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‘A Bright Room Called Day’ at Nu Sass Productions

With its Small Batch Audience Series created for an especially limited number of patrons per performance, Nu Sass Productions is out to transform the way DC theater audiences experience the performing...

Meet the Cast of ‘How the Other Half Loves’ at The British Players: Part 4: John Allnutt

In Part 4 of a series of interviews with the cast of How the Other Half Lives at The British Players, meet John Allnutt. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen...

Nibbles and Sips: Around Town: SER: A Reboot of the Classic Dishes of Spain and The Kennedy Center Embraces Spain and Portugal

SER: A Reboot of the Classic Dishes of Spain Last summer when the Ballston Business Improvement District sent out an all-call seeking innovative restaurant concepts, the husband and wife team of...

‘Mozart’s Great Mass’ with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Strathmore

If I told you that the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra may be the most dynamic classical music organization in our region, you’d probably expect me to prove it with a report on a daring program featuring...

Willa Murphy on Playing Emily in ‘Chatroom’ at Round House Theatre

Chatroom is playing this weekend at Round House Theatre and Willa Murphy talks about playing Emily. Joel: Introduce yourself and tell us about your theatre appearances in the area and your...

Meet the Cast of ‘Nunsense’ at Wolf Pack Theatre Company: Part 3: Linda Whiting

In Part 3 of a series of interviews with the cast of Nunsense at Wolf Pack Theatre Company, meet Linda Whiting. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell us where local theatregoers may have seen you...

Author of ‘Wild’ Cheryl Strayed at National Geographic

Ever been lost and then found? Well apparently everyone experiences this according to Cheryl Strayed of the New York Times memoir bestseller Wild. Strayed talked to a sold out crowd, comprising mainly...

Meet the Cast of ‘How the Other Half Loves’ at The British Players: Part 3: Peter Harrold

In Part 3 of a series of interviews with the cast of How the Other Half Lives at The British Players, meet Peter Harrold. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen...

Yvonne French To Report From U.S. Institute of Theater Technology’s 55th Annual Conference & Stage Expo

Stay tuned next Wednesday, March 18, 2015, as DCMetroTheaterArts technology reporter Yvonne French travels to Cincinnati to cover the U.S. Institute of Theater Technology’s 55th Annual Conference &...

‘Nibbles and Sips’: Great Pre-Theatre Dining Deals From Area Restaurants Near Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Woolly Mammoth, Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint, and Theatre Lab

When friends ask me where to dine before the theatre I try to respond authoritatively. But, alas, my brain turns to porridge as I mentally scroll through the limitless options. I try to hone it down...

‘Doctor Caligari’ at Pointless Theatre Company

The Pointless Theatre Company troupe has taken on a major “dare” in adapting a landmark silent expressionist cult film into to a live stage production. Doctor Caligari from Pointless evokes the...

Magic Time!: ‘A Fan Chat with Jane Lynch’ Who is Birchmere-Bound on March 24 and 25th

Jane Lynch is an award-winning actor on stage, in movies, and on TV. She plays Sue Sylvester on Glee. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And gosh darn it, she’s really fun to talk with on...

‘West Side Story + Roméo et Juliette’ at Young Artists of America and Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras at Strathmore

What makes a standout performance that leaves the audience gushing long after leaving the theater? The Young Artists of America at Strathmore seems to have hit upon the perfect recipe – combine a...

Announcing Pallas Theatre Collective’s Fifth Season by Caroline Brent

Tickets are now on sale for Pallas Theatre Collective’s fifth season, titled A Season of Washington – A Season of Women. Each work this season focuses on a strong female character and takes place in...

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC presents ‘When You Wish’ Tomorrow at 8 PM and Saturday at 3 PM & 8 PM at The Lincoln Theatre

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC presents When You Wish, a campy salute to music from animated movies and TV shows. Music and animation – featuring the music of Disney, School House Rock, Saturday...

‘Just Be’ at Revision Dance Company

On Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 4 pm, the audience at Dance Place was treated to an enlightening and entertaining dance-video performance titled Just Be, by ReVision Dance Company, a resident company...

Hexagon 2015: ‘The Spoof, the Whole Spoof, and Nothing but the Spoof!’ by Jennifer Strand

Celebrating its 60th annual show and its return to Washington DC, Hexagon is still singing, taunting, and dancing away! Renowned as Washington’s only original, political, satirical, musical, comedy...

