Wednesday, May 8, 2019
The Lab program at Georgetown University occupies an interesting space in the DC performing arts world, existing at the intersection between art and international affairs. Georgetown’s Lab…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:46PMWednesday, May 1, 2019
Broadway fans are in for a treat as Matthew Morrison (Glee, The Light in the Piazza) and Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Waitress) come to town this weekend to headline Strathmore’s annual Spring G…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:41PMFriday, April 26, 2019
DC-based theater company Nu Sass Productions is taking Marx in Soho to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer. Marx in Soho, by American Historian Howard Zinn, will feature Mary Myers as …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:52AMMonday, April 8, 2019
Amanda Gookin is a cellist, a founding member of the acclaimed music group PUBLIQuartet, and, since 2015, the founder of the Forward Music Project, which commissions new multimedia works for…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:45PMThursday, March 21, 2019
The Washington Chorus (TWC) celebrated St. Patrick’s Day 2019 with a concert at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, followed by its annual Gala dinner at the Watergate Hotel. The concert feat…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:40AMMonday, March 18, 2019
Young Artists of America presented its annual concert last Sunday, performing a semi-staged concert version of Les Misérables that featured a large ensemble of performers, chorus members an…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:51PMSunday, March 17, 2019
The 19th Annual WATCH Awards recipients were announced tonight at a ceremony at The Birchmere in Alexandria Virginia. The ceremony was notable for two touching moments. Charles Hall, father …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:26PMWednesday, March 13, 2019
The newly formed Studio Acting Conservatory has secured temporary space for its next season of classes. 2019-2020 Classes will take place in Washington, DC, at the Garnet Patterson School, d…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:10PMFriday, March 1, 2019
There is one role that Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti cherishes above all others: Mother. The My Fair Lady star gave birth to daughter Ella Rose in 2017. “Becoming a mom changed me in eve…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:34PMWednesday, February 13, 2019
Raise your hand if you studied at Studio Theatre’s Acting Conservatory? For the 10,000 plus performers whose careers started at Studio’s 43-year-old conservatory, the news that Studio wo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:29PMThursday, January 24, 2019
In honor of last week’s Women’s March, DC Metro Theater Arts sat in on a workshop performance of 19, a musical in development highlighting the fight to pass the 19th Amendment gi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:18AMWednesday, January 16, 2019
On January 14, 2019, the Shakespeare Theatre Company presented its Winter Mock Trial at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW). Guests were invited to hear Richard the Third: A Good Name Resto…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:55PMMonday, January 14, 2019
Fans of Margo Seibert – the Broadway star of Rocky and In Transit – may face some unusual competition for tickets to her upcoming concert at Signature Theatre. That is because me…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:35AMFriday, January 11, 2019
When Nancy Pelosi accepted the gavel as Speaker of the House last week, she expressed pride at presiding over Congress during the 100th anniversary of women having the right to vote (coming …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:51AMTuesday, January 8, 2019
As the year draws to a close, we asked DCMTA writers to think back on the shows that left an indelible impression on them in 2018. In this category, outstanding professional design, we recog…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:26PMThursday, January 3, 2019
As the year draws to a close, we asked DCMTA writers to think back on the shows that left an indelible impression on them in 2018. Here are the community theater performances that made the b…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:17AMSunday, December 30, 2018
As the year draws to a close, we asked DCMTA writers to think back on the shows that left an indelible impression on them in 2018. Here are the professional performances that made the bigges…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:52AMThursday, December 27, 2018
The Anacostia Playhouse community is reeling after a December 26th robbery in which burglars broke into the theater, ransacked the offices and stole thousands of dollars worth of supplies. T…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:55PMSaturday, December 22, 2018
As the year draws to a close, we asked DCMTA writers to think back on the productions that left an indelible impression on them in 2018. Here are the community theater productions that left …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:23AMFriday, December 21, 2018
We asked all DCMTA writers to think back on the shows that made an indelible impression on them in 2018. In this category, Outstanding Overall Production, we recognize: Productions that stoo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AMTuesday, December 11, 2018
Whether you are an actor, a dancer or a painter – being an artist can be a lonely business, characterized by short-term jobs, self-doubt and a constant need to hustle. To remedy these …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:57AMMonday, December 3, 2018
A mini Hamilton reunion took place at the Kennedy Center last night as actors from Hamilton’s original Broadway cast took part in the 41st Kennedy Center Honors Awards that recognized the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:48PMThursday, November 29, 2018
Don’t throw away your shot! Sing Hamilton songs with some of DC’s favorite musical theater performers this Friday, November 30th on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. The Kenne…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:38PMMonday, November 26, 2018
Love a good deal? Want to take your schnookie out for the holidays? Tired of buying theater tickets you really can’t afford? You’re in luck! Today only, we’ve teamed up with TodayT…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:00AMSunday, November 18, 2018
You’ll shoot your eye out! A Christmas Story: The Musical, is the musicalized version of the 1983 movie tale of Ralphie, a boy who wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas. With music…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:06AMThursday, November 15, 2018
A man reportedly shouted “Heil Hitler! Heil Trump!” at last night’s performance of A Fiddler on the Roof at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre. The Baltimore Sun is reporting that a man …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:32PMTuesday, November 6, 2018
The DC playwright collective The Welders bills itself as “the only playwright collective devoted exclusively to developing and producing new work.” When the second grouping of The Welder…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:23AMFriday, November 2, 2018
I’m a big fan of composer Shaina Taub. Her unique blending of socially conscious theater and pop-folk tunes has brought her great acclaim in recent years. After adapting and musicaliz…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:23PMFriday, October 19, 2018
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SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:45PMWednesday, October 17, 2018
Beetlejuice opens at the National Theatre this month, featuring the work of a tightknit team of American theater professionals – and one Australian that none of them had ever heard of…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:27PMMonday, October 15, 2018
Many students use their high school musical to dip their toes into the theater world. Walter “Bobby” McCoy, used it to launch himself into the deep end. When McCoy was a freshman, the …
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