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University of Maryland’s Brian MacDevitt Wins 2012 Henry Hewes Award by Michele M. McTamney

The University of Maryland School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) is proud to announce that Professor Brian MacDevitt has been honored with the prestigious 2012 Henry Hewes Design...

Everyman Theatre Moves Into Its New Home by Laura Weiss

Everyman Theatre moved into its new home on Fayette Street during the week of November 19, 2012. The administrative offices will be closed during this week in order to facilitate the move and then...

E. Faye Butler on Playing Sister Juba in ‘Pullman Porter Blues’ at Arena Stage by Joel Markowitz

E. Faye Butler returns to Arena Stage as Sister Juba in Pullman Porter Blues. E. Faye fills us in on the history of The Pullman Porters and how they helped African Americans to come into the middle...

Help Wildwood Summer Theatre With Their Kickstarter by Ben Lurye

Wildwood Summer Theatre, DC’s youth-run theatre company, is excited to share our newest fundraising initiative with the DC theatre community. Every summer since 1965,WST has produced a full-scale...

An Interview with Blues Singer Rhonda Vincent by Mike Spain

Rhonda Vincent currently has the top album on Billboard’s Bluegrass Charts. She is known as the Queen of Bluegrass and after winning more awards than any other bluegrass artists it is easy to know...

Part 8: Letters From the Living Dead: “This is the end of broadcast day” by Stephen Gregory Smith

Tonight is the final performance of NightoftheLivingDead (the musical) at Kensington Arts Theatre. How can I possibly begin to wrap this whole series up in a nice bow? I can start by thanking the...

Creative Cauldron Receives 2012 Dominion Arts Stars ‘Rising Star’ Award by Laura Connors Hull

CREATIVE CAULDRON RECEIVES 2012 DOMINION ARTS STARS “RISING STAR” AWARD. ARTS COUNCIL OF FAIRFAX COUNTY AWARDS 2013 GENERAL OPERATING GRANT Creative Cauldron’s efforts to provide quality programming...

Signature Theatre Hosts CD Release Party for Sandy Bainum’s ‘This Christmas’ on December 3rd by Hunter Styles

Signature Theatre Hosts Concert & CD Release Party for Sandy Bainum’s This Christmas On December 3, 2012 at 7 PM, Signature Theatre welcomes singer and actress Sandy Bainum (Show Boat and Sunset...

‘The Brontes’ Plays through November 18th at FallFringe by Debra Buonaccorsi & Steve McWilliams

Dizzy Miss Lizzie’s Roadside Revue, is back with there 2012 Capital Fringe hit THE BRONTES. Dizzy Miss Lizzie has brought audiences to their feet with productions of Finn McCool, The Oresteia, and The...

Auditions for The British Players’ ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ on December 9th & 10th by Chrish Kresge

The British Players present Don’t Dress for Dinner by Marc Camoletti. Directed by Chrish Kresge and produced by Caroline Gelb. Audition Dates Sunday, December 9th : 1 – 3pm Monday, December 10th:...

TONIGHT’S Guests Announced for ‘La-Ti-Do’ at 8 PM at Black Fox Lounge by DonMike Mendoza

TONIGHT – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 AT 8 PM La-Ti-Do At Black Fox Lounge 1723 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20009 $10 cover charge at the door. Doors open at 7:50 pm for an 8 pm start....

Today From 2-5 PM: Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund Royale Talent-a-thon!

Today, Sunday, November 11, 2012 From 2-5 PM (open house format) Ballet Royale Institute of Maryland 9147-D Red Branch Rd. Columbia, MD. 21045 American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund A...

The Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund: A Royale Talent-a-thon! This Sunday From 2-5 PM

American Red Cross, Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund A Royale Talent-a-thon! Ballet Royale is asking the Howard County community for financial support in providing for those who have lost so much...

The British Players Presents ‘The Princess and the Sprout’ November 20-December 16th at Kensington Town Hall

The British Players present THE PRINCESS AND THE SPROUT. This traditional holiday pantomime, a theatrical treat that for centuries has entertained audiences all around the British Isles. Delight in...

Talk Back This Saturday With David Emerson Toney and Michael J. Bobbitt at Port City Playhouse

Enjoy a special talkback with playwright David Emerson Toney and Adventure Theatre/MTC’s Producing Artistic Director Michael Bobbitt after the 8pm performance of The Soul Collector on Saturday,...

‘R.U.X.’ is back at FallFringe by Maurice Martin

The idea that a person might have sex with a robot came my way via the movie Westworld. Michael Crichton wrote that story about a theme park full of robots where you go to live your Wild West...

TONIGHT’S Guests Announced for ‘La-Ti-Do’ at 8 PM at Black Fox Lounge by Don Mike Mendoza

TONIGHT – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 AT 8 PM La-Ti-Do At The Black Fox Lounge 1723 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20009 $10 cover charge at the door. Doors open at 7:50 pm for an 8 pm...