Meet the Cast of ‘How the Other Half Loves’ at The British Players: Part 2: Karen Romero

In Part 2 of a series of interviews with the cast of How the Other Half Lives at The British Players, meet Karen Romero. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen...

Meet the Cast of ‘Flyin’ West’ at Bowie Community Theatre: Part 4: Darius McCall

In Part 4 of a series of interviews with the cast and director of Flyin’ West at Bowie Community Theatre, meet Darius McCall. Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen...

An Interview With L’il Dutch

When I first returned to DC “from abroad” in 2009 one of the powerhouses in the local burlesque scene was Li’l Dutch. Besides being an inventive and super fun performer (I laughed until I cried when I...

The Providence Players Opens ‘Other Desert Cities’ This Friday, March 13th by Chip Gertzog

Recently, one of the hottest tickets on Broadway and a 2012 Tony nominee, Other Desert Cities opens on the Providence Players stage at the James Lee Community Center Theater this Friday, March 13th...

The National Chamber Ensemble Presents ‘Bach, Beethoven and Brahms’ on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 7:30 pm at Artisphere’s Spectrum Theatre

The National Chamber Ensemble, celebrates the great works of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 7:30 pm at Artisphere’s Spectrum Theatre. Praised by the Washington Post for...

“What, Mr. Todd, What is that Sound?” Arranging The Prog Metal Version of Sweeney Todd, Part One: Andrew Siddle

It has been over a year since Stephen Sondheim gave DC’s Landless Theatre Company unprecedented permission to create a Prog Metal orchestration of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The...

In the Moment: George Mason University’s School of Dance’s GALA and Interviews with Students

“We expect that our Mason Dance Company will leave strong impressions,” said Susan Shields, director, George Mason University School of Dance. She was describing the multi-performance School of Dance...

‘TORCH: Songs from the Gay Life!’ at The Rainbow Theatre Project

A cascade of frothy, kitschy, verbally intricate, and highly theatrical songs pervaded the intimate atmosphere of the Bier Baron Tavern in Washington, DC as the innovative Rainbow Theatre Project...

IBERIAN SUITE: Concha Buika with Iván “Melon” Lewis & Continuum Quartet at The Kennedy Center

Last night the audience at The Kennedy Center Concert Hall was blessed with Buika. If being blessed by Buika wasn’t more than enough for a single evening, the audience at the Concert Hall had another...

‘The Mad: A Fracking Fairytale’ at Theatre du Jour

In the words of Countess Aurelia, the title character in Jean Giraudoux’s comedy The Madwoman of Chaillot, ”Nothing is ever so wrong in this world that a sensible woman can’t set right in the course...

‘Altan’ at the Barns at Wolf Trap

Altan played a high-energy show of jigs and reels and American bluegrass at the Barns at Wolf Trap. They may have also invented a new genre of music called “Greengrass.” For their latest album, they...

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at Prince William Little Theatre

Jesus Christ Superstar remains among my favorite musicals and was the first cast album I ever owned. It broke new ground in 1970, starting out as a concept album for a rock opera before plans were...

‘Anything Goes’ at Howard University

Howard University’s Department of Theatre Arts’ Anything Goes, currently on the boards at the Ira Aldridge Theater, is a show to which everyone should go see. It is not to be missed. This production...

Meet the Cast of ‘Nunsense’ at Wolf Pack Theatre Company: Part 2: Melanie Pino-Elliott

In Part 2 of a series of interviews with the cast of Nunsense at Wolf Pack Theatre Company, meet Melanie Pino-Elliott. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell us where local theatregoers may have...

Magic Time! Passion for a Play: A Q&A With Michael Dove, Director of Forum Theatre’s ‘Passion Play’

Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play is an epic three-part play set in three eras—Queen Elizabeth’s England, Adolf Hitler’s Germany, and Ronald Reagan’s America. It’s a fancifully sprawling story, and each act...

Fantasy & Fate: Tchaikovsky Masterworks: Lang Lang in Recital at The Kennedy Center

Virtuosity of the highest caliber graced The Kennedy Center Concert Hall this past Saturday afternoon as renowned piano superstar Lang Lang returned to perform at the established Washington venue for...

