Tuesday, October 15, 2019
In 1998 the hit television series “Whose Line is it Anyway?” premiered. This show brought improvisational comedy to a wider audience and introduced folks to the comedy of the original ca…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:41PMTuesday, May 21, 2019
One of the most famous Romantic composers is Johannes Brahms. His work is meticulous and highly structured and a common concert selection. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Pe…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:26PMSunday, May 19, 2019
This month throughout The Kennedy Center there is programming surrounding the theme of “Unexpected Italy.” The National Symphony Orchestra will feature two programs, the first contained …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:58PMWednesday, May 15, 2019
The National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a true delight right here in Washington, DC. Their strength as an ensemble allows them to master many…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:05PMThursday, May 9, 2019
4 men. 3 years. No women. Only studying and fasting. This is the start of William Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost.” What ensues is a wildly outrageous comedy unlike any of Shake…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:46PMThursday, April 11, 2019
What happens when a Canadian teenage heartthrob pop star wants to revamp his image with the help of his favorite hip-hop duo? They, of course, create a reality TV show. That is the premise b…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:39PMTuesday, April 9, 2019
Choral Arts Society of Washington created a beautiful program for Dupont Underground, the creative and urban venue truly beneath Dupont Circle. It’s cavernous feeling space created gorgeou…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:01PMMonday, April 1, 2019
Art Basel is one of the premier art events of the year in Miami Beach. It attracts the ultra-wealthy with its lavish parties and wild festivities. It portrays a relevant backdrop to a modern…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:46PMSunday, March 17, 2019
One of the most identifiable operas has to be Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” which was first performed in 1875. The “Habanera” and the “Toreador Song” are two recognizable arias tha…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:21PMSunday, March 10, 2019
Solas Nua, the DC- based Irish arts group, has worked for years to highlight modern Irish art and culture. This organization is committed to presenting and producing engaging Irish art to au…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:32PMSunday, January 13, 2019
Refugees are a big topic lately here in Washington, DC. The land of in-between, where your future hangs on a packet of paperwork and some interviews is daunting, no matter where you come fro…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:06PMMonday, December 10, 2018
To hear Sephardic music is to learn Sephardic history and culture. These are the songs that were passed down orally by the Jewish people in Spain and Portugal to their children where they se…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:10PMFriday, November 30, 2018
J.B. Priestley’s “An Inspector Calls” was first performed in 1945 and was dropped into that vast genre of “drawing-room drama.” In 1992 Stephen Daldry revived the play in L…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:32PMThursday, November 29, 2018
Molly Smith Metzler’s play “Cry it Out” follows three new moms as they begin their journey into parenthood. Every mother-baby relationship is different but how much to socio ec…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:28AMWednesday, November 21, 2018
Leonard Bernstein was one of the most influential conductors and composers of the 20th century. His lasting legacy has been celebrated all over the world this year to celebrate his centenary…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:35AMThursday, November 15, 2018
Baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan have committed their careers to exploring and honoring the music of the First World War. Their performance of ‘Armistice: The Journey Home’ a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:37PMWednesday, November 7, 2018
Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. Two great Americans few people have not at least heard of. Few realize that the two were dear friends who both desperately fought for voting rights a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:26PMMonday, November 5, 2018
Washington Bach Consort is committed to celebrating the work of Johann Sebastian Bach and his Baroque contemporaries. Over the years they have performed many concerts around the world of his…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:26PMTuesday, October 30, 2018
Niccolò Jommelli’s “Cerere Placata” with libretto by Michele Sarcone was written in 1772 for the baptism of Princess Maria Teresia di Borbonne of Naples and Sicily. It is of a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:39PMMonday, October 29, 2018
Faction of Fools, Washington DC’s only Commedia dell’arte company, has brought “Henry V” to life with its signature style. With a scrappy and nimble aesthetic, they took what…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:00AMFriday, October 26, 2018
Young soprano Hyesang Park has been making a name for herself in opera around the world. Vocal Arts DC brought this charming and sweet young singer to The Kennedy Center for her Washington, …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:05AMTuesday, October 23, 2018
What do Mozart’s celebrated opera “The Marriage of Figaro” and TS Eliot’s masterpiece “Four Quartets” have to do with one another? “Figaro in Four Quartets” b…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:41PMIn 2015 the University of Cape Town (UCT) in Cape Town, South Africa, faced something pivotal that has since brought the topic of decolonization to a more global audience. The statue of Ceci…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:26PMSunday, October 21, 2018
Bram Stoker’s classic horror story “Dracula” has captivated and terrified audiences since 1897. Stoker paved the way for vampire lore and fantasy. In the original novel, Count …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:01PMWednesday, August 29, 2018
The 1994 musical “Passion” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine won the Tony Award that year for best musical. It was inspired by the film ‘Passione d’Amore’ which was base…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:56PMMonday, July 23, 2018
Artie Shaughnessy wants to write music for the movies. Bunny Flingus wants to see the pope. Ronnie Shaughnessy wants to be noticed. Bananas Shaughnessy wants to feel loved. These four wants …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:43PMSunday, July 22, 2018
The music of Motown shaped a generation and is still popular today. It contributed greatly to racial integration in popular music. Motown now refers to the distinct soul meets pop sound, but…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:21PMFriday, July 20, 2018
Life is unpredictable. Very few people end up where they thought or got there the way they planned. It is little things that change our course. Theatre Du Jour’s latest devised piece ̶…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:34PMTuesday, July 17, 2018
Recently the American political narrative has been pretty ridiculous, so much so that it has been difficult to decipher the truth from the fiction. Often times the truth has been so bizarre …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:07PMMonday, May 28, 2018
It is 1889 and Johnstown, Pennsylvania has just experienced a devastating flood. The survivors must face what to do and who to blame. A certain survivor, with a shocking injury, has been see…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:21PMOne of this year’s Artists in Residence at Strathmore is Cecily, a bright and vibrant young singer-songwriter who is all soul. She is a truly entrancing artist with incredible vocal power …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:05PM 
