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The perils and pirouettes of staging a ballet aboard the Queen Mary 2 by Peter Marks

The Cunard line's flagship offers passengers a rare opportunity for performances at sea with the English National Ballet.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:43am on September 2, 2023[SHARE]

Tina Howe, playwright who gave women center stage, dies at 85 by Emily Langer

Known for works both poignant and absurd, she became one of the most prominent female playwrights of her generation.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:33pm on September 1, 2023[SHARE]

Neil Patrick Harris will direct Kennedy Center's 'Tick, tick...Boom!' by Peter Marks

Kennedy Center stages Jonathan Larson musical, "Tick, tick...Boom!" directed by Neil Patrick Harris, starting Jan. 26.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:19am on August 29, 2023[SHARE]

Earthquake the comedian is ready to shake things up by Alexis P. Williams

Nathaniel Stroman, a Southeast Washington native who performs standup comedy under the name Earthquake, celebrates 30 years of comedy after a breakthrough year.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:07am on August 28, 2023[SHARE]

Signature's 'Bridges of Madison County' sings with old-school pleasure by Peter Marks

The story is familiar, but Jason Robert Brown's vivacious score is rife with passion.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:19pm on August 22, 2023[SHARE]

Johaar Mosaval, S. African ballet star who challenged apartheid, dies at 95 by Brian Murphy

Mr. Mosaval rose to became a principal dancer in Britain's Royal Ballet after facing discrimination at home because of his heritage and skin color.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:55pm on August 18, 2023[SHARE]

Idina Menzel reinvents herself " with a dance album and quirky TikToks by Ashley Spencer

The Tony winner, best known for her roles in "Wicked" and "Frozen," is entering a new music era with an unconventional social media rollout.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:49am on August 18, 2023[SHARE]

Pass the absinthe: This 'Moulin Rouge!' is a cynical steamroller by Celia Wren

While the musical dazzles visually, its tired tale and bloated jukebox score fall flat at the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:19pm on August 17, 2023[SHARE]

Jason Robert Brown on building 'The Bridges of Madison County' by Thomas Floyd

A Tony-winning composer looks back on his 2014 show " now onstage at Signature Theatre " and reflects on the state of modern musical theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:55am on August 17, 2023[SHARE]

The Bavarian-themed town that performs 'The Sound of Music' every year by Zachary Pincus-roth

Welcome to Leavenworth, Wash., a Bavarian wonderland where a production of "The Sound of Music" is a mainstay, along with a reindeer farm, a nutcracker museum and a stunning view of the Casc…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:33am on August 17, 2023[SHARE]

Tom Jones, co-creator of stage landmark 'The Fantasticks,' dies at 95 by Brian Murphy

"The Fantasticks" was the longest-running musical in U.S. theater history, with more than 17,160 performances.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:07pm on August 15, 2023[SHARE]

A North Carolina town's historic play ends redface and hires Native actors by Gregory S. Schneider

"The Lost Colony" had dramatized American mythology in the Outer Banks since 1937 with White actors as Indians. Now, Native performers are rewriting the story.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:49am on August 12, 2023[SHARE]

Meet the 'Moulin Rouge!' designers who created its kinetic aesthetic by Thomas Floyd

Director Alex Timbers, scenic designer Derek McLane and costume designer Catherine Zuber discuss shaping the Tony-winning musical, now at the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:13am on August 8, 2023[SHARE]

Lelia Goldoni, who starred in Cassavetes's 'Shadows,' dies at 86 by Harrison Smith

She appeared in more than 60 movies and TV shows, working with acclaimed directors including Martin Scorsese, John Schlesinger and Philip Kaufman.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:37pm on August 4, 2023[SHARE]

'Spamalot' to be first Kennedy Center production on Broadway in years by Thomas Floyd

The transfer is a crowning achievement for the arts center's Broadway Center Stage series, which staged the musical in May.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:07am on August 2, 2023[SHARE]

Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor with a wry charm, dies at 89 by Harrison Smith

The four-time Oscar nominee appeared in movies including "Catch-22," "Argo" and "Little Miss Sunshine," which earned him the best supporting actor prize.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:33pm on July 27, 2023[SHARE]

Alex Edelman is a comic who works clay as well as the room by Peter Marks

"Just for Us" star shares stories of life on and off the stage at a pottery studio in Tribeca.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:33pm on July 27, 2023[SHARE]

Pamela Blair, original performer of 'Chorus Line' comedic gem, dies at 73 by Brian Murphy

Ms. Blair's own story of coming to New York from a small Vermont town became part of her character in "A Chorus Line."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:33pm on July 25, 2023[SHARE]

In a busy New York summer, it's a Chekhov play that burns hottest by Peter Marks

"Uncle Vanya" in a private loft with Bill Irwin, Marin Ireland and David Cromer is the kind of meaty theater playgoers crave, in a summer of New York offerings.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:19pm on July 25, 2023[SHARE]

Isabel Hagen went from Juilliard to stand-up, with strings attached by Thomas Floyd

The Juilliard-trained violist and standup comic performs this weekend at the Comedy Loft of DC.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:19pm on July 25, 2023[SHARE]

Exhilarating 'Fela!' is your ticket to the coolest club in Nigeria by Celia Wren

Duain Richmond leads a terrific ensemble cast in Olney Theatre Center's "Fela!"

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:19pm on July 25, 2023[SHARE]

Don't throw a shoe: David Byrne's 'Here Lies Love' gives Imelda sizzle by Peter Marks

The pop opera about Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos marks its official opening night in a Broadway theater converted into a lavish disco.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:19pm on July 25, 2023[SHARE]

In 'Cambodian Rock Band' at Arena Stage, music and message don't mesh by Thomas Floyd

Lauren Yee's play strains to connect its musical interludes with the weighty drama of the Cambodian genocide.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:19pm on July 25, 2023[SHARE]

This new show is in a vacant men's store. That suits Rorschach just fine. by Peter Marks

The D.C. company's "Angel Number Nine'" is the latest example of a how a resourceful itinerant theater troupe finds new nests.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:19pm on July 12, 2023[SHARE]

After delays, a stripped-down 'Fela!' finds its way to Washington by Thomas Floyd

Lili-Anne Brown directs the first professional production of the Afrobeat musical "Fela!" since its Tony-winning Broadway tour ended more than a decade ago.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:43am on July 11, 2023[SHARE]
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