Most visitors to the Baltimore Book Festival weren't expecting to stumble upon some great theatre parked in the middle of Mount Vernon Square. But if you had the good fortune to visit Center…
Just announced – Adventure Theatre MTC’s production of Good Night Moon has become a casualty of the federal government shutdown. While the company itself receives no federal fund…
The deal about The 39 Steps is not that it's a theatrical reproduction of the great Alfred Hitchcock movie of the same name. It's that it's what such a reproduction would look like on a budg…
In light of the closing of Ford’s Theatre during the federal government shutdown, The Ford’s Theatre Society has announced two performances of The Laramie Project at First Congre…
As late as Tuesday morning, October 1st, the staff of Ford’s Theatre was confident that their production of The Laramie Project would proceed during any shutdown of the federal governm…
Nearly all performances scheduled will go on during the partial shutdown of the federal government, which went into effect today. Specifically: All productions at the Kennedy Center , includ…
Romeo and Juliet are back in town, but in David Leveaux' stark new production, it's difficult to tell just what town it is. The Prologue, as spoken here by Friar Lawrence instead of Chor…
While Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre is more accustomed to hosting repeat visits from tours such as Jersey Boys and The Book of Mormon (both scheduled for this season), on October 15th, Char…
Shakespeare Theatre Company announced late Friday that an agreement has been signed which will allow the theatre company to remain in the Lansburgh Theatre. A long simmering dispute between …
If we ever wonder what the true worth of regional theatre is, and, as one of the busiest theatre hubs in the country, particularly what it is here in Washington, perhaps part of the answer i…
Don Juan, Faction of Fools’ newest production, opens this Thursday. Are they ready? And can the intrepid Fools make the fight choreography work in costumes, wigs and, this being commed…
The family drama Broke-ology by Nathan Louis Jackson in the new Anacostia Playhouse has been given a one week extension. The Theater Alliance production is now set to close Sunday, September…
Mike Daisey enjoys a challenge. His traditional monologues take on, or create controversies (Apple products, consumerism, theatre’s provincialism, the American Dream at Disney World, B…
We are very pleased to share with you the responses received from those companies and performers who many of you chose for the Audience Choice Awards. Take a look.The post Audience Choice Aw…
For its 28th season, Washington Stage Guild presents “The Season of Dreams”, “four plays that examine the need to see beyond the mundane in order to create, to survive,…
Keegan Theatre Company announced that, due to box office demand, they have extended the run of Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men for an additional week. The Jeremy Skidmore directed drama …
In a month-long balloting for the 2013 Audience Choice Awards, where a total of 1,270 votes were recorded in 2 rounds of voting, Washington-area audiences spoke clearly about their choices. …
Update! Second extension announced. New Must-Close date: Oct 6th. Due to popular demand, Signature Theatre has added an additional performances for Miss Saigon, and extended the run …
The schedule and participating artists are subject to change without notice. Look for an up-to-date program guide in the main atriums at the Kennedy Center. A Day and Time Guide to the Festi…
I don’t know where I will file this article. It’s not a review, it’s certainly not news, nor is it an interview (unless one can interview oneself.) I want to talk about the…
This year, 530 voters took on the challenge of nominating the final 5 finalists in all categories for the 2012-2013 season Audience Choice Awards. This audience of voters showed they appreci…
We are pleased to announce DC Theatre Scene’s nominations for the 2012-2013 Washington area theatre season. DCTS staff evaluated 291 professional area productions to produce nomination…
We’re busy finalizing the nominations. We’ll have them here on Friday, August 9, 2013. Selection criteria: All professional productions in the greater Washington DC area p…
It's time to give one final round of applause for the performers and theatre companies who brought us the 2012-2013 theatre season. Sign up now to become part of the 7th annual DCTS Audience…
Fans of the Michael Bennett musical A Chorus Line will have another week to catch the critically acclaimed production now at Olney Theatre Center. Last night the company announced that they …