Thursday, September 7, 2023
In an in-depth conversation, the artistic director shares the conception and resonant components of a world premiere play with music inpired by a lost Euripides play. By SUSAN GALBRAITH
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 03:15PMMonday, June 12, 2023
A musical review about the life and legacy of a sister and brother whose art advanced the identity of Afro-descendants in Peru.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:28PMMonday, April 24, 2023
Director José Zayas keeps the show humming and the humor coming.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 10:00AMFriday, April 21, 2023
A seminal Spanish opera ('El retablo de maese Pedro') followed by a new Derek Goldman piece starring David Strathairn and Robin de Jesús.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 01:29PMTuesday, March 7, 2023
As the acclaimed opera opens at Kennedy Center, the mezzo-soprano who plays the mother of a slain Black son talks about going to a place beyond grief.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 02:31PMSaturday, March 4, 2023
Verdi was surely smiling down from the heavens to hear his most stirring work given such a powerful, clear, and moving rendering.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 08:11PMThursday, March 2, 2023
As the urgency ratchets up and surprises are revealed, the story becomes a heart-stopping journey.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:25AMMonday, February 13, 2023
Sadly, these Gilbert and Sullivan light operettas are showing their age.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 01:28PMWednesday, December 28, 2022
Kelley Rourke, the new artistic advisor for the program, previews three new 20-minute operas.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:46PMWednesday, November 30, 2022
Holiday joy is on the way in the company's 'Christmas Revels: Celtic Crossroads.'
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:41PMMonday, November 7, 2022
In Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle's contemporary adaptation of J.M. Synge's classic, it's not clear who has more fun, the audience or the ensemble on stage.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 08:46AMMonday, October 31, 2022
The weekend program, the first of three, was directed and choreographed by Antonio Granjero, the 'Baryshnikov of Spanish Dance.'
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:02PMTuesday, October 4, 2022
Playwright and Director Mary Zimmerman plumbs the mind of the man.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 09:04PMTen of Chekhov’s short stories adapted by comedy writer Neil Simon and acted broadly.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 08:39AMMonday, September 12, 2022
The 1897 original — a farce about couples at different ages and stages of love — gets an experimental-musical treatment and is a must-see for theater lovers.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 08:52PMThursday, August 4, 2022
A show about the richness of human imagination in a once-upon-a-time where science meets art.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:18PMThursday, July 28, 2022
Their original cabaret, 'tempered,' promises to be cathartic art.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:48PMSunday, July 3, 2022
When first cast as the Count in Maryland Lyric Opera’s sparkling production of 'The Marriage of Figaro,' he thought the guy was evil.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:17PMMonday, June 6, 2022
In 'The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day,' the words tell the story; the music breaks open our hearts.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:47PMTuesday, May 17, 2022
The real passionate relationship in this production is carried by a bromance.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:29PMMonday, March 14, 2022
At Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera offers a delectable evening of lighter-than-air meringue fare.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:43PMWednesday, March 9, 2022
Four world premieres at Kennedy Center point to the future of the art form and tell stories that relate directly to the American experience.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:43PMMonday, February 28, 2022
In Strathmore’s glowing wood auditorium with its stellar acoustics, each familiar tune was more glorious than the last.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:11AMSunday, February 27, 2022
For Kennedy Center's 50th anniversary, the Washington National Opera takes on monumentalism.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:46AMMonday, February 7, 2022
Their three-generation story takes us inside themes of class, racism, and sexism that are woven into the island’s history.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:59AMTuesday, February 1, 2022
¡Pa’lante! An inspiring conversation about resilience with Executive Director Rebecca Medrano and Actor Ernesto Concepción.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:09AMMonday, December 13, 2021
The creators have thrown away the rulebook. It’s not jazz exactly and certainly not classical contemporary.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:39PMSaturday, November 13, 2021
In these still difficult times, 'Rent' is a much-needed tonic for the soul.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:54PMMonday, November 8, 2021
In a concert called 'Come Home: A Celebration of Return,' the variety of styles and greatest hits was almost too much for the ear and heart to bear.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:15AMSaturday, November 6, 2021
Choreographer/dancer Edwin Aparicio mines his own childhood memories of war and migration.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:00PMSunday, October 10, 2021
At Shakespeare Theatre, this one-man play about a hero who bore witness to the Holocaust packs a wallop.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:57PM 
