In a meeting Tuesday night, November 17, 2020, the 26-member board of Mosaic Theater Company of DC unanimously accepted the resignation of Ari Roth, who founded the company six years ago "to…
Off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre has come to the forefront during the coronavirus closure of live in-person performances with its prolific offerings of exceptional and varied virtual p…
In mid-March DC-area theaters went dark and theatergoers' calendars emptied of live shows to take in"but light and sound and performances are coming into view by way of Zoom and YouTube. Whe…
The Keegan Theatre's streamed live performances from their stage are the closest thing I've seen so far to theater as we remember it avant le deluge. They are presenting two pieces in repert…
Round House Theatre, in association with McCarter Theatre Center, has launched its digital series of works by Adrienne Kennedy with the enigmatic He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box, directed…
While Japan Society's base in New York City, located at 333 East 47th Street, is temporarily closed to the public during the coronavirus pandemic, the non-profit organization, founded in 190…
"If you like theatrical storytelling"the kind that catches you by the heartstrings, gets you all wrapped up, then doesn't let loose until the very end"you're going to love The Resurrection o…
As part of their Stars in the House online series of "Plays in the House," featuring live readings of classic and award-winning plays until Broadway re-opens, co-hosts Seth Rudetsky and Jame…
Washington Stage Guild will present a "heavenly" online performance of George Bernard Shaw's Don Juan in Hell, the famous dream sequence from his play Man and Superman.  Audiences are…
Take any decent road trip through the American West and you're bound to pass half a dozen old opera houses in varying states of disrepair, or repair " if there happens to be a local renaissa…
On Friday, October 23, two-time Tony Award-winner Maury Yeston (Titanic; Nine) celebrated his 75th birthday with PS Classics' release of his new album, Maury Sings Yeston: The Demos, on digi…
Separated by continents, an estranged father and son reunite over Zoom. From their respective kitchens in Ramallah and in New York City, they recreate a cherished family recipe and struggle …
On Thursday, November 12, Broadway's Best Shows returns to the digital screen with a new limited-time livestream production of Boston Marriage, written and directed by playwright David Mamet…
With the boom in online shopping and resultant delays in delivery during the pandemic, it's a good idea to get a jump on your holiday gift-buying to make sure your presents arrive on time. I…
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and DC creative collective Makers Lab reunite for The JookJOYnt, a free, five-part video experience exploring themes of vulnerability, intimacy, and connection…
Gonzales Cantata, a streaming production of the IN Series online program Invision, The Logan Operahouse Without Walls, is a cleverly done "docu-opera." Composer Melissa Dunphy has taken the …
Baltimore's Everyman Theatre will bet on another successful run with Queens Girl: Black in the Green Mountains by Caleen Sinnette Jennings, premiering for in-person performances on November …
Round House Theatre, in association with McCarter Theatre Center, has announced updated details for The Work of Adrienne Kennedy: Inspiration & Influence, a four-week festival highlighti…
As we in the performing arts continue to struggle with finances and other resources in the aftershock of COVID-19, with no end in sight, how can we inform taxpayers and policymakers of the v…
With the incoming administration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, two major organizations that represent the theater community are celebrating the Democratic victory in the 2020 election and …
We thought the days of drive-in movie theaters, with patrons braving the weather for the sake of a good time, were a thing of the past. But pandemic desperation has brought this back, easing…
Orphée et Eurydice, a streaming production of the IN Series online program Invision, The Logan Operahouse Without Walls, is a cleverly updated version of Gluck's classic 1762 opera. It feat…
Not only is the mega-mega-mega-talented Alex Brightman a two-time Tony Award nominee for his blockbuster lead performances as the badass substitute teacher Dewey Finn in School of Rock (2016…
Just when American politics could not seem more fraught, IN Series is offering a cheeky throwback to a shockingly simpler time: a made-for-film production of Melissa Dunphy's Gonzales Cantat…
Text and photos by Olivia Hampton About a month into the pandemic, Kris Funn was practicing his double bass "out of control," with far more time on his hands than usual. Then, as reality set…