Saturday, May 24, 2025
Led by Rick Davis, Dean of the George Mason University College of Visual and Performing Arts, the season announcement event took place on the stage of the Concert Hall, gathering some of the…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:14PMWinner of five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, “Kimberly Akimbo” is a touching and thoughtful examination of growing up and growing old, lightened by witty dialogue and bursts of ra…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:57PMThursday, May 22, 2025
Recognizing work from 165 eligible productions, awards were given in 41 categories On Monday, May 19, the Washington, DC theatre community descended on The Anthem to honor the area’s best …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:37AMMonday, April 7, 2025
Well-established as one of the world’s top theater festivals, the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) held a sneak preview on April 1 in Washington, D.C. of “Stories with Purpo…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:10PMWednesday, March 26, 2025
Directed by Jeff Calhoun and based on the 1992 movie of the same name, “Sister Act” is your ticket to an entertaining evening full of fun and laughter. Having witnessed a murder, aspirin…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:33PMSunday, February 9, 2025
George Mason University launched its “Give Voice” initiative during “Mason Arts Elevated,” an event held at the Center for the Arts on February 5, 2025, to unveil Mason’s plans to …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:15PMMonday, February 3, 2025
For two nights only, Conductor Gianandrea Noseda led the glorious National Symphony Orchestra, the University of Maryland Concert Choir, and a cast of world-class singers in a rare concer…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:28PMMonday, December 23, 2024
Seeking to escape the instability plaguing mid-1970s India, the Patels pack up the family zoo and book passage on a cargo ship bound for Canada. During the voyage disaster strikes, leavin…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:49PMTuesday, December 17, 2024
IN Series has titled its 2024-2025 season, “Illicit Opera” with the aim of showcasing formerly banned works. Within this framework, Rigoletto’s inclusion makes perfect sense. The story…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:30PMTuesday, December 10, 2024
Out for a rare date night, Jasper (Jacob Yeh) and Adelaide (Kari Ginsburg) chat happily, seemingly content with their lives as suburban, middle class parents raising twin girls. That is, unt…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:35PMTuesday, October 29, 2024
The Washington National Opera opened the 2024-2025 season with a stirring and timely production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” An opera in two acts, “Fidelio” premiered in 1851 at La Fe…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:35AMTuesday, October 15, 2024
A raucous fireworks-filled marriage proposal releases an ancient creature from the depths of a nearby lake. This results in a monumental succession of unintended consequences, but not withou…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:12AMTuesday, October 8, 2024
The theatre season has just begun, but “Babbit,” directed by Christopher Ashley and starring two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick, is set to be Washington D.C.’s must-see theat…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:50PMSunday, October 6, 2024
Since 2006, the annual “ARTS by George!” gala has been a George Mason University tradition that brings together students, faculty, and community arts enthusiasts to support scholarships…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:38PMFriday, August 16, 2024
Uncommon artistry and elegance characterize “Silent Night,” a contemporary opera in two acts that lays bare the shared humanity of enemy soldiers on a European battlefield while simultan…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:22PMMonday, August 5, 2024
The Tony Award®–winning Best Musical “Nine” recounts the story of Italian film director, Guido Contini (Steven Pasquale), who decamps to a Venetian spa in an attempt to overcome write…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:14PMMonday, July 22, 2024
Even in the extreme heat of a Washington, DC summer, the haunting melodies of Giacomo Puccini’s “La bohème” have the power to transport listeners to a freezing Parisian flat whose you…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:50PMTuesday, July 2, 2024
Theatre enthusiasts converged on the Filene Center last Saturday evening for the fifth annual “Broadway in the Park.” In a collaboration between Arlington’s Signature Theatre and Wolf …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:21AMSunday, June 9, 2024
Directed by Jakari Sherman, Step Afrika!’s revival of “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence” is a glorious synthesis of dance, music, and the visual arts that traces Black Amer…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:19PMSaturday, April 27, 2024
Five of the world’s finest magicians have joined forces to baffle and mystify audiences in a production that features mind reading, vanishing acts, and even a snowstorm. Amidst a steady st…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:09PMMonday, March 18, 2024
With Master of Ceremonies Diego Prieto at the helm, the Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) organization held its 22nd annual awards show at The Birchmere this past Sunday. The …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:14PMUnder the baton of conductor Adam Turner, Virginia Opera and Richmond Symphony Orchestra gifted Northern Virginia with a dazzling and heartfelt production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Bu…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:43PMWednesday, March 6, 2024
Providing laugh-out-loud theatre for more than a decade, the nine-time Tony Award®-winning musical “The Book of Mormon” is as fresh and entertaining now as it was when it premiered on B…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:40PMMonday, February 5, 2024
City of Fairfax Theatre Company’s current production of “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive,” features witty dialogue, a creative set, and a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:31AMThursday, February 1, 2024
Before Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” became one of Broadway’s longest-running musicals, Larson penned a little-known, autobiographical rock monologue titled “30/90.” In the ensuing de…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:00PMThursday, January 25, 2024
Mystifying, magical, and moving, “Mindplay” is a guided exploration of memory and the power it has to shape and reshape our perceptions—with an endless stash of astonishing surprises a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:23PMThursday, November 2, 2023
“Our Dirty War” is a rare gem of theatrical depth and daring. Written and directed by Camilla Madero (this is her senior thesis), who also plays the role of her father, Roberto Madero…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:05PMThursday, October 12, 2023
“Arts By George!” is an annual fundraising event held at George Mason University to provide scholarships for young artists enrolled in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. This …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:32AMWednesday, October 11, 2023
Once again, Creative Cauldron is breaking new ground by launching its 2023-2024 season with the East Coast premiere of “Monarch: A Mexican American Musical.” This is a new work that exam…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:58PMTuesday, August 15, 2023
Wolf Trap Opera’s one-night only production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” featured vocal talent of the highest caliber in a memorable performance of some of opera’s best-loved music. …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:20AMMonday, July 24, 2023
Part concert, part communal meditation, “Little Central America, 1984″—directed by Elia Arce and written and performed by Elia Arce and Rubén Martínez—uses song, film, and spoken w…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:27PM 
