Jazzman Jason Moran’s Bandwagon
• January 29, 2020

When they picked Texas-born Jason Moran to become the Kennedy Center’s artistic director for jazz, they picked the right guy. When it comes to jazz, Moran — a highly regarded […]

2 Losses We Can Ill Afford: Lehrer and Wootten
• January 27, 2020

This past week, we lost two men we recognize as part of the city’s history and daily life; we lost the coach and we lost the newsman.   

Kobe Bryant’s Journey, Cut Short
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A restless imagination allowed him to write children’s books, create foundations and schools and support women’s basketball with the same exuberance that he showed on the court.       

Bourne’s ‘Swan Lake’ at the Kennedy Center
• January 23, 2020

With six performances between Thursday, Jan. 23, and Sunday, Jan. 26, this is the first Kennedy Center visit of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures production.

Politics, Impeachment Are Heating Up
• January 16, 2020

The looming impeachment process slowly swallowed up everything else. Formally, that occurred with the delivery, on Thursday, of the two articles of impeachment against President Trump.

Ward 2’s Jack Evans to Resign Jan. 17; Special Election June 16
• January 7, 2020

A lengthy investigation by a law firm hired by the Council found Evans to have committed 11 ethical violations. On Jan. 7, Evans turned over a letter of resignation to Council Chair Phil Mendelson.

The Golden Globes: First Out of the Gate
• January 6, 2020

Host Ricky Gervais managed to get off cheap and bleeped jokes about “Cats,” including one so inappropriate that it seemed to offend even him. 

Jerry Herman, Conjurer of Dolly, Mame and Albin
• December 30, 2019

Who else but Herman managed to put on the stage the flesh and blood personas, dressed like brassy Roman candles, to belt out songs that have become standards? 

The Irreplaceable Victor Shargai
• December 26, 2019

The New York-born founding chairman of TheatreWashington, which started out as the Helen Hayes Awards, passed away on Dec. 24.    

‘My Fair Lady’ at the Kennedy Center
• December 23, 2019

The much-honored director Bartlett Sher has a gift and a flair for passing his creative wand over beloved, perhaps overly familiar gems and making them seem part of our contemporary lives.