France faces blackface debate after Greek play blockaded by Associated Press

France is grappling with its own version of a blackface scandal, after activists blocked a theater performance at the Sorbonne university in Paris involving actors with black masks

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:09am on March 28, 2019☆⚑

A playwright realized she had collected the love stories of our time. Her source? People visiting inmates at Rikers. by Geoffrey Himes

Liza Jessie Peterson wrote her one-woman play, a damning critique of mass incarceration, based on her experiences visiting prisons.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:00am on March 28, 2019☆⚑

Trump appoints Jon Voight, Mike Huckabee and 8 others to Kennedy Center board by Peggy McGlone

New trustees will serve remainder of six-year terms of those stepping down.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:50pm on March 27, 2019☆⚑

The musical 'A Bronx Tale' sings of growing up on mean streets by Nelson Pressley

Chazz Palminteri's signature fable gets another incarnation.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:56pm on March 27, 2019☆⚑

In the comic 'Resolving Hedda,' the protagonist tries to actually live through the end of the play by Nelson Pressley

Washington Stage Guild presents the area debut, and Nu Sass stages the whimsical "Dead Dog's Bone."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:25pm on March 25, 2019☆⚑

Hugh Jackman "very excited" to be heading back to Broadway by Associated Press

Hugh Jackman says he's "very, very excited" to be coming back to Broadway as a classic roguish traveling salesman in The Music Man," a play he first performed as a teenager

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:33am on March 25, 2019☆⚑

The Temptations are now a Broadway musical. They're going to make you love them. Again. by Peter Marks

"Ain't Too Proud" at the Imperial Theatre is entertaining to the max.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:00pm on March 21, 2019☆⚑

Suzan-Lori Parks's 'Topdog/Underdog' gets a sharp revival by Celia Wren

Two black actors play brothers named Lincoln (for the president) and Booth (the assassin).

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:40pm on March 21, 2019☆⚑

What Ariana Grande's 'Sweetener' tour has to do with the 2020 election by Emily Heil

The "thank u, next" singer is turning her concert stops into voter-registration drives.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:52pm on March 21, 2019☆⚑

Correction: Film-US story by Associated Press

Correction: Film-US story

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:00pm on March 20, 2019☆⚑

One of Ibsen's most unforgettable characters fires back in the play 'Resolving Hedda' by Nelson Pressley

A classic work gets a modern rewrite at D.C.'s Undercroft Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:54pm on March 20, 2019☆⚑

'Into the Woods' is one of Sondheim's most popular musicals. A delightful revival at Ford's Theatre reminds you why. by Peter Marks

Director Peter Flynn knows how to add playful luster to the witty fairy-tale show.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:00pm on March 20, 2019☆⚑

Alan Cumming can probably guess what you know him from by Sonia Rao

We talked with the prolific actor, who has partnered with the Newseum to honor its exhibit on the LGBTQ rights movement.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:54pm on March 19, 2019☆⚑

Does 'The Jewish Queen Lear' rage? In the Yiddish classic, she suffers. by Nelson Pressley

Theater J offers an English-language debut from the Yiddish canon.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:28pm on March 19, 2019☆⚑

For third year in a row, Trump's budget plan eliminates arts, public TV and library funding by Peggy McGlone

The $4.7 trillion spending plan aims to eliminate NEA, NEH and PBS.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:34pm on March 18, 2019☆⚑

John Quincy Adams is the anti-Trump in the new play 'JQA' by Peter Marks

Arena Stage produces the world premiere of Aaron Posner's play, with four actors playing the same man.

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

On Broadway, I just saw my first 'Kiss Me, Kate.' It was worth the wait. by Peter Marks

Kelli O'Hara is luminous in this Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Cole Porter's musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:00pm on March 14, 2019☆⚑

The hit comedy 'Admissions' has been laughing at college cheaters for months by Nelson Pressley

The news catches up to a play that questions privilege.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:57pm on March 14, 2019☆⚑

The Yiddish classic 'The Jewish Queen Lear' gets an English debut at Theater J by Celia Wren

A once-popular adaptation finds its way back to the stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:52am on March 14, 2019☆⚑

Two new plays want us to think about power and art. You may be thinking about where to eat afterward. by Peter Marks

Neither "Queen of Basel" at Studio nor "Masterpieces . . ." at Signature achieves liftoff.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:49pm on March 13, 2019☆⚑

D.C. debut of the musical 'Hands on a Hardbody' stalls by Nelson Pressley

The Keegan Theatre show needs more horsepower to drive the Trey Anastasio score.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:20pm on March 13, 2019☆⚑

'Ya Got Trouble' " Hugh Jackman heading back to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

Hugh Jackman is coming back to Broadway as a classic roguish traveling salesman in a revival of 'The Music Man'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:07am on March 13, 2019☆⚑

Tech and friendship at heart of Broadway's 'Be More Chill' by John Carucci | ap

Modern technology and an old-school friendship are at the heart of the youthful Broadway musical 'Be More Chill'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:06am on March 13, 2019☆⚑

At this show, you get to eat cake. But you might feel a little guilty about it. by Maura Judkis

New York's Third Rail Projects stages immersive production in Folger reading room.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:40pm on March 11, 2019☆⚑

'Be More Chill' found an audience online. But in a Broadway theater, it lost me. by Peter Marks

Another teenage-angst musical opens, and it's a noisy slog.

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