Here are the Winners of the 15th Annual 2014 WATCH AWARDS

THE 15th Annual WATCH AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED Sunday, March 8, 2015 – 7:00 pm at The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA HERE ARE THE WINNERS (IN BOLD) WINNERS of Outstanding Technical Achievements....

Here Are the 2014 WATCH Awards Winners

Here Are the 2014 WATCH AWARDS WINNERS In the Order As They Were Announced Outstanding Choreography (5) Nick Carter – The Addams Family – Kensington Arts Theatre Ivan Davilla – Ragtime – Little...

Meet the Cast of ‘How the Other Half Loves’ at The British Players: Part 1: Susan R. Paisner

In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of How the Other Half Lives at The British Players, meet Susan R. Paisner. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have...

‘The Mundo Perfeito’ (Perfect World) As part of the Iberian Suite at the Kennedy Center.

The Mundo Perfeito (Perfect World) has arrived in DC’s America. As part of the Iberian Suite. At The Kennedy Center. Presenting a full evening of theatre, Mundo Perfeito offers two productions: Three...

‘The Flying Dutchman’ (‘Der Fliegende Holländer’) at Washington National Opera

The Washington National Opera takes to the seas for Richard Wagner’s first major work, The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Holländer). WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello has staged a series of...

The 2014 WATCH AWARD Winners To Be Announced Tonight At The Birchmere-Here Are the 2014 Nominations

The 2014 WATCH Awards Winners Will Be Announced Tonight Beginning at 7 PM. Here are the 2014 WATCH AWARDS Nominations 111 productions (34 musicals, 77 plays) were adjudicated in 2014. Thirty-one...

‘Circle Mirror Transformation’ at Rep Stage

The 2009 Obie-winning play Circle Mirror Transformation is like a five-finger exercise minus a digit or two. In its well-mounted area debut at Rep Stage in Howard County, it makes for a pleasant night...

Arts Collective Dance Company Concert at Arts Collective @ HCC

HCC puts cutting edge moves on display Those looking for a quick introduction to what’s hot in contemporary dance could spend a small bundle on a whirlwind expedition to New York. Or they could stop...

‘Evil Dead: The Musical’ at Greenbelt Arts Center

Wildly exaggerated acting work, referential cinematic poses, bad touching, and lots and lots of blood spatter come together in this unapologetically absurd production of the George Reinblatt, Frank...

‘Bigger Than You, Bigger Than Me’ at Field Trip Theatre

If there is a post-9/11 theater in America—the way there was, for instance, a postwar theater in Europe—it just got bigger than before. A new play opened last night that offers a sharp new take on our...

Moveius Dance in World Premiere ‘Glacier’ Intersections Festival at Atlas Performing Arts Center

My phone told me it was 14 degrees as I made my way to the Atlas Friday evening. A fitting temperature for the world premiere of a work titled Glacier, by Moveius Contemporary Ballet. By day Diana...

DCMTA Scene Stealers-January and February 2015-Part 2

Here is our second group of January and February Scene Stealers. Congrats to our honorees. ______ Patrick A’Hearn Singing “Music of the Night” at The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber at Riverside Center...

Meet the Soloists of ‘West Side Story + Roméo et Juliette’ Part 3: Adalia Jimenez

This Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 4 PM, Young Artists of America and Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras will present West Side Story + Roméo et Juliette at The Music Center at Strathmore. In our final...

Meet the Soloists of ‘West Side Story + Roméo et Juliette’ Part 2: Hailey Giddings

This Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 4 PM, Young Artists of America and Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras will present West Side Story + Roméo et Juliette at The Music Center at Strathmore. In Part 2 of 3...

Meet the Cast of ‘Nunsense’ at Wolf Pack Theatre Company: Part 1: Joanna Matthews

In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of Nunsense at Wolf Pack Theatre Company, meet Joanna Matthews. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell us where local theatregoers may have seen you...

Meet the Cast of ‘Flyin’ West’ at Bowie Community Theatre: Part 3: Sandra Cox True

In Part 3 of a series of interviews with the cast and director of Flyin’ West at Bowie Community Theatre, meet Sandra Cox True. Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen...

Meet the Soloists of ‘West Side Story + Roméo et Juliette’ Part 1: Alex Stone

This Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 4 PM, Young Artists of America and Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras will present West Side Story + Roméo et Juliette at The Music Center at Strathmore. In Part 1 of 3...