Tomorrow Night’s Guests Announced for ‘La-Ti-Do’ at 8 PM at Black Fox Lounge by Don Mike Mendoza

TOMORROW – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 AT 8 PM La-Ti-Do At The Black Fox Lounge 1723 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20009 $10 cover charge at the door. Doors open at 7:50 pm for an 8 pm...

‘A Couple of Critical Importance’: Rich and Judy Massabny by Barbara Ruben of The Beacon

When I attend press nights at the theatre, I am guaranteed that Rich Massabny and his wife Judy will come up to me and ask me how I am and we’ll spend time schmoozing and catching up. Rich is such a...

The Kennedy’s Center’s Renovated ‘Theater Lab’ to Reopen on November 12th by John Dow

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will officially open its renovated Theater Lab on November 12, 2012 at 6 p.m. with a performance of music and poetry. The evening will feature...

Landless Theatre’s ‘Davey Jones’ Locker’ Plays at Piratz Tavern November 10, 17, and 18 by Andrew L. Baughman

The Landless Theatre Company, DC’s purveyor of all theatre that is fun and insane, is setting sail for a most unusual venue this November: The Piratz Tavern of Silver Spring! This Fall, Landless will...

NNPN Commissions Works by Paige Hernandez, Jacqueline E. Lawton, Stephen Spotswood & Gwydion Suilebhan by Jojo Ruf

The NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN), the country’s alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, proudly announces the commission of...

Theatre Lab to Honor Michael Kaiser at Benefit/Cabaret on Monday, November 11th by Dane Petersen

Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts will honor Michael Kaiser, president of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as it celebrates its 20th anniversary at its annual Cabaret Benefit...

A Video Interview with “War Horse” Actor Andrew Veenstra by Todd Clark of TheDCPlace

TheDCPLACE and DC Theater Arts present a video interview with actor Andrew Veenstra of War Horse at The Kennedy Center. Co-Host: Mitchell Ugwuezi Lead Actor Interviewed: Andrew Veenstra Taped and...

Rep Stage Cancels Tomorrow Night’s Performance of ‘Mary Rose’

The first preview performance of Mary Rose at Rep Stage tomorrow night – on October 31st and Halloween – has been cancelled. Performances resume their regular schedule on Thursday, November 1st at 7...

Schedule Changes at Arena Stage for ‘My Fair Lady’ and ‘One Night With Janis Joplin’

Additional Performance of One Night With Janis Joplin added Sunday, November 4th at 1:00 PM and First Preview of My Fair Lady on Friday, November 2nd is Cancelled. Due to Hurricane Sandy, the...

Miřenka Čechová presents ‘S/he is Nancy Joe’ at Mead Flaspoint November 9-11th

Award-winning performer Miřenka Čechová brings her unique blend of movement style to the American premiere of her newest work, S/he is Nancy Joe in a series of preview performances at the Mead Theatre...

Rajiv Joseph’s ‘All This Intimacy’ Opens This Weekend by Emily Morrison

In Rajiv Joseph’s comedy All This Intimacy, opening this weekend at Cultural Arts Center, we meet a nice enough guy and three nice women who get caught up in an almost unbelievable tale of lust and...

Let’s Rally Behind Spooky Action Theater!

Today I received an email from Julie Jacobson who informed me and the theatre community that ‘neighborhood opposition’ could lose Spooky Action Theater their home in the Universalist National Memorial...

The Little Theatre of Alexandria’s ‘Cantorial’ Opens This Weekend by Director C. Evans Kirk

C. Evans Kirk tells us about directing The Little Theatre of Alexandria’s new production Cantorial – which opens this weekend. “Written by famed American dramatist Ira Levin (author of Rosemary’s Baby...

This Saturday – ‘2012 Walk to End Alzheimer’s’ in the Nation’s Capital by Nancy Daly

2012 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in the Nation’s Capital – Washington, DC Come join us on this wonderful team of Actors, Industry Colleagues, Friends and Family THIS Saturday, October 27th on the National...

Shakespeare Theatre Company Files Injunction to Stay in Lansburgh Theatre – Please Sign the Petition!

Here is the latest news from Shakespeare Theatre Company regarding its attempts to continue to occupy The Lansburgh Theatre: “The Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) filed a lawsuit this week including...

‘VelocityDC Dance Festival’ by Breena Siegel

VelocityDC Dance Festival kicked off this past Thursday at the Sidney Harman Hall at Shakespeare Theatre Company. Entering its fourth year, the festival provides an opportunity to experience dance in...

