15,330 stories from DC Metro Theater Arts
The original full title of the show now playing at the Cumberland Theatre was Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Emphasize that final word. Gypsy Rose Lee was none too particular about the facts of …
In 2018, our list of living legends is dwindling. So to be in the same room with one of the greatest comediennes of all time– Emmy, Golden Globe, People's Choice, Horatio Alger, Ace Aw…
Synetic Theater's marvels of silent Shakespeare begin with a superstructure; the adaptation of one of The Bard's works and his words into audacious silences of the human voice. Over the year…
Make no mistake about it, there were no missteps in the lusciously agile performance of the Malpaso Dance Company at the Kennedy Center on Friday night. The company has been growing strong s…
Seven years ago, Better Said Than Done stepped out onto the theatrical stage as a storytelling organization. The idea behind the establishment of Better Said Than Done was to bring sto…
Holy Mother of all that is funky! SOUL The Stax Musical is the most fun I've had as a reviewer. A musical this magnificent comes around once in many a shady blue moon. SOUL The Stax Musical …
Mickey Lund is a driving force in the Annapolis theater scene. He was one of the founders of Dignity Players, which put on productions exploring themes of social justice and equality, such a…
When the ceremony ends and the last guest makes his or her way out of the Anthem on Monday night, many members of DC's theater community will go home happy, clutching the trophy that proves …
If KISS were starting out today, they’d be trying to get noticed on a streaming music site like Spotify. And followers would find their tour dates on apps like Bandsintown. Or maybe th…
Culminating its 28th season making theatre on the edge, Avant Bard proudly presents Shakespeare’s classic comedy The Tempest at Gunston Arts Center May 31 to July 1, 2018, directed by …
With today's political climate, discussions of race and privilege between those who share opposite views has become near to impossible. Our battles of conflicting perspectives, opinions, and…
Washington Improv Theater's productions of Poetic Resistance and In Lieu of Flowers at D.C. Arts Center are funny, yet thoughtful shows with incredibly talented performers. With two differen…
The Speed Twins by Maureen Chadwick is presently playing at Venus Theatre in Laurel Maryland. This is the National Premiere of the British drama and is directed by Deborah Randall who is als…
By Andy Arnold You know the story. South Pacific brings a classic tale, outstanding voices, lively music, and a living set to Capitol Hill this month. Opening night offered plenty of energy …
The 2018 Kennedy Center Spring Gala was a dandy one, celebrating the recipients of the third annual Kennedy Center Award for the Human Spirit. The award recipients, Gary Sinise and Eli and E…
It started with a conversation with Laveen Naidu, artistic director for Northern Virginia's BalletNova. Naidu said he wanted to change this observation: "ballet is often perceived as being f…
To be honest, and I know this may sound strange, my favorite characters are usually the bad guys. The antagonists. The seemingly irredeemably flawed. I’ve always thought that they were…
Spring is here and with it gala season: that time-honored tradition wherein arts organizations close out their season with a celebrity affair intended to highlight to their work and refill t…
Annapolis Shakespeare Company's production of Kiss Me, Kate is a treat for the eyes and ears. Directed by Sally Boyett, this version of the 1948 musical with a book by Sam and Bella Spewack …
There's a powerful scene in MAD Theater's Weird Romance in which a computer-simulated woman, who may or may not contain a reincarnated spirit, bemoans the precarious fate of her newly born c…
Washington National Opera concludes its 2017-2018 season with a fresh production of Leonard Bernstein's Candide directed by Washington National Opera's Artistic Director Francesca Zambello. …
Dominion Stage presents Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive. This raw, piercing piece won Vogel the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1998, and after experiencing it at Dominion Stage, I un…
When The Rite of Spring, a ballet with a score by Igor Stravinsky, premiered in 1913, theater-goers were so shocked by Stravinsky's relentless, stabbing music and Vaslav Nijinsky's avant-gar…
Seeing an Acme Corporation show is like attending a graduate class for which you never got the reading list, but still have to take the exam. Those who have studied theater academically will…
The sheer magnitude of the concert event was enough to inspire wonder and awe. More than 200 musicians packed the Strathmore stage and a balcony above"two orchestras, three choirs, a rock ba…
