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This 'Spring Awakening' hasn't quite blossomed by Celia Wren

Monumental Theatre Company's staging of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's Tony-winning musical can be gawky.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:19pm on July 7, 2023[SHARE]

Broadway's 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 6:33am on July 6, 2023[SHARE]

Theater is in freefall, and the pandemic isn't the only thing to blame by Peter Marks

Companies are closing, seasons have been truncated and in New Haven, a revered company is pivoting after giving up its own stage.

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

Stirring performances inhabit Studio Theatre's 'Fun Home' by Celia Wren

Quinn Titcomb is part of a terrific cast that lifts the latest 'Fun Home' staging, directed by David Muse

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

Meet the female and trans actors playing Founding Fathers in '1776' by Thomas Floyd

Gisela Adisa, Liz Mikel, Kassandra Haddock and Sav Souza star in the touring production of the nontraditionally cast Broadway revival of "1776," now onstage at the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:49am on June 30, 2023[SHARE]

Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor for 'Little Miss Sunshine,' dies at 89 by Harrison Smith

He rose to stardom with his comic performance in the 1966 film "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming," and won a Tony for "Enter Laughing."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:49am on June 30, 2023[SHARE]

Beloved D.C. theater visionary has died, but his vision lives on by Peter Marks

The team at GALA Hispanic Theatre, led by Rebecca Medrano, carries on after the death of producing artistic director Hugo Medrano.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:33am on June 30, 2023[SHARE]

At 83, 'Lion King' choreographer Garth Fagan is still inventing moves by Celia Wren

The Jamaican dancemaker's papers are going to the archives at the Library of Congress, and his Tony-winning show is at the Kennedy Center through July 29.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:19am on June 29, 2023[SHARE]

David Richards, theater critic with lively touch, dies at 82 by Adam Bernstein

In addition to working at The Washington Post, he also had a stint as chief theater reviewer at the New York Times and wrote a biography of movie star Jean Seberg.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:33pm on June 28, 2023[SHARE]

'Gravid Water' rocks the boat by throwing 'yes, and' to the wind by Thomas Floyd

Jason Mantzoukas and a team of comics headline the Kennedy Center show, which combines theater and improv to gleefully unpredictable results.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:07pm on June 28, 2023[SHARE]

Three actors play one character in Studio Theatre's 'Fun Home' by Sophia Solano

Interview with the three actresses who play Alison Bechdel in Studio Theatre's production of "Fun Home," the stage musical based on Bechdel's graphic novel.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:04am on June 27, 2023[SHARE]

A comic goes undercover with bigots. You'll want to hear how it went. by Peter Marks

"Just for Us" is Alex Edelman's superb one-man Broadway show about confronting antisemitism.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:07pm on June 26, 2023[SHARE]

A century ago, this star 'female impersonator' made men swoon by Randy Dotinga

Broadway performer Julian Eltinge was the first drag celebrity in the nation.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:37am on June 24, 2023[SHARE]

Sheldon Harnick, lyricist of 'Fiddler on the Roof,' dies at 99 by Nelson Pressley

He won the Pulitzer Prize and three competitive Tony Awards for collaborations with composer Jerry Bock, including on the musicals "Fiddler" and "Fiorello!"

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:37am on June 23, 2023[SHARE]

Bill Bradley was an NBA star and a senator. Now he's a one-man show. by Peter Marks

In the new documentary "Rolling Along," Bill Bradley charts his progress, from college hoops to pro courts to Congress to stage

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:19am on June 23, 2023[SHARE]

Britney Spears and Broadway: A toxic combination by Peter Marks

"Once Upon a One More Time," a sassy fairy-tale extravaganza featuring the Britney Spears songbook, is a storybook mess.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:25pm on June 22, 2023[SHARE]

Immersive 'Sonnets' moves around as it muses on life's brevity by Celia Wren

Review of Spooky Action Theater's immersive "Sonnets for an Old Century."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:49pm on June 22, 2023[SHARE]

Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb to be Kennedy Center honorees by Travis M. Andrews

The 46th annual celebration of the performing arts will also salute Queen Latifah and Renée Fleming this December.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:13am on June 22, 2023[SHARE]

Paxton Whitehead, actor who found comedy in stuffy roles, dies at 85 by Brian Murphy

In films and stage over more than five decades, the British-born Mr. Whitehead mined the comic potential of pompous boors.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:07pm on June 21, 2023[SHARE]

Round House's take on 'Radio Golf' finds just the right frequency by Celia Wren

This adaptation of August Wilson's play about a mayoral candidate and a real-estate deal brings forth charismatic performances.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:13pm on June 19, 2023[SHARE]

As bombs fall in Ukraine, a new play puts Vladimir Putin on trial by Peter Marks

"The Gaaga," produced by Boston area's Arlekin Players Theatre, has theatergoers imagine themselves in a bomb shelter in war-torn Mariupol.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:43pm on June 16, 2023[SHARE]

In 'The Enigmatist,' David Kwong pulls off a feat of cerebral sorcery by Thomas Floyd

The New York Times crossword constructor delivers a mesmerizing mash-up of cryptology, magic and intellect.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:04am on June 16, 2023[SHARE]

British play about antisemitism takes a personal, poignant approach by Celia Wren

Theater J production of Stephen Laughton's "One Jewish Boy," about two lovers of different backgrounds, is all too timely.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:33pm on June 15, 2023[SHARE]

The Tony Awards show was unscripted. Who knew it would be incomparable? by Peter Marks

The writers strike turned out to be a boon to the Tony Awards' energy and enjoyability

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:13pm on June 12, 2023[SHARE]

Tony Awards 2023: Ariana DeBose opens unscripted show with ode to dance by Peter Marks

Brandon Uranowitz and Bonnie Milligan are among early winners in writers strike-altered ceremony.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:25pm on June 11, 2023[SHARE]
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