Irish actor Pat Kinevane offers a solo tour de force with his award-winning 'Silent' by Nelson Pressley

D.C.'s Solas Nua has imported the show from Dublin's Fishamble troupe.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:21pm on March 8, 2019☆⚑

What's it like behind the scenes at 'My Fair Lady'? We went backstage with Laura Benanti. by Peter Marks

The Broadway production, and its new lead, brim with life, onstage and off.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:30am on March 8, 2019☆⚑

You, too, can travel like a symphony conductor or a prima ballerina. For a price. by Danielle Braff

Donors to orchestras, ballet companies, zoos and more can accompany their idols on tour.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:55pm on March 7, 2019☆⚑

Cirque du Soleil, it's not. Cirkus Cirkor is less about spectacle and more about mission. by Nelson Pressley

The troupe's "Limits" arrives at the Kennedy Center from Sweden.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:29pm on March 7, 2019☆⚑

A plot that twists on Rembrandt and a rhino by Celia Wren

Playwright Heather McDonald returns: 'It's a lot easier to emerge than reemerge.'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:01am on March 7, 2019☆⚑

Becky Sharp returns with razzmatazz in Kate Hamill's stripped-down 'Vanity Fair' by Nelson Pressley

The 'novel without a hero' takes a shine to its durable antiheroine.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:47pm on March 6, 2019☆⚑

The question everyone's asking about the parents in 'Leaving Neverland' by Amy Joyce

Psychologists explain how parents might unwittingly let their child end up with a predator.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:00am on March 6, 2019☆⚑

Two plays set at the intersection of race and violence in America by Celia Wren

'Blood at the Root' examines strife at a high school; 'Twilight' takes place amid the 1992 L.A. riots.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:13pm on March 5, 2019☆⚑

'Come From Away,' 'Company' lead race for UK Olivier Awards by Associated Press

Musicals "Come From Away" and "Company" lead the race for Britain's Olivier theater awards with nine nominations apiece

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:55am on March 5, 2019☆⚑

How 'Leaving Neverland' puts Michael Jackson's cultural legacy and $2 billion empire in jeopardy by Lavanya Ramanathan

The pop star's estate, once drowning in debt, had rebounded remarkably since his death, but it's now contending with renewed allegations of child abuse in an HBO documentary.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:01pm on March 4, 2019☆⚑

The British hit 'Oil' strikes a vein in its U.S. debut at Olney by Nelson Pressley

And at the D.C. Arts Center, John Feffer offers a solo travelogue of North Korea.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:23pm on March 4, 2019☆⚑

Every Michael Jackson song sounds different today by Chris Richards

"Leaving Neverland" should change the way we hear his music forever.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:47pm on March 4, 2019☆⚑

New York City Ballet names new leaders, post-Peter Martins by Associated Press

The New York City Ballet has chosen two former dancers to lead the company after the scandal that ended with the retirement of artistic director Peter Martins

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:42pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

Rich acting pays off in 'The Heiress,' a surprisingly timely classic at Arena Stage by Nelson Pressley

Director Seema Sueko has cast her production splendidly, with Laura C. Harris holding the spotlight as a whip-smart but paralyzingly anxious Catherine.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

How playwright Kate Hamill brought a modern sensibility to a 19th-century novel by Nelson Pressley

"Nothing's too sacred to re-examine," says the adapter of "Vanity Fair."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

Are jukebox musicals like 'The Cher Show' dumbing down Broadway, or just giving us what we want? by Nelson Pressley

The bio shows elbow aside plot, character and narrative for a different set of showbiz goals.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

YouTube star Cole Escola could be anywhere, but he wants to be stuck in a room with you by Michael Gaynor

The comedian is bringing his quirky characters to the 9:30 Club.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

'Black Panther' makes Oscar history twice for diversity by Jonathan Landrum Jr. | ap

"Black Panther" went back-to-back into the Oscar history books on Sunday evening

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

Kenneth Lonergan wins inaugural PEN/Mike Nichols award by Associated Press

Filmmaker-playwright Kenneth Lonergan is the first recipient of a prize named for the late Mike Nichols

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

Basketball players sue 'Fortnite' game makers over dance by Michael Kunzelman | ap

Two former University of Maryland men's basketball players are suing the makers of "Fortnite," claiming the video game's creators misappropriated a dance they popularized online

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

New Joe Calarco drama 'Separate Rooms' debuts at emerging 4615 Theatre by Celia Wren

Good acting fleshes out a premiere from the author of "Shakespeare's R&J."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

How a local actress follows Anna Deavere Smith's footsteps in 'Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992' by Geoffrey Himes

In a Baltimore suburb, Danielle Drakes tackles the famous riot play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

'Finding Neverland' musical at National Theatre needs a better hook by Nelson Pressley

A non-Equity tour alights in D.C., but production isn't the best look.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

The Michael Cohen hearing wasn't a hearing at all. It was cheap theatrics. by Peter Marks

A desultorily expanded version of "Twelve Angry Men" played out for hours on Capitol Hill.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

Why small US theaters have canceled 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Mark Kennedy

Dozens of community and nonprofit theaters across the U.S. have been forced to abandon productions of "To Kill a Mockingbird" under legal threat

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