Raymond O. Caldwell Reimagines ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Folger Theatre
• October 17, 2024

For the first show in Folger Theatre’s ‘Whose Democracy?’ season, director Raymond O. Caldwell refreshes “Romeo and Juliet” for a D.C. audience by transposing the Montague-Capulet feud onto our country’s […]

Where Fashion and Dance Collide: “Dance For All” at Dupont Underground
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By Lucy Cullen The Washington Ballet recently performed at Dupont Underground, an arts organization that has transformed the abandoned space under Dupont Circle into a space for contemporary arts. Partnering […]

Ina Garten Delights in Chat with Author Ann Patchett at the Kennedy Center
• October 16, 2024

The Kennedy Center has officially launched “Nourish,” a month-long program focused on arts and well-being. The program urges audiences to explore the vast impact of food and artistic expression in […]

Kennedy Center’s ‘25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Is Sweet As Honey
• October 15, 2024

William Finn’s Tony Award–winning musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is spellbinding crowds at the Kennedy Center until Oct. 20. Directed by “Kimberly Akimbo” alumnus Danny Mefford, the […]

Congrats to the 39th Annual Mayor’s Arts Award Winners
• October 3, 2024

Mayor Muriel Bowser presented the 39th Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards, the District’s most prestigious recognition of outstanding achievement in the arts, humanities, and creative industries. The event took place at the historic Lincoln Theatre and […]

Opera Lafayette’s Ryan Brown to Speak at Oct. 24 Breakfast
• September 30, 2024

Ryan Brown, founder and artistic director of Opera Lafayette — the highly regarded presenter of baroque and classical operas with a chamber orchestra of period instruments — will speak at […]

Signature Theatre’s Hallmarks: Intimacy and Sondheim
• September 23, 2024

In 2006, his Carnegie Mellon BFA in hand, Matthew Gardiner went to work for Signature Theatre — a 150-seat space in what had been a bumper-plating factory (“The Garage”) on […]

Artechouse Explores Oceanic Wonders
• September 19, 2024

Story and photos by Daisy Bateman Artechouse has just opened its latest exhibition, “Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean,” a groundbreaking collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. This […]

Weekend Roundup – June 6 through 9
• June 6, 2024

By David Edwards and Kate Oczypok This weekend, don’t miss Pride on the Pier at The Wharf, Flo Rida popping in for a post-game concert after Friday’s Nats game, Wolf […]

Tasty ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Ford’s
• April 4, 2024

The main human characters in the current Ford’s Theatre production of the musical “Little Shop of Horrors” — the real star being a flesh-and-blood-eating plant — are not the four-eyed […]