Onstage, Georgetown: December
• December 1, 2025

By Mark Edelman The holiday season sashays on with standard Christmas fare and some new entries on stage this month. Give the gift of theater this Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or […]

Onstage, Georgetown: October
• September 24, 2025

By Mark Edelman As the weather cools and the trees dazzle in their dormancy, it’s a great time to find a seat at one of our local performing arts venues. […]

September Onstage, Georgetown
• September 3, 2025

By Mark Edelman September marks the beginning of the D.C. theater season. It’s time to get back into the habit and enjoy the great theater that Washington, D.C., and the […]

July and August Onstage, Georgetown
• June 24, 2025

By Mark Edelman “Summertime and the living is easy” Ira Gershwin would have us believe in his groundbreaking lyrics for the Gershwins’ “Porgy and Bess,” a recent hit at the […]

Arena Stage Gala Dazzles with Tony Award Winner Laura Benanti
• June 10, 2025

The 2025 Arena Stage Annual Gala featured a cocktail reception, a seated dinner, award presentations, and a performance by Tony Award winner Laura Benanti. Benanti took Broadway by storm at the age of […]

June Onstage, Georgetown
• June 5, 2025

By Mark Edelman June, as Oscar Hammerstein put it, is busting out all over. As the temperatures climb, why not spend a cool summer night at one of these great […]

Summer Arts Preview   
• May 14, 2025

D.C. Arts: 25 Ways to Spend the Summer of ’25 Cut out this page — or bookmark it if you’re reading it online — for the perfect summer 2025 D.C. […]

May Onstage, Georgetown
• May 1, 2025

By Mark Edelman It’s May, which means Mother’s Day is just around the corner. I can’t think of a better gift this month to remember mom than live theater. Mamma […]

Playwright Karen Zacarías: ‘Age of Innocence’ Speaks to Today’s Gilded Age
• March 19, 2025

Award-winning playwright and D.C. resident, Karen Zacarías, wondered why there wasn’t a successful adaptation of Edith Wharton’s book, “The Age of Innocence.” So, this talented  playwright accepted the challenge to […]

‘The Age of Innocence’ at Arena Stage
• March 13, 2025

Even if you haven’t read the novel, you’ve probably seen Martin Scorsese’s exquisite and respectful 1993 film, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder. Need I say more? Now […]