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Work by Thai American dancemaker is milestone for New York City Ballet by Celia Wren

Choreographer Keerati Jinakunwiphat's "Fortuitous Ash," with score by Du Yun, is featured in the company's winter season in New York.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:00am on February 3, 2023[SHARE]

Sylvia Syms, star of British film and stage, dies at 89 by Brian Murphy

Ms. Syms appeared in notable British dramas such as "Victim" and "Ice Cold in Alex."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:00pm on January 28, 2023[SHARE]

In this 'Tempest,' a misshapen, two-headed monster steals the show by Peter Marks

Two actors, Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers, collaborate on an electrifyingly physical interpretation of Shakespeare's Caliban at Round House Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:09pm on January 26, 2023[SHARE]

Theater J names Hayley Finn as its new artistic director by Peter Marks

Finn comes to D.C. from Minneapolis, where her job at the Playwrights' Center revolved around new work

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:00pm on January 24, 2023[SHARE]

This Broadway piano isn't just a prop. It's a piece of Black history. by Peter Marks

The upright piano in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" is being donated to the Smithsonian.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:00pm on January 24, 2023[SHARE]

Kennedy Center's 10-year plan seeks artful ways to protect the planet by Thomas Floyd

10-year initiative will launch in April with "RiverRun: Arts Nature Impact," a month of performances, installations, exhibits and other events celebrating the world's rivers.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:00am on January 24, 2023[SHARE]

Playwright can't fix the world but hopes to make it a tiny bit better by Vanessa H. Larson

'English' at Studio Theatre, from Iranian American writer Sanaz Toossi, centers on four Iranians who dream of opportunity.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:30am on January 24, 2023[SHARE]

Buckle up for the dark, hilarious 'Ride the Cyclone' at Arena Stage by Celia Wren

Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell's musical imagines the supernatural yet human aftermath of a freak roller-coaster accident.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:20pm on January 23, 2023[SHARE]

Lupe Serrano, ballerina who soared with strength and radiance, dies at 92 by Michael S. Rosenwald

Her performances engrossed audiences. One implored her to perform her solo a second time in lieu of taking a bow.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:29pm on January 20, 2023[SHARE]

Seth Rozin's story of the last two Jewish men in Kabul needs more oomph by Peter Marks

Theater J production of "Two Jews Walk Into a War," running through Feb. 5, is comically unleavened.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:38pm on January 20, 2023[SHARE]

D.C. is awash in actors, directors and writers hatching new plays by Peter Marks

Post-pandemic, Mosaic, Folger and Ford's are some of the Washington companies staging workshops to nurture original scripts.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:15pm on January 19, 2023[SHARE]

How a play about a pope's last days reveals the stark reality of dying by Peter Marks

In Poland, "The Death of John Paul II" divides audiences and highlights the career of an inventive young stage director.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:00am on January 19, 2023[SHARE]

Jean Veloz, celebrated 1940s Lindy Hop dancer, dies at 98 by Harrison Smith

She was one of the last of the great Lindy Hoppers, known for her "silky smoothness" on the dance floor and ability to stop on a dime.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:50pm on January 18, 2023[SHARE]

The protests in Iran make this funny play all the more potent by Peter Marks

With "English," Studio Theatre offers a sterling production of playwright Sanaz Toossi's seriocomedy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:00am on January 17, 2023[SHARE]

Arthur Duncan, pioneering Black tap dancer, dies at 97 by Harrison Smith

Championed by Betty White at the start of his career, he became one of the first Black regulars on a TV variety show. He was later idolized by younger dancers.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:00pm on January 16, 2023[SHARE]

How does a 63-year-old play a teen? In Victoria Clark's case, superbly. by Peter Marks

Clark and 19-year-old Justin Cooley have astonishing chemistry in "Kimberly Akimbo" on Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:00am on January 13, 2023[SHARE]

Broadway loses more stellar work as 'Ohio State Murders' abruptly exits by Peter Marks

"Ohio State Murders" is closing prematurely, despite a great performance from Audra McDonald. Off-Broadway, a comedy starring Kate Berlant thrives.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:26pm on January 9, 2023[SHARE]

What are we clapping for? America's sad compulsion to applaud. by Peter Marks

A critical takeaway from all that House Speaker voting: The Capitol's reflex for cheering is out of control.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:00am on January 7, 2023[SHARE]

Theater at the edge of war: Laughs, brutal truths and a Zelensky spoof by Peter Marks

For nine days in December, the Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival in Krakow, Poland, examined neighboring Ukraine in a variety of plays.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:00am on January 6, 2023[SHARE]

Josh Groban is having a moment, and a Sondheim revival is next by Peter Marks

The beloved singer makes an interesting pivot in the revamped "Sweeney Todd" coming to Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:18am on December 23, 2022[SHARE]

As a fraught year on Broadway ends, a great actor rises by Peter Marks

Stephen McKinley Henderson is sure to be celebrated in Stephen Adly Guirgis's Pulitzer winner, "Between Riverside and Crazy"

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:42pm on December 22, 2022[SHARE]

On two D.C. stages, plays navel-gaze about " what else? " the stage by Peter Marks

"Which Way to the Stage?" and "Jane Anger" look at dramatic issues in eras five centuries apart.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:12pm on December 20, 2022[SHARE]

Norm Lewis commands the stage in 'A Soldier's Play' at Kennedy Center by Thomas Floyd

The veteran Broadway star has the gravitas required to elevate this Tony-winning revival

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:32pm on December 16, 2022[SHARE]

The best of theater in 2022 by Peter Marks

We chronicle some of the best in a banner year for plays and musicals, including "Guys and Dolls" at the Kennedy Center, Jodie Comer on the West End and "Into the Woods" on Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:32am on December 13, 2022[SHARE]

Shakespeare Theatre's 'Jane Anger' was born of pandemic exasperation by Thomas Floyd

Playwright Talene Monahon's feminist farce features a misogynist bard and a pioneering female pamphleteer.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:32am on December 13, 2022[SHARE]
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