She's a playwright. He's a scholar. Their mutual admiration was ordained and established by the Constitution. by Peter Marks

Heidi Schreck was thrilled when Laurence Tribe of Harvard contacted her after he saw her play "What the Constitution Means to Me."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:00am on April 11, 2019☆⚑

'Pygmalion' meets hip-hop in a satire on race at Studio Theatre by Nelson Pressley

A Bieber figure gets the reality-TV treatment in "P.Y.G., or the Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle"

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:19pm on April 10, 2019☆⚑

An 18-year-old new ballet star salvages an outmoded tale of pirates, slaves and stereotypes by Sarah L. Kaufman

Mariinsky Ballet's "Le Corsaire" is at the Kennedy Center through Sunday.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:47pm on April 10, 2019☆⚑

'I don't want to write a slave': A Q&A with playwrights Psalmayene 24 and Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm by Nelson Pressley

A discussion that touches on the "Hamilton" effect, directing and white patronage, August Wilson and more.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:00pm on April 10, 2019☆⚑

This galvanizing new play tries to humanize lives lived behind bars by Nelson Pressley

'The Peculiar Patriot,' Liza Jessie Peterson's solo show at Woolly Mammoth, is a personable take on our prison system.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:16pm on April 8, 2019☆⚑

A radical new Broadway 'Oklahoma!' says it's not such a beautiful mornin' in America by Peter Marks

Daniel Fish's off-Broadway hit moves to musical-theater's big tent.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:00pm on April 7, 2019☆⚑

The Latest: 'The Inheritance' named best new play in London by Associated Press

"The Inheritance" has been named best new play at British theater's Olivier Awards

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:06pm on April 7, 2019☆⚑

Stars to celebrate British stage at Olivier theater awards by Associated Press

Actors and other theater professionals are preparing for Britain's annual Olivier Awards ceremony, where musicals "Come From Away" and "Company" lead the nominations with nine apiece

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:01am on April 7, 2019☆⚑

Celebs talk politics, love scenes and much more at CinemaCon by Marcela Isaza and Ryan Pearson | ap

At the just-wrapped CinemaCon, celebrities talked about their upcoming movies but much much more

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:38pm on April 5, 2019☆⚑

The ballet dancers dived into the ball pit. That's when the evening really took off. by Sarah L. Kaufman

Works by McIntyre, Stiefel and Genshaft end Washington Ballet's season on a high note.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:54pm on April 5, 2019☆⚑

Lies, drugs, cheating and all that jazz: Nicole Fosse opens up about her famous Broadway parents by Sarah L. Kaufman

New FX show explores the relationship between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:00am on April 5, 2019☆⚑

Glenda Jackson as King Lear was a good idea. Why is everything around her so wrong? by Peter Marks

A misfire of Shakespeare's tragedy has its official Broadway opening.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:00pm on April 4, 2019☆⚑

It's hit or miss for New York City Ballet in first Kennedy Center program under new directors by Sarah L. Kaufman

Jonathan Stafford and Wendy Whelan took the rare step of addressing the audience before a program of Balanchine, Robbins and Reisen.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:21pm on April 3, 2019☆⚑

Trump's White House doesn't support the arts. Nancy Pelosi is rallying the cause instead. by Peter Marks

The House speaker invites the "To Kill a Mockingbird" cast to Washington, and even Broadway pros choke up.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:29pm on April 3, 2019☆⚑

'Native Son' gets a 90-minute stage adaptation, with a Black Rat in Bigger's ear by Celia Wren

The 1940 novel boils down into a fever dream.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:25pm on April 3, 2019☆⚑

Wole Soyinka, Nigerian 'Chibok Girls' slated for Georgetown's international CrossCurrents by Nelson Pressley

At the Kennedy Center, the Fukushima-set "Falling Out" opens the festival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:00am on April 3, 2019☆⚑

How a new generation of black playwrights is taking on race and privilege in the age of Trump by Peter Marks

"Our blackness in white spaces is so much more present than it ever was," says "Slave Play" author Jeremy O. Harris.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:00pm on April 2, 2019☆⚑

'Columbinus,' re-creating the 1999 Colorado high school shooting, remains disturbingly relevant by Celia Wren

Incisive performances define the play, which was drawn from interviews.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:00pm on April 1, 2019☆⚑

John Leguizamo to tour with his 'Latin History for Morons' by Mark Kennedy

John Leguizamo is taking his irreverent one-man comedy show about Latin history on the road for a 12-state tour

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:04am on April 1, 2019☆⚑

Seeing Broadway's 'What the Constitution Means to Me' feels like a patriotic act. Here's why. by Peter Marks

It's the perfect moment for a play about the legal document, and Heidi Schreck is the perfect interpreter.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:00pm on March 31, 2019☆⚑

Bill T. Jones reveals the power of the human spirit in dance, music and text by Sarah L. Kaufman

First part of "Analogy Trilogy" at the Kennedy Center uses innovative storytelling to depict a Jewish nurse's heroism.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:32pm on March 29, 2019☆⚑

Who really controls Balanchine's ballets? The dance world deserves to know.  by Sarah L. Kaufman

Legal action against the Balanchine Trust puts a spotlight on the fragility of choreography.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:30pm on March 29, 2019☆⚑

Stage makeup brings Paris' Sorbonne into blackface debate by Thomas Adamson | ap

A theater production promotion showing actors wearing dark brown makeup has given France's esteemed Sorbonne University its own version of the blackface scandals that chastened politicians i…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:40pm on March 28, 2019☆⚑

'The Lehman Trilogy' is so good, it expands your sense of what three actors on a stage can conjure by Peter Marks

Sam Mendes's production at Park Avenue Armory illuminates the riveting saga of a famous banking family.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:03pm on March 28, 2019☆⚑

Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' will launch national tour at Kennedy Center; 'Hamilton' returns by Peter Marks

Aaron Sorkin's adaptation will run in Washington for six weeks, starting in August 2020.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:00pm on March 28, 2019☆⚑