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Martina Arroyo, Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, Shirley MacLaine, and Carlos Santana to Receive 36th Annual Kennedy Center Honors

Guest Author 2013-09-12

MARTINA ARROYO, HERBIE HANCOCK, BILLY JOEL,SHIRLEY MACLAINE, AND CARLOS SANTANA TO RECEIVE 36TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS America to Celebrate the Careers of Five Extraordinary Artists on Sunday,...

ZZ Top at Wolf Trap by Christina Frank

Christina Marie Frank 2013-09-12

For most bands longevity means staying together long enough to put out a second or, if lucky, a third album; but for ZZ Top (lead vocalist and guitarist Billy Gibbons, vocalist Dusty Hill, and drummer...

‘After the Revolution’ at Theater J by John Stoltenberg

John Stoltenberg 2013-09-12

Who would have guessed that a family drama about everyday ethics and far-left ideology could be so engrossing and engaging, the characters so real and riveting, that what happens on stage enters one’s...

Discount to See Sutton Foster at Strathmore on Saturday, October 12th @8 PM & 10% OFF Discount Code

Joel Markowitz 2013-09-12

AND HERE’S A SPECIAL 10% OFF DISCOUNT FOR DCMTA READERS: TONY AWARD WINNER SUTTON FOSTER ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH AT 8 PM AT THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE 5301 Tuckerman Lane in North Bethesda, MD...

‘BELL’ Opens Tomorrow Night at National Geographic by Caroline Gerdes

Guest Author 2013-09-11

This fall marks the 125th Anniversary of the National Geographic Society. To commemorate this occasion, National Geographic Live, the events and live performance division of National Geographic, has...

‘Agnes Under the Big Top’ at Forum Theatre by Maddie Gaw

Maddie Gaw 2013-09-10

Forum Theatre’s season debut begins with a tongue-in-cheek pre-show announcement. It acknowledges a sort of cultural sameness that we feel as theatergoers, and as city-dwellers, particularly about...

‘Gift of Forgotten Tongues’ at Venus Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-09-10

Would you really want to live in a world without words? Take a moment and think about this. A perfect understanding between people; never a miscommunication, no more terrorism or wars. But a life...

‘Nick Blaemire and the Hustle: Nerd Soul’ at Signature Theatre’s Autumn Cabaret Festival by Douglas Lloyd

Douglas Lloyd 2013-09-10

Signature Theater treated an enthusiastic audience on Friday Night to an evening of the smooth, soulful sounds of Nick Blaemire and the Hustle, which was part of Signature’s Autumn Cabaret Festival....

‘Saint Joan’ at BEDLAM Theatre at Olney Theatre Center by Jenna Miller

Jenna Miller 2013-09-09

Saint Joan is George Bernard Shaw’s version of the rise and fall of Joan of Arc. Joan was an illiterate, teenage farm girl in 15th Century France who claimed to hear voices. God’s word was passed to...

‘Hamlet’ at BEDLAM Theatre at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-09-09

Though this be madness, yet there is method in it. To take on one of Shakespeare’s epic dramas with only four actors portraying all of the characters; the very definition of insanity, but a well...

‘Abduction from the Seraglio’ at The In Series by Jessica Vaughan

Jessica Vaughan 2013-09-09

The In Series, DC’s own pocket opera company, has commissioned a new libretto for Mozart’s famous comic opera, Abduction from the Seraglio in an impressive and truly hilarious start to the season....

Backstage in Preparation for ‘The Václav Havel Project’ by Susan Galbraith

Guest Author 2013-09-09

Backstage in Preparation for The Václav Havel Project Director Miřenka Čechová and Actress Susan Galbraith talk about their collaborative process and the themes and ideas they are wanting to explore...

‘Dancing in the Wings’ at Hylton Performing Arts Center by Audrey Thornton

Audrey Thornton 2013-09-09

Dancing in the Wings, a musical by Debbie Allen, returns again to the Hylton Performing Arts Center on George Mason University’s Manassas Campus. Adapted from the 2000 book by Debbie Allen and Kadir...

Win a Pair of Tickets to See Sutton Foster at Strathmore on Saturday, October 12th @8 PM & 10% OFF Discount Code

Joel Markowitz 2013-09-08

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE TONY AWARD WINNER SUTTON FOSTER ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH AT 8 PM AT THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE 5301 Tuckerman Lane in North Bethesda, MD SEND AN EMAIL TO:...

Auditions for ‘Bang the Drum Slowly’ at The American Century Theater on September 14th from 10 am-6 pm

Joel M. 2013-09-08

Auditions for Bang the Drum Slowly September 14th 10 am – 6 pm At Theatre on the Run 3700 South Four Mile Run Drive, in Arlington, VA Casting 15 men and 2 women. Please prepare a 2-minute monologue,...

‘Civil War to Civil Rights: The Well-Being of a Nation’ at The Clarice Center for the Performing Arts by Ramona Harper

Ramona Harper 2013-09-07

Martin, Medgar, Malcolm, Thurgood, Colin, Jesse, Sammy, Trayvon, Barack. Julian. Searing black and white snapshots of America’s past and present were opening images for the University of Maryland’s...

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings’ at Wolf Trap by Jessica Vaughan

Jessica Vaughan 2013-09-07

Thanks to the Filene Center Orchestra and three choirs, Wolf Trap gave audiences a chance to re-experience cinema history and one of the most stunning compositions of our time in Howard Shore’s score...

