Thursday, February 18, 2016
Celebrate Belize's birthday or see a wordless retelling of a story you already know.
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 07:33AMThursday, January 28, 2016
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Friday, July 17, 2015
A murderous musical, a new opera about justice, and music at Fort Dupont
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 10:35PMTuesday, May 19, 2015
Art rock, thought-provoking portraits, and a play that aims to end slut-shaming
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:29AMWednesday, May 6, 2015
Friday, February 27, 2015
A musical theater revue, post-punk jams, and Mingering Mike's first Smithsonian show
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 12:37PMThursday, February 12, 2015
The Washington Ballet's latest premiere got its look from 19th-century paintings and modern sculpture.
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 01:07PMTuesday, December 16, 2014
A country-music cover of the date-rapiest holiday song of all time.
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 10:43AMFriday, December 5, 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
Inspired by the Kennedy Center's show about the National Gallery of Art's famous "Little Dancer Aged 14"
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 01:29PMMonday, October 6, 2014
It's official: The midsummer performance festival is moving to Trinidad.
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 04:55PMMonday, September 29, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Soak up some art and some air conditioning at new museum shows today.
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 10:57AMTuesday, August 5, 2014
Sending humans to Mars poses an extraordinary set of challenges—the long distances, the need to carry massive amounts of materials into space, and the off-the-charts radiation levels—so …
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 10:34AMThursday, June 26, 2014
Funding is a constant concern for D.C.'s nonprofit theaters. While deep-pocketed donors and season subscribers help offset some costs, and online crowdfunding can work in certain situations,…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:40AMWednesday, May 14, 2014
You know summer is almost here when a massively hyped guitar band from England makes its way to a slew of gigs on the East Coast. This year’s band is Eagulls, a post-punk quintet from Leed…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:27AMMonday, May 5, 2014
After just 16 performances on Broadway, Arena Stage's multi-million dollar production of The Velocity of Autumn closed yesterday. Producers made the announcement last Wednesday, mere hou…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 03:49PMTuesday, April 1, 2014
In recent seasons, Dancing with the Stars has attempted to up its credibility by inviting members of the New York City Ballet to perform live in a sparkly, televised spectacle. When the tr…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:41AMThursday, March 20, 2014
Plenty of TV watchers have noted how closely Netflix’s political drama House of Cards resembles an opera, but until now, no one’s tried to make an opera that looks like House of Cards. T…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:30AMTuesday, March 11, 2014
According to 20th century painter and art collector Sara Roby, the best way to celebrate American visual art was to showcase pieces by actively working artists. So that's what she did beginn…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:27AMTuesday, March 4, 2014
If you missed your chance to see singing missionaries dance with African warlords when The Book of Mormon sold out the Kennedy Center last summer, you've got another opportunity to snag tho…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:50AMFriday, January 24, 2014
This week's winter storm has caused yet another delay. This time, it's Keegan Theatre's production of Gore Vidal's The Best Man. Originally scheduled to open Jan. 25, the play will now open…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 04:56PMThursday, January 23, 2014
Attendees at this year's Helen Hayes Awards will no longer be confined to their plush velvet seats inside the Warner Theatre. TheatreWashington, the organization that oversees the awards, an…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 04:27PMStarring in a biographic jukebox musical requires a lot from actors. They have to embody a well-known person without resorting to caricature, and they have to sing well enough to keep the cr…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:11AMTuesday, January 7, 2014
In 1954, Joseph Papp started the Shakespeare Workshop, a mobile theater that brought free Shakespeare performances to all five boroughs of New York. Thirteen years later, Papp opened the Pub…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:43AMFriday, November 8, 2013
Albert Camus’ The Stranger is one of the core texts of existential literature. The novel’s exploration of absurdity and ambiguity is perfect fodder for a remix artist to interpret. I…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:00AMTuesday, October 15, 2013
Thanks to a generous donor, Ford's Theatre will reopen tomorrow morning, more than two weeks after the National Park Service closed the historic site as a result of the government shutdown. …
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 03:15PMDirector Aaron Posner says he was drawn to Romeo and Juliet "because of sex and violence, just like everybody else." Evergreen themes those are indeed, but when his version of the tragedy …
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:05AMMonday, October 7, 2013
The Laramie Project is homeless no more: Ford's Theatre has found a full-time venue for the show, the company announced today. Performances scheduled from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15 will take place…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 05:25PM 
