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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

"Stupid Fucking Bird" Dominates 2014 Helen Hayes Awards Nominees by Ally Schweitzer

In a presentation last night at National Theatre, TheatreWashington announced the 2014 Helen Hayes Awards nominees. Who cleaned up? Woolly's Stupid Fucking Bird caught the biggest worm, wi…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 08:45AM
Monday, January 27, 2014

This Is What the Kennedy Center Could Look Like in 2017 by Ally Schweitzer

More renderings of the Kennedy Center's planned $100 million expansion have been filed with the National Capital Planning Commission, and they offer a fuller picture of what the center may …

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 12:52PM
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Kennedy Center Names New President, Deborah F. Rutter by Ally Schweitzer

Deborah F. Rutter, current president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, will take over as the Kennedy Center's new president on Sept. 1 2014, Kennedy Center chairman David Rubens…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 01:29PM
Thursday, December 5, 2013

With New Partnership, Howard Theatre Aims to Book More and “Younger” Shows by Ally Schweitzer

Today, the Howard Theatre announced a new partnership that could ramp up concert-booking competition in the already entertainment-saturated U Street NW corridor. Howard Theatre operator Blue…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 02:34PM
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Michael Kaiser’s Arts Management Institute Slated to Move to University of Maryland by Ally Schweitzer

When he retires from the arts center in 2014, Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser will take up a new gig at the University of Maryland, the university announced today. The arts leader pl…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 02:55PM
Monday, September 23, 2013

Shakespeare Theatre Company Settles with Landlord by Ally Schweitzer

Shakespeare Theatre Company has finally settled a dispute with its landlord over its tenancy in the Lansburgh Theatre, the theater company announced last week. In a release sent Friday after…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 04:52PM
Friday, September 13, 2013

Arts Roundup: Kennedy Center Honors Edition by Ally Schweitzer

This year's Kennedy Center Honorees include two Latinos, Carlos Santana and Martina Arroyo. Other recipients are Billy Joel, Herbie Hancock, and Shirley MacLaine. [New York Times] Metro Con…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 08:53AM
Thursday, August 15, 2013

The Demographics of D.C. Theater: White, Male, and Frequently Dead by Ally Schweitzer

Theatergoing is still generally considered a pastime for the privileged, and not only because of the high cost of tickets. In large part, the perspectives, situations, vocabularies, and ideo…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 10:00AM

Arts Roundup: Helen Hayes Awards Shakeup Edition by Ally Schweitzer

Big local theater companies would like to see the Helen Hayes Awards divided into tiers for small and large companies. [Post] Capital Fringe Festival adds site-specific works to the mix. [Ca…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 07:00AM
Monday, July 29, 2013

Fiona Apple, Cheech & Chong to Play Lincoln Theatre in October by Ally Schweitzer

I.M.P. has announced two more shows at the Lincoln Theatre, and the only thing they have in common is a certain illegal substance: Fiona Apple plays the theater with Blake Mills Oct. 25 and …

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 12:35PM
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Capital Fringe: The Venn Diagram by Ally Schweitzer, Sarah Kaplan and Ally Mutnick

The Capital Fringe Festival, D.C.’s most consistent dispenser of kooky theater and performance, recently announced its full 2013 lineup. The annual gathering starts July 11 with 129 plays …

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 10:00AM
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Arts Roundup: Bells Edition by Ally Schweitzer

How local theaters are experimenting with new ways of making theater [Post] Meet the Washington National Cathedral's chief Sunday bell ringer. [WAMU] Planned Fairfax Army museum needs a lot …

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 08:16AM
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Arts Roundup: Theater Bailout Edition by Ally Schweitzer

Odd: The Arlington County Board gives Signature Theatre a $250,000 grant to cover its outstanding tax debts. [ARLnow] Daft Punk's Random Access Memories is so-so—but sounds better at U…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 08:12AM
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Kennedy Center Changes Selection Process for Honors by Ally Schweitzer

Responding to recent criticism of the Kennedy Center Honors' limited representation of American artists, the Kennedy Center today announced that it is changing the way it selects honorees fo…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 02:09PM
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

That’s Mr. Michael Kahn CBE to You by Ally Schweitzer

Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Kahn just got a few fancy letters to tack onto his name: Yesterday, Kahn was inducted as an Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Ord…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:58AM
Monday, April 22, 2013

