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Forget about the neon lights of Broadway or even the dizzying theater loop of Chicago, the stars shine brighter on Washington, DC area stages than any other city in the nation. From the original plays at Studio Theatre to the impeccable musicals staged by Signature, the DC theater scene is on the precipice of greatness. … read more »
As it unwinds its eclectic 2010-2011 season, Shakespeare Theatre Company tackles “The Merchant of Venice,” one of Shakespeare’s most inspired tragicomedies that finds its footing in the unique backdrop of 1920s America rather than 14th Century Venice. “A merchant named Antonio borrows money from a Jew named Shylock in order to fund his friend Bassanio’s… read more »
JUNE 2011 ISSUE – This month, Signature Theatre closes out its 21st season with a fix for musical theater addicts who love song and dance numbers with Side by Side by Sondheim, featuring 30 plus classic works of musical numbers from Stephen Sondheim, one of the greatest and most prolific theater composers of our time. … read more »
May 2011 ISSUE – Somewhere in between the scandalous dysfunction of the Judds of Nashville and the saccharine sweetness of the Duggars of Arkansas are the Moscows of Nantucket, an average upper middle class family with strong personalities, deep-seated resentments and a bathrobe-donning ne’er-do-well son swilling vodka from a trash can. In Moscows of Nantucket… read more »
This month Wolf Trap debuts its much-anticipated second commissioned opera, “The Inspector” by premier composer John Musto and world-renowned librettist Mark Campbell. After their Grammy-nominated collaboration in 2004 for Wolf Trap’s first commissioned opera, “Volpone,” Musto and Campbell team up again for a theatrical experience that combines the sophistication of a classic opera with the… read more »
Oscar Wilde’s rambunctious play about the perils and machinations of British society comes to life in an enchanting new production at the Shakespeare Theatre. “An Ideal Husband” is the story of politician Sir Robert Chiltern who is being blackmailed by a figure from his past. Despite his distinguished political career and marriage to Lady Chiltern,… read more »
Cymbeline at Shakespeare Theatre This month, Shakespeare Theatre tackles one of Shakespeare’s romantic tragedies. It’s not the ubiquitously staged Romeo and Juliet, but the rarely performed Cymbeline, a story where forgiveness and honesty are to be cherished, and the value of true friendship can never be underestimated. Considered one of Shakespeare’s earliest and most complex… read more »
Three January theater offerings are highlighed this month. Sunset Boulevard at Signature Theatre, The Carpetbagger’s Children at Ford’s Theatre and A Shadow of Honor’s world premiere at Keegan Theatre.
Holiday season is a great time to take in a show. This month we look at three offerings from area theatres: Candide at Shakespeare, A Girl’s Guide to Washington Politics at Wooly Mammoth and Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the Kennedy Center.
After just a little under three years, the new Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in Southwest Washington opened its doors to a standing ovation. The newly renamed Arena Stage has transformed from its older, smaller self into a large multi-theater art complex and is poised to offer more theatrical experiences in… read more »
