History always has lessons to teach during times of enormous tumult. How did past societies struggle through similar cataclysms and emerge with their spirits intact? Many of us are newly awa…
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has recently revealed a plan for several ongoing and long-term social impact initiatives " and the urgency and importance of this work has …
Following two postponements of its annual presentation, in May and June, in light of the coronavirus crisis and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, the 65th annual Obie Awards …
Mosaic Theater Company has canceled its plans to open Alexandra Petri's Inherit the Wind in August and announced suspension of its on-stage season through 2020. At the same time, Mosaic anno…
With the extension of the shutdown of live theater through at least January 3, 2021, the ever-creative New York theater community is continuing to go digital with an increasing number of onl…
Boots are on the ground. Battle lines are drawn. A collaborative network of more than 300 BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) theatermakers are in garrisons and trenches across the…
Despite the coronavirus shutdown of Broadway, theater-lovers can still enjoy new works and stellar performances by favorites from The Great White Way via the upswing in offerings on digital …
Be An #ArtsHero " an intersectional grassroots social media campaign organized to mobilize a movement in support of emergency arts relief from the government " calls on the 5.1 million Ameri…
Musical theater icon Carol Channing (1921-2019) made her Broadway debut in 1941, then went on to become one of its biggest stars, after her famed appearance in the 1949 hit Gentlemen Prefer …
With the country hitting new daily highs as COVID-19 surges well beyond hot spots such as New York, New Jersey, and Connecituct, the Public Theater has produced a love letter to the medical …
I want to carve out a new niche in the Bold New World of virtual online arts meetings. I want to become a Zoom critic! Why? Because I have been forced to hone my facilitator skills with this…
Something new and engaging is coming our way. A singular opportunity for area theatergoers who want to learn more about how theater is made: 1st Stage in Tysons is offering a Virtual Classro…
As the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the world, and on live theater on and off Broadway, The Public Theater has responded with a virtual world premiere of The Line " an original Zoom docudrama…
As health and safety concerns continue to make live theater productions with a live audience dicey at best, the DMV's Dark Horse Theatre decided to find its own way to produce new content an…
Ghostlight Records, an independent leader in original Broadway cast albums and music by luminaries from the New York stage, continues to release new recordings during this extended pandemic …
From an expert conversation about a Shakespearean classic to a series of three rarely produced period-pieces to a documentary drama about NYC's front-line workers in the current coronavirus …
By Dalissa Vargas As a lifelong live theater fan and a woman of Puerto Rican descent, I have spent the better portion of my adult life as an avid theatergoer wherever I have lived. On any gi…
With the official announcement from The Broadway League earlier this week that all Broadway performances are now suspended through January 3, 2021 (at the earliest), theater-makers and theat…
By Daryl Austin The hip-hop musical Hamilton is being released on Disney+ on Friday (July 3)"a full 15 months ahead of schedule"so you can watch the drama and all of its love stories and sca…
Black Stories Matter, a live online storytelling show benefiting Black Lives Matter DC, will be presented by the DMV's Better Said Than Done on Zoom July 10, 2020. Black Stories Matter featu…
As COVID-19 continues to ravage the country, its effects on the arts have been devastating. Many organizations have turned to creative ways to raise funds in an effort to offset losses from …
While most of us will be celebrating Independence Day remotely this year, there's a significant selection of virtual performances by New York theater artists that will enrich your 4th of Jul…
Broadway has been dark since March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the longest shutdown in its history. With theaters shuttered from Broadway to the Beltway, musical theater fans have an…
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton (ca. 1757-1804) was a key figure in the American Revolution, so it's only fitting that the stage musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda (book, music, and l…
The Broadway League has just announced another extension of the cancellation of Broadway performances due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ticket refunds and exchanges on all Broadway shows are …