Lincoln Theatre Selects New Operator by Ally Schweitzer

The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities has selected a new operator for Lincoln Theatre, but the commission has yet to announce who that operator is, the Washington Business Journal r…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 04:08PM
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Arts Roundup: Harry Schnipper Hearts Lincoln Theatre Edition by Ally Schweitzer

Blues Alley owner Harry Schnipper makes it known—again—that he's eyeballing Lincoln Theatre. Oh, and his historic jazz venue could possibly, maybe, potentially relocate. [Washing…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 07:00AM
Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Lincoln Theatre Community Meeting: Way to Blow It, DCCAH by Ally Schweitzer

The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities hosted a public feedback session last night for local residents interested in the future of the ailing Lincoln Theatre. A lovely idea, asking t…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 09:27AM
Monday, February 18, 2013

Lincoln Theatre Community Meeting Planned for Next Week by Ally Schweitzer

D.C.'s Commission on the Arts and Humanities announced last week that it will host a public meeting on Feb. 26 for local residents who wish to discuss the future of the underutilized Lincoln…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 05:16PM
Friday, February 1, 2013

The Twitter Spat Mamet Wrought: Should Theatergoers Boycott the Gun-Lovin’ Playwright? by Ally Schweitzer

If you've sat within five feet of a liberal-skewing Facebook news feed this week, you've probably heard about playwright David Mamet's humdinger of a Newsweek cover story, delectably headli…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 10:50AM
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Kennedy Center Announces $100 Million Expansion, Plots to Take Over Potomac River by Ally Schweitzer

Today, the Kennedy Center announced plans for a $100 million expansion that will finally give the arts center much-needed space for education and rehearsal. The first major expansion since t…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 02:43PM
Monday, January 14, 2013

Arts Roundup: National Theatre’s History of Neglect Edition by Ally Schweitzer

Nelson Pressley: "... the National [Theatre] is a low-budget, skeletal operation that maintains a handful of outreach operations to help justify its not-for-profit status. Rent doesn’t see…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 08:15AM
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Artisphere Boots WSC Avant Bard by Ally Schweitzer

D.C. Theatre Scene reported this morning that Artisphere has given the boot to WSC Avant Bard, its in-house theater company for the last two years. Artisphere spokesperson Annalisa Meyer con…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 01:03PM
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Arts Roundup: Yay, Shakespeare! Edition by Ally Schweitzer

Judge rules that Shakespeare Theatre Company's landlord can't boot it from the Lansburgh Theatre [City Paper] The controversial "Drum Major" inscription on the Martin Luther King Jr. memoria…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 08:18AM
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Shakespeare Theatre Company Wins Legal Battle Against Landlord by Ally Schweitzer

The D.C. Superior Court has ruled in favor of The Shakespeare Theatre Company in a lawsuit against its landlord. In a order signed today, the court barred the defendants—nonprofit grou…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 09:17PM
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Arts Roundup: Hyattsville Edition by Ally Schweitzer

Hyattsville's Community Development Corporation puts out a call for street muralists [Hyattsville CDC] Playwright Annie Baker (Body Awareness, Circle Mirror Transformation) talks about Vermo…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 08:03AM
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Arts Roundup: Paint Branch Edition by Ally Schweitzer

Talking to Wils Wilson, director of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, which starts tonight at the Bier Baron Tavern. What's special about performing in a tavern? "The audience sees th…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 07:55AM
Monday, November 12, 2012

Arts Roundup: “Who Runs the Theater World? Men” Edition by Ally Schweitzer

So, some guys hit a Laurel recording studio to cut an anthem for famed Chicago criminal Larry Hoover. They wrap up and leave. Then they return with guns—to rob the studio. [NBC Washing…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 07:30AM
Thursday, November 8, 2012

With Saturday Shows, Theater J Gets With the Times by Ally Schweitzer

Two weeks ago, Theater J made history when it performed a play on Saturday afternoon at its home in the D.C. Jewish Community Center. It was the first time the company had performed on Shab…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 10:00AM
Monday, October 22, 2012

Theater Alliance On Moving to Anacostia: “We’re Still Exploring Options” by Ally Schweitzer

Back in January, City Paper reported that the H Street Playhouse was being priced out of its digs on H Street NE, and it was looking for a home somewhere nearby—perhaps somewhere farth…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 05:53PM
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

New Management Comes to National Theatre by Ally Schweitzer

Back in November, City Paper's Lydia DePillis asked, "Can the National Theatre finally come back to life?" For years, the elegant theater with the prime downtown location has been curiously …

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 01:24PM

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