Review: THE JOFFREY BALLET: ANNA KARENINA at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - April 07, 2023
How do you fit an 800-page Russian classic into a night's ballet? Throw a lot of ballroom dances. There has been a couple of attempts to make Leo Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina' into a ballet before - there also has been two operas and nearly two dozen filmed versions. Past ballets have usied a pastiche of works from Tchaikovsky for the music. But Yuri Possokhov's recent version, presented with verve this week at the Kennedy Center is a winning one.
by Roger Catlin - April 07, 2023
How do you fit an 800-page Russian classic into a night's ballet? Throw a lot of ballroom dances. There has been a couple of attempts to make Leo Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina' into a ballet before - there also has been two operas and nearly two dozen filmed versions. Past ballets have usied a pastiche of works from Tchaikovsky for the music. But Yuri Possokhov's recent version, presented with verve this week at the Kennedy Center is a winning one.
Interview: Theatre Life with Susan Rome
by Elliot Lanes - April 07, 2023
Today's subject Susan Rome is currently living her thetre life in an epic way. She is currently playing four very different roles in Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches at Arena Stage. The production runs through April 23rd in Arena Stage's Fichlander Theatre Space.
by Elliot Lanes - April 07, 2023
Today's subject Susan Rome is currently living her thetre life in an epic way. She is currently playing four very different roles in Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches at Arena Stage. The production runs through April 23rd in Arena Stage's Fichlander Theatre Space.
Feature: Coming Home Full Circle With Chita Rivera
by David Friscic - April 07, 2023
It was a like coming home with Chita Rivera full circle and approaching a kind of comfortable closure when I attended the Signature Theatre’s Sondheim Award Gala 2023 honoring the Broadway legend Chita Rivera at the Italian Embassy in Washington. DC. The iconic legend of theatrical music and dance (What a dancer she is!) was feted with the prestigious award from Signature Theatre and a warm response from a very “Chita-friendly” roster of performers and an audience of patrons, fans and supporters. (Rivera has also won about every award in the book including two Tony Awards, a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Kennedy Center Honor).
by David Friscic - April 07, 2023
It was a like coming home with Chita Rivera full circle and approaching a kind of comfortable closure when I attended the Signature Theatre’s Sondheim Award Gala 2023 honoring the Broadway legend Chita Rivera at the Italian Embassy in Washington. DC. The iconic legend of theatrical music and dance (What a dancer she is!) was feted with the prestigious award from Signature Theatre and a warm response from a very “Chita-friendly” roster of performers and an audience of patrons, fans and supporters. (Rivera has also won about every award in the book including two Tony Awards, a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Kennedy Center Honor).
Washington Ballet Presents THE SLEEPING BEAUTY at The Kennedy Center Next Month
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2023
The Washington Ballet presents its full-length production of the iconic ballet The Sleeping Beauty May 4-7, 2023, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2023
The Washington Ballet presents its full-length production of the iconic ballet The Sleeping Beauty May 4-7, 2023, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
NatPhil Presents Broadway Stars Chris Jackson, Aisha Jackson, and More This Month
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2023
The National Philharmonic (NatPhil) pays tribute to one of the greatest singers in pop and jazz history with When I Fall in Love: The Music of Nat King Cole (April 27 at Capital One Hall).
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2023
The National Philharmonic (NatPhil) pays tribute to one of the greatest singers in pop and jazz history with When I Fall in Love: The Music of Nat King Cole (April 27 at Capital One Hall).
Review: ONE DESTINY at Ford's Theatre
by Elliot Lanes - April 06, 2023
There are several things I can always depend on at this time of year in DC. The cherry blossoms blooming, me having to give lost people directions to the zoo when they are standing in front of a sign that says “Zoo, this way”, and for theatre lovers, DC’s best kept secret One Destiny at Ford’s Theatre.
by Elliot Lanes - April 06, 2023
There are several things I can always depend on at this time of year in DC. The cherry blossoms blooming, me having to give lost people directions to the zoo when they are standing in front of a sign that says “Zoo, this way”, and for theatre lovers, DC’s best kept secret One Destiny at Ford’s Theatre.
Review: UNSEEN at Mosaic Theater Company
by Rachael F. Goldberg - April 05, 2023
'Unseen' is a heartfelt and heartrending production that covers difficult topics, but somehow manages to leave the audience feeling hopeful. Mona Mansour's script is beautiful and poignant, and the team at Mosaic brings it to life with care, heart, and impressive artistry.
by Rachael F. Goldberg - April 05, 2023
'Unseen' is a heartfelt and heartrending production that covers difficult topics, but somehow manages to leave the audience feeling hopeful. Mona Mansour's script is beautiful and poignant, and the team at Mosaic brings it to life with care, heart, and impressive artistry.
Megan Hilty & Lea Salonga to Star in BROADWAY IN THE PARK at the Filene Center
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2023
Signature Theatre and Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced the cast for the third annual musical theater collaboration, Broadway In The Park. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2023
Signature Theatre and Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced the cast for the third annual musical theater collaboration, Broadway In The Park. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!
