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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

At last, the Tonys set the date: The theater awards will be handed out Sept. 26 on CBS by Peter Marks

The pandemic-delayed ceremony will come 11 months after the 2019-2020 nominations were announced.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:06PM
Saturday, May 22, 2021

Some of the most progressive and insightful theater in America is happening in Colonial Williamsburg. Really. by Peter Marks

Stories of women and people of color are gaining prominence in one of the nation’s premier sites for experiencing U.S. history.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:36AM
Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Cue the lights: Broadway is back Sept. 14 with ‘Hamilton,’ ‘The Lion King’ and more by Peter Marks

The lifting of pandemic capacity restrictions repaves the Great White Way.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:42AM

Broadway reopening at 100% capacity this fall with ‘Hamilton,’ ‘The Lion King’ and more by Peter Marks

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is removing all capacity restrictions as of May 19, so theaters are planning to fully reopen in September. Whether or not patrons will fill the seats remains to be…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:34AM
Tuesday, May 4, 2021

D.C. theater is taking cautious steps back to ‘live’ with plexiglass screens and plays on headphones by Peter Marks

“Blindness” at Shakespeare Theatre Company and “Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter” at GALA Hispanic Theatre are leading the way

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:03PM
Monday, May 3, 2021

New York Gov. Cuomo stuns Broadway and cultural world with lifting of pandemic capacity restrictions on May 19 by Peter Marks

Theaters, bars, restaurants, museums, retail stores, gyms and more come under the order.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:03PM
Thursday, April 29, 2021

‘City in Transition’ is an exhilarating journey across Washington through the eyes of Black artists by Peter Marks

Theater alliance devises a landmark piece for the Web, with four plays across the city’s quadrants.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:24PM
Saturday, April 17, 2021

As hopes rise for a return to the stage later this year, D.C.-area theaters sing: We’re still here! by Peter Marks

Surviving the shutdown with loans and donations, theater leaders look to the future and how to bring people back to shows.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:48AM
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Kennedy Center plans massive season of in-person theater, including ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Hadestown’ by Peter Marks

Beginning in October, the lineup features 12 musicals playing to theaters at full capacity. Fingers crossed.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:18PM
Friday, April 9, 2021

At 63, she enrolled at the university that sold her enslaved ancestors. Now she’s starring in a play about them. by Peter Marks

“Here I Am” is Mélisande Short-Colomb’s story, written at Georgetown University and premiering Tuesday.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:36AM
Wednesday, April 7, 2021

I wondered what it would be like to be vaccinated and back in a theater. My panic lifted as soon as the lights went down. by Peter Marks

In New York, performance spaces are slowly opening up with severe restrictions and safety protocols.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:36PM
Sunday, April 4, 2021

Enter Nathan Lane and Savion Glover, as Broadway opens its doors for the first time in almost 13 months by Peter Marks

A pilot program tests theater safety protocols as part of the ongoing NY PopsUp festival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:06PM
Friday, April 2, 2021

As live stages await their big comeback, theater on camera is getting better and better by Peter Marks

Three Washington companies are experimenting with more visually complex work online.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:03PM
Friday, March 26, 2021

‘A Boy and His Soul’ is an actor’s valentine to Aretha, Marvin Gaye, and Earth, Wind & Fire by Peter Marks

Round House Theatre brings Colman Domingo’s memory play online. It’s streaming through April 18.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:18PM

Ethan Hawke and John Leguizamo take on ‘Godot,’ hoping it’s a powerhouse online by Peter Marks

Off-Broadway company the New Group launches an innovative digital era with its Off Stage programming.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:48AM
Sunday, March 21, 2021

Desperate for cash, strapped arts venues wait out delays in federal covid relief by Peter Marks

The Small Business Administration has $16 billion to give in Shuttered Venue grants, but applications don’t open until April.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:24PM
Thursday, March 18, 2021

Give this folk rock duo 27 minutes. They’ll give you a musically heartbreaking world. by Peter Marks

The Bengsons’ “My Joy Is Heavy!” debuts online as the first in Arena Stage’s series of filmed musicals.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:42PM

There’s no stopping Twyla Tharp, even as she approaches 80 by Peter Marks

“Twyla Moves,” premiering March 26 on PBS, offers a look at the legendary choreographer’s creative process.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:54AM
Thursday, March 4, 2021

‘Six’ seemed bound for Broadway glory. Then a pandemic shut it down on opening night. by Peter Marks

The story of one show’s highs — and a devastating low — is also a story of resilience.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:06AM
Monday, March 1, 2021

Other nations have reopened theaters — why not us? With ‘The Comeback Project,’ two stage directors scour the globe for answers. by Peter Marks

“Reopening Theaters: Lessons From Countries Who’ve Done It” is the kickoff discussion on Thursday.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24PM
Thursday, February 25, 2021

For Patrick Page, it’s Shakespeare’s bad guys who steal the show by Peter Marks

He superbly plays the Bard’s greatest villains in his one-man “All the Devils Are Here,” a Shakespeare Theatre Company production running online through July 28.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:36PM
Friday, February 19, 2021

Ethan McSweeny resigns as head of American Shakespeare Center amid financial peril and staff complaints by Peter Marks

“It turns out that part of what became necessary to give the company a truly blank slate was to erase myself as well,” the artistic director says.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:12PM

Missing Broadway? In Sydney, the lights are still on for ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Frozen’ and more. by Peter Marks

Vigilance and negligible coronavirus transmission rates have allowed theaters to reopen Down Under.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:36AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Arena Stage stretching in new directions online with a film by Indigenous artists and 3 original musicals by Peter Marks

Artistic Director Molly Smith continues her original films with “Indigenous Earth Voices” as part of the theater’s virtual spring lineup.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:03PM
Friday, February 12, 2021

An innovative Georgetown lab looks to theater to quell political fires by Peter Marks

The nine-year-old Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics specializes in empathy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:54AM
Monday, February 8, 2021

Arts in New York to get shot in the arm with celebrity-filled pop-up shows by Peter Marks

“NY PopsUp” will begin at the Javits Center on Feb. 20 and spread statewide over six months.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:12PM
Thursday, February 4, 2021

In ‘Hi, Are You Single?,’ Ryan Haddad plays himself: A gay man with cerebral palsy seeking love by Peter Marks

Woolly Mammoth Theatre is streaming the wryly poignant one-man show until Feb. 28.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:06PM
Tuesday, February 2, 2021

From Twain to Deep Throat, Hal Holbrook left an indelible mark on American entertainment by Peter Marks

The actor, who worked in theater, film and television, was an old-school gentleman and a consummate performer.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:03PM
Monday, February 1, 2021

A new Sondheim revue provides exhilarating warmth in cold, trying times by Peter Marks

Signature Theatre unveils its “Simply Sondheim” online with 12 delightful performers.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PM
Friday, January 29, 2021

‘Our Town’ debuted in 1938, but it’s still staged everywhere. A new book explains why it’s so timeless. by Peter Marks

“Another Day’s Begun,” an oral history by Howard Sherman, features more than 100 actors and directors involved in productions of the classic Thornton Wilder play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:42AM

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