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There is one thing that “Translations” excels at"the feeling of helplessness and hopelessness that permeates one's very existence when one culture cannot speak the dominant cultu…
This play, “Alabama Story,” currently running at the Undercroft Theatre, is a gem. It invites you in and then tells a wonderful story of a reluctant anti-discrimination wa…
The cast of Iron Crow Theatre’s “Corpus Christi” suspends show amid allegations of sexual harassment. The cast will instead perform a staged reading on April 6th wit…
Telescoping back not only to the 1800s but the civil disobedience of the late 1960s, “The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail” is a celebration of the rugged individualist and social phi…
Following the Yellow Brick Road has never been so much fun or as magical as it is in the current production of "The Wiz," a vibrant adaptation of the L. Frank Baum classic, "The Wonderful Wi…
Blending together folk, trad (traditional), rock, and Americana has created a beautiful and powerful sound for Skerryvore from Scotland. This group is engaging and combines bagpipes, whistle…
Anthony Walker is a gifted jazz pianist who takes inspiration from gospel, classical, and rhythm and blues. He is a performer who connects with the audience and genuinely looks like he is ha…
“The Pavilion” at Hub Theatre is a lyrical meditation on choices, consequences, forgiveness and acceptance. It is very effectively staged at The Hub Theatre"it is an intimate pla…
"Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert" taught me to have faith in NBC, or at least in its live musical endeavors. I was a Doubting Thomas about the Peacock's plans to mark Easter with a s…
“When you got a hundred voices singing, who can hear a lousy whistle blow? And the world will know…” These rallying lyrics, as sung by Newspaper Boys or “Newsies,&…
Before seeing “Works by Balanchine, Martins & Peck” this week at the Kennedy Center, I had only known the New York City Ballet (NYC Ballet) as a researcher: through old films…
"What are we going to do, what is going to become of us, what is the future?" wonders Amanda Wingfield, the overbearing and over-the-top mother in one scene of "The Glass Menagerie," the car…
Lisa Levine is a nationally known cantor, composer, recording artist, author, and worship artist. After 30 years of Cantorial pulpit work and following her Rabbinic Ordination through Ale…
I have a sister who says, "cute is for puppies" whenever someone uses that word to describe her. But for some reason, I can't find any other word to describe Valerie June's energy and presen…
It's hard to put into words how I feel about the March for our Lives on Washington. It is the largest rally I've ever been to and it was in protest of an issue I feel most strongly about. Wa…
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt will perform the song 'Found/Tonight' at March for Our Lives in DC on Saturday, March 24th. If you wish, you may rally with them at 12PM. “Found/To…
“Poeta nascitur, non fit,” the latin proverb which means "a poet is born, not made" accurately describes Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the first African American poets to gain nat…
As a storm loomed outside on March 20, 2018, baritone Theo Hoffman and pianist Bradley Moore braved the wintry spring weather to present a program at the Kennedy Center called Abendphantasie…
"A Winter's Tale" according to Standford University's Stephen Orgel, "is a story to be told or read in front of a fire on a long winter's night." In this season of never-ending, blistering N…
Inspired by her work in chaplaincy and the Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal Movement, Lisa Levine’s album “Bridge to Peace” is accessible and enriching. The 12-track al…
The revival of “Jesus Christ Superstar” by the Port Tobacco Players in their little jewel box of a theatre in LaPlata, MD, is a delight. The depth of the choreography and …
Awa Sal Secka is currently making her debut at Ford’s Theatre as Glinda in “The Wiz,” now playing through May 12, 2018. Awa Sal Secka has appeared on stage in “Jesus …
David Ives first came to the attention of many theatergoers with his "Venus in Fur" eight years ago or with his adaptations of Pierre Corneille's "The Liar" and Jean-Francois Regnard's "The …
Most of us have a romanticized view of war. We play video games that sport warfare and killing as fun and relaxing. Our culture is soaked in war-related events. Everywhere we go, some group …
Ilona Dulaski is currently playing the role of Genevieve Marduk in Signature Theatre’s production of “John,” playing April 3-29, 2018. Born in Washington, DC, Ilona Dulaski…
