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Harvey Fierstein and the company of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF raised over $6,000 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at their benefit cabaret, RAISING THE ROOF, in Washington, DC this past Monday.

Barbara Cook's Spotlight Series at Washington DC's Kennedy Center brought Tony Award-Winner, Laura Benanti to it's Terrace Theatre on Friday night.

Award-winning actor Mamie Gummer will debut as The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's first artist-in-residence.

What a way to end the Center Stage Cabaret Series.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced that 40 nonprofit, professional theater companies will receive grants of $25,000 each to participate in Shakespeare for a New Generation from June 1, 2010-May 31, 2011.

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The weather is so beautiful and the dogwoods, azaleas, tulips, and magnolias are in full bloom, and as May rolls around, DC area theatres are bursting with new productions.

Award-winning actor Mamie Gummer will debut as The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's first artist-in-residence.

Landless Theatre Co presents Perez Hilton Saves the Universe (or at least the greater Los Angeles area) for a PREVIEW PERFORMANCE ONE NIGHT ONLY - Friday, April 30 at 8:00 pm at Frederick Cultural Arts Center located at 15 W.

During the first week in May, Signature Theatre offers two free events to the public.

Tune in to ABC 2 Baltimore on Wednesday, April 28 for a sneak preview of the 2010-2011 Hippodrome Broadway Series in Baltimore.

Washington National Opera, under the leadership of GeneralDirector Plácido Domingo, has announced that American coloratura soprano Elizabeth Futral will sing the role of Ophelia in all performances of the company's upcoming production of Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet, May 19 to June 4 at the Kennedy Cent

Today it was announced that top pops conductor Jack Everly will conduct the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) for the 2010 National Memorial Day Concert and A Capitol Fourth, two of PBS' highest-rated programs which air live in HD from the West Lawn of the United States Capitol.

What did an eminent museum curator, a Dominican Abbess, and George Bernard Shaw have to say to each other? Plenty! The Best of Friends gives us Shaw himself, largely in his own words, along with two extraordinary figures from the early 20th century.

The District of Columbia Arts Center will welcome celebrated, talented DC-area chefs and artists for its biannual dinner fundraising event, Cuisine des Artistes, taking place on Thursday, May 13 at the historic Meridian House from 6:30 - 10:00 p.

Harvey Fierstein and the cast of the national touring company of Fiddler on the Roof will perform Raising the Roof, a cabaret to benefit the national non-profit, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, at Town Danceboutique, a premiere gay dance club and performance venue.

Harvey Fierstein and the cast of the national touring company of Fiddler on the Roof will perform Raising the Roof, a cabaret to benefit the national non-profit, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, at Town Danceboutique, a premiere gay dance club and performance venue.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company presents its annual Will on the Hill benefit at Sidney Harman Hall on Monday, April 26, 2010.

'East of Berlin' by Canadian Playwright Hannah Moscovitch is the final play of the series

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Washington National Opera (WNO), under the leadership of General Director Plácido Domingo, presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro) in nine performances, April 24 to May 7 at the Kennedy Center Opera House.

'East of Berlin' by Canadian Playwright Hannah Moscovitch is the final play of the series

Beginning April 23 for three weekends, the women from Jerry Herman's hit musicals will grace the Alden Theatre stage in his cabaret-style revue -- appropriately styled Jerry's Girls.

The bi-annual Herb White Award was created in 2008 to honor the memory of Herb White, who passed away in June 2007 and to pay homage to those who have worked tirelessly, selflessly, without financial reward, at their own expense, and often behind-the-scenes to support artists and encourage arts to f

Harvey Fierstein and the cast of the national touring company of Fiddler on the Roof will perform Raising the Roof, a cabaret to benefit the national non-profit, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, at Town Danceboutique, a premiere gay dance club and performance venue.