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Saturday, October 24, 2020

A George Mason University music review celebrates underrepresented voices by David Siegel

Give yourself a musical boost and some warm inspiration for these stormy days.  Add plenty of deeply appreciated civility during an unsettled period. These might seem hard to find, but if 2…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:10PM
Monday, October 19, 2020

In Synetic Theater’s ‘Joy,’ two fearless performers get personal by David Siegel

Synetic Theater is renowned for its lively, “silent,” physical-movement–oriented productions of classic theatrical works propelled by original music. Now, with precautions necessary to…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:21PM
Thursday, October 8, 2020

Artists Who Inspire! #6: Kathleen Akerley by David Siegel

Welcome to the sixth installment of Artists Who Inspire! During the continuing shutdown of live theater, DCMTA will use this space to lift up local theater artists who are finding ways to re…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:12AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2020

In ‘American Dreams’ at Round House, it’s game on! for U.S. citizenship by David Siegel

“Every form of refuge has its price,” once sang The Eagles. That concept hasn’t changed as the ardent, emotion-packed American Dreams unfolds before audiences. American Dreams is Round…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:58AM
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Lights to go on again at GALA Hispanic Theatre with classic Spanish comedy by David Siegel

Now in its 45th season, GALA Hispanic Theatre has always been cutting edge. From its founding in 1976, GALA (Grupo de Artistas LatinoAmericanos) has been sharing and producing Latino arts a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:01PM
Thursday, September 17, 2020

Arena Stage docudrama makes case for making DC ‘The 51st State’ by David Siegel

In our current political and cultural stressful times, how can theater make a difference, not just to those who are in-person patrons but to a wider community in the DMV and into American hi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:43PM
Saturday, September 5, 2020

A bipartisan romance casts a play on both houses in ‘Will on the Hill’ at STC by David Siegel

Who says a theater performance can’t make a difference in politics? With all the ongoing political and cultural conflict, is there a way to simmer things down for at least one brief shinin…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:45PM
Sunday, August 30, 2020

Alden Theater’s new Drive-Thru is a family-friendly mystery by David Siegel

With the sold-out success of Small Change, their first Drive-Thru theater experience, the creative folk at the Alden Theatre in McLean have developed a totally new live event. It is the Alde…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:24AM
Friday, August 28, 2020

Theater J revives a 1910 hit comedy-melodrama by David Siegel

Sit back to indulge in a comedy-melodrama. A streaming Zoom reading of a rediscovered play first produced in 1910. It is a love letter, with sharp edges, to a bygone time. A time of tintype …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:04PM
Saturday, August 22, 2020

Get out the vote. Share this vid. by David Siegel

Elections have consequences. Some elections more than others. With voting participation trending downward over the years, what can be done to awaken folk to the critical importance of voting…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:30PM
Friday, August 21, 2020

A course at Theater J for theater lovers looks ahead to post-COVID change by David Siegel

Change is coming. As the DMV theater community is reeling and reckoning with the effects of the coming post-COVID-19 world and as artists of color are speaking their minds freely, what await…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:00PM
Monday, August 3, 2020

Touring artists to take CenterStage at Reston Community Center by David Siegel

Even as it faces the challenges of COVID-19, the Reston Community Center CenterStage has programmed a Professional Touring Artists Series that aims “to help our community reflect on how st…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:35PM
Sunday, July 19, 2020

How Only Make Believe brings theater to kids in hospitals even during COVID by David Siegel

In these days of medically necessary masks and prudent social distancing, let us not forget children in hospitals and care facilities living with chronic illnesses and disabilities unrelated…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:53AM
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Wolf Trap to stream a summer’s worth of gems from its archives by David Siegel

Wolf Trap’s Filene Center may be quieter than usual this summer of 2020, but it is far from dark. While there are no live performances in an abundance of caution because of COVID-19, Wolf …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:19PM
Friday, July 10, 2020

A heart-piercing tribute to frontline COVID responders in ‘The Line’ from The Public Theater by David Siegel

With the country hitting new daily highs as COVID-19 surges well beyond hot spots such as New York, New Jersey, and Connecituct, the Public Theater has produced a love letter to the medical …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:21AM
Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Dark Horse Theatre to stream new comedy about amateur ghost hunters by David Siegel

As health and safety concerns continue to make live theater productions with a live audience dicey at best, the DMV’s Dark Horse Theatre decided to find its own way to produce new content …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:53AM
Wednesday, July 1, 2020

