Theater is changing. It has to; and, as ever, to survive we need to respond creatively to one of the greatest threats it has faced in centuries. But hey, we've been here before"and if Shakes…
As a Latino gay millennial singer-songwriter, I believe I can make a difference. I'm here because I can become one of the reasons why things get better. We will fight and we won't stop. The …
Though the coronavirus pandemic has brought a temporary halt to large public gatherings, it hasn't stopped artists and organizations from celebrating big events while entertaining audiences …
Elections have consequences. Some elections more than others. With voting participation trending downward over the years, what can be done to awaken folk to the critical importance of voting…
theatreWashington has announced updated plans for the 36th annual Helen Hayes Awards"originally scheduled to take place at The Anthem on May 18, 2020, but postponed because of COVID. Celebra…
By Steve Quintilian and Julie Lloyd, Encore Theater Company Co-founders As artistic directors and theater managers all over the DMV wrestle with how and when to stage live theater indoors, t…
Lights out. Beat. Beat. When the lights go and I'm plunged into darkness, sitting in a theater, my heart always skips a beat, because I know that moment of pause exists to move me"either int…
Change is coming. As the DMV theater community is reeling and reckoning with the effects of the coming post-COVID-19 world and as artists of color are speaking their minds freely, what await…
Starting today, a selection of more than 200 videos, culled from eleven years of live acts by a roster of top Broadway stars and acclaimed global artists at The Cabaret, will go digital on t…
Sheldon Epps will join the Ford's Theatre leadership team as Senior Artistic Advisor. He steps into the new role as the theater reevaluates its 2020"2021 season amid the national reckoning f…
With over 20 years of experience and a running count of five nominations and four Tony Awards to his credit " more than any other Black Broadway producer in history " Ron Simons, CEO and Pre…
The authors of the following two op-eds are cofounders of DC's acclaimed Restoration Stage, Inc., whose focus is "restoring the Black family"one story at a time." Collaborating as director (…
Ghostlight Records, an independent leader in original cast recordings of Broadway musicals and solo albums by its stars, has announced two new releases in the world-premiere series of The Mi…
American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virginia, has announced that their Summer 2020 SafeStart Season will be available for online viewing in partnership with Marquee TV. Dubbed "BlkFrs L…
Announced today, the Black Artist Coalition (BAC) has formed in response to the increasing awareness of both macro- and microaggressions that have more often than not tainted Black artists' …
Recently, during an interview with Nicole Brewer, founder of Anti-Racist Theatre, I learned about the Arts Administrators of Color Network's Accomplices Leadership Institute (ALI). As a memb…
On Thursday, August 13, Club Cumming " the hot queer intimate cabaret space in the East Village, co-founded by the multi-award-winning Scottish-born actor and LGBTQIA+ activist Alan Cumming …
Interview by Roberta Alves Spooky Action Theater's New Works in Action play-reading series continues Sunday, August 16, with Ian August's Zero, a dark comedy about three miscreant teens"N…
August 26, 2020, marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, giving women the right to vote. To commemorate the momentous anniversary, special even…
There is a moment in theater that I live for. I'm onstage, responding truthfully in the moment as if for the first time, embodying my skin as another person and existing in a brilliant atmos…
After the sold-out run of the Irish Repertory Theatre's world-premiere Off-Broadway production of Love, Noël in the summer of 2019, the show has returned in a re-imagined digital reprise …
Among this week's top livestreams from New York are three different genres of new musical offerings " a short musical narrative, a thematic song cycle, and a cabaret-style concert " that mak…
Racial unrest and violent protests in the streets. Social division and a nation on the verge of collapse. A nascent social movement confronting racial injustice and police brutality. Interna…
DMV rapper "Litty Official" releases their mixtape He Could Never on Spotify, Soundcloud, and iTunes. Jade Jones, the artist behind Litty, has crafted a standout lo-fi trap mixtape for the m…
The one and "onliest" James Jackson, Jr. is a New York City-based actor, performance artist, Kabarettist, vocal coach, producer, and everything else a fabulous entertainer should be. From th…