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An exciting and original project is coming this Spring from Broadway multi-hyphenate Michael Kushner " a person who has multiple proficiencies, often cross-pollinating into each other to all…
Prologue Theatre has launched FOREWORD: A New Works Series. Each month through March 2021, a creative team will come together for two weeks to workshop a playwright's new play, culminating i…
When I learned that a bake-off was taking place, I instantly thought of warm apple pie and holiday-themed gourmet cookies. That's the foodie in me. However, the Brown Sugar Bake-Off festival…
Recognized as an outstanding leader in audio programming and technological excellence, Audible (an Amazon company) is the world's largest producer and provider of original spoken-word entert…
Since closing its production of The Artist Will Be with You in a Moment mid-run at the A.R.T./New York Theatres this past March, with the coronavirus pandemic shutdown of all live performanc…
Keegan Theatre returns to mainstage programming with a pair of productions streaming live in rep November 12 to 29, 2020. Performed from the Keegan stage, the fall repertory includes the wor…
Ballet Theatre of Maryland's production of Dracula is the perfect Halloween show, even in these scary times. Viewing the performance outdoors, on the grass lot of the future Maryland Theatre…
This week Signature Theatre releases a new cinematic concert, an inspired alternative to its pre-COVID cabarets. Titled Signature Vinyl, the fully produced, professionally filmed producti…
Just in time for Halloween, Ghostlight Records has announced a thrilling treat for Beetlejuice fans everywhere. The new album from Australian-born singer-songwriter Eddie Perfect, Beetlejuic…
As the pandemic continues to take its toll on live theater, smaller-budget theaters are staying nimble and daring, thanks to generous support from donors. One of these deft companies is Spoo…
Among the must-see digital offerings to take us into November are a serial podcast send-up of the soap-opera antics that go on with a Broadway musical-in-the-making, and a lesser-known drama…
IN Series returns to the original revolutionary opera, Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice, for an intimate film experience exploring love, loss, and grief during a global pandemic in which million…
In these tumultuous times, theatermakers and theatergoers have been working to share a long-time common goal: to reflect upon and engage with the human condition. In a noble effort to contin…
theatreWashington has announced an expansion of the Taking Care COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, originally organized in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the sudden loss of…
True to its mission"to present "socially conscious, thought-provoking work" that engages audiences "in active dialogue""Theater Alliance has launched a series of eight short plays by eight e…
Looking for something really cool to do this Halloween weekend? Check out The Next Ice Age (NIA), an amazing ice dancing troupe that will provide both tricks and treats. The company performs…
Although Shakespeare Theatre Company's acclaimed The Amen Corner had to shut down in March before its run was done, the production proved fortuitous for STC's future: It brought Director Whi…
Urgent times call for urgent theater. And urgent theater has been Mosaic Theater Company's calling card since its founding " rather unexpectedly " five years ago, by artistic director/playwr…
As millions across the country are taking to the polls, Studio Theatre releases its first audio play, an adaption of Kings, the lacerating, fast-talking political drama by Alexandria, Virgin…
After a long seven-month hiatus necessitated by the COVID-19 closure of live-on-stage performances, The Doo Wop Project made its highly anticipated return last night with its first-ever virt…
"Nobody's free until everybody's free." "Fannie Lou Hamer Anyone who has ever seen E. Faye Butler perform knows that they are witnessing something truly extraordinary. A two-time Helen Ha…
It was a few weeks ago; an unexpected FB post from playwright Bob Bartlett caught my attention. He was posting a teaser about his newest work, which was in an early development stage. He …
While Halloween parties and trick-or-treating may be on hold this year, you can celebrate the season and get your thrills with a spooky selection of shows and events streaming this week. The…
Give yourself a musical boost and some warm inspiration for these stormy days. Add plenty of deeply appreciated civility during an unsettled period. These might seem hard to find, but if…
Theater professionals from New York City, Kentucky, and DC have come together to launch ​Twist, a new virtual experience centered around a rotating series of social strategy games.…