‘Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Lauren Katz

Lauren Katz 2013-09-07

I will admit, I found it a bit difficult to contain my excitement as I walked towards Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Sidney Harman Hall for Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience last night....

‘Inventing “Bell” at National Geographic: A Q&A with Rick Foucheux and MJ Jacobsen’ by John Stoltenberg

John Stoltenberg 2013-09-07

National Geographic has been thinking outside its trademark yellow box a lot lately. The Society’s mission is “Inspiring people to care about the planet.” Adventure and exploration are its DNA. Still,...

Bowie Community Theatre Holds Auditions for ‘The Cover of Life’ on Sat & Sun 9/21 & 22 From 1-4 PM by John Nunemaker

Guest Author 2013-09-06

Auditions for The Cover of Life by R. T. Robinson Directed by: Robert Sams Dates: Saturday and Sunday, September 21 and 22nd from 1-4 PM Callbacks on Monday, September 23 at 7 PM Location: Bowie...

Auditions on September 7 & 8th for “Scrooge, the Musical” at Sandy Spring Theatre Group by Mara Bayewitz

Mara Bayewitz 2013-09-05

Auditions for Scrooge, the Musical at Sandy Spring Theatre Group will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 7th and 8th, from 5:00 – 8:00 PM. Scrooge, the Musical by Leslie Bricusse Produced by...

‘Miss Saigon’ at Signature Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-09-05

The heat is on in Saigon! It’s the last night of the world and it’s burning up fast at Signature Theatre as they blast open their 2013/2014 season with the rarely produced Tony Award-Winning Musical,...

Reporting from ‘Page to Stage’: ‘The Inaugural Election for President of Mrs. Jacobson’s Sixth Grade Class’ by Lauren Katz

Lauren Katz 2013-09-04

My second day at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ annual Page-to-Stage Festival may have been shorter than my first, but no less impressive. The idea that new playwrights all gather...

‘Twentieth Century’ at Prince George’s Little Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-09-03

All aboard! Boarding passes ready as you step aboard the Twentieth Century, ready to take you on an uproarious adventure at Prince George’s Little Theatre. A two hour “train trip” will have you...

Margo Moorer on Playing Nella in ‘Gee’s Bend’ at MetroStage by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2013-09-02

She’s been involved with Gee’s Bend since its first reading and now Margo Moorer will be reprising the role of Nella in MetroStage’s new production of Gee’s Bend, which opens on September 12th. Margo...

Donna McKechnie’s ‘Same Place, Another Time’ at Olney Theatre Center by David Friscic

David Friscic 2013-09-02

Broadway legend Donna McKechnie wowed the crowd at her recent one-woman show Same Place, Another Time at the Olney Theatre Center. This iconic star of such past hits such as Promises, Promises,...

Reporting from The Page-to-Stage Festival: ‘5 Plays’ from Catholic University of America by Leslie Weisman

Leslie Weisman 2013-09-02

The Catholic University of America (CUA) presented five readings of new plays on Saturday afternoon. Circulation by Robert Montenegro Language lovers who like their grammar lessons steeped in...

Reporting from The Page-to-Stage Festival: ‘The Three Musketeers’ and ‘The Young Spectaculars and the Front Yard Adventure‘ by Lauren Katz

Lauren Katz 2013-09-02

This Labor Day weekend, the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts hosts the 12th annual Page-to-Stage Festival. Featuring over 40 theatre companies from the Washington DC area, the festival...

Reporting from The Page-to-Stage Festival: ‘Toast Incubator Series’ and ‘Doubting Thomas’ by Jessica Vaughan

Jessica Vaughan 2013-09-02

toast at dog & pony show DC dog & pony show DC is an ensemble theater company that devises shows instead of writing them and tackles a huge range of genres. They focus especially on new ways of...

Reporting from The Page-to-Stage Festival: ‘The Good Devil, In Spite of Himself’ and ‘Aural Sex’ by John Stoltenberg

John Stoltenberg 2013-09-02

If you’ve never made your way to The Kennedy Center’s Page-to-Stage fest, let me let you in on a few pleasures that await you even before the pleasures packed into this annual Labor Day weekend of...

Here is Today’s ‘Page-to-Stage’ Festival Schedule for Monday, September 2, 2013 at The Kennedy Center

Joel Markowitz 2013-09-01

Here is the schedule for TODAY, Monday, September 2, 2013 at the ‘Page-to-Stage’ Festival’: Performances are from 11 AM until 9:30 PM At The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts -2700 F Street, NW,...

Reporting from The Page-to-Stage Festival: ‘The Law of Return’ by Alison Drucker

Guest Author 2013-09-01

The Law of Return is Martin Blank’s emotionally-gripping, thoughtful, and timely 80-minute show inspired by mid-80’s news events concerning the Jonathan Jay Pollard espionage case. Pollard, a civilian...

Here’s Today’s ‘Page-to-Stage’ Festival Schedule for Sunday, September 1, 2013 at The Kennedy Center

Joel M. 2013-09-01

Here is the schedule for TODAY, Sunday, September 1, 2 013 at the ‘Page-to-Stage’ Festival’ at The Kennedy Center. Performances are from 6-7 PM Only! At The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...

CUA’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music Presents The Jane Pesci-Townsend Excellence in Music Theatre Gala on Monday, 9/9@7:30 pm

Joel Markowitz 2013-08-31

The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music presents The Jane Pesci-Townsend Excellence in Music Theatre Gala Monday, September 9, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Archbishop Carroll High School 4300 Harewood Road...