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Video: Go Behind The Curtain Of Shakespeare Theatre Company's THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
by Joshua Wright - February 27, 2024
Go behind the curtain of Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of The Lehman Trilogy, adapted by Ben Power from the play by Stefano Massini in an all-new video. Check out the clip!
Review: An Intimate Evening with David Foster and Katharine McPhee at the Kennedy Center
by Hannah R. Wing - February 27, 2024
Foster breaks out songs from his rolodex of hits and shares the stage with friends (and family) on the Kennedy Center stop of his tour of An Intimate Evening with David Foster and Katharine McPhee.
Wolf Trap Awards Grants To Washington, DC Metro Area Public Schools To Fund Performing Arts Projects
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2024
​​​​​​​Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has awarded grants to 13 teachers at public high schools and middle schools in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC to fund music, dance, and theater projects in their classrooms. Learn more about the grants!
Virtual Repertory Theatre Collective Presents SENSE AND SENSIBILITY A Virtual Production
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2024
Experience the timeless tale of love and betrayal in VRTC's virtual production of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY. Follow the Dashwood sisters as they navigate heartbreak and peril in a new and dangerous world.
Judith Light to be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award at Shakespeare Theatre Company Gala
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2024
Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Judith Light has joined Shakespeare Theatre Company's star-studded line-up and honorees to be celebrated at its annual Gala on April 15, 2024.
Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center
by Michela Dwyer - February 24, 2024
What did our critic think of AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center?
Review: TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS at Arena Stage
by Itai Yasur - February 24, 2024
TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS, Arena Stage's latest Power Play premiere, champions the under-appreciated, local historical figure Anna J. Cooper: mother of Black feminism, brilliant educator, and embattled teacher/principal at DC's M Street High School.
Cast and Creative Team Set for WEBSTER'S BITCH at Keegan Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2024
The Keegan Theatre has revealed the cast and team of Jacqueline Bircher's WEBSTER'S BITCH, a comedy about vulgar words and the people who define them. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: WHERE WE BELONG at Folger Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - February 23, 2024
'Where We Belong' is a beautiful production, with a gorgeous script and an entrancing quality that can be attributed to the best of theatrical experiences. It shares some hard truths, some heart-wrenching moments and realizations, and challenges perspectives, but the love and care that shines through the whole production is incredibly compelling.
Video: Watch The Cast of Signature Theatre's PRIVATE JONES Perform 'Now the Bastards Join the Fight'
by Joshua Wright - February 22, 2024
Get a first look at the company of Signature Theatre's Private Jones performing 'Now the Bastards Join the Fight' in an all-new video.
Review: DESPERATE MEASURES at Constellation Theatre
by Jake Bridges - February 22, 2024
DESPERATE MEASURES, now playing at DC’s Constellation Theatre, takes Shakespeare’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE, adds a slew of songs, and reimagines the story in America’s Western territory of present-day Arizona in the late 1890s.
De La Soul Joins the Kennedy Center's New Hip Hop & Festival
by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2024
The Kennedy Center has announced that Grammy®-winning American hip hop group De La Soul will join the new festival series, Hip Hop &.
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for THROUGH THE SUNKEN LANDS World Premiere at the Kennedy Center
by Joshua Wright - February 22, 2024
Go inside rehearsals for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts's world premiere musical Through the Sunken Lands in an all-new video. A powerful, heartwarming tale about a young girl who finds her power and purpose, this new work features script and lyrics by Tim J. Lord, music and lyrics by Avi Amon, and direction by Cara Phipps.
Interview: Arin Arbus on THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
by Team BWW - February 21, 2024
Arin Arbus directs Shakespeare Theatre Company's D.C. premiere of The Lehman Trilogy, with a cast of three actors covering 160 years of family struggles, achievements, and missteps.
Artistic Director Brandon Carter Will Depart The American Shakespeare Center
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2024
The American Shakespeare Center has announced the departure of Artistic Director Brandon Carter, after his nearly four years of service.
ACROSS THE GREAT ATLANTIC: ART OF THE ITALIAN DIASPORA IN THE AMERICAS OF THE 20TH CENTURY Begins This Week At Art Museum of the Americas
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2024
The new exhibit ACROSS THE GREAT ATLANTIC: ART OF THE ITALIAN DIASPORA IN THE AMERICAS showcases 20th-century Italian diaspora art. Opening on February 22.
Judy Kuhn, Kerstin Anderson, Perry Sherman & More to Star in UNKNOWN SOLDIER D.C. Premiere
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2024
The cast and creative team has been revealed for Unknown Soldier at Arena Stage. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Latinx Dance Educators Alliance to Launch Inaugural LXDEA Convivencia
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2024
The Latinx Dance Educators Alliance will present its inaugural LXDEA Convivencia event, uniting Latinx/e dance educators to shape the future of dance education.
Video: First Look At Gender-Swapped Ken Ludwig's LEND ME A SOPRANO at Olney Theatre Center
by Joshua Wright - February 19, 2024
Get a first look at Ken Ludwig's Lend Me A Soprano, a gender-swapped adaptation of his 1989 Broadway hit, Lend Me A Tenor, runs in the Roberts Mainstage at Olney Theatre Center February 7 - March 10, 2024.
Review: THE WASHINGTON BALLET: JAZZ ICONS - A FINE ROMANCE at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - February 19, 2024
The dance school choices for students, I recall, were ballet and jazz tap. Ne’er the twain shall meet, as Kipling said of the east and west. 
Review: CINDERELLA: A SALSA FAIRY TALE at Imagination Stage
by Tavish Young - February 19, 2024
Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale is loud, bouncy, and bilingual. The show is part of Imagination Stage's 'Greatest Hits' season, as it was originally commissioned and produced at Imagination in 2003. 
Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD at Kennedy Center
by Ken Kemp - February 18, 2024
Classic Motown music and a riveting story make for a great evening of entertainment.
Review: THE CHER SHOW at Capital One Hall
by Mary Lincer - February 17, 2024
What did our critic think of THE CHER SHOW at Capital One Hall?
Photos: First Look At Madeline Sayet In WHERE WE BELONG At Folger Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2024
See first look photos of Where We Belong, written and performed by Madeline Sayet and directed by Mei Ann Teo. Where We Belong is on stage at Folger Theatre from February 15 through March 10, 2024. Tickets are $20-$84.
Spotlight: WORKING at Creative Cauldron
by BWW Special Offer - February 16, 2024
Creative Cauldron launches Working a musical adaptation of the Best-Selling Studs Terkel book about American Workers. Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes for granted: the school teacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, the mason and the housewife, just to name a few.

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The Snowman and The Snowdog in Washington, DC The Snowman and The Snowdog
Imagination Stage (11/22 - 1/4) Tracker
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Guys and Dolls in Washington, DC Guys and Dolls
Shakespeare Theatre Company (12/2 - 1/4) Tracker
Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show in Washington, DC Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (12/5 - 12/23) Tracker
Catch Me If You Can in Washington, DC Catch Me If You Can
Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1) Tracker
Pied Piper Theatre presents Grease in Washington, DC Pied Piper Theatre presents Grease
Hylton Performing Arts Center (1/16 - 1/25)
The Motion in Washington, DC The Motion
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (5/6 - 6/14)
Moulin Rouge! in Washington, DC Moulin Rouge!
Kennedy Center [Eisenhower Theatre] (6/16 - 7/5)
I & You: The Musical in Washington, DC I & You: The Musical
Olney Theatre Center (4/23 - 5/24)
Indecent in Washington, DC Indecent
1st Stage (6/4 - 6/21)
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