For WSC Avant Bard's 'Six Characters,' mother, father and son all get into the act by Jessica Goldstein

Don't worry about the Ingvarsson-Hemmingsen family. Yes, in the WSC Avant Bard production of "Six Characters in Search of an Author," their familial relations are very, very dysfunctional. L…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:47pm on December 4, 2012☆⚑

'Boy Meets World' is getting the reboot treatment by Jessica Goldstein

Like the rest of humanity, I have complicated feelings about reboots. Reboots are what I do to my phone or computer when I cannot think of anything else to do to try to solve a problem. In m…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:51am on November 29, 2012☆⚑

Costumes are key for Signature Theatre's 'Dreamgirls' by Jessica Goldstein

Whatever you do, don't use Velcro. "I avoid Velcro as much as possible," said Frank Labovitz, costume designer for "Dreamgirls" at Signature Theatre. "There's so much room for it to go wrong…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:30pm on November 27, 2012☆⚑

Adventure Theatre MTC gives Maryland grad students professional exposure by Jessica Goldstein

It's been quite the exciting week over at the University of Maryland. Sure, it has accepted an invite into the Big Ten, which actually has like 14 members now, in case anyone is keeping trac…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:12pm on November 20, 2012☆⚑

Arts committee honors Paso Nuevo by Jessica Goldstein

If you ask Christian Sanchez, a 16-year-old from Columbia Heights, where he'd be right now if he hadn't joined Paso Nuevo, the after-school arts workshop at GALA Hispanic Theatre, eight year…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:03pm on November 19, 2012☆⚑

Gabby Douglas talks about post-Olympic life, where everyone knows her name by Jessica Goldstein

Gabby Douglas is making the national rounds with the rest of the Fierce Five on the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions. (McKayla Maroney did a local meet-and-greet on Wednesday night.) D…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:09pm on November 15, 2012☆⚑

McKayla Maroney's D.C. fans are impressed by Jessica Goldstein

No one is proposing to McKayla Maroney. So far, no one has even asked her on a date. Maybe it's just a slow Wednesday night at the AT&T store near the Verizon Center, where Maroney is d…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:14pm on November 15, 2012☆⚑

Backstage: Kennedy Center's 'Adventures of Homer P. Figg' and 'Jekyll & Hyde' by Jessica Goldstein

In a fight scene during a recent rehearsal for "The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg," a Kennedy Center world premiere production for young audiences, director Gregg Henry and his cas…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:13pm on November 13, 2012☆⚑

Exit polls: How 2012 compares to 2008 by Jessica Goldstein

Check out which voter groups shifted left or right since the 2008 election in our neat clickable graphs. We've got Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Florida, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Colorado…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54am on November 7, 2012☆⚑

Four more years! chants crowd outside White House by Jessica Goldstein

Random "Woooo!", blares of car horns and cheerful shouts of "Obama!" filledthe blocks surrounding the White House minutes after media outlets declaredthe President won a second term. Support…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:15am on November 7, 2012☆⚑

Which voters had the longest waits? by Jessica Goldstein

Over at Slate, check out the stats on which voters waited the longest to cast their ballots today. The data, compiled via Twitter Search API for tweets including "stood in line," "waited," a…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:03am on November 7, 2012☆⚑

No final count on Florida until tomorrow by Jessica Goldstein

According to NewsRadio610 WIOD, no final count on Florida will be available until tomorrow: BREAKING: Miami-Dade Elec Spvsr- NO FINAL COUNT UNTIL TOMORROW #2012Election #WIOD WIOD (@WIOD…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:26pm on November 6, 2012☆⚑

Romney adviser congratulates Democrats by Jessica Goldstein

Avik S. A. Roy, an outside adviser to Mitt Romney on health care, tweeted his congratulations to the Democratic party: Congrats to my Dem friends. Best wishes for the new administration.Wi…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:15pm on November 6, 2012☆⚑

Electoral tally so far: Romney 154, Obama 107 by Jessica Goldstein

Here's the list of states called so far: Alabama: Romney (9) Read full article >>

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:02pm on November 6, 2012☆⚑

An electoral safari through the American wild by Jessica Goldstein

This morning, foreign election administrators embarked on one great American tradition the road trip to observe and study another: democracy. Reports Dan Zak: "As U.S. voters scamper to thei…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:41pm on November 6, 2012☆⚑

'All My Sons' at Keegan Theatre is satisfying work for director Rhea, a 'Miller advocate' by Jessica Goldstein

"I'm the big Miller advocate," said Susan Marie Rhea, associate artistic director of Keegan Theatre. She means Arthur Miller, the playwright for whom she harbors "a particular passion." Her …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:29pm on November 6, 2012☆⚑

Mia Chung, 'You for Me for You' playwright, tells the story so far by Jessica Goldstein

This is a story about three women trying to escape to New York. Of the two who make it, only one is real. Mia Chung is the playwright of "You for Me for You," a world premiere at Woolly Mamm…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:16pm on November 1, 2012☆⚑

Ricky Jay: Sleight of hand, abundant of secrets by Jessica Goldstein

A magician never reveals his secrets. Magicians get the deal about secrets the way baseball players know the score on crying, the way members of Fight Club know never to talk about Fight Cl…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:16pm on November 1, 2012☆⚑

Backstage: Crystal City's Synetic Theater has Georgia trip on its mind by Jessica Goldstein

Just in case Synetic Theater's home in Crystal City wasn't far enough from the center of the city for you, it is about to take a field trip to a truly faraway place: The troupe says it will …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:19pm on October 30, 2012☆⚑

Losing their 'Rocky Horror' virginity by Jessica Goldstein

In honor of the Washington Savoyards' production of "The Rocky Horror Show," Backstage is doing the time warp with a few of the rotating cast of guest narrators. Because "Rocky Horror" is po…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:30pm on October 23, 2012☆⚑

Roberta Flack: From Arlington to stardom by Jessica Goldstein

Roberta Flack, the singing and songwriting local-turned-legend, is performing at the Kennedy Center in "NSO Pops: Roberta's Back in Town." Here are some of the Grammy Award winner's thoughts…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:23pm on October 19, 2012☆⚑

WWII drama hits home for Polish American by Jessica Goldstein

Mark Krawczyk's character in Theater J's "Our Class," is "effectively the leader of a massacre perpetrated on the Jews by a bunch of Polish Catholics in the play," the actor says. "Our Class…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:19pm on October 16, 2012☆⚑

Woolly Mammoth interns to premiere 'American Utopias' to benefit themselves by Jessica Goldstein

"American Utopias," Mike ­Daisey's new monologue set to open in March at Woolly Mammoth, will be presented by Woolly interns as a one-night-only premiere performance on Sunday. Proceeds f…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:23pm on October 9, 2012☆⚑

Arena Stage service will honor philanthropist Mead by Jessica Goldstein

Jaylee Montague Mead, the NASA astronomer and arts philanthropist who died Sept. 14, will be honored with a memorial service at Arena Stage. The service will include performances by Nichola…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:41pm on October 2, 2012☆⚑

'Voices of Strength' brings modern African dance to the Kennedy Center by Jessica Goldstein

When Maria Helena Pinto performs in "Voices of Strength," a two-night program at the Kennedy Center featuring the work of African female director-choreographers, she will wear a bucket over …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:12pm on September 27, 2012☆⚑