Sunday, July 31, 2016
When she co-founded Arena Stage 66 years ago, Zelda Fichandler paved the way for today's thriving Washington theatre community - and altered forever the way theatre is produced in t…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 10:16AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 4, 2016
This month’s On That Note! looks at the role of the music director, and the unique challenges facing Helen Hayes Award recipient William Hubbard as he delved into a world that encompas…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 06:49PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 6, 2016
For this month’s musical theatre focus, On That Note!, we caught up with Marcia Milgrom Dodge, director of 110 in the Shade - at Ford’s Theatre through May 14. Dodge ga…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 10:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 30, 2016
For this week's web feature, we caught up with playwright and director Randy Baker, nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for his direction of Rorschach Theatre's Very Still &a…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 11:01PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 2, 2016
When the Helen Hayes Awards nominations were announced on February 1, choreographer Rachel Leigh Dolan was recognized for her work on both Avenue Q at Constellation Theatre Company and …
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 07:17AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 3, 2016
For this month's On That Note! playwright Norman Allen visits with writer/director Moisés Kaufman to explore the creative collaborations that brought the world premiere&…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 09:38PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Each month On That Note! explores the myriad aspects of creating musical theatre, from performance to direction, choreography, design, and stage management. With the acclaimed A Gentleman…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 07:20PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Adam Immerwahr arrives in Washington this week as Theater J’s new artistic director. We caught up with him in the final throes of packing for the move, and found him focused on the exc…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 08:49AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Constellation Theatre Company, now in its ninth year, is taking a bold new step with its first production of a Broadway musical. “AJ and I have always loved musicals,” explains A…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 09:50AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 7, 2015
For songwriting team Debra Buonaccorsi and Stephen McWilliams location is everything – especially when commissioned to write a musical for family audiences to be performed at the Unite…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 11:38AM[SHARE]Friday, September 25, 2015
Finishing up our theatreWeek celebration of the Women's Voices Theater Festival, we turn to historic Ford's Theatre and the world premiere of Jessica Dickey's The Guard. Playwrig…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 12:39PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 17, 2015
When MetroStages presents Gabrielle Fulton's Uprising as part of the Women's Voices Theater Festival on September 17, Cynthia D. Barker returns to a role she knows wel…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 01:41PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 10, 2015
When InterAct Story Theatre opens The Hero of Everything this weekend at the Silver Spring Black Box Theatre it reaches a new peak in the history of its own heroic endeavors. Founded in 1981…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 11:47AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 3, 2015
When Adventure Theatre MTC’s Caps for Sale, The Musical joins the Women’s Voices Theatre Festival on September 11, it represents an artistic collaboration that spans the decades …
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 03:14PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Actor Karen Vincent makes her NextStop Theatre debut in the star-turn double role of Kate and Lilli Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate. She brings some serious Shakespearean experience to this musical …
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 05:48PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 19, 2015
After every performance of Longacre Lea’s double bill of one acts by Kathleen Ackerley and Miranda Rose Hall, Managing Director Seamus Miller takes the stage to encourage audiences to …
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 04:14PM[SHARE]In 2013, Suzanne Beal joined Joseph Ritsch to become Rep Stage's dynamic artistic director duo. Her directing credits with the company include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wo…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 09:21AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Gracie Jones comes to her role as Betty Thorpe in the Pallas Theatre Collective's Code Name: Cynthia after frequent appearances at Olney Theatre Center, including roles in Carousel,…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 11:14AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Actor Rick Hammerly discovered the brilliance of Lionel Bart’s Oliver! at an early age – a very early age. “Mom saw the show when she was five months pregnant,” he ex…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 01:45PM[SHARE]A native of Washington and a proud graduate of Catholic University, Jimmy Mavrikes is appearing as Jack in Into the Woods at Toby’s Dinner Theatre through September 6, and is…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 01:45PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 28, 2015
You can catch Alex Nee playing Andrej - and understudying the lead role of Guy - in Once at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts through August 16. It's a deman…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 10:49PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 23, 2015
Tom Story, appearing in Studio Theatre's Silence! The Musical through August 9, has found a vital theatrical home in the Washington area. In addition to performances at Studio in Th…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 07:50PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 16, 2015
The Unexpected Stage Company’s Romeo and Juliet: Love Knows No Age (playing through August 9) takes a bold new look at Shakespeare’s most beloved play, placing the title characte…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 04:30PM[SHARE]A familiar face to area theatre-lovers, Frank Britton is appearing with Pinky Swear Productions in Stephen Spotswood’s The Last Burlesque through August 16. A company member at WSC Ava…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 10:26AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Appearing in Dear Evan Hansen at Arena Stage through August 23, Will Roland is a Brooklyn-based actor whose recent credits include The Black Suits at Center Theatre Group and Barri…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 08:09AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 1, 2015
When actor Stephen Schmidt came to the role of Franz Liebkind in The Producers at Olney Theatre Center (through July 26), it was like coming back to a childhood friend. “This will show…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 11:50PM[SHARE]Elliott Bales returned to performing after a 26-year career as a United States Army officer. He recently appeared as Victor/Argument in the Theater Alliance production of The …
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 11:58AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 24, 2015
The work of designer Deb Sivigny has been seen on stages across the Washington, DC area. Recent work includes costumes for G-d’s Honest Truth at Theater J; Rap…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 02:28PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 17, 2015
A longtime company member at WSC Avant Bard, Cam Magee plays the title role in The Madwoman of Chaillot through June 28. She has appeared in and/or dramaturged eighteen of the…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 06:10PM[SHARE]You know someone has found true happiness when they’re willing to commute in heavy traffic with nary a complaint. Jamie Eacker, who lives in Baltimore, does just that to reach Virginia…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 11:51AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 11, 2015
A familiar presence on stages across the Washington area, Maboud Ebrahimzadeh appears in The Tale of the Allergist's Wife at Theatre J through July 5. Recent credits include&nb…
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