245 stories by "Nicole Hertvik"
The winter holidays are a great time to see a show with someone you love, so here is our list of best bets in holiday entertainment in and around DC. Whether you are looking for a show to en…
Offenbach and Rossini are not names that roll easily off most children's tongues. Luckily for parents who are looking for a fun way to introduce their children to classical music, the work o…
The 2019-2020 Theater and Policy Salon season will start on October 18 at 3 pm with a Salon at New York University's Washington DC campus at 1307 L Street, NW in downtown DC. The conversatio…
DC Metro Theater Arts spent a day at rehearsal with the cast of Round House Theatre Company's season opener: School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. Not only is this play a fabulous f…
Imagine a world where pop culture and high culture intersect. A world in which wrestling, comics, and gaming meld seamlessly with the performing arts, allowing people of all backgrounds to e…
Round House Theatre reopened this week after an eight-month renovation that revamped nearly every aspect of the Bethesda, MD theater space. What began as a desire to improve the acoustics in…
LA-based character actor Reggie De Leon brings comedic flair to the beloved Disney character Iago. 'Aladdin' is playing at the Kennedy Center through September 7th.
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How does an actor prepare to embody of of the United States' most famous first ladies? We spoke to Mara Bayewitz about her upcoming solo turn as Dolley Madison playing at Best Medicine Rep o…
DC Metro Theater Arts and DC Theatre Scene are pleased to announce that they are joining forces to cover the 2019 Capital Fringe Festival. Each online publication will review half of the 89 …
I am through being a lonely theater geek, locking myself in my bedroom and shushing non-interested family members throughout the Tony Awards broadcast! This year, I've decided to throw mysel…
Free For All, one of the capital's cherished annual traditions, will return for its 29th annual summer to Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC), offering two weeks of free performances of the Co…
Visual highlights from the 35th Annual Helen Hayes Awards Ceremony. A complete list of recipients can be found here. All photos by Mukul Ranjan. Check out Mukul's work at or at Mukul Ranjan …
There is something very "meta" about Gala Hispanic Theatre's production of Fame. See, you've got this group of scrappy young artists with talent, so much talent. And they are determined to s…
Sometimes, true perfection can be found where we least expect it. Whether you know it as a movie or a musical, Shrek has a pretty clear message for audiences: If you keep waiting for a perfe…
The 35th Annual Helen Hayes Awards are just around the corner and we couldn't be more excited! All of DC theater in one room together, wearing fancy duds and celebrating another year of hard…
The Lab program at Georgetown University occupies an interesting space in the DC performing arts world, existing at the intersection between art and international affairs. Georgetown's Labor…
Broadway fans are in for a treat as Matthew Morrison (Glee, The Light in the Piazza) and Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Waitress) come to town this weekend to headline Strathmore's annual Spring Gal…
DC-based theater company Nu Sass Productions is taking Marx in Soho to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer. Marx in Soho, by American Historian Howard Zinn, will feature Mary Myers as …
Amanda Gookin is a cellist, a founding member of the acclaimed music group PUBLIQuartet, and, since 2015, the founder of the Forward Music Project, which commissions new multimedia works for…
The Washington Chorus (TWC) celebrated St. Patrick's Day 2019 with a concert at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, followed by its annual Gala dinner at the Watergate Hotel. The concert featur…
Young Artists of America presented its annual concert last Sunday, performing a semi-staged concert version of Les Misérables that featured a large ensemble of performers, chorus members an…
The 19th Annual WATCH Awards recipients were announced tonight at a ceremony at The Birchmere in Alexandria Virginia. The ceremony was notable for two touching moments. Charles Hall, father …
The newly formed Studio Acting Conservatory has secured temporary space for its next season of classes. 2019-2020 Classes will take place in Washington, DC, at the Garnet Patterson School, d…
There is one role that Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti cherishes above all others: Mother. The My Fair Lady star gave birth to daughter Ella Rose in 2017. "Becoming a mom changed me in every…
Raise your hand if you studied at Studio Theatre's Acting Conservatory? For the 10,000 plus performers whose careers started at Studio's 43-year-old conservatory, the news that Studio would …
