Ayo & Rochelle Rice to Star in FIRST LADY OF SONG: ELLA FITZGERALD at Signature Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2023
Ayo (HBO’s The Apollo) and Rochelle Rice (Sweet Honey In The Rock®) will perform in First Lady of Song: Ella Fitzgerald, a cabaret dedicated to the music of acclaimed jazz artist Ella Fitzgerald at Signature Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2023
Ayo (HBO’s The Apollo) and Rochelle Rice (Sweet Honey In The Rock®) will perform in First Lady of Song: Ella Fitzgerald, a cabaret dedicated to the music of acclaimed jazz artist Ella Fitzgerald at Signature Theatre.
Opera Lafayette to Present PERGOLESI! as Part of 2022/23 Season Dedicated to The Era of Madame de Pompadour
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2023
On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 7:30pm, Opera Lafayette will present Pergolesi!, part of their 2022/23 season dedicated to The Era of Madame de Pompadour.
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2023
On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 7:30pm, Opera Lafayette will present Pergolesi!, part of their 2022/23 season dedicated to The Era of Madame de Pompadour.
Works by Audrey Cefaly, Jennifer Barclay & Nayna Agrawal Chosen for SigWorks: Monday Night New Play Readings
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2023
Works by local playwrights Audrey Cefaly, Jennifer Barclay and Nayna Agrawal have been selected for Signature Theatre's 2023 season of SigWorks: Monday Night New Play Readings.
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2023
Works by local playwrights Audrey Cefaly, Jennifer Barclay and Nayna Agrawal have been selected for Signature Theatre's 2023 season of SigWorks: Monday Night New Play Readings.
Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME to Open at Washington Stage Guild This Month
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2023
The Washington Stage Guild will continue its 2022-2023 season, a “Season of Transitions,” with Endgame by Samuel Beckett, directed by Alan Wade. Performances begin January 26 - 28 with four Pay-What-You-Can previews and run until February 19, 2023.
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2023
The Washington Stage Guild will continue its 2022-2023 season, a “Season of Transitions,” with Endgame by Samuel Beckett, directed by Alan Wade. Performances begin January 26 - 28 with four Pay-What-You-Can previews and run until February 19, 2023.
Early Childhood Shows and Education Programs Abound This Winter At Imagination Stage
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2023
As 2023 starts, Imagination Stage welcomes the very youngest theatre-goers and learners to its robust early childhood programming for ages 1-5. The programming, called “My First Imagination Stage,” comes in these forms:
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2023
As 2023 starts, Imagination Stage welcomes the very youngest theatre-goers and learners to its robust early childhood programming for ages 1-5. The programming, called “My First Imagination Stage,” comes in these forms:
Artwork Based On Animator Ron Campbell Comes To Nepenthe Gallery
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2023
The Beatles along with Scooby-Doo, Smurfs, Rugrats, Jetsons, Flintstones, & much more are among the artwork on display and all based on the 50-year career of the late Ron Campbell.
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2023
The Beatles along with Scooby-Doo, Smurfs, Rugrats, Jetsons, Flintstones, & much more are among the artwork on display and all based on the 50-year career of the late Ron Campbell.
Prologue Theatre New Works Series FOREWORD Returns In 2023
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2022
Prologue Theatre is accepting submissions for its new works series, FOREWORD, beginning Sunday, January 1, 2023.
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2022
Prologue Theatre is accepting submissions for its new works series, FOREWORD, beginning Sunday, January 1, 2023.
Interview: Theatre Life with Thomas Floyd
by Elliot Lanes - December 29, 2022
Today’s subject Thomas Floyd is someone you probably know if you are a regular reader of The Washington Post. Thomas is an arts journalist who contributes features on theater, movies, television, books and comedy for the Weekend and Style sections. He also writes theater, film, and literary criticism. That is more than enough for one person right there, but Thomas has another side to him as a writer and it’s one you might not think of.
by Elliot Lanes - December 29, 2022
Today’s subject Thomas Floyd is someone you probably know if you are a regular reader of The Washington Post. Thomas is an arts journalist who contributes features on theater, movies, television, books and comedy for the Weekend and Style sections. He also writes theater, film, and literary criticism. That is more than enough for one person right there, but Thomas has another side to him as a writer and it’s one you might not think of.
