DCTS ticket giveaway: two $50 Goldstar gift certificates. Contest closes Thursday at 5pm by Lorraine Treanor

  This week we return to one of our most popular giveaways –  two $50 Goldstar gift certificate, good for any event listed in Goldstar. Redeem it anytime. Here’s how to e…

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Lin-Manuel Miranda's impassioned answer to terrorism at the 2016 Tony Awards by Lorraine Treanor

We woke up today to the horrific news that the deadliest mass shooting in America had happened in a gay club in Orlando Florida, leaving 50 people dead. By day’s end, Lin-Manuel Mir…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:52pm on June 12, 2016☆[SHARE]

DCTS free ticket giveaway: District Merchants at Folger Theatre. Closes Friday morning by Lorraine Treanor

For this week’s giveaway, we have two pair of tickets to Aaron Posner’s District Merchants at Folger Theatre.   Love and litigation, deep passions, and predatory lending…

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DCTS Guide to Capital Fringe 2016 by Lorraine Treanor

July 7 – 31, 2016 Fringe Show Producers: click for Special Offer See everyone at the main Fringe hangout Logan Fringe Arts Center 1358 Florida Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20002 We’…

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Oliver Thornton, playing Bianca. What Taming of the Shrew says about love by Lorraine Treanor

"It was if the audience was holding its breath" I said. "It's like that every night" he answered. I was talking with Oliver Thornton who plays Bianca in Shakespeare Theatre Company's all mal…

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Elliott Bales, dramatic actor, turns song and dance man in 60s musical by Lorraine Treanor

We know Elliott Bales from his leadership at Theater Alliance and from his stage roles. The name Elliott Bales on a casting list usually signifies a drama – the retired Army Colonel…

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Backstage at the 2016 Helen Hayes Awards, the compilation video by Lorraine Treanor

DC Theatre Scene was invited to interview Helen Hayes Award recipients backstage at the Lincoln Theatre on Monday, May 23, 2016. Before heading there, Jill Kyle-Keith caught up w…

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2016 Helen Hayes Awards winners by Lorraine Treanor

There were some big surprises last night at the Helen Hayes Awards. Constellation’s bet on Avenue Q paid off big at the box office, and with the judges, earning it a top spot in num…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:09am on May 24, 2016☆[SHARE]

DCTS ticket giveaway: An Octoroon at Woolly Mammoth. Contest ends Thursday by Lorraine Treanor

For this week’s giveaway, we have a pair of tickets to Woolly Mammoth’s season closer An Octoroon by award winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. A plantation on the brink of…

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Watch tonight as DCTS takes you backstage at the Helen Hayes Awards by Lorraine Treanor

Thanks to our exclusive arrangement with theatreWashington, DC Theatre Scene will have a video team at the Lincoln Theatre tonight, bringing you all the excitement of Washington theatr…

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Fun Home part of The National's next season and Hamilton deal announced by Lorraine Treanor

When announcing their upcoming season, Washington’s National Theatre also announced a Hamilton tie-in. As with The Kennedy Center’s offer, subscribers to the National Theat…

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DCTS ticket giveaway: STC's groundbreaking Taming of the Shrew. Ends Thursday by Lorraine Treanor

You’ve probably seen Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew before. Maybe many times before. But we guarantee you’ve never seen it like it’s being staged at Shakesp…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:54am on May 17, 2016☆[SHARE]

Counting down to Helen Hayes Awards night, May 23rd by Lorraine Treanor

The votes have been counted, the spinner awards ordered, hopeful nominees are drafting their acceptance speeches. And somewhere, someone knows who will take home one or more of the …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:26pm on May 16, 2016☆[SHARE]

New company, Perisphere Theater, leads off with Mamet's Oleanna by Lorraine Treanor

What does it take to start a professional theatre company in our area, which already has a large number of companies vying for performance space and audiences? One person who knows firsth…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:25am on May 13, 2016☆[SHARE]

Andrew Baughman, actor, director, producer, writes book for parents of drama kids by Lorraine Treanor

Andrew Baughman has a way of making whatever he touches cool. Remember those grade B musicals Landless Theatre used to do on DCAC’s tiny bedroom size stage? Shows like Canniba…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:31am on May 12, 2016☆[SHARE]

What's it worth to see Hamilton here in DC? by Lorraine Treanor

“It’s such big news. It’s all anyone in DC is talking about.” So said Trey Graham on Channel WUSA 9 last night in response to the announcement yesterday that Hamilton…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 4:25pm on May 11, 2016☆[SHARE]

Hamilton National Tour coming to The Kennedy Center in 2017-2018 by Lorraine Treanor

The national tour of the Broadway musical Hamilton will be coming to the Kennedy Center as part of its 2017-2018 season, it was announced a few minutes ago by Hamilton producer Jeffrey…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:40pm on May 10, 2016☆[SHARE]

Phaeton from Taffety Punk (review) by Lorraine Treanor

Taffety Punk has a bit of an odd premiere on their hands. Phaeton is filled with loveless marriage, questions of faith and faithfulness, young adults trying to find their way in the world…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 9:26am on May 10, 2016☆[SHARE]

DCTS ticket giveaway: Pippin star Patina Miller at Strathmore by Lorraine Treanor

She won the Tony Award for her role as Leading Player and now Patina Miller brings her magic to Strathmore for one night only, May 14 at 9pm. Patina Miller takes a break from shooting the…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 1:02pm on May 9, 2016☆[SHARE]

Theater Alliance announces Season 14 by Lorraine Treanor

Theater Alliance, a company which over the years has faced long odds, celebrates its success at Anacostia Playhouse by producing four plays about underdogs overcoming the odds in 2016-…

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DCTS ticket giveaway: The Object Lesson at Studio Theatre. Contest closes Wednesday by Lorraine Treanor

This week’s giveaway is for the show that asks the two questions we all avoid: Do you need the stuff you have? Do you have the stuff you need? It’s The Object Lesson com…

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Now Playing by Lorraine Treanor

We’ve moved this page.   You want our brand new Washington Area Theatre Guide Shows Playing The post Now Playing appeared first on DC Theatre Scene.

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DCTS ticket giveaway: Reduced Shakespeare at Folger. Contest closes Wednesday by Lorraine Treanor

We guarantee you’ll have laughs coming your way, if you are the winner of this week’s ticket giveaway. We have a pair of tickets to William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First…

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Win tickets: Signature's comedy The Mystery of Love and Sex. Enter by Wednesday by Lorraine Treanor

Thanks to Signature Theatre for sponsoring this week’s giveaway.  Want in? Be sure to enter by 5pm on Wednesday, April 20. Don’t take a chance on missing out. Enter today. …

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DCTS ticket giveaway: Kristin Chenoweth and Andrew Lippa live at Strathmore by Lorraine Treanor

Kristin Chenoweth and Andrew Lippa fans rejoice. The Strathmore is sponsoring this week’s ticket giveaway with two pairs of tickets to an unforgettable performance – the World…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:23am on April 10, 2016☆[SHARE]