Lara Spencer apologizes for ridiculing Prince George and ballet, but the damage has been done by Sarah L. Kaufman

The 'GMA' host's remarks last week were just the latest in a string in the bullying of boys who dance.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:54am on August 26, 2019☆⚑

Insanity thrives, giddily, in Signature's 'Assassins' by Peter Marks

The Arlington theater revives one of Stephen Sondheim's most daring musicals.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:24pm on August 22, 2019☆⚑

Signature Theatre's 'Assassins' takes a shot at humanizing history's villains by Thomas Floyd

The actors who play the likes of John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald in the Stephen Sondheim musical explained how they tap into such troubled minds.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:42pm on August 21, 2019☆⚑

How sign-language interpreters convey the raw emotion of 'Dear Evan Hansen' by Sarah L. Kaufman

"That's the beauty of ASL " there are so many ways to represent words in the hands and the face."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24am on August 15, 2019☆⚑

The Hong Kong protesters have found an anthem in this song from 'Les Miz' by Peter Marks

"Do You Hear the People Sing?" is ringing out across the region, in the streets and in an airport sit-in.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:54pm on August 13, 2019☆⚑

More actors of color are being cast in roles traditionally played by whites " while feeling extra pressure to succeed by Peter Marks

Broadway's Audra McDonald and Christian Dante White talk about the challenges they face: "White actors aren't thinking, 'I'm being white.' They're just being the person."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:48am on August 9, 2019☆⚑

Jake Gyllenhaal is a stage animal for sure. But he needs more feral turf in 'Sea Wall/A Life.' by Peter Marks

Tom Sturridge also stars in the pair of monologues about men and death by British playwrights Simon Stephens and Nick Payne.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24pm on August 8, 2019☆⚑

Welcome home, 'Dear Evan Hansen.' You're back where you belong. by Peter Marks

The Tony-winning musical begins a five-week stand at the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24pm on August 8, 2019☆⚑

Riding high on BMX bikes in Cirque du Soleil's 'Volta' by Terry Nguyen

'It feels like we're having a session in a skate park,' one of the two-wheeled acrobats says.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:32pm on August 7, 2019☆⚑

The 'Legally Blonde' musical snaps the movie's charm by Nelson Pressley

Elle Woods isn't framed as stylishly in the bustling stage adaptation now at Keegan Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on August 7, 2019☆⚑

New to 'Dear Evan Hansen'? Start with these standout songs. by Thomas Floyd

The Broadway smash, which won a Grammy in 2018 for best musical theater album, begins a monthlong run at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:36pm on July 31, 2019☆⚑

'Dear Evan Hansen' tests star Ben Levi Ross like he's never been tested before by Thomas Floyd

The 21-year-old actor wrestles with the taxing lead role as the smash musical returns to D.C. for a Kennedy Center run.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:36pm on July 31, 2019☆⚑

Thank you, Hal Prince, for giving me some of the most transcendent nights of theater I've ever known by Peter Marks

A maestro of the American musical leaves behind an unmatchable legacy, including "West Side Story," "Cabaret," "Sweeney Todd" and "Phantom."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:36pm on July 31, 2019☆⚑

George W. Bush's 'Courage' paintings to be the first exhibition in Kennedy Center's new space by Peggy McGlone

The Reach will host the traveling show of 66 works from Oct. 7 to Nov. 15.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on July 31, 2019☆⚑

In 'Volta,' Cirque du Soleil riffs on street sports by Celia Wren

Great visual beauty trumps mysterious wispy narrative.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:48pm on July 29, 2019☆⚑

Will you love 'Moulin Rouge!' as a stage musical? Well, you'll certainly fall in like. by Peter Marks

Baz Luhrmann's crazy salad of a movie gets the Broadway-pizazz treatment.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:35am on July 26, 2019☆⚑

'Tiger Style!' roars about stereotypes in Mike Lew's comedy by Nelson Pressley

Satire flies high as two Chinese American siblings try pursuing happiness.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:36pm on July 24, 2019☆⚑

Jane Hawkins takes center stage in Synetic's reimagined 'Treasure Island' by Celia Wren

The action-driven troupe adapts Robert Louis Stevenson's classic.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:12pm on July 24, 2019☆⚑

What do Broadway's 'Aladdin,' 'Mean Girls' and 'Book of Mormon' have in common? Director Casey Nicholaw. by Geoffrey Himes

'I don't want it to seem like the comedy stops and then the dancing begins.'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:36am on July 24, 2019☆⚑

'American Spies,' examining a Japanese American family in 1941, doesn't quite find its footing by Nelson Pressley

Hub Theatre debuts Sam Hamashima's new play to mixed effect.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:12pm on July 23, 2019☆⚑

I enjoyed 'Be More Chill' this time. And no, that isn't the wine talking. by Peter Marks

A scrappy Northern Virginia company showed me how this musical should be produced, drinking game and all.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:03pm on July 23, 2019☆⚑

The whiz-bang 'Aladdin' at the Kennedy Center still has problems to solve by Nelson Pressley

The high-octane show delivers the spectacle, at least.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:42pm on July 21, 2019☆⚑

'Be More Chill': The rare new musical you can see now on Broadway or on a small stage by Nelson Pressley

"It was not an easy choice," composer Joe Iconis says of bucking the usual licensing route.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:32am on July 20, 2019☆⚑

Jayne Atkinson brings Gov. Ann Richards back to exuberant life in 'Ann' by Peter Marks

Holland Taylor's solo bio-comedy is an affectionate account of a memorably wry politician.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:12pm on July 19, 2019☆⚑

An actor, once undocumented, got cast as a border detention guard. It was a revelation. by Peter Marks

Work-in-progress 'Tender Age' looks heartbreakingly at the crisis on our southern frontier.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:18am on July 17, 2019☆⚑