Thursday, December 22, 2016
Turning a stage show into an enticing video is an art. There are three trailers which I think are among this year’s most outstanding. And, best of all, if they happen to convince yo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:33PMWe asked our staff and some friends, which three plays still resonate with them at year’s end. While a few took slight liberty with the number limit, we’re exceedingly pleased wi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:18PMWednesday, December 21, 2016
When we say our region is one of the busiest theatre hubs in America, what does that really mean? We dove into our own records for 2016 to find out. We were amazed with the results, and pre…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:33AMSunday, December 11, 2016
In Transit is the first a cappella musical on Broadway, and the rich harmonies and rhythmic beatboxing of a cappella evangelist Deke Sharon’s arrangements reveal the human voice as the mos…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:04PMTuesday, December 6, 2016
Dear readers, We are incredibly grateful to the thousands of people who visit DC Theatre Scene every day to read our reviews, check out the show listings and take advantage of our special ti…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:24AMSaturday, December 3, 2016
Florrie Bagel is starring in a special cabaret Warm and Toasty at Signature Theatre, Monday, December 5. For her many DC area fans, that means a big welcome home party and the start of the h…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:48PMFriday, December 2, 2016
Does your heart go pitter-pat at the very mention of the name Mr. Darcy? Is Yuletide your favorite season? Jane Austen fans and lovers of holiday cheer will clink their tea cups to Round Hou…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:12PMWednesday, November 30, 2016
In 2017, we will head into a social and political time unlike any other in our modern history. Theater, far from being superfluous, will be essential to helping all of us understand our liv…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AMFriday, November 25, 2016
Our inbox is filling up with Black Friday deals, including these from our local theatres. If you know of more, add them to our comments section. We’ll keep updating this list til 1pm t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:12AMSunday, November 20, 2016
For all of you not excited about serving a traditional pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving, we suggest playwright Lillian Hellman’s peach cobbler, seen here being prepared by Executive C…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:12PMThursday, November 17, 2016
In Constellation Theatre Company’s screeningof Metropolis, Tom Teasley’s live music breathes new life into the 89-year-old classic. Every production in Constellation’s 10th season will…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:03PMTuesday, November 8, 2016
Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, compiled more than 200 messages from Broadway theatre makers to help get out the vote today. Watch and share.
The post Broadway video urges eve…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:31PMMonday, October 10, 2016
HARMAN, recently named the official sound partner of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will be making a generous donation of high-performance audio and lighting equipment …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:28AMWednesday, September 28, 2016
It has been 31 years since this reviewer previously saw a live production of Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama ‘NIGHT, MOTHER, yet it remains an indelible theatre experience.�…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:45AMThursday, September 22, 2016
In 2012, Ruth P. Watson’s novel Blackberry Days of Summer became a critical darling. The story is an exciting historical whodunit, where a young black man is murdered at the beginning of t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:44AMFriday, September 16, 2016
Lisa Carr, an enthusiastic DC theatergoer who considers less than a hundred shows to be a “slow year”, has won the 2016 Gary Lee Maker Audience Award as this year’s outstan…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:37AMThursday, September 8, 2016
Landless Theatre Company is developing its second Metal musical: the Broadway musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd was the first. Melissa Cruz, resident director and…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:16PMWednesday, September 7, 2016
Writer’s choice: Page-to-Stage readings from Saturday, September 3, 2016. We asked our writers to report back on plays which they would like to see fully staged. From Debbie Jackson C…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:58AMThursday, September 1, 2016
This Labor Day Weekend, 56 area theatre companies are presenting 64 readings at what has become DC’s annual kickoff of the theatre season, The Kennedy Center’s Page to Stage N…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:57AMTuesday, August 16, 2016
We stand poised at the start of the new theatre season, pondering which plays and musicals will take us to new places, which will lead us to discover new talents, new characters, which will …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:57PMFriday, July 29, 2016
Zelda Fichandler, co-founder of Arena Stage, died this morning at her home in Washington, DC, of congestive heart failure. She was 91. Arena Stage released the following statement: …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:27PMThursday, July 28, 2016
Celebrate National Dance Day 2016 with free dance classes and performances this Saturday, July 30 from 1 to 11 pm at The Kennedy Center. Sponsored by The Kennedy Center and Dizzy Feet Found…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:16AMTuesday, July 26, 2016
Our giveaway is back! And this week we have a free pair of tickets to see Jelly’s Last Jam at Signature Theatre. Take your seat at the legendary Jungle Inn nightclub for the electri…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:03PMSunday, July 24, 2016
For details, tickets and reviews – Find Your Show Don’t miss a thing. Subscribe to our newsletter This overview is current as of July 24, 2016. Presenter / Title of Show / Open…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:35PMSaturday, July 23, 2016
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SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:25PMWednesday, July 13, 2016
Everyman Theatre’s opening night parties are always grand affairs. But their Great American Rep Opening Night party last April, celebrating their productions of Death of a Salesman and…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:32PMTuesday, July 5, 2016
This week’s giveaway is a pair of tickets to Studio Theatre’s production of Hand to God. This blasphemous Broadway hit is a ruthless comedy about sex, sinners, and sock p…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:52PMMonday, July 4, 2016
Some thirty-five years ago I and my buddy Pat O’Brien (Underneath the Lintel) performed the two-hander, Whisper Into My Good Ear for a one-act theater competition in the Twin Cities. It…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:32PMTuesday, June 21, 2016
For this week’s giveaway, we have a pair of tickets to se the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s legendary Tony® Award-winning musical Evita at Olney Theatre. Heralded for i…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:58AMSaturday, June 18, 2016
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SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:42PMMonday, June 13, 2016
This week we return to one of our most popular giveaways – two $50 Goldstar gift certificate, good for any event listed in Goldstar. Redeem it anytime. Here’s how to ent…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:21PM 
