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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
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Folger Theatre’s Janet Griffin announces her retirement after decades of devotion to Shakespeare by Peter Marks

The company’s artistic producer had a taste for classical productions with innovative twists.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:18PM
Wednesday, January 20, 2021

America yearns for an era of good feeling. The inaugural ceremony launched one. by Peter Marks

Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks, J.Lo and a young poet all supply breakout supporting moments.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:12PM
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Adrienne Kennedy’s new play, ‘Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side,’ is utterly unique by Peter Marks

Online festival of Kennedy works concludes with this mesmerizing world premiere.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:03PM
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Vowing to bring live entertainment back, Gov. Cuomo announces a ‘New York Arts Revival’ by Peter Marks

Hugh Jackman, Amy Schumer, Chris Rock and Wynton Marsalis are among the major stars signing on to perform.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:06PM
Friday, January 8, 2021

Arts workers are building a labor movement to save a creative economy in peril by Peter Marks

New groups such as Be an #ArtsHero take their agendas for aid and recognition to Congress.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:18AM
Saturday, January 2, 2021

Judy and Mickey would have loved the TikTok ‘Ratatouille’ — 2021’s answer to ‘Let’s put on a show!’ by Peter Marks

The crowdsourced online musical, about a rat with culinary dreams, is a promising first course.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:48PM
Thursday, December 17, 2020

Theaters are shut, but ‘A Christmas Carol’ is forever. The endless variety online proves it. by Peter Marks

Companies coast to coast and beyond are revving up their own adaptations for Web consumption.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18AM

Theaters are shut, but ‘A Christmas Carol’ is forever. The endless variety online proves it. by Peter Marks

Theaters coast to coast and beyond rev up their own adaptations for Web consumption.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:03AM

Online festival highlights the powerful plays of undersung dramatist Adrienne Kennedy by Peter Marks

Three of the playwright’s work are now streaming, with a world premiere to be added Jan. 9.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:54AM
Saturday, December 12, 2020

Josh Groban can’t sing in concert halls now, so he’s been singing in the shower. Next up: His first holiday special, streamed. by Peter Marks

Innovative virtual performances are filling out the seasonal schedules of some sidelined Broadway names.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:48AM
Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Best theater of 2020: Sondheim’s birthday, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Mary Neely, ‘The Amen Corner’ and more by Peter Marks

What do you know? Some great theatrical events managed to occur in 2020, despite the pandemic.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:54AM
Friday, December 4, 2020

Andrew Lloyd Webber believes in the imminent return of Broadway and the West End. That’s all he asks of you. by Peter Marks

The composer-impresario behind ‘Cats’ and ‘Phantom’ is on a pandemic-thwarting mission.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:06AM
Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Arlington’s Signature Theatre will put its best musical foot forward online in 2021 by Peter Marks

A five-play program begins with composer Stephen Sondheim and ends with dramatist Dominique Morisseau.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:12PM
Friday, November 20, 2020

During a pandemic, the medical profession turns to Greek tragedy — to heal by Peter Marks

Theater of War’s project for front-line medical workers provides a poignant place to gather.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:42PM
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

In a stunning turn, Ari Roth resigns from Mosaic Theater, the D.C. company he created by Peter Marks

Amid covid and staff turmoil, another chapter ends in Roth’s controversial theater career.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:12PM
Monday, November 9, 2020

In Biden victory, a cast change: Out with Richard III, in with Atticus Finch by Peter Marks

In president-elect’s opening message, you’re reminded of the decency of the Harper Lee character in “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54AM
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Binational playmaking takes exuberant, revealing form in the Russian-American ‘Flash Acts’ by Peter Marks

The online festival, dreamed up by singer Mary McBride and supported by Arena Stage and others, offers up 40 playlets in both languages.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:42PM
Monday, October 19, 2020

How imperiled is our democracy? ‘The Race’ wants you to weigh in. by Peter Marks

Georgetown and Sojourn Theatre revive a 2008 live format online for the 2020 election and the covid-19 era.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:12PM
Thursday, October 15, 2020

The 2020 Tony nominations have been announced, and they’re the weirdest ever by Peter Marks

NEW YORK — Delayed and truncated, the 2020 Tony Award nominations were finally announced on Thursday, laying out the contenders in a painfully thin Broadway season upended and abridged by …

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 03:36PM

The 2020 Tony nominations have been announced, and they’re the weirdest ever by Peter Marks

Aaron Tveit running unopposed for best actor? All the best scores are for plays? Hmm.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:12PM
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

The ticket ‘Hamilton’ is selling now? Biden-Harris. by Peter Marks

The Tony-winning musical’s original cast is staging a benefit for the Democrats.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:54PM
Friday, October 9, 2020

More hardship on Broadway, as the theater shutdown pushes past Memorial Day by Peter Marks

Covid-19 continues to thwart the staging of plays, and some insiders doubt a broad rebound will happen before 2022.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54PM
Thursday, October 8, 2020

Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks out in favor of another great man. This time, it’s his dad. by Peter Marks

A new HBO documentary, “Siempre, Luis,” celebrates the playwright’s father. And, yes, “Hamilton,” too.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:12AM
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

A play is birthed online, and I was in the delivery room by Peter Marks

Solas Nua unveils “The Emoji Play” after six months of trial and error.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:18PM
Sunday, September 27, 2020

Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams sang at the Kennedy Center. And it turned the electricity back on. by Peter Marks

The first indoor performance at the arts center since March 13 was a night to remember.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18AM
Friday, September 25, 2020

Relief from Zoom sometimes comes in a box. A play in a box. by Peter Marks

A survey of theatrical enterprises, online and in the mail, including Acme Corporation’s “The Institute for Counterfeit Memory” and Olney Theatre Center’s “The Humans.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:32PM
Monday, September 21, 2020

The union for actors on Broadway and in regional theaters endorses Biden-Harris by Peter Marks

Actors’ Equity stresses urgency of the choice in departing from a nonpartisan posture.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18AM
Saturday, September 19, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave her life to the country — and her heart to the performing arts by Peter Marks

Stories of the late Supreme Court justice’s devotion to theater and opera go on and on.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PM
Thursday, September 17, 2020

Challenged to examine their White bias, some theater companies are taking on diversity — from the top by Peter Marks

A spate of recent hires suggests that an industry roiled by Black Lives Matter may at last be responding.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:02AM

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