Review: CENICIENTA: A BILINGUAL CINDERELLA STORY at The Kennedy Center
by Jennifer Muscato - April 03, 2023
From the moment Madison Palomo (Belinda) hit the stage, my son was hooked.
by Jennifer Muscato - April 03, 2023
From the moment Madison Palomo (Belinda) hit the stage, my son was hooked.
Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES at Arena Stage
by David Friscic - April 03, 2023
A seismic theatrical jolt shot through the theatre world this past Thursday evening when a startling, radically deconstructed production of Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches opened at the Arena Stage; this interpretation grabs you like a “fever-dream” of the mind. As soon as I walked in to see this interpretation of this classic play of the American canon, a distinctly European sensibility took hold, and I noticed the chandeliers were all covers in heavy tarp/sheeting and the Angel was raking the theatre-in -the -round stage while moving gradations of sand around an inner circle. This Angel appears with some frequency in this interpretation and we are reminded that there “are” angels in America ---perhaps we do not need be ruled by the crazed politics that divide us. We can choose to fight our biases and preconceptions.
by David Friscic - April 03, 2023
A seismic theatrical jolt shot through the theatre world this past Thursday evening when a startling, radically deconstructed production of Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches opened at the Arena Stage; this interpretation grabs you like a “fever-dream” of the mind. As soon as I walked in to see this interpretation of this classic play of the American canon, a distinctly European sensibility took hold, and I noticed the chandeliers were all covers in heavy tarp/sheeting and the Angel was raking the theatre-in -the -round stage while moving gradations of sand around an inner circle. This Angel appears with some frequency in this interpretation and we are reminded that there “are” angels in America ---perhaps we do not need be ruled by the crazed politics that divide us. We can choose to fight our biases and preconceptions.
Interview: Theatre Life with Sophia Manicone
by Elliot Lanes - April 03, 2023
Today’s subject Sophia Manicone is currently living her theatre life on Broadway playing Iola Stover in the acclaimed revival of Parade. The show’s limited engagement, which stars Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, runs through August sixth at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The production marks Sophia’s Broadway debut after playing this same role at New York City Center a few months prior.
by Elliot Lanes - April 03, 2023
Today’s subject Sophia Manicone is currently living her theatre life on Broadway playing Iola Stover in the acclaimed revival of Parade. The show’s limited engagement, which stars Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, runs through August sixth at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The production marks Sophia’s Broadway debut after playing this same role at New York City Center a few months prior.
Review: THE JUNGLE at Shakespeare Theatre Company's Harman Hall
by Dara Homer - April 02, 2023
The Jungle focuses on the experiences of a community of migrants in a real encampment in Calais and was inspired by the playwrights’ work at the actual camp. From its rich design to its phenomenal ensemble company, The Jungle is a wrenching, one-of-a-kind performance that shouldn’t be missed.
by Dara Homer - April 02, 2023
The Jungle focuses on the experiences of a community of migrants in a real encampment in Calais and was inspired by the playwrights’ work at the actual camp. From its rich design to its phenomenal ensemble company, The Jungle is a wrenching, one-of-a-kind performance that shouldn’t be missed.
Review: HAL PRINCE'S BROADWAY at The Music Center At Strathmore
by Olivia Murray - April 02, 2023
Honoring someone as monumental as Hal Prince is no easy task, but every single performer on stage proved that it can be done, and the results can be amazing.
by Olivia Murray - April 02, 2023
Honoring someone as monumental as Hal Prince is no easy task, but every single performer on stage proved that it can be done, and the results can be amazing.
Review: PUSH THE BUTTON at The Keegan Theatre
by Olivia Murray - March 31, 2023
Learning to question what you believe to be morally right and wrong is something I think we all need a little bit of.
by Olivia Murray - March 31, 2023
Learning to question what you believe to be morally right and wrong is something I think we all need a little bit of.
Cara Ricketts, Joel Ashur & More to Star in World Premiere of James Ijames' GOOD BONES
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2023
The cast is set for the world premiere of Good Bones, the next play from Pulitzer Prize-winner James Ijames.
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2023
The cast is set for the world premiere of Good Bones, the next play from Pulitzer Prize-winner James Ijames.
Cast Completed For EXCLUSION at Arena Stage
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2023
Complete casting has been announced for Exclusion at Arena Stage. The cast includes Tony Nam, Karoline Xu, Josh Stamberg, Michelle Vergara Moore, Karen Li, Jonathan Feuer, and Ryan Dalusung.
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2023
Complete casting has been announced for Exclusion at Arena Stage. The cast includes Tony Nam, Karoline Xu, Josh Stamberg, Michelle Vergara Moore, Karen Li, Jonathan Feuer, and Ryan Dalusung.
Cast & Creative Team Set for THE WILTING POINT at The Keegan Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2023
The Keegan Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of the upcoming mainstage production THE WILTING POINT, by Graziella Jackson, making its World Premiere at Keegan April 13-30, 2023.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2023
The Keegan Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of the upcoming mainstage production THE WILTING POINT, by Graziella Jackson, making its World Premiere at Keegan April 13-30, 2023.
