Local Playwright Audrey Cefaly's 'Alabaster' to receive record breaking ten-city rolling world premiere by News Desk

National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, announces its 91st Rolling …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:36pm on November 4, 2019[SHARE]

Signature Theatre to present 'Mamma Mia!' at DC's Anthem by News Desk

Signature Theatre announced today that it will produce Mamma Mia! this summer at The Wharf, Washington, DC's newest concert venue. Mamma Mia! will run for two weeks from June 25 to July 5, 2…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:17pm on November 1, 2019[SHARE]

Bottomless Broadway Brunch to Launch Monumental Theatre Company's Season by News Desk

Monumental Theatre Company will be hosting a Bottomless Broadway Brunch on November 30, 2019. This event will feature performers from Monumental Theatre Company's upcoming 2020 season, as we…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:09am on November 1, 2019[SHARE]

Local stars to shine in Mo Willems world premiere at Kennedy Center by News Desk

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces the full cast and creative team for Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (The Musical!), a Kennedy Center-commissioned world pr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:19am on October 30, 2019[SHARE]

Baltimore Center Stage Announces the Baltimore Butterfly Sessions by News Desk

Baltimore Center Stage will begin its new civic dialogue series, The Baltimore Butterfly Sessions, this month. Featuring music, poetry, storytelling, literary excerpts, and thought-provoking…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:11pm on October 21, 2019[SHARE]

Prominent NYC Scenic Designers Debut at Everyman with 'Radio Golf' by News Desk

Everyman Theatre of Baltimore is proud to have Christopher and Justin Swader in house to design the set for their new production of August Wilson's "Radio Golf." The New York-based team has …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 6:03pm on October 18, 2019[SHARE]

Tickets for 'The Last Ship' Starring STING at the National Theatre go on sale this Friday by News Desk

Tickets for Sting's acclaimed musical THE LAST SHIP, starring and featuring original music and lyrics by 17-time Grammy Award®-winner Sting, will go on sale Friday, October 18 at 10am for…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:39am on October 16, 2019[SHARE]

Creative Cauldron Announces "Bold New Musical Voices" Competition For Women Composers And Writers by News Desk

Creative Cauldron announces an open call for submissions for its new "Bold New Musical Voices" Festival, to be held from April 27 " May 6, 2020. The festival seeks new and innovative musical…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 8:54am on October 13, 2019[SHARE]

U.S. Premiere of 'White Pearl' by Anchuli Felicia King To Premiere at Studio Theatre by News Desk

In her U.S. premiere, rising Thai-Australian playwright Anchuli Felicia King takes a scathing look at the ugliness of the beauty industry in White Pearl, beginning November…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 8:39am on October 13, 2019[SHARE]

LA TI DO presents Natalie Weiss: Live in DC by News Desk

Join LA TI DO for an intimate evening with YouTube sensation Natalie Weiss at Union Stage at The DC Wharf featuring Natalie Weiss with a live band. Where: Union Stage, 740 Water St, SW Washi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 3:05pm on October 11, 2019[SHARE]

Internationally Acclaimed Cellist Amit Peled to Perform Free Concert by News Desk

Internationally acclaimed cellist Amit Peled joins Peabody Conservatory alumna Allison Freeman for a free concert this Sunday, October 13, 2019, at 4:30pm at St. Edward the Confessor Church …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:07am on October 11, 2019[SHARE]

Solas Nua's 'The Smuggler' by Ronán Noone is Moving to Round House Theatre November 1-10 by News Desk

Following a completely sold-out run at Allegory/Eaton DC, Solas Nua's immersive cocktail theatre production will move to the dramatically renovated bar at award-winning Round House Theatre i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 8:28am on October 3, 2019[SHARE]

'The Willard Suitcases' Starring Nancy Anderson To Have World Premiere at American Shakespeare Center by News Desk

The Willard Suitcases, a new musical by Julianne Wick Davis, will make its world premiere debut at the American Shakespeare Center on October 4, directed by Ethan McSweeny and featuring Nanc…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 8:13am on September 29, 2019[SHARE]

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Musicians Reach One-Year Agreement: Concert Season to Open This Weekend by News Desk

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (BSO) and members of the Orchestra and the Musicians' Association of Metropolitan Baltimore, Local 40-543, announced at a joint press conference on Sep…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 2:04pm on September 24, 2019[SHARE]

Signature Theatre Announces Plays Selected for SigWorks: Monday Night New Play Reading Series by News Desk

Signature Theatre continues its commitment to new work and developing local talent by presenting the fifth season of SigWorks: Monday Night New Play Reading Series. This season Signature is …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 2:24pm on September 12, 2019[SHARE]

The August Wilson Society Introduces August Wilson Lecture Series at Howard University by News Desk

The August Wilson Society (AWS) is thrilled to announce the September 19, 2019 launch of the August Wilson's Ground Annual Lecture Series, a forum whose mission is to advance August Wilson S…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:04pm on September 12, 2019[SHARE]

Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre To Host Free Staged Reading of 'Mids and Johnnies' on September 20 by News Desk

Looking for an uplifting original musical? Check out Mids and Johnnies, a new musical about life in Annapolis. The plot revolves around Roman, a Ruritanian foreign-exchange student at St.…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 2:24pm on September 11, 2019[SHARE]

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Presents 'Annie' by News Desk

Leaping Lizards! Riverside Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to be presenting Annie, starring Sally Struthers as Miss Hannigan, opening Wednesday, September 25 and running until …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 8:27pm on September 10, 2019[SHARE]

Alliance For New Music-Theatre Will Be First Theater-in-Residence at Dupont Underground by News Desk

Alliance for New Music-Theatre (ANMT) is delighted to announce it has been named Dupont Underground's first Theatre-in-Residence. The residency coincides with the launch of its 2019-20…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 2:13pm on September 8, 2019[SHARE]

Shakespeare Theatre Company To Air National Theatre Live's "Fleabag" as Part of Film Series by News Desk

Shakespeare Theatre Company is delighted to announce the lineup of three National Theatre Live screenings in anticipation of the 2019/20 Season: FLEABAG, ANTONY & CLEOPATRA, THE LEHMAN T…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 2:43pm on September 3, 2019[SHARE]

News: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Names Emika Abe as New Managing Director by News Desk

After a nationwide search run by Greg Kandel, David Mallette, and Management Consultants for the Arts, Woolly Mammoth will welcome their new Managing Director, Emika Abe, on October 7, 2019.…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:38pm on September 2, 2019[SHARE]

News: Charm City Fringe Announces 2019 Festival Lineup by News Desk

Charm City Fringe announces the lineup for the eighth annual festival, now in its third year in the Bromo Arts District. Charm City Fringe will present 22 productions and over 90 performance…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 9:22am on August 30, 2019[SHARE]

Fall for These Theater Week Discounts! by News Desk

Ah, autumn in DC. The temperatures fall, the leaves fall, and the ticket prices fall at dozens of theaters! Theatre Week, a program of theatreWashington, celebrates the beginning of each new…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 6:09pm on August 27, 2019[SHARE]

News: Arena Stage Kicks Off 2019/20 Season with Free Community Day and Props Sale by News Desk

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater kicks off the 2019/20 Season with a free Community Day and Props Sale on Saturday, August 24, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Mead Cente…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:41pm on August 22, 2019[SHARE]

American Shakespeare Center Announces 2020 Programming by News Desk

In a Sunday presentation broadcast from the stage of Staunton, Virginia's Blackfriars Playhouse " the world's only recreation of Shakespeare's indoor theatre " American Shakespeare Center (A…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 2:19pm on August 19, 2019[SHARE]