Signature Theatre co-founder steps down amid accusations of sexual assault by Peter Marks

Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer leaves the Arlington company after allegations resurface on social media.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:03pm on June 24, 2020☆⚑

What does a theater company do when it can't make theater? Make a film. by Peter Marks

Arena Stage enlists playwrights, actors and ordinary people to represent one single day in the covid era. "May 22, 2020" debuts online this weekend.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:03pm on June 11, 2020☆⚑

D.C. area theaters are mixed on reopening this year by Peter Marks

Theater J and Round House will stay shuttered until 2021. But Mosaic may be back this summer.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:36pm on June 9, 2020☆⚑

In wake of George Floyd's death, black theater leaders want more than sympathetic words by Peter Marks

Yet another police killing galvanizes the theater community, but will it change what they produce?

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:36am on June 4, 2020☆⚑

This remarkable 'Hairspray' video raises the roof. Even better, it raises money for entertainers in need. by Peter Marks

Through collaborations like "You Can't Stop the Beat," the Actors Fund has amassed more than $27 million in aid.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:42am on May 29, 2020☆⚑

Arts groups in distress call on a former Kennedy Center president for help by Peter Marks

Michael Kaiser puts his turnaround skills to work dispensing survival advice for a pandemic.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:24am on May 28, 2020☆⚑

This Zoom magic show delivers a box to your house. Then it blows your mind. by Peter Marks

Helder Guimarães's buoyant magic show is a tonic for what ails us in isolation.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:54pm on May 27, 2020☆⚑

Stage actors union says no theaters are safe without these guidelines for reopening by Peter Marks

Actors' Equity issues "core principles" to ensure the coronavirus-related safety of its members.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:12pm on May 26, 2020☆⚑

Round House Theatre's sweet and funny new Web series serves up covid-19-era life in 10-minute slices by Peter Marks

Weekly episodes of 'Homebound' are a welcome tonic for our time in isolation.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:48pm on May 20, 2020☆⚑

Theaters may be dark, but theater-makers are still finding ways to dazzle you by Peter Marks

One upside of the pandemic: Dramatists, producers and directors are filling the online space with innovative, creative endeavors " and involving the viewer.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:36pm on May 14, 2020☆⚑

Citing the pandemic, Disney puts Broadway's 'Frozen' permanently on ice by Peter Marks

The musical is the first major long-standing Broadway property to shutter.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:18pm on May 14, 2020☆⚑

Pandemic taps the brakes on 'A Strange Loop,' the Broadway-bound Pulitzer winner by Peter Marks

Woolly Mammoth postpones Michael R. Jackson's unconventional musical to summer 2021.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:06pm on May 14, 2020☆⚑

Four ways to help you through your days of theater deprivation by Peter Marks

In print and online, dramatic art can still be devoured.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:32am on May 13, 2020☆⚑

'To Kill a Mockingbird' is postponed at the Kennedy Center. It's okay to grieve. by Peter Marks

The chain reaction of cancellations continues, with the scrapping of a national tour's summer launch.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:36pm on May 11, 2020☆⚑

Play It Again | These songs from musicals changed my life. Now they can sustain me. by Peter Marks

This is the first in a series in which our critics reflect on artistic endeavors that have inspired and moved them.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:36am on May 7, 2020☆⚑

Not even a pandemic could stop this D.C. artistic leader from building the acting school of her dreams by Peter Marks

Joy Zinoman's conservatory moves closer to opening a new home in the District.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:18pm on May 5, 2020☆⚑

A Tony-winning director finds a rewarding new way to build a musical in the age of covid-19 by Peter Marks

Assembling "1776" proves deeply emotional for a gallery of actors and designers.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:12am on April 30, 2020☆⚑

A blessed event for hard times: Sondheim sung by Broadway's best by Peter Marks

A dream team comes to the web to pay tribute to a 90-year-old composer, and lift all spirits.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on April 27, 2020☆⚑

No one will ever see this play, and no actors are coming either. But the show will go on. by Peter Marks

A production of a Greek tragedy that can't be seen becomes a metaphor for what we are going through.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:54pm on April 24, 2020☆⚑

To survive, this Shakespeare troupe is offering online classes and videos. Are branded masks next? by Peter Marks

American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Va., like all arts groups, is scrambling to make up box-office revenue.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:12am on April 23, 2020☆⚑

Rejoice, 'Hamilton' fans: Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his student program free online by Peter Marks

The creators of the hit musical move up the launch of a digital version of a popular school program.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on April 21, 2020☆⚑

In the midst of the virus, theater migrates to the web. The results are spotty. by Peter Marks

All the world is no longer a stage. Except online.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:48am on April 10, 2020☆⚑

Broadway extends its shutdown for nearly two more months as anxieties rise about its future by Peter Marks

Some shows with box-office jitters will have a harder time coming back, experts say.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:12pm on April 8, 2020☆⚑

The nightly ovation for hospital workers may be New York's greatest performance by Peter Marks

The new ritual is a collective expression of a stricken city's anxiety and appreciation.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:32pm on April 6, 2020☆⚑

New York is one of the world's great cities for the arts " but the damage from the pandemic is proving to be catastrophic by Peter Marks

Covid-19 has turned an epicenter of culture into one of artistic struggle.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:12pm on March 31, 2020☆⚑