Artswatch : Rubenstein Leaves KenCen; NGA’s Cornell Trove; Helen Hayes Nominations
• February 14, 2024

Rubenstein to Conclude Kennedy Center Chairmanship   Chair of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees since 2010, philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group global investment firm, will step […]

GALA Hispanic Director Harnesses Dramatic Talents to Help Recover Looted Funds
• January 25, 2024

In a dramatic law-and-order turn Monday Jan. 22, over $250,000 of looted funds from a phony wire transfer have been returned to GALA Hispanic Theatre (Grupo de Artistas LatinoAmericanos) at […]

Theatre Lab Cabaret Honors GALA Theatre Founders
• November 20, 2023

The Theatre Lab’s Cabaret Benefit Dinner and Auction was held  at the Ritz-Carlton Washington, D.C. on Nov. 5. The benefit featured a silent auction and cocktail reception followed by a […]

GALA Hispanic Theatre Co-Founder Hugo Medrano, 80
• May 25, 2023

Hugo Medrano, who with his wife Rebecca opened a Buenos Aires-style “café teatro” that became one of the nation’s most ambitious Spanish-language theaters and a beloved Washington institution, died on […]