Dance in a Musical Jewel Box
• July 30, 2025

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Co. at the Kreeger Museum On Saturday, July 26th at 3 p.m., the acclaimed Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company (DTSBDC) triumphantly returned to The […]

August Onstage, Georgetown: Broadway Edition
• July 22, 2025

By Mark Edelman With our local theater companies getting ready for the 2025-26 season beginning next month, here’s a look at the new shows that came to Broadway last season […]

Wolf Trap Shines with Diana Krall
• July 16, 2025

 By Tom Turco   The musical stylings of singer and pianist Diana Krall flowed through the vibrant amphitheater like the accompanying summer breeze — cool and inviting — enchanting the […]

Blues Alley at 60
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“In this world of overrated pleasures, of underrated treasures, I’m glad there is you.”   So go the lyrics to “I’m Glad There Is You,” recorded in 1941 by Jimmy Dorsey […]

Young Opera Singers at Holy Trinity, July 9
• July 2, 2025

Every year, in late spring, more than 30 young opera singers converge on Vienna — the one in Virginia — to train at the national park for the performing arts […]

Multi-Platinum Artist James Arthur To Take Wolf Trap Stage
• June 24, 2025

Multi-platinum recording artist James Arthur is stopping by Wolf Trap July 2 for a concert of his hits like “Say You Won’t Let Go” and “Rewrite the Stars” from The […]

The Washington Ballet Announces 2nd Season Under Liang
• June 9, 2025

“Dense with moments for the cast to shine in everything from solos to groups sections, if you were to offer up just one ballet to exemplify the breadth and beauty […]

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 […]

GALA Theatre Artistic Director to Speak at June 19 Breakfast
• June 2, 2025

On Thursday, June 19, The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series will present a talk by playwright Gustavo Ott, artistic director of GALA Hispanic Theatre. Admission to the event, at 1310 […]

Last Chance: ‘Akira Kurosawa Explains…’ at Woolly Mammoth
• May 27, 2025

As one waits, seated, for Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s world-premiere production of “Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (With Live & Active Cultures!)” to begin, stills from Kurosawa films […]