358 stories by "Keith Loria"
In 'Girlhood' at Round House Theatre, the playwright is providing a voice for the next generation of actors.
So popular is she that dance shoe company LaDuca named a shoe after her.
As local laws no longer require masks and proof of vaccination, what will happen to the policies that have protected audiences and performers?
Capping his distinguished decades-long theatrical career as a director and actor in the Washington area, he plays his last role on February 6, as Samuel Beckett.
Among consultants working with local arts organizations to end anti-racist and anti-oppressive practices, Young Playwrights' Theatre now plays a leading role.
Ken Cerniglia, a Catholic University grad, has been instrumental in developing work at the Kennedy Center and on Broadway.
The lead was struck by a car"but Nightsky Theater will open its outdoor 'Picnic' on schedule.
She stars in and helms her own musical making its Off-Off-Broadway debut.
Shaun and Abigail Bengson met in New York City at a party and after talking, decided to start a band together. Their first rehearsal turned into their first date, and three weeks later, they…
The star of Newsies and Bandstand talks about his latest gig as a TV regular alongside Kim Cattrall, Benjamin Levi Aguilar, and Aubrey Dollar.
DC fans of theatrical horror, the often grisly Grand Guignol-style, will remember Molotov Theatre Group and its co-founder, actor/director Alex Zavistovich, who got them hooked. Molotov's 20…
Due to the coronavirus, the intensive one-year MFA in Acting, Academy for Classical Acting, a joint venture between Shakespeare Theatre Company and George Washington University, was unable t…
Ava Blum, a 14-year-old freshman at Georgetown Day High School, recently took home first place in the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition. A resident of Washington D.C.'s…
Before Ali Stroker won her Tony Award, Alex Newell hit Broadway, Lindsay Pearce became Elphaba, and Blake Jenner worked with Peter Dinklage, they all got their start on the reality competiti…
Before Ali Stroker won her Tony Award and Alex Newell hit Broadway, they got their start on the reality competition series.
With its planned fundraising spring gala impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is basking in a "show must go on" mentality and will host its live-streamed Pro…
From dimming a marquee, to moments of silence, to toasts and notes and thanks, this Valentine's Day, the DC area theater community will express its love for Victor Shargai, philanthropist, l…
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel met in elementary school back in the '50s, and had their first taste of musical success as teens, performing as the duo, Tom & Jerry. They were signed to the…
The Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner discusses playing lead Diana in the Washington, D.C., engagement of the Pulitzer-winning musical.
Bethesda-based Round House Theatre will be staging the groundbreaking musical Spring Awakening under the direction of Alan Paul. Previews begin January 22nd. Set in the late 19th century …
In 2009, a 15-year-boy was doused with rubbing alcohol by four middle school classmates, who lit him on fire in a heinous tragedy that rocked a South Florida community. A few years later, pl…
This year, as we've already reported, 26 productions were so popular at the box office they earned extensions and 5 productions were co-produced and played or will play in each company's …
When director Bartlett Sher mounted an acclaimed production of the classic Lerner and Loewe musical My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center last year, it reminded many theater lovers why " with songs…
The Scarlet Pimpernel turned 20 this year"that is, its third and final revision did. Inside the crazy story of the Broadway show that opened in 1997 and changed nearly every day for two year…
It's always a risky proposition to transform a beloved film into a musical, and for every Beetlejuice or Mean Girls success story, there's a Ghost or Pretty Woman that just couldn't muster t…
