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Who says that only the British can have history plays? Robert Schenkkan’s profound, magnificent, epic All the Way is every bit as tragic as Richard III, but more accurate, and every bi…
Welcome to our first Sunday giveaway where you get the chance to win fabulous prizes. This week we’re offering the winner of our giveaway a $50 Goldstar gift certificate, g…
Mississippi Goddam, a play about the neighbors of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, has won this year’s M. Elizabeth Osborne New Play Award for best new play by an emer…
The Reva & David Logan Foundation, a Chicago-based philanthropic organization which has funded several Washington-area theatre companies, will be giving The Welders a $10,000 annual matc…
While, for many of us this election cycle is fraught with drama, there are clutches of writers around the country cheering every twist, failure and faux pas. Yes, it is playing into the hand…
Metro is closed today, but, according to our survey, all shows in the Washington DC area are going on as scheduled. Forum Theatre, which is presenting The Pillowman, is offering a 50% dis…
As Washington National Opera heads into its ambitious staging of Richard Wagner’s four opera Ring Cycle, the company, led by Francesca Zambello, announced six major p…
Some of the most beloved music of our time has been featured in movies, which is why the Congressional Chorus will present TINSELTOWN: A Hollywood Cabaret, March 17-20 for its 10th year caba…
Free tickets, anyone? Hop aboard the Comp Train, Goldstar's popular two-day promotion that features complimentary tickets to tons of fun events throughout the country (so feel free to pass t…
Two plays recently seen on Washington area stages were honored in London yesterday. On February 22nd at London’s National Theatre, Lynn Nottage received the prestigious Susan Smi…
From the creative mind of Roald Dahl who created such masterpieces as “Matilda,” “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and lots mor…
We have seen Nancy Robinette and Lee Mikeska Gardner don the costumes of infamous singer Florence Foster Jenkins in Stephen Temperley’s wickedly funny Souvenir. Now comes news th…
Fringe performance artist Brian Feldman, whose pieces were often designed for an audience of one (BFF and Dishwasher) was brutally attacked this past weekend after exiting a bus near his …
Thanks to everyone who suggested lines for this year’s series of Valentine’s Day cards, all of which were spoken (or sung)Â on stages in the Washington area this year. We hope …
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Opera as a genre is ripe for reinvention, as artists seek to engage audiences that have more entertainment options than ever. In Series' Carmen in Havana gives a bold new spin on B…
If ever you feel that local talent can never be as good as what you’ll see and hear in New York or LA, consider this: sometimes people come here to see new stuff. ‘Local’ i…
Last night, theatreWashington released the nominations for the 2016 Helen and Hayes Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement for all professional productions in 2015. We’ve turne…
With the city of Washington still cleaning up from the weekend’s historic storms and even the Federal government closed for Monday, January 25, the Washington theatre community will ne…
It’s official. The snow is here, and by tonight (Friday) will be of  blizzard proportions.  How can we be so sure? The Kennedy Center, along with every other venue in to…
