This entertaining show for children and their families invites the audience into Picasso’s imaginative leaps of transformational visions. By SUSAN GALBRAITH
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:21AMIn an in-depth conversation, the artistic director shares the conception and resonant components of a world premiere play with music inpired by a lost Euripides play. By SUSAN GALBRAITH
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 03:15PMA musical review about the life and legacy of a sister and brother whose art advanced the identity of Afro-descendants in Peru.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:28PMDirector José Zayas keeps the show humming and the humor coming.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 10:00AMA seminal Spanish opera ('El retablo de maese Pedro') followed by a new Derek Goldman piece starring David Strathairn and Robin de Jesús.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 01:29PMAs the acclaimed opera opens at Kennedy Center, the mezzo-soprano who plays the mother of a slain Black son talks about going to a place beyond grief.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 02:31PMVerdi was surely smiling down from the heavens to hear his most stirring work given such a powerful, clear, and moving rendering.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 08:11PMAs the urgency ratchets up and surprises are revealed, the story becomes a heart-stopping journey.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:25AMSadly, these Gilbert and Sullivan light operettas are showing their age.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 01:28PMKelley Rourke, the new artistic advisor for the program, previews three new 20-minute operas.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:46PMHoliday joy is on the way in the company's 'Christmas Revels: Celtic Crossroads.'
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:41PMIn Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle's contemporary adaptation of J.M. Synge's classic, it's not clear who has more fun, the audience or the ensemble on stage.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 08:46AMThe weekend program, the first of three, was directed and choreographed by Antonio Granjero, the 'Baryshnikov of Spanish Dance.'
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:02PMPlaywright and Director Mary Zimmerman plumbs the mind of the man.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 09:04PMTen of Chekhov’s short stories adapted by comedy writer Neil Simon and acted broadly.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 08:39AMThe 1897 original — a farce about couples at different ages and stages of love — gets an experimental-musical treatment and is a must-see for theater lovers.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 08:52PMA show about the richness of human imagination in a once-upon-a-time where science meets art.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:18PMTheir original cabaret, 'tempered,' promises to be cathartic art.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:48PMWhen first cast as the Count in Maryland Lyric Opera’s sparkling production of 'The Marriage of Figaro,' he thought the guy was evil.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:17PMIn 'The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day,' the words tell the story; the music breaks open our hearts.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:47PMThe real passionate relationship in this production is carried by a bromance.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:29PMAt Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera offers a delectable evening of lighter-than-air meringue fare.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:43PMFour world premieres at Kennedy Center point to the future of the art form and tell stories that relate directly to the American experience.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:43PMIn Strathmore’s glowing wood auditorium with its stellar acoustics, each familiar tune was more glorious than the last.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:11AMFor Kennedy Center's 50th anniversary, the Washington National Opera takes on monumentalism.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:46AMTheir three-generation story takes us inside themes of class, racism, and sexism that are woven into the island’s history.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:59AM¡Pa’lante! An inspiring conversation about resilience with Executive Director Rebecca Medrano and Actor Ernesto Concepción.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:09AMThe creators have thrown away the rulebook. It’s not jazz exactly and certainly not classical contemporary.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:39PMIn these still difficult times, 'Rent' is a much-needed tonic for the soul.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:54PMIn a concert called 'Come Home: A Celebration of Return,' the variety of styles and greatest hits was almost too much for the ear and heart to bear.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:15AMChoreographer/dancer Edwin Aparicio mines his own childhood memories of war and migration.
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