director).
Dupont Festival Presents Keegan Theatre's 'Music in the Circle' Today, 5/5
As part of the ongoing slate of Dupont Festival events, The Keegan Theatre presents a special performance, 'Music in the Circle' today, May 5, 2012 at the Dupont Circle Park in Washington, DC.
Casting Announced for World Premiere of THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE at Imagination Stage, 6/20-8/12
Imagination Stage, in a collaboration with The Washington Ballet, has announced casting for its world premiere summer production, THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE.
IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE to Honor Burt Bacharach and Hal David, 5/9
On Wednesday, May 9th, 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 songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who will be awarded the 2012 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
Philippa Hughes, Jennifer Tress and More to Appear on The Charlie Visconage Show, Returning 5/4
The Charlie Visconage Show makes a triumphant return tonight, May 4th.
Signature's Artistic Director, Eric Schaeffer, to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Kutztown University
Kutztown University officials will award an honorary doctorate degree to alumnus and Signature Theatre Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer ('84) at a spring 2012 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 12 at 2:00pm.
Forum Theatre's THE ILLUSION Set for 5/24 - 6/6, Silver Spring - Directed by Mitchell Hébert
After sold out houses and 8 Helen Hayes nominations for Angels in America, Forum Theatre returns to the work of Tony Kushner with The Illusion (freely adapted from Pierre Corneille's L'illusion comique) from May 24 - June 16, 2012 with opening night on May 26.
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