Friday, May 20, 2022
Problems at the DC company are rooted in the harmful leadership practices of Artistic Director Richard Henrich and a board that fails to stop his abuses of power, say multiple artists who ha…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:44AMSaturday, May 7, 2022
Gloria and Emilio Estefan aren’t afraid of the word “no.” They have heard the word a lot through their 44 years of marriage and professional collaborations that began with the band The…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:04PMThursday, May 5, 2022
John Morogiello's new rom-com looks at the idealized hero of Jane Austin's 'Pride and Prejudice' and takes him down a comic notch.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:38PMThursday, April 28, 2022
She and three other former princesses will perform Disney hits with the National Symphony Orchestra for two days only at the Kennedy Center.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:15PMFriday, March 18, 2022
Washington Improv Theater and the owner of Source give different accounts of who understood what when.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:08AMTuesday, March 15, 2022
Featuring an ensemble cast that is clearly having a good time, fun choreography, and Stephen Schwartz's iconic songs, this 'Godspell' is one fun ride.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:42PMSaturday, March 5, 2022
Concerts by the locally-based American Pops Orchestra are appealing to audiences across the nation. Here's why.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:30AMSaturday, February 26, 2022
The national tour now rocking the Kennedy Center feels both extremely current and deeply rooted in the 1970s musical zeitgeist.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:39AMSunday, February 13, 2022
A musical retrospective featuring performers singing the songs that made them stars — and a night to send any Broadway fan into spasms of delight.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:11PMSaturday, January 22, 2022
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
His name is on a new theater award for high schoolers, and he'll be featured Friday on PBS.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:36PMFriday, January 14, 2022
Unexpected costs, performance cancellations, and staff shortages stress a field just beginning to operate again.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:53PMTuesday, December 21, 2021
'I want to create theater for people to see themselves on stage...a world where diversity thrives.'
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:12PMSunday, December 19, 2021
The show at STC inspired by the music of Britney Spears is as thought-provoking as it is toe-tapping, as clever as it is hilarious, and a bona fide success.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:33AMTuesday, December 14, 2021
Nostalgia is on the menu at Silver Spring Stage this holiday season with A Christmas Story. As a Cleveland, Ohio native, I can’t get enough of this iconic holiday classic in which Ralphie …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:09PMMonday, December 13, 2021
True confession time: Until this weekend, I had never seen a British Panto. Of course, I was familiar with the theater form. Pantos (short for pantomimes) are theatrical events that pair pop…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:51PMThursday, November 18, 2021
Based on the wildly popular memoir, a tender exploration of mortality and friendship.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:28PMTuesday, November 2, 2021
Sara Bareilles’ engaging and emotional score remains a source of joy, but this non-Equity tour is a pale shadow of its Broadway counterpart.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:31PMMonday, October 4, 2021
Playwright Larissa FastHorse's satire about white "wokeness" is a brilliant middle finger.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:27PMSunday, September 26, 2021
For anyone with a funny bone yearning for a few hours of frothy fun.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:51PMWednesday, September 15, 2021
A man who imagines he's Don Quixote runs after adventure and tilts the world.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:57AMMonday, May 4, 2020
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced today the postponement of all scheduled ticketed performances through August 9, 2020, due to the ongoing effects of COVID–19. T…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:36PMSunday, May 3, 2020
Playwright Patrick Flynn was on a roll before Coronavirus brought American theater to a standstill. His adaptation of The Velveteen Rabbit, produced by Adventure Theatre MTC, earned him a 20…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:52PMTuesday, April 14, 2020
This article originally appeared in the April issue of District Fray Magazine. It is reprinted here with permission. The paint was still drying on the set of Signature Theatre’s world-pr…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:17AMSaturday, April 11, 2020
He takes requests at his online concerts. If he doesn’t know a song, he’ll learn it. And if you want to send him a few bucks through Venmo? Well, that would be cool. Jordan Friend, the 2…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:33AMSaturday, April 4, 2020
Announcement of Awards: 20th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (THE WATCH AWARDS) The 2019 WATCH Award winners were announced on April 4th, 2020. The ceremony was canceled due …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:39PMSunday, March 29, 2020
Arena Stage announced on Saturday, March 28th that it will temporarily furlough the majority of its staff starting on April 13th. 88 employees will be furloughed at that time. Furloughed emp…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:00AMMonday, March 23, 2020
Welcome to the second installment of Artists Who Inspire! During this unprecedented shutdown of live theater, DCMTA will use this space to lift up local theater artists who are finding ways …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:34AMWednesday, March 18, 2020
Welcome to the first installment of Artists Who Inspire! During this unprecedented shutdown of live theater, DCMTA will use this space to lift up local theater artists who are finding ways t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:06PMOne by one, theaters announced late last week that they would be closed for the foreseeable future in compliance with Coronavirus recommendations. It is a stunning and unprecedented time in …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:50AMTuesday, March 10, 2020
There is nothing like a good old-fashioned plague to get you pondering life’s big questions: the Bubonic Plague, the AIDS Crisis, COVID-19, really any epidemic will do. Of course, Jordan H…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:39PM 
