Kathy Dillaber, who lost her sister at the Pentagon on 9/11, found connection and catharsis in the hit musical, which will be performed at the Lincoln Memorial on Sept. 10.
By giving large sums to some arts groups you may not have heard of, the philanthropist links culture and social progress.
The "Godot" update, once an off-Broadway hit, joins "Springsteen on Broadway" in Times Square.
Through a lively Theater J program, actors and directors have found work in the midst of a shutdown.
James Ijames's play strikes a chord but is overburdened by its scattered ambitions.
The San Diego native will head up theater, concerts, screenings, public talks and more at the venerable institution.
"In leadership, that door was closed": Black dancers have long faced racism, but recent front-office hires in previously White-led groups show progress. Will it last?
Jocelyn Bioh adapts the play as an up-to-the-minute Harlem farce.
"Detroit '67," "The Blackest Battle" and "Side-Walks" come to a laptop near you.
The Peterborough Players, which first performed Thornton Wilder's play in 1940, brings a diverse cast and a whole new outlook to its latest production.
In this outdoor production by Her Majesty & Sons, 20th-century tunes amplify the wit.
In these films, dance feels more dangerous, and the open sky and open energy bring us even closer to the dancers.
Shanta Thake, 41, is a longtime top official of off-Broadway's Public Theater.
The new mandates will affect 21 shows running between now and Oct. 31.
"Pass Over," the first play coming back, is one of many productions examining a variety of mitigation efforts " including a vaccination mandate.
"Ailey," which opens nationwide in theaters Aug. 6, premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival.
Signature Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company are teaming up with Broadway producers, with all three shows running during the holiday season.
In a long career in jazz, on Broadway and on television, he won Tony and Emmy awards.
"Come From Away" comes back to D.C. in a unique one-night concert version, free to all.
The streaming production, shot across various locations in the D.C. area, overcomes some technical mishaps with ambitious staging and a top-notch cast.
Mr. Robinson was a prolific stage actor and had supporting parts in series such as "Buffalo Bill," "Love & War," "Home Improvement," "The Game" and "Hart of Dixie."
The 37-year-old succeeds founder Eric Schaeffer, who retired in the wake of harassment allegations. He will be the youngest leader of a major Washington-area theater.
With covid cases on the decline, a capital of the arts is finding its mojo again, with a big slate of shows returning in record time.
Newfangled storytelling is the name of the game, as theater emerges from the pandemic shutdown.
Mohegan playwright Madeline Sayet's solo performance, finely captured on screen, raises poignant questions about colonialism and cultural genocide.