Review: BALLET FLAMENCO SARA BARAS: ALMA at Kennedy Center
by Elliot Lanes - March 30, 2023
The art of Flamenco dance has been around since the 15th century. This passionate dance form, when performed properly, can keep an audience entranced from the first note of a flamenco guitar to the last fiery stomp from the dancer.
by Elliot Lanes - March 30, 2023
The art of Flamenco dance has been around since the 15th century. This passionate dance form, when performed properly, can keep an audience entranced from the first note of a flamenco guitar to the last fiery stomp from the dancer.
Traveling Players Presents ALICE IN WONDERLAND This May
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2023
Tickets are now available for Alice in Wonderland, which runs May 6 & 7 at Traveling Players Studio in Tysons Corner Center. Performed by Traveling Players students in grades 5-7, the play is a new imagining of Carroll's classic daydream, a perfect spring outing for the whole family!
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2023
Tickets are now available for Alice in Wonderland, which runs May 6 & 7 at Traveling Players Studio in Tysons Corner Center. Performed by Traveling Players students in grades 5-7, the play is a new imagining of Carroll's classic daydream, a perfect spring outing for the whole family!
Review: URINETOWN at Workhouse Arts Center
by Jake Bridges - March 29, 2023
What did our critic think of URINETOWN AT WORKHOUSE ARTS CENTER at Workhouse Arts Center? There is something I learned about Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman's 2001 hit satire URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL after seeing the production this weekend at Workhouse Arts Center. I've seen it several times over the years in various settings, but I finally realized that URINETOWN is a deceivingly difficult piece to produce.
by Jake Bridges - March 29, 2023
What did our critic think of URINETOWN AT WORKHOUSE ARTS CENTER at Workhouse Arts Center? There is something I learned about Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman's 2001 hit satire URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL after seeing the production this weekend at Workhouse Arts Center. I've seen it several times over the years in various settings, but I finally realized that URINETOWN is a deceivingly difficult piece to produce.
Interview: Theatre Life with Jason Ma
by Elliot Lanes - March 29, 2023
Today's subject Jason Ma is currently living his theatre life telling us all about 'The Advantages of Floating in The Middle of The Sea' in Signature Theatre's current production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's underappreciated masterpiece Pacific Overtures. Jason plays the lead role of Reciter plus other characters as well. The production runs through April ninth in Signature's MAX space.
by Elliot Lanes - March 29, 2023
Today's subject Jason Ma is currently living his theatre life telling us all about 'The Advantages of Floating in The Middle of The Sea' in Signature Theatre's current production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's underappreciated masterpiece Pacific Overtures. Jason plays the lead role of Reciter plus other characters as well. The production runs through April ninth in Signature's MAX space.
Review: RISING at Kennedy Center
by David Friscic - March 29, 2023
Acclaimed Tenor Lawrence Brownlee treated his audience, at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, with an afternoon of engaging, sensitive vocal interpretations of some of the world’s most talented African American composers. This invigorating program, entitled Rising, increased in vocal nuance, and beautifully intonated clarity as it ran the gamut of spiritual, romantic, jazzy, contemplative, and socially conscious original compositions by this illustrious and very talented roster of creative composers.
by David Friscic - March 29, 2023
Acclaimed Tenor Lawrence Brownlee treated his audience, at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, with an afternoon of engaging, sensitive vocal interpretations of some of the world’s most talented African American composers. This invigorating program, entitled Rising, increased in vocal nuance, and beautifully intonated clarity as it ran the gamut of spiritual, romantic, jazzy, contemplative, and socially conscious original compositions by this illustrious and very talented roster of creative composers.
Photos: First Look at the Developmental Workshop and Presentation of RAIN AND ZOE SAVE THE WORLD
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2023
On Sunday afternoon, Rain and Zoe Save the World had an industry presentation at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland. Check out photos here!
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2023
On Sunday afternoon, Rain and Zoe Save the World had an industry presentation at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland. Check out photos here!
Cast & Creative Team Set for PASSING STRANGE at Signature Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2023
Signature Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the musical Passing Strange, with music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald and book & lyrics by Stew.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2023
Signature Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the musical Passing Strange, with music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald and book & lyrics by Stew.
Videos
 |
Guys and Dolls
Shakespeare Theatre Company (12/2 - 1/4) | |
 |
The Snowman™ and the Snowdog
Imagination Stage (11/22 - 1/4)
PHOTOS
| |
 |
Catch Me If You Can
Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1) | |
|
Hello, Dolly!
Olney Theatre Center (11/6 - 1/4) | |
|
The Prince of Egypt
Journey Theater (3/6 - 3/22) | |
|
Xanadu
Dominion Stage (1/30 - 2/14) | |
|
Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical
Imagination Stage (6/17 - 7/26) | |
|
Our Lady of 121st Street
Shenandoah Conservatory (4/23 - 4/26) | |
|
Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents The Elixir of Love
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (2/27 - 3/8) | |
|
A Night On Broadway: Broadway Backwards
Three Notch Theatre (1/23 - 2/1) | |
| VIEW SHOWS ADD A SHOW | ||
Get DC's #1 Theatre Newsletter
All the show news & discounts for Washington, DC & beyond.
