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United Ukrainian Ballet to make U.S. debut at Kennedy Center in February by Sarah L. Kaufman

The classical company of war exiles will dance new "Giselle" by famed choreographer Alexei Ratmansky; guest stars include top ballerina Christine Shevchenko.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:19pm on October 13, 2022[SHARE]

'My Calamitous Affair' is a long-winded dramatic footnote by Celia Wren

Written by Ari Roth, formerly of Theater J and Mosaic Theater, the play speaks to a narrow audience.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:03am on October 13, 2022[SHARE]

Mosaic Theater's 'Till Trilogy' arrives with uncanny timeliness by Thomas Floyd

Decades in the making, a trio of plays celebrates the life the murdered Black teen Emmett Till and commemorates his tragic 1955 death.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:49am on October 13, 2022[SHARE]

Stephanie Dabney, acclaimed ballerina who inspired Black dancers, dies at 64 by Brian Murphy

She gained international renown for her role in the Dance Theater of Harlem's modern take of "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:43pm on October 12, 2022[SHARE]

Angela Lansbury's success was no mystery: She owned every stage by Peter Marks

Among other achievements, the actress, who died Tuesday at 96, inhabited some of most sensational roles in musical theater history " and did it unforgettably.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:25pm on October 12, 2022[SHARE]

Angela Lansbury, Broadway luminary and 'Murder, She Wrote' star, dies at 96 by Adam Bernstein

She also excelled as the world's most evil mother in the film "The Manchurian Candidate."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:19pm on October 11, 2022[SHARE]

Bet on this 'Guys and Dolls,' ladies and gents. It's aces. by Peter Marks

Watch the spectacular revival of this musical at the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:03pm on October 10, 2022[SHARE]

A volcanic new 'Death of a Salesman' erupts on Broadway by Peter Marks

Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke lead the cast of the latest version of Arthur Miller's masterwork to hit Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:33pm on October 9, 2022[SHARE]

'1776' is back on Broadway with vivacity and a revolutionary cast by Peter Marks

The two directors have filled this 1969 musical with transgender and nonbinary actors.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:03pm on October 6, 2022[SHARE]

Real-life couple play make-believe lovebirds in 'Guys and Dolls' by Thomas Floyd

Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale play lovebirds Sarah Brown and Sky Masterson in the Kennedy Center's Broadway Center Stage production.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:19am on October 5, 2022[SHARE]

Charles Fuller, who won Pulitzer for 'A Soldier's Play,' dies at 83 by Harrison Smith

His acclaimed play about a Black sergeant's murder was performed by leading African American actors and adapted into an Oscar-nominated film.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:19pm on October 4, 2022[SHARE]

'Trip to Bountiful' at Ford's Theatre is a journey too far back in time by Celia Wren

Nostalgia for a bygone America in the 1953 work by Horton Foote lands uneasily today.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:25pm on October 3, 2022[SHARE]

Tom Stoppard's 'Leopoldstadt' on Broadway is simply devastating by Peter Marks

A review of Tom Stoppard's sprawling play about Vienna Jews in the 20th century.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:03pm on October 2, 2022[SHARE]

Tom Stoppard at 85: 'Without the writing, life isn't purposeful' by Peter Marks

The playwright's sprawling "Leopoldstadt" on Broadway, which heartachingly explores his Jewish roots, may not be his last work.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:55am on September 29, 2022[SHARE]

Lea Michele is just the gleeful diva this 'Funny Girl' needed by Peter Marks

Lea Michele is captivatingly center stage in the revival of the 1964 musical at the August Wilson Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:25pm on September 28, 2022[SHARE]

Sophia Lillis shifts from scary movies to the panic of live theater by Thomas Floyd

The 20-year-old screen actress is wading into unfamiliar territory " live theater " with "Heroes of the Fourth Turning" at Studio Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:55am on September 28, 2022[SHARE]

At Ford's Theatre, a director takes a return 'Trip to Bountiful' by Thomas Floyd

Michael Wilson, known for multiple interpretations of Horton Foote's 1953 play, is back with a new version.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:13pm on September 27, 2022[SHARE]

Marilyn Monroe was a great dancer. You wouldn't know it from 'Blonde.' by Sarah L. Kaufman

Plus, nine more things you should remember about her, Hollywood history and "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:43am on September 23, 2022[SHARE]

In Round House premiere of 'Nine Night,' mourning becomes electric by Celia Wren

A terrific cast, led by Lilian Oben, anchors the depiction of grief and tension from Natasha Gordon.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:25pm on September 22, 2022[SHARE]

'Death of a Salesman' gets first Black Linda Loman, and she's a dynamo by Peter Marks

The British actress Sharon D Clarke, a Tony nominee last season for "Caroline, or Change," is opposite Wendell Pierce as Willy in Arthur Miller's classic drama.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:33am on September 22, 2022[SHARE]

The artful messaging of the queen's funeral: The monarchy endures by Sarah L. Kaufman

This was a theater of power, its purpose to show unshakable continuity as the gears of state and crown still smoothly wheel around.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:55pm on September 19, 2022[SHARE]

'Ain't No Mo' ' offers side-splitting laughs and gut-punching truths by Thomas Floyd

Jordan E. Cooper's searing tragicomedy, at Woolly Mammoth Theatre through Oct. 9, muses on the Black American experience through loosely connected vignettes

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:43pm on September 19, 2022[SHARE]

'Phantom of the Opera,' Broadway's longest-running show, to end after 35 years by Adela Suliman

"The Phantom of the Opera," Broadway's longest running show, is taking its final bow after 35 years. The final performance will be on February 18th, 2023.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:43am on September 17, 2022[SHARE]

Beloved dancer's death on Ukraine battlefield underscores cost of war by Sarah L. Kaufman

Dancer and teacher Oleksandr Shapoval, a father of two who volunteered for the army, is remembered as "a pure and bright soul."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:25am on September 16, 2022[SHARE]

It's movement, not dialogue, that carries Synetic's 'Host and Guest' by Celia Wren

Based on a 19th-century narrative poem, this revival of the theater's 2002 production is at its best in wordless scenes of battle and hunting.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:25pm on September 15, 2022[SHARE]
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