1,046 stories by "Lorraine Treanor"
“All voices raised on the same day around the world in praise of one of this country’s most important plays,” organizer Erich McMillan-McCall Founder/CEO of Project1VOICE t…
The theatre venue in downtown Silver Spring now known as Round House Silver Spring will have a change of name and management beginning July 1, 2014. It will become the Silver Spring Black Bo…
Actor Frank Britton survived a vicious attack on the streets of downtown Silver Spring following the opening night cast party for The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. From his hospital bed, Brit…
Step this way, ladies and gentlemen, for the first look at the sideshow performers you’ll meet when Side Show performs at the Kennedy Center (June 14 – July 13, 2014). In …
Tonight, the Montgomery County Police announced that they had arrested 18-year-old Elijah Jeremiah Smith of Washington, DC, in Monday night's Silver Spring assault on and robbery of actor Fr…
If you think you can predict who will be breathlessly reading their acceptance speeches at the Tony Awards, June 8th, you could come up a winner and receive $200 in TrueTheatergoer’s l…
A play about a private school " in rhyme. A Shakespeare classic " live, and broadcast on WAMU. A musical " in American sign language. A Christmas Carol " in Klingon. Nobody expected that WSC…
First look at Side Show: May 13, 2014 — at the Meet and Greet for the cast and creatives of Side Show, the Bill Russell/Henry Kreiger musical based on the true story of conjoined twins…
It takes time to build a theatre company, and not just in a logistical sense; you also have to find your voice and working method. So it should not be taken as anything but a good sign of co…
A highly stylized, spirited musical revue that shimmies through the (popular and some not-so-popular) songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Smokey Joe's Café triumphs"from its superb cast…
"Legend has it the word 'fiasco' was first used to describe commedia dell'arte performances that went horribly (and hilariously) wrong." So says the website for Fiasco Theater as it explains…
Yank!, the musical by brothers Joseph and David Zellnik which Richard Seff predicted would have a long life after its NY debut in 2010, has finally made it to DC thanks to The Rainbow Theatr…
At 8:30am today, Lucy Liu and Jonathan Groff will announce the nominees for this years Tony Awards from the Paramount Theater. (Watch this space for the complete list). Watch it here Hugh Ja…
Popular restauranteur and activist Andy Shallal has extended the life of Motti Lerner’s The Admission, renting out The Mead Theatre at Studio Theatre to give the much-in-demand Theater…
Opera is fun and in your face in Washington, D.C. lately. "Ladies' Night" last week at Black Fox Lounge in Dupont Circle was the fourth performance of the newly founded D.C. chapter of natio…
“I feel like it's one of the greatest achievements of our career. I feel more proud than I've ever felt of anything,” Susan Marie Rhea, co-director of Keegan Theatre’s crit…
Our Helen Hayes Awards coverage continues. Last night, John Dellaporta’s Twitter account lit up with social coverage including a dance video. He signed off at 1:30am, as he hopped …
We’ve got the Helen Hayes Awards covered! Showtime tonight is 7:30pm at the National Building Museum. Christopher Henley will be near the stage covering the presentations, while DC…
Taken together, Parts One and Two of Shakespeare's Henry IV are so big that they need a category of their own. I left Friday night's performance of Part Two thinking of cathedrals, which you…
TODAY show co-host Kathie Lee Gifford will be the voice of the Giant’s Wife in NextStop Theatre’s upcoming production of Into the Woods, the company announced today. In so doing,…
Folger Theatre’s entry into March Madness titled Bracket of the Bard has come down to the final two. Voting today has been so close, it’s impossible to predict whether Much Ado A…
We have two pairs of tickets to Washington Ballet’s upcoming production of Peter Pan. Take a high-flying adventure to Neverland with The Washington Ballet’s NEW Production of Sep…
Folger Theatre is giving Shakespeare fans around the world a chance to join in on the March brackets fun with Bracket of the Bard to choose the favorite Shakespeare play. As one player put i…
Hal Holbrook Tonight: "People say to me, you must be tired of doing it. I'm not tired of it! It's what gets me out of bed, what fires me up for the day, is this old man's telling…
Studio Theatre has announced not only its upcoming season, but a completely revamped and retooled website, bringing with it a new graphic interpretation for the 36 year old company, new serv…