Cast Announced for RIDE THE CYCLONE DC Premiere at Arena Stage
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2022
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announced the cast for the D.C. premiere of Ride the Cyclone. Arena Stage’s Kreeger Theater will be transformed into somewhere between earth and—well, not earth—when Ride the Cyclone plays from January 13 – February 19, 2023.
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2022
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announced the cast for the D.C. premiere of Ride the Cyclone. Arena Stage’s Kreeger Theater will be transformed into somewhere between earth and—well, not earth—when Ride the Cyclone plays from January 13 – February 19, 2023.
Photos: A CHRISTMAS CAROL At Ford's Theatre Collects Over $47,000 On Behalf Of For Love Of Children
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2022
Ford’s Theatre Society announced that audiences, cast, crew and staff raised $47,268.36 on behalf of For Love of Children during performances of this season’s production of A Christmas Carol. Since 2009, Ford’s has raised more than $950,000 for Washington-area charities, aiding thousands within the D.C. area in the spirit of giving and charity expressed in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol.
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2022
Ford’s Theatre Society announced that audiences, cast, crew and staff raised $47,268.36 on behalf of For Love of Children during performances of this season’s production of A Christmas Carol. Since 2009, Ford’s has raised more than $950,000 for Washington-area charities, aiding thousands within the D.C. area in the spirit of giving and charity expressed in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol.
Interview: Theatre Life with Norm Lewis
by Elliot Lanes - December 22, 2022
Today's subject Norm Lewis is probably best known for his rich baritone sound and superb acting in several Broadway musicals. His tour de force performance opposite Audra McDonald in Porgy and Bess is still one of the great modern-day performances.
by Elliot Lanes - December 22, 2022
Today's subject Norm Lewis is probably best known for his rich baritone sound and superb acting in several Broadway musicals. His tour de force performance opposite Audra McDonald in Porgy and Bess is still one of the great modern-day performances.
Cast Announced for DC Premiere of THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT at The Keegan Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2022
The Keegan Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of the acclaimed serio-comedic play The Lifespan of a Fact, written by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, making its DC Premiere at Keegan.
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2022
The Keegan Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of the acclaimed serio-comedic play The Lifespan of a Fact, written by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, making its DC Premiere at Keegan.
Photos: 2022 Holidays at the White House, Featuring the TOFA Performing Artists
by Oliver Oliveros - December 21, 2022
'At the ‘Holidays at the White House,’ Americans come together in fellowship and faith, reminding us that we are stronger in community than we are apart,' say the President and First Lady. Thus, during the festivities, the recent one-hour performance of the TOFA Performing Artists, a vocal group of Filipino-American ancestry, was most suitable and a historic first for these fast-rising talents.
by Oliver Oliveros - December 21, 2022
'At the ‘Holidays at the White House,’ Americans come together in fellowship and faith, reminding us that we are stronger in community than we are apart,' say the President and First Lady. Thus, during the festivities, the recent one-hour performance of the TOFA Performing Artists, a vocal group of Filipino-American ancestry, was most suitable and a historic first for these fast-rising talents.
Review: Joshua Henry at Kennedy Center as part of Renée Fleming's VOICES Series
by Elliot Lanes - December 20, 2022
Every once in awhile I go to a concert and say “Wow! He/She is very talented but is trying too hard to win over the audience”. That was my impression after watching one of the stars of the current Broadway revival of Into The Woods Joshua Henry this past Saturday night at Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater.
by Elliot Lanes - December 20, 2022
Every once in awhile I go to a concert and say “Wow! He/She is very talented but is trying too hard to win over the audience”. That was my impression after watching one of the stars of the current Broadway revival of Into The Woods Joshua Henry this past Saturday night at Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater.
Interview: Theatre Life with Michael Urie
by Elliot Lanes - December 20, 2022
Some of you might know today's subject Michael Urie from his work on the tv series Ugly Betty but his career as a stage, film and TV actor goes far beyond that one famous TV show. He can currently be seen onstage at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) in Jane Anger playing the role of William Shakespeare. The production runs through January 8th at STC's Klein Theatre.
by Elliot Lanes - December 20, 2022
Some of you might know today's subject Michael Urie from his work on the tv series Ugly Betty but his career as a stage, film and TV actor goes far beyond that one famous TV show. He can currently be seen onstage at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) in Jane Anger playing the role of William Shakespeare. The production runs through January 8th at STC's Klein Theatre.
