Spring Arts Preview: Performance
Noteworthy theater, music and dance happenings in D.C. this spring, assembled by Georgetowner performing arts writer Gary Tischler and cultural editor Richard Selden.
Weekend Round Up November 27, 2019
Need a spot for Thanksgiving dinner? Check out the Mansion on O. The day after, you can tuck into a Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwich at Brasserie Liberté.
Nevelson Steals the Show at Theater J
Edward Albee’s “Occupant,” in which Susan Rome plays legendary sculptor Louise Nevelson, runs through Dec. 8 at Theater J.
Weekend Round Up April 4, 2019
“Petalpalooza” puts a cherry on top with Saturday-night fireworks on the Southwest waterfront. Also that night, the American University Museum opens its spring exhibitions.
Spring Arts Preview: Performance
Our writer on the performing arts points to spring shows of special interest, covering opera, choral, classical, jazz, rock, pop and country, as well as theater.
Weekend Round Up August 16, 2018
Art lovers can take the kids to the Portrait Gallery’s open studio on Friday and learn about “degenerate art” at the National Gallery on Sunday — the last day of Summer Restaurant Week.
Dr. Ruth Unpacks at Theater J
Always onstage, answering her 1990s-era cell phone, opening and climbing on boxes, breaking into dance, Naomi Jacobson, portraying the 4-foot-7 dynamo, has a lot to do.
Twyford Directs ‘Becoming Dr. Ruth’
Talking with Washington actress Holly Twyford about the play “Becoming Dr. Ruth,” which runs from Feb. 21 to March 18 at Theater J, a lot of zigs and zags start to […]
Weekend Round Up February 1, 2018
This unusually musical Super Bowl weekend features contemporary music, classical guitarists, the songs of Jerome Kern, the hymns of Hildegard, the Kreisler Collection and the Whiffenpoofs.