‘Hungry for Music’ Presents Musical Visions: Live Music and Art Auction on November 8th by Jordan Wright

Eighteen years ago the non-profit Hungry for Music was founded by local entrepreneur Jeff Campbell – a man inspired by a vision to heal the world through music. The idea germinated back in 1992 while...

Silhouette Stages presents ‘RENT’ from October 25 – November 4th by Cast Member Danielle Sherry

When confronted with the title of Jonathan Larson’s epic rock opera/ musical RENT, what emotions are you suddenly filled with? Passion? Nostalgia? Loss? Or perhaps celebration and friendship come to...

Ambassador Theater’s ‘Trespassing’ by Assistant Director James Randle

When I first heard that Ambassador Theater was mounting Egyptian plays my mind immediately began swimming with imagery: the stereotypical pyramids, but also palms, gold, perfume, mud-brick,...

Part Seven: Letters From the Living Dead: “This house…this place” by Stephen Gregory Smith

“As we rounded round the hill, past the boating shop, we’d stop and turn the corner by the mill – and I’d see this house…this place…” Long gone are Barbie dolls and handmade sets in my basement. Long...

Tonight’s Guests Announced for ‘La-Ti-Do’ at 8 PM at Black Fox Lounge by Don Mike Mendoza

It’s that time of week again! Come join in on the fun at The Black Fox Lounge’s “Best of” nominated cabaret series La-Ti-Do. This week, we welcome Doug Bowles, Karin Sorey, and Alex Hassan’s Three For...

Today: A talk back with ‘Over the Tavern’ Playwright Tom Dudzick and DCMTA’s Joel Markowitz at Olney Theatre Center

DCMTA’s Editor and Publisher Joel Markowitz will moderate a talk back with Tom Dudzick, playwright of OVER THE TAVERN, today after the 2 PM matinee. Talkback with Tom Dudzick on Sunday, October 14th...

‘Election Day Plays 2012’ on October 17th & 30th at Busboys & Poets by Brett Steven Abelman

Just in time for the election, six local playwrights have written new plays about people whose voices usually get left out of the political debates. Ranging from comedy to drama to game show, the new...

Submit your Nominations for the 2012 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards by Jennifer Perry

BroadwayWorld, which is expanding its coverage of the DC theatre market with more reviews, is offering the DC theatergoing community the chance to nominate its favorite productions, actors and...

‘Teen Angel Project’ by Gabriela Schulman

Take a group of kids who love to perform, take away the competition of the theater world and the usual drama that surrounds it, and instead add the desire to give back to their community and there you...

Producer Larry Kaye on the Broadway-bound ‘The Velocity of Autumn,’ & Molly Smith’s Broadway Directorial Debut

It was announced today that Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons and Two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Spinells will be starring in Eric Coble’s new play The Velocity of Autumn and Arena Stage’s...

Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions: A New Theater Voice Arrives in DC

To Gillian on her 37th Birthday will open November 2nd at Theatre on the Run in Arlington. The play will kick off the Inaugural Season of Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions. An innovative new company,...

‘Filichia on Friday’: ‘Ben West is At Home Abroad’ by Peter Filichia

Here is Columnist Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’‘ This week: Ben West is at Home Abroad Peter Filichia is the author of Let’s Put on a Musical, now in its third...

Washington Savoyards Names ‘Guest Narrators’ for ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ by Katy Beth Cassel

Guest Narrators Take Over Transylvania in Washington Savoyard’s THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW October 19 – November 4 Surprise “creatures of the night” emerge when Washington Savoyards 41st season opens with...

Friday Fire Sale at ‘Farragut North’ at Silver Spring Stage by Michael Kharfen

From Michael Kharfen from Silver Spring Stage: This just in on the wire: “the polls have been extended for Farragut North with two more shows this Friday October 12 and Saturday October 13!” As you...

Broadway’s Alton Fitzgerald White Performs at Adventure Theatre MTC Fundraiser on October 14th at 6:30 PM

Adventure Theatre MTC announces its 2012 Fall Musicale Fundraiser for its education and outreach programs to be held on Sunday, October 14th at 6 PM at Adventure Theatre-MTC – in Glen Echo Park Cuddle...

Memorial Service for Dr. Jaylee Mead Tonight at 6:30 PM at Arena Stage

From Arena Stage at the Mead Center Center for American Theater. MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR BELOVED PHILANTHROPIST, SCIENTIST & THEATER LOVER DR. JAYLEE MONTAGUE MEAD TO BE HELD TONIGHT – MONDAY, OCTOBER 8,...

Discounts for Patti LuPone Tonight at Strathmore, Rocky Horror Show, & TOTEM

Patti LuPone TONIGHT at 8 PM at Strathmore Special 10% Discount for DC Theater Arts! How to Order Discounted Tickets 3 Easy Steps 1. Log in or create an account at https://www.strathmore.org/ using...