Opening this week in London: William Shakespeare, the face. Or the closest rendering we'll probably ever know, according to a new exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery.
The Kennedy Center unveiled its 2006-07 season yesterday, a lineup that swings from tributes to jazz greats to a "Sweeney Todd" reunion concert to the local premiere of a ballet based on "Ed…
Lineup Looks Far and Wide -- Even to Tragedy -- for Humor
As male star crossovers go, this is a bigger deal than, say, Antonio Banderas's vibrant work in the remounting of "Nine" three years ago, simply because of Connick's superior musicianship, h…
New Artistic Director Goes by the Book in Planning for '06-07
The actress seems far more competent than the homemaker she's playing. It feels as if Peet should be unraveling complicated tax law cases in Paul's firm, rather than waiting for him by the d…
Christine Baranski to Kick Up Her Heels in Kennedy Center Role
Four actors who first performed together in 1956 as drama students at Catholic University are reuniting this weekend to stage a benefit reading of George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell" fo…
Playwright Wendy Wasserstein Explored Feminism With a Sense of Humor
At Arena Stage, Two Happy Returns
Wendy Wasserstein was wittily aware of the times in which she lived, and how women survived and even thrived in the second half of the 20th century.
Fayard Nicholas Danced Rings Around the Best
Theaters Try to Appeal to Tweens and Teens