15,330 stories from DC Metro Theater Arts
By Pamela O'Reilly The weather in Northern Virginia is miserable again; thank goodness for the Sterling Playmakers' rendition of The Philadelphia Story, Philip Barry's humorous look at the g…
By Andy Arnold Bowie Community Theatre has a hit on its hands with Deborah Brevoort's The Women of Lockerbie. The play, which opened March 1, explores international affairs, and the depths o…
Thanks to some first-rate shape-shifting at Rep Stage, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 is almost as much a work of animation as it is a documentary. Oh, and let's not forget magic act. Danielle …
The musical Daddy Long Legs is coming to the DMV area, thanks to Monumental Theatre Company. Monumental Theatre Company "seeks to connect emerging artists, specifically those of the millenni…
Expanding its reach into the Northern Virginia community, the Providence Players of Fairfax are producing a special limited engagement of David Mamet's Oleanna. The production will be at a n…
From the moment she enters"decked out in widow's weeds and descending a carpeted stairway"Nancy Robinette commands attention. That's not unusual, since this actor"awarded the 2018 Helen Haye…
There is one role that Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti cherishes above all others: Mother. The My Fair Lady star gave birth to daughter Ella Rose in 2017. "Becoming a mom changed me in every…
Inaugurated in 2011, and now celebrating its 50th cycle of brand-new ten-minute episodic plays, SERIALS @ The Flea " originally created by Dominic Spillane and Stephen Stout in collaboration…
Imagine seeing Stefani Germanotta perform before she became Lady Gaga, or seeing Beyoncé sing before she was famous. That's the vision for The American Pops Orchestra's NextGen: Finding the…
Encore Stage & Studio was founded in 1967 and produces "theatre by kids, for kids." Their current show is Robin Hood, the classic tale of the brave archer who steals from the rich to giv…
by Beth Amann, Managing Director, Monumental Theatre Company Do you have a little one that you want to introduce to the magic of theater? We have the perfect show for you! Monumental Theatre…
A one-night-only sold-out premiere cabaret concert of a new musical by Jackson Teeley (book and music) and Sarah Galante (book), performed at Feinstein's/54 Below by an impressive cast of ni…
 Ford's Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault today announced the upcoming 2019-2020 theatrical season will include the following: August Wilson's Fences Featuring Craig Wallace and Erika R…
The touring company of Finding Neverland (book by James Graham, music and lyrics by Gary Barlow and Elliot Kennedy) is making a mercifully brief stop at Washington's National Theatre. Spinni…
Now in its nineteenth season, Broadway by the Year " the popular series of one-night-only concerts featuring songs from the musical history of the Great White Way " opened its 2019 season la…
It is impossible to ignore how closely the plot of The Effect, which opened Friday night at Fells Point Corner Theater " and in which two impressionable, screwed up young people are inextric…
By Tracy Danoff The Kreeger Theater inside the Bender JCC of Greater Washington was buzzing with excitement. In the minutes before the show started, adults and children alike were enthusiast…
Some people remember their high school fondly as formative years where lifelong friendships formed. However, just under that superficial gloss, there sometimes lies a painful, broken world o…
"Will I be missed?," the young man wonders aloud as he surveys the thirtysomethings who have gathered in his Manhattan apartment for a party after his funeral. "Did it matter that I was here…
Colonial Players' production of The Merry Wives of Windsor is a rollicking farce, and a fun trip down memory lane. Shakespeare's comedy has been transplanted to Windsor, Connecticut in 1988,…
When one thinks about a classic romantic comedy, exploding with moments of farcical mayhem, You Can't Take It With You is as classic as it gets. Written in 1936 by George S. Kaufman and Moss…
How does a young artist prepare for the rigors of a professional performing career? For the six talented recipients of Strathmore's Artist in Residence program, that preparation includes a 1…
True to its founding mission of presenting narrative and storytelling "to provoke or thrill," 4615 Theatre is producing the world premiere of playwright Joe Calarco's Separate Rooms, said…
Signature Theatre announced today that Mark Sonnenblick and Scott Feiner will both receive workshops of their new musical theater works as part of the SigWorks: Signature Theatre/Yale Compos…
In a loving, albeit irreverent, tribute to the classic country greats, The Doyle and Debbie Show, by Bruce Arntson, harks back to the days when Porter Wagoner, George Jones, Dolly Parton, an…
