Christopher K. Morgan steps into big shoes at Dance Place by Sarah L. Kaufman

"We, as a field, have work to do," says the new director.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:12pm on August 25, 2017☆⚑

Harold Prince, a Broadway master, deserves a better tribute show than this by Peter Marks

A stage retrospective of the career of director-producer Harold Prince lacks the verve of the man himself

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:16pm on August 24, 2017☆⚑

Signature opens season with 'A Little Night Music,' one of Sondheim's precious gems by Peter Marks

Director Eric Schaeffer's production is several cuts above the 2009 Broadway revival; Holly Twyford shines.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:12pm on August 24, 2017☆⚑

A Bessie Smith 'dream project' makes its D.C. debut by Geoffrey Himes

"The Devil's Music," taking nearly a decade to make, opens Aug. 24 at Atlas Performing Arts Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:18pm on August 23, 2017☆⚑

Going Out Guide for Maryland, Aug. 24-30, 2017 by Jillian S. Jarrett

Anomaly, music festivals, Maryland State Fair, a Civil War talk, art exhibits and more.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:36am on August 23, 2017☆⚑

The New Evan Hansen is … Taylor Trensch by Peter Marks

The actor will be the permanent replacement for Tony winner Ben Platt.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:06pm on August 22, 2017☆⚑

'The Wizard of Hip' has energy to spare in lively MetroStage production by Celia Wren

Writer-director-choreographer Thomas W. Jones II also stars in the well-traveled play-with-music.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:04pm on August 22, 2017☆⚑

Polish-US writer Janusz Glowacki dies at 78 by Associated Press

The wife of renowned Polish-U.S. playwright and screenwriter Janusz Glowacki says he has died at 78.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:48am on August 19, 2017☆⚑

A longtime D.C. actress tackles her first musical, and it's by Sondheim by Peter Marks

With "A Little Night Music," Holly Twyford must sing "Send in the Clowns."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:48pm on August 17, 2017☆⚑

Jon Kalbfleisch tunes up 'A Little Night Music' by Nelson Pressley

The production's music director has kept Signature Theatre shows sharp since 1991.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:48pm on August 17, 2017☆⚑

Jose Llana, an actor in a regal role who's whistling a happy tune by Peter Marks

An actor from Springfield, Va., grows up to be a Rodgers and Hammerstein King.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:48pm on August 17, 2017☆⚑

Going Out Guide for Maryland, Aug. 17-23, 2017 by Jillian S. Jarrett

"One Year Later," Chesapeake Crab & Beer Festival, Black Masala, "The Nerd" and more.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:04pm on August 16, 2017☆⚑

'Whipping, or the Football Hamlet' scores political points by Nelson Pressley

An absurdist show blends sports and Shakespeare, stage and screen.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:36pm on August 16, 2017☆⚑

By chance, meeting the disgraced 'M. Butterfly' diplomat whose lover misled him by Nelson Pressley

A funny thing happened on the way to the Riviera.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on August 11, 2017☆⚑

Michael Moore should leave Broadway to the pros by Peter Marks

His amateurish "The Terms of My Surrender" trips on the headliner's ego.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:54pm on August 10, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: 'Night Music' and Summer Hummer by Nelson Pressley

Sondheim and the annual fundraiser at Signature highlight the month.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:48pm on August 10, 2017☆⚑

When LuPone or Midler gets sick? The show must go on, and so must the sub by Peter Marks

An understudy for Patti LuPone gets a crash course in the Broadway limelight.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:06pm on August 10, 2017☆⚑

'Big Fish' looks for the truth in a father-son relationship by Celia Wren

The musical at Keegan Theatre is a touching portrait of family dynamics.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:36pm on August 9, 2017☆⚑

Shakespeare Theatre's Free for All festival looks back on 26 summers

Maintaining the tradition of staging the plays " tragedies included " is no walk in the park.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:06am on August 9, 2017☆⚑

Going Out Guide for Maryland, Aug. 10-16, 2017 by Jillian S. Jarrett

L'il Margaret's Bluegrass Festival, "The Nerd," the CrossRhodes, Mary J. Blige and more.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:54am on August 9, 2017☆⚑

Amy Schumer to star in a Steve Martin play on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

Amy Schumer and Steve Martin are teaming up for laughs " on Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:12am on August 7, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: 'King and I' cruises at Kennedy Center by Nelson Pressley

Closing this weekend: 'An Octoroon' and 'Cabaret.'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:06pm on August 3, 2017☆⚑

Gloria Estefan, LL Cool J among Kennedy Center honorees by Jessica Gresko | ap

This year's Kennedy Center honorees will include two singers, a television writer, a dancer - and for the first time, a hip-hop artist.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on August 3, 2017☆⚑

Another opening, another show: D.C. couple celebrate art with their wardrobe by Nelson Pressley

Life is too short to blend in.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:05am on August 3, 2017☆⚑

Harry Potter play's London leads heading to Broadway by Associated Press

The lead actors from the acclaimed London production of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" are boarding the Hogwarts Express for Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:33am on August 3, 2017☆⚑