Wednesday, January 15, 2020
In his five years on DC stages, actor Justin Weaks has played an impressive array of characters written by contemporary African-American playwrights. It is a dream he feared would never beco…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:26PMThursday, December 5, 2019
Oh, that pigeon! Always causing trouble. He never wants to take a bath. He stays up past his bedtime. And now he wants to drive… a bus?! Children’s author Mo Willems continues his tenure…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:58AMMonday, December 2, 2019
When Gunderson agreed to rework 'Peter Pan' for Shakespeare Theatre Company, she had one stipulation: the sexism and racism had to go.
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Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:55AMTuesday, November 19, 2019
We all want to feel loved, right? And there are times we feel forgotten. Unseen. Disposable. The classic children’s story The Velveteen Rabbit is a sentimental reminder that a child’s lo…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:06PMWednesday, November 13, 2019
The winter holidays are a great time to see a show with someone you love, so here is our list of best bets in holiday entertainment in and around DC. Whether you are looking for a show to en…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:33PMTuesday, October 29, 2019
Offenbach and Rossini are not names that roll easily off most children’s tongues. Luckily for parents who are looking for a fun way to introduce their children to classical music, the work…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:13AMMonday, October 14, 2019
The 2019-2020 Theater and Policy Salon season will start on October 18 at 3 pm with a Salon at New York University’s Washington DC campus at 1307 L Street, NW in downtown DC. The conversat…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:21PMFriday, September 20, 2019
DC Metro Theater Arts spent a day at rehearsal with the cast of Round House Theatre Company’s season opener: School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. Not only is this play a fabulous…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:38PMTuesday, September 17, 2019
Imagine a world where pop culture and high culture intersect. A world in which wrestling, comics, and gaming meld seamlessly with the performing arts, allowing people of all backgrounds to e…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:23PMThursday, August 29, 2019
Round House Theatre reopened this week after an eight-month renovation that revamped nearly every aspect of the Bethesda, MD theater space. What began as a desire to improve the acoustics in…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:37AMThursday, July 25, 2019
LA-based character actor Reggie De Leon brings comedic flair to the beloved Disney character Iago. 'Aladdin' is playing at the Kennedy Center through September 7th.
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Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:50PMFriday, July 5, 2019
How does an actor prepare to embody of of the United States’ most famous first ladies? We spoke to Mara Bayewitz about her upcoming solo turn as Dolley Madison playing at Best Medicine Rep…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:58AMMonday, June 17, 2019
DC Metro Theater Arts and DC Theatre Scene are pleased to announce that they are joining forces to cover the 2019 Capital Fringe Festival. Each online publication will review half of the 89 …
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:59AMThursday, May 30, 2019
I am through being a lonely theater geek, locking myself in my bedroom and shushing non-interested family members throughout the Tony Awards broadcast! This year, I’ve decided to throw mys…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:10PMWednesday, May 29, 2019
Free For All, one of the capital’s cherished annual traditions, will return for its 29th annual summer to Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC), offering two weeks of free performances of the …
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:16PMThursday, May 16, 2019
Visual highlights from the 35th Annual Helen Hayes Awards Ceremony. A complete list of recipients can be found here. All photos by Mukul Ranjan. Check out Mukul’s work at or at Mukul Ranja…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:32PMTuesday, May 14, 2019
There is something very “meta” about Gala Hispanic Theatre’s production of Fame. See, you’ve got this group of scrappy young artists with talent, so much talent. And they are determi…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:24PMMonday, May 13, 2019
Sometimes, true perfection can be found where we least expect it. Whether you know it as a movie or a musical, Shrek has a pretty clear message for audiences: If you keep waiting for a perfe…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:37PMThursday, May 9, 2019
The 35th Annual Helen Hayes Awards are just around the corner and we couldn’t be more excited! All of DC theater in one room together, wearing fancy duds and celebrating another year of ha…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:06PMWednesday, May 8, 2019
The Lab program at Georgetown University occupies an interesting space in the DC performing arts world, existing at the intersection between art and international affairs. Georgetown’s Lab…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:46PMWednesday, May 1, 2019
Broadway fans are in for a treat as Matthew Morrison (Glee, The Light in the Piazza) and Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Waitress) come to town this weekend to headline Strathmore’s annual Spring G…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:41PMFriday, April 26, 2019
DC-based theater company Nu Sass Productions is taking Marx in Soho to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer. Marx in Soho, by American Historian Howard Zinn, will feature Mary Myers as …
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:52AMMonday, April 8, 2019
Amanda Gookin is a cellist, a founding member of the acclaimed music group PUBLIQuartet, and, since 2015, the founder of the Forward Music Project, which commissions new multimedia works for…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:45PMThursday, March 21, 2019
The Washington Chorus (TWC) celebrated St. Patrick’s Day 2019 with a concert at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, followed by its annual Gala dinner at the Watergate Hotel. The concert feat…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:40AMMonday, March 18, 2019
Young Artists of America presented its annual concert last Sunday, performing a semi-staged concert version of Les Misérables that featured a large ensemble of performers, chorus members an…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:51PMSunday, March 17, 2019
The 19th Annual WATCH Awards recipients were announced tonight at a ceremony at The Birchmere in Alexandria Virginia. The ceremony was notable for two touching moments. Charles Hall, father …
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:26PMWednesday, March 13, 2019
The newly formed Studio Acting Conservatory has secured temporary space for its next season of classes. 2019-2020 Classes will take place in Washington, DC, at the Garnet Patterson School, d…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:10PMFriday, March 1, 2019
There is one role that Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti cherishes above all others: Mother. The My Fair Lady star gave birth to daughter Ella Rose in 2017. “Becoming a mom changed me in eve…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:34PMWednesday, February 13, 2019
Raise your hand if you studied at Studio Theatre’s Acting Conservatory? For the 10,000 plus performers whose careers started at Studio’s 43-year-old conservatory, the news that Studio wo…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:29PMThursday, January 24, 2019
In honor of last week’s Women’s March, DC Metro Theater Arts sat in on a workshop performance of 19, a musical in development highlighting the fight to pass the 19th Amendment gi…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:18AMWednesday, January 16, 2019
On January 14, 2019, the Shakespeare Theatre Company presented its Winter Mock Trial at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW). Guests were invited to hear Richard the Third: A Good Name Resto…
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