Imagination Stage Hosts Holiday Week Family Fun to Close Out 2022
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2022
Imagination Stage, the metro DC region's largest professional theatre for children, continues the run of its hit rock musical Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: the Rock Experience during the winter holiday week, with many matinees from December 26-December 31.
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2022
Imagination Stage, the metro DC region's largest professional theatre for children, continues the run of its hit rock musical Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: the Rock Experience during the winter holiday week, with many matinees from December 26-December 31.
Theater J to Present TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR...A VAUDEVILLE Beginning in January
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2022
Beginning on January 11 and running through February 5, 2023, Theater J will bring Two Jews Walk Into a War… A Vaudeville to the stage. The play, which has been updated for this production, is written by Seth Rozin and will be directed by former Theater J Artistic Director Adam Immerwahr.
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2022
Beginning on January 11 and running through February 5, 2023, Theater J will bring Two Jews Walk Into a War… A Vaudeville to the stage. The play, which has been updated for this production, is written by Seth Rozin and will be directed by former Theater J Artistic Director Adam Immerwahr.
12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; Kennedy Center Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - December 19, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
by BWW - December 19, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Review: A SOLDIER'S PLAY at Kennedy Center
by David Friscic - December 18, 2022
A searing indictment of prejudice and racism in all its permutations wrapped in a fascinating “whodunit” mystery ----the compelling Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Charles Fuller, A Soldier’s Play, is now a knockout of a production at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater.
by David Friscic - December 18, 2022
A searing indictment of prejudice and racism in all its permutations wrapped in a fascinating “whodunit” mystery ----the compelling Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Charles Fuller, A Soldier’s Play, is now a knockout of a production at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater.
Review: A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS at National Theatre
by Roger Catlin - December 17, 2022
Because seemingly everything on stage in December has a mandatory holiday theme, so should a traveling circus. Hence, 'A Magical Cirque Christmas,' holding court at the National Theatre this weekend.
by Roger Catlin - December 17, 2022
Because seemingly everything on stage in December has a mandatory holiday theme, so should a traveling circus. Hence, 'A Magical Cirque Christmas,' holding court at the National Theatre this weekend.
Review: JANE ANGER at Shakespeare Theatre
by Mary Lincer - December 17, 2022
What did our critic think of JANE ANGER at Shakespeare Theatre?
by Mary Lincer - December 17, 2022
What did our critic think of JANE ANGER at Shakespeare Theatre?
Review: AN IRISH CAROL at The Keegan Theatre
by Alexander C. Kafka - December 16, 2022
This contemporary Dublin-pub take on a Dickensian tale is affecting as far as it goes. But it feels like only half a play.
by Alexander C. Kafka - December 16, 2022
This contemporary Dublin-pub take on a Dickensian tale is affecting as far as it goes. But it feels like only half a play.
Review: WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE at Signature Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - December 16, 2022
'Which Way to the Stage' is a love letter – to New York, to the theater world, and to friendship. It’s entertaining and engaging, thoughtful and packed with talent. It’s an incredible experience, made for all of us theater fanatics – and for anyone who just wants to have a wonderful time.
by Rachael F. Goldberg - December 16, 2022
'Which Way to the Stage' is a love letter – to New York, to the theater world, and to friendship. It’s entertaining and engaging, thoughtful and packed with talent. It’s an incredible experience, made for all of us theater fanatics – and for anyone who just wants to have a wonderful time.
Interview: Theatre Life with Lissa DeGuzman
by Elliot Lanes - December 16, 2022
Today's subject Lissa DeGuzman is currently living her theatre life on tour as the belting green faced witch Elphaba in Wicked. The show runs through January 22nd in the Opera House at Kennedy Center.
by Elliot Lanes - December 16, 2022
Today's subject Lissa DeGuzman is currently living her theatre life on tour as the belting green faced witch Elphaba in Wicked. The show runs through January 22nd in the Opera House at Kennedy Center.
Review: WICKED at Kennedy Center Opera House
by Alexander C. Kafka - December 15, 2022
Though musically uneven, this touring production of the Stephen Schwartz blockbuster is a treat.
by Alexander C. Kafka - December 15, 2022
Though musically uneven, this touring production of the Stephen Schwartz blockbuster is a treat.
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