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 09:35AMA 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 11:12AMThe 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 10:50PMSince 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 02:38PMUncommon 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 02:22PMThe 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 06:14PMEven 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 03:50PMTheatre 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 11:21AMDirected 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 02:19PMFive 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 04:09PMWith 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 06:43PMProviding 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 08:40PMCity 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 11:31AMBefore 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 02:00PMMystifying, 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 08:23PM“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 05:05PM“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 10:32AMOnce 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 02:58PMWolf 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 11:20AMPart 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 09:27PMRorschach Theatre’s transformation of a former men’s clothing store into a 1990s era rock club is nothing short of spectacular. The 360-degree theatrical installation—including a st…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:42PMWith book, lyrics, and music by Anais Mitchell, the 2019 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, “Hadestown” is a rollicking and witty take on Greek mythological characters Orpheus and Euryd…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:49AMSpontaneity rules the evening and the #BossBabes are in charge in Washington Improv Theater’s (WIT) production of “Not a Pyramid Scheme.” Now playing at Studio Theatre where WIT is cel…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:18PMAn earthquake can—either literally or figuratively—rock the foundations of a person’s life. In this two act, “song-play,” with music by John Adams and libretto by June Jordan, i…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:00PM“Les Mis” is back! A spectacular production of the Tony-Award winning musical is currently playing in the Kennedy Center Opera House, featuring some of musical theatre’s finest actors,…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:42PMWashington’s theatre community gathered at the elegant Perry Belmont House on Tuesday evening to celebrate this year’s Helen Hayes Award nominees and raise a toast to yet another bountif…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:26PM‘”Gloria: A Life” at Theater J takes the audience on a journey through second-wave feminism with feminist icon Gloria Steinem (Susan Lynskey) as guide while she reflects on her youth a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:33PM“Blue,” in its D.C. premiere by The Washington National Opera, elegantly makes use of a centuries’ old art form to tell a 21st century story. It is one with national repercussions, but…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:45PMIn Sylvia Khoury’s “Selling Kabul,” lives swiftly unravel as the Taliban closes in on Afghan interpreter, Taroon (Mazin Akar) in retaliation for his collaboration with American militar…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:45PMThe Royal Court Theatre Production presented in association with The Public Theater’s Under The Radar Festival Set both in real life and the virtual world of social media, the provocativel…
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