Allison Walsh in the Musical Arc of ‘An American in Paris’
• January 2, 2018

What is it about the musical? People argue about it, talk about it, disdain it, embrace it with a fanatic’s fervor.  But there’s no question that musicals are here to […]

Curtain Falls on Suzanne Farrell Ballet
• December 11, 2017

Farrell, 72, will continue to teach her summer intensive program for dancers aged 14 to 18 at the center and is expected to oversee classes in the dance studios currently under construction.

Hip Hop Pioneers at Kennedy Center, Nov. 20
• November 16, 2017

The concert, hosted by Roxanne Shanté and Grandmaster Caz, with music by Kool DJ Red Alert, will feature Queen Lisa Lee, Spoonie Gee, Kurtis Blow, Whodini and others.

Weekend Round Up October 19, 2017
• October 19, 2017

It is a weekend of legendary names: Jerome Robbins, Frank Lloyd Wright, Annie Proulx, Dizzy Gillespie and Leonard Bernstein — not to mention Johannes Vermeer.

Weekend Round Up October 12, 2017
• October 12, 2017

This weekend, D.C. residents and visitors can experience France (in an animated film), Sweden (in a musical) and Rhode Island (people-to-people).

‘Wilderness’ Is Urgent, Fresh Theater
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Featuring music, movement and video projections (including the use of Skype), the show is a challenging and moving journey into the lives of contemporary troubled teens.

Bernstein at 100: One Night on Broadway
• September 22, 2017

Leonard Bernstein was America’s pre-eminent composer and conductor. In truth, he was the world’s composer. His genius and passions spread the whole world over—from “Mass: A Theater Piece for Singers, […]

A Modern ‘Aida’
• September 14, 2017

This production, directed with verve by Francesca Zambello, and conducted with a deft feel for the emotional content of Verdi’s music by Evan Rogister, creates a buzz of its own.

Behind the ‘Cabaret’ Curtain with a Kit Kat Girl
• July 27, 2017

Our performing arts writer chats with Lori Eure, a Kit Kat Girl in the touring production of “Cabaret,” at the Kennedy Center through Aug. 6.