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J. Ernest Green celebrates 40 years as artistic director of Live Arts Maryland
On how he programs: 'I want it to be fun — for the singers, the orchestra, the soloist, and the audience." This year, J. Ernest Green celebrates 40 years as artistic director of Live Arts Maryland, a ...
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Sparks fly between Tennessee Williams and Marlon Brando in ‘Kowalski’ Off-Broadway at The Duke on 42nd Street
In his autobiography, director Elia Kazan referenced the first meeting between the 36-year-old Tennessee Williams and the 23-year-old Marlon Brando at the former’s beach house in Provincetown, MA, on ...
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Calendar: Play Readings, Workshops, and Short-Run Theater Events in the DMV
Check back regularly for the most up-to-date information about workshops, readings, and short-run/single-performance events. Play readings and workshops offer a chance to see exciting new work at ...
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Capital Fringe Festival ends after 20 years
Capital Fringe celebrates two decades of creativity and growth, and announces a new chapter in its mission to champion local artists. Capital Fringe announced today that it will no longer produce the ...
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Kennedy Center president Deborah F. Rutter to step down at end of 2025
Rutter’s decade-long leadership expanded the Kennedy Center's vision, programming, audience, fundraising, and physical campus, and reimagined the Center as a living presidential memorial. Rutter, an ...
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‘Four Weddings and an Elvis’ is feel-good fun at Reston Community Players
The relatable romantic comedy touches on themes of love, forgiveness, second chances, and more. The first thing you notice when arriving at Reston Community Players’ production of Four Weddings and an ...
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Inside the making of ‘Who Cares: The Caregiving Interview Project’
Two co-writers, two actors, and a dramaturg talk about bringing real caregivers to life in Voices Festival Productions' moving new work. Voices Festival Productions’ moving new work Who Cares: The ...
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‘Heartbreak Hotel’ looks inside Elvis at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
The King of Rock and Roll comes to life in a show full of poignant performances and thrilling musical numbers. Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Heartbreak Hotel, written by Sean ...
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Spring 2025 spotlight: what’s coming to local university stages?
A preview of university theater across the DMV this spring, from a hip hop Shakespeare remix set in DC to an original ASL musical and more. The DC area is home to a robust community of educational ...
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The sheer brilliance of ‘TINA – The Tina Turner Musical’ on tour at the National
More than a musical, it’s a tribute to the indomitable spirit of an iconic legend. The show opens with Tina, played with indisputable talent by former American Idol star Jayna Elise, in a meditative ...
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Spooky Action to premiere ‘Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show’
The company's first musical — based on Mikhail Bulgakov's Russian classic 'The Master and Margarita' — begins performances on March 20. Written during the darkest days of Stalin’s reign, and banned ...