Kennedy Center’s Rutter to Step Down

January 27, 2025

Kennedy Center’s president since 2014, Deborah Rutter, will step down from her role at the end of the year amidst uncertainty in a new (returning?) administration. Rutter’s contract is up […]

D.C. ArtsWatch

June 12, 2024

New Artistic Leadership at Imagination Stage Joanne Seelig Lamparter is the new chief artistic programming officer for Imagination Stage, succeeding Janet Stanford, the venue’s founding artistic director, who retired on May […]

April 2023 ArtsWatch

April 12, 2023

The latest ArtsWatch includes a generous gift to the Spy Museum, repatriated objects to the National Museum of Asian Arts, the World Culture Festival and a new Studio Theatre associate […]

December ArtsWatch

December 7, 2022

The December ArtsWatch includes Theater J awards, new Olney Theatre hires, a big donation to a Smithsonian Museum in development and finally, our last Cultural Leadership Breakfast of 2022—you won’t […]

September ArtsWatch

September 14, 2022

Our latest ArtsWatch includes plans for Theatre Week’s return, cast and new managing director announcements.    Theatre Washington Announces Plans for Theatre Week 2022   The return of “Theatre Week” is September […]