‘Black Stories Matter’ live storytelling show to benefit Black Lives Matter DC by David Siegel

Black Stories Matter, a live online storytelling show benefiting Black Lives Matter DC, will be presented by the DMV’s Better Said Than Done on Zoom July 10, 2020. Black Stories Matter fea…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:59AM
Thursday, June 25, 2020

Alden Theatre’s ‘Drive-Thru Drama’ offers family-friendly joy by David Siegel

The ever nimble Alden in McLean has developed a unique way to provide theatrical entertainment in this era of COVID-19. With indoor live theater on hiatus for more than three months, the Ald…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:00PM
Sunday, June 21, 2020

Youth respond to COVID-19 in heartfelt ‘Inner Voices’ film from Arena Stage by David Siegel

For school-age children, their world has turned upside down because of COVID-19. Over the past three months, children and youth have lived from a distance in a virtual world, lived with a mu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:16PM
Monday, June 15, 2020

In ‘May 22, 2020’ from Arena Stage, a day in the life of the COVID DMV by David Siegel

“I read the news today, oh boy… / the news was rather sad…”  That day was May 22, 2020. In a leap into film docudrama creation, Arena Stage’s Artistic Director Molly Smith chronic…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:53AM
Monday, June 8, 2020

NOVA playwright Soo-Jin Lee’s streaming ‘Peaches’ is bittersweet and affecting by David Siegel

With DMV theaters still shuttered because of COVID-19, there has been the opportunity to explore original streaming content written by local playwrights. One of those playwrights is Northern…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:01AM
Saturday, May 30, 2020

How does ‘Homebound’ happen? A peek behind the screens by David Siegel

There has been oodles of well-deserved praise for Round House Theatre’s homegrown Homebound, an original ten-installment web series exploring life under stay-at-home orders. Penned by som…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:00PM
Monday, May 25, 2020

Rehearsals in PPE and other big changes to expect when theaters reopen in DC by David Siegel

We will open again. The COVID-19 virus will neither darken nor silence us even with the many scary unknowns before us. We know reopening for DMV theater will happen. The date may be uncertai…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:06PM
Thursday, May 21, 2020

Washington Performing Arts does pandemic planning with patron feedback by David Siegel

Better days may be coming. Some restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic may be easing. But there is not yet a definitive date when DMV performing arts venues might reopen across three …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:01PM
Saturday, May 9, 2020

Washington Performing Arts, looking ahead, sets town halls for input by David Siegel

With so much still unknown about the lasting effects of COVID-19 on the performing arts, the singular Washington Performing Arts (WPA) has delayed announcing its 2020–21 season until June …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:00PM
Thursday, May 7, 2020

Lessons in creative coping during COVID-19: Bowie State University theater and dance faculty tell how it’s going by David Siegel

With university campuses closed because of COVID-19, how is student education continuing forward? This is a critical question, especially for higher education theater and dance departments�…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:37PM
Saturday, April 25, 2020

American Pops Orchestra’s ‘Voices of Tomorrow’ finals stream tonight by David Siegel

“Right now we are all desperately seeking contact and connections,” said Luke Frazier, Founder and Maestro, American Pops Orchestra, in a recent phone conversation on a chilly, rainy mor…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:48AM
Monday, April 13, 2020

Lessons in creative coping during COVID-19: A conversation with Rick Davis, dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at George Mason Universi by David Siegel

With college and university campuses in the DMV area closed because of COVID-19, distance learning is now the norm. But how do students in the performing and visual arts continue their educa…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:50PM
Saturday, March 14, 2020

Arena Stage’s ‘Celia and Fidel’ explores the influences on Cuba’s revolutionary leader by David Siegel

Part of Arena Stage’s ongoing Power Plays, the world premiere of Celia and Fidel transports the audience back to a time when Fidel Castro was not just a name in the history books, but a fe…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:11PM
Saturday, March 7, 2020

Plenty to chew on in ExPats’ thoughtful production of ‘Einstein’s Wife’ at Atlas Center by David Siegel

Ready for a dandy production about the complicated life with a child-like diva who happens to be a genius? Then consider Einstein’s Wife from ExPats Theatre. Written by Serbian playwright …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:58AM
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Music of The Go-Go’s powers Monumental Theatre’s ‘Head Over Heels’ by David Siegel

Monumental Theatre is providing DC-area audiences with a first look at the jukebox musical comedy Head Over Heels. The production features nearly two dozen musical numbers from The Go-Go’s…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:25PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards