Hamilton Is Coming to D.C. by Sarah Anne Hughes

In 2017 or 2018

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 4:41pm on May 10, 2016[SHARE]

Arts Roundup: DC Jazz Fest Edition by Matt Cohen

Plus: Black Women's Playwright Group develops new theater app.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 7:26pm on March 13, 2016[SHARE]

Arts Roundup: Hamilton Is Coming Edition by Matt Cohen

Just the cast, for a White House visit.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 6:17pm on March 13, 2016[SHARE]

To Do Today: 'Belize 35,' Romeo and Juliet, and Kat Dahlia by Caroline Jones

Celebrate Belize's birthday or see a wordless retelling of a story you already know.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 7:33am on February 18, 2016[SHARE]

The Next Stage: TheatreWashington's Aniello Award Identifies Up-and-Coming Companies by Chris Klimek

One of TheatreWashington's most competitive awards can take a new theater company to the next level"but not always.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 4:02am on February 9, 2016[SHARE]

Avenue Q Leads 2016 Helen Hayes Awards Nominations by Matt Cohen

The Shakespeare Theatre Company dominated with 26 nominations.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 9:10pm on February 2, 2016[SHARE]

To Do Today: American Ballet Theatre, Slick Rick, and Social Station by Caroline Jones

A new take on a whimsical ballet brightens your dreary Thursday.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 9:24pm on January 28, 2016[SHARE]

The Critic & The Real Inspector Hound at Shakespeare Theatre Company Landsburgh, Reviewed by Chris Klimek

Collectively, this Shakespeare Theatre twofer is a wild, fun-filled riot with laughs aplenty for the whole family.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 3:44pm on January 18, 2016[SHARE]

Black Nativity at the Anacostia Playhouse, Reviewed by Kriston Capps

Theater Alliance's take on the Langston Hughes classic adds a new dimension to this year's production.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 1:00pm on December 19, 2015[SHARE]

To Do Today: Matilda the Musical, Cricket Cemetery, and Paint Branch by Caroline Jones

See telekinetic young people make magic on stage.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 10:14pm on December 15, 2015[SHARE]

La Bohéme at Virginia Opera, Reviewed by Molly Simoneau

During a sobering time in Paris, the Virginia Opera's production of this Parisian classic felt particularly mournful.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 3:09pm on November 18, 2015[SHARE]

Appomattox at Washington National Opera, Reviewed by Mike Paarlberg

Go see Appomattox"especially if you're not an opera fan.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 4:32pm on November 17, 2015[SHARE]

Theater J Hires Adam Immerwahr as New Artistic Director by Matt Cohen

Nearly a year after firing Ari Roth, Theater J has hired Adam Immerwahr as its new artistic director.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 9:34pm on October 19, 2015[SHARE]

The Tender Land at Gala Theatre, Reviewed by Mike Paarlberg

The In Series' latest opera"part of its "Made In America" series"is about as dull as life on the farm.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 5:34pm on October 19, 2015[SHARE]

Director Cary Fukunaga on Beasts of No Nation and Releasing a Film Simultaneously in Theaters and on Netflix by Alan Zilberman

"Maybe the film will be a complete failure, and no one will go see it in a cinema? Who knows?"

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 10:53am on October 15, 2015[SHARE]

Dead Ringers: Some D.C. Theaters Rethink Their Cell Phone Policies by Rachel Kurzius

Not all District theaters want you to put your cell phone away during performances.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 12:59pm on September 28, 2015[SHARE]

Former City Paper Publisher Amy Austin Named TheatreWashington President and CEO by Sarah Anne Hughes

"I've always had a passion for the arts."

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 12:53pm on September 28, 2015[SHARE]

Matt Cohen Will Take Over the Arts Desk by Steve Cavendish

Cohen comes from DCist and has written for Washington City Paper, Spin, The American Interest, The Week, and more.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 7:20pm on September 8, 2015[SHARE]

Men Behaving Badly: Dogfight at Keegan Theatre, Reviewed by Trey Graham

A delicate portrait gets coarse around the edges with the addition of an hour's worth of musical material.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 9:49pm on September 4, 2015[SHARE]

How Garfield Became a Brand New Musical at Adventure Theatre by Mike Rhode

"Garfield represents the id we would all wish to be if societal rules didn't force us to be polite and kind."

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 1:27pm on July 27, 2015[SHARE]

Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at Maryland Lyric Opera, Reviewed by Mike Paarlberg

If you're going to take liberties with famous works of literature, you might as well give us a happy ending or more sex and violence or something.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 3:47pm on July 21, 2015[SHARE]

For Its Final Production, American Century Theater Gets Angry by Rachel Kurzius

"Even though we're doing some of our best work now, it's better to go out in a blaze of glory."

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 12:59pm on July 20, 2015[SHARE]

To Do This Weekend: Silence! The Musical, Scalia/Ginsburg, and Olivia Neutron-John by Caroline Jones

A murderous musical, a new opera about justice, and music at Fort Dupont

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 10:35pm on July 17, 2015[SHARE]

A Response to the Wall Street Journal's Defense of Traditional Shakespeare by Christina Cauterucci

A Shakespeare production featuring women? What is this, amateur hour?!

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 9:13pm on July 16, 2015[SHARE]

In Its Second D.C. Season, a Ballet Company Nixes the Same Old Song and Dance by Emily Walz

The Chamber Dance Project mixes the old (an onstage string quartet) with the new (live dance improv).

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 12:45pm on June 25, 2015[SHARE]