An Old Friend, ‘Chicago,’ Plops into Our Laps
• April 13, 2017

Touring versions of long-standing Broadway musical hits present peculiar dilemmas and rewards for audiences. Conversely, new audiences present both opportunities and pitfalls for artists on the tour. The main pitfall: […]

Kreeger Museum’s Founding Director Looks Back
• April 10, 2017

Judy A. Greenberg spoke this morning at Georgetown Media Group’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast at the George Town Club.

A Sense of Community in the Hullabaloo?
• April 6, 2017

A lot of our daily political and media diet these days is damning or ridiculous — often both.

Sharon Ambrose, Former Council Member, Has Died
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Sharon Ambrose, representing Ward 6 which included Capitol Hill, was a strong advocate for the construction of Nationals Park.

Tazewell Thompson Directs Arena’s ‘Raisin in the Sun’
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The former Arena Stage assistant director is directing Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” the classic play of a striving, struggling, vividly portrayed African American family living in Chicago in the 1950s

The Optimism of Spring Sweeps the D.C. Sports Environment
• April 5, 2017

Spring is the season in which they tell us hope springs eternal. It’s the wipeout season of forgiveness and forgetfulness — everything that has gone before is instead of being […]

Shift Festival Showcases Innovative Orchestras
• March 30, 2017

Ensembles from Colorado, North Carolina, Georgia and New York (Brooklyn, that is) will perform and teach through April 1.

Support for the Arts in the Time of Budget Cuts
• March 27, 2017

The theme of defunding or making cuts in federal programs that support the arts and artists has been a steady drumbeat for the conservative right over the years.

Coach John Thompson III Fired
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After losing in the Big East tourney and failing to make the NCAA Tournament, basketball coach John Thompson III was told by Georgetown University not to return next season.

Nothing Quite Like St. Patrick’s Day
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To many of us, the Irish — always visible and deep in our national memory — are about words and music.