Bluegrass Legends at the Birchmere, Wolf Trap, Politics and Prose
• January 8, 2026

Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry began as a live radio variety show, “The WSM Barn Dance,” broadcast for the first time on Saturday, Nov. 28, 1925, from a downtown studio. Based […]

Shakespeare Theatre Company’s ‘Guys and Dolls’
• December 18, 2025

Whisked from Times Square’s spartan Save-A-Soul Mission to a glittering Havana nightspot, Miss Sarah Brown asks her escort, “former sinner” (his words) Sky Masterson, the name of her beverage’s delightful […]

‘The Little Prince’ Highlights Kennedy Center Holiday Shows 
• December 11, 2025

A sold-out fantastical and spirited opera, “The Little Prince,” is a premiere feature of the family-friendly holiday shows that are being performed during the holiday season at the Kennedy Center […]

Next Month at the Hirshhorn: New (and New-ish) Music
• November 13, 2025

“The 20th Century Consort probably needs to consider changing its name to something like the 21st Century Consort,” wrote Joan Reinthaler in 2004 in the Washington Post. With a single […]

Onstage, Georgetown: November
• October 30, 2025

By Mark Edelman The holiday season begins in earnest—there are even two snowman musicals on the horizon—as the D.C. area stages haul out their Christmas finery. Whether it’s plays or […]

Local Theaters Support Government Workers with Free, Discounted Tickets
• October 27, 2025

Yesterday, Theatre Washington published a list of area theaters offering discounted or complimentary tickets to those affected by the ongoing federal government shutdown. Earlier this month, we published a list […]

Opera Lafayette’s ‘Dido’; November’s Early Music
• October 23, 2025

An acclaimed presenter of French baroque repertoire, Opera Lafayette under founder Ryan Brown was known to cross musical borders, performing works of adjacent nations and periods. Now led by Brown’s […]

Culture Capital 
• October 7, 2025

 67 Arts Leaders and Counting: The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series  “To me, this is the most challenging time to be making theater in the country. It’s the absolutely best […]

Fall Arts Preview: Performing Arts 
• September 9, 2025

THEATER  ¡Adelante! GALA Hispanic Theatre presents Manuel Puig’s “El beso de la mujer araña/Kiss of the Spider Woman,” directed by José Luis Arellano (through Sept. 28).   Theatre Alliance is part […]

First Up at Mosaic: ‘Dodi & Diana’
• August 28, 2025

It’s not hard to guess which couple “Dodi & Diana” is named for: Egyptian film producer Dodi Fayed and Diana, Princess of Wales, both killed in a Paris car crash […]