‘Ragtime’ at Ford’s, a Stellar Historical Musical
• March 27, 2017

The music and songs seem fresh, but the themes echo almost every day and loudly through our daily  social, cultural, individual and — God knows — political lives.

Support for the Arts in the Time of Budget Cuts
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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.

Trocks Set to Tumble Into Kennedy Center
• March 20, 2017

“Swan Lake, Act II: Le Lac des Cygnes” (Tchaikovsky/Choreography after Ivanov). “Le Corsaire Pas De Deux” (Drigo/Choreography after Chabukiani). “Esmerelda Pas de Six” (Pugni/Choreography after Petipa). “Don Quixote” (Minkus/Choreography after […]

Environmental Film Festival Turns 25
• March 16, 2017

Founded by Georgetown residents Flo and Roger Stone, the festival will screen more than 180 films this year, from March 14 to 26.

At Washington National Opera: Griffith vs. Paret
• March 9, 2017

“Champion,” a jazz opera set in the world of boxing, is at the Kennedy Center through March 18.

Major Gift Underwrites Arena’s ‘Power Plays’
• March 6, 2017

A matching donation of $2.5 million from Curtis T. Bell has launched the theater’s 10-year project to develop new plays.

Marjorie Owens to Shine at WCO’s ‘Leonore’
• March 4, 2017

The Washington Concert Opera has had quite a 30th-anniversary season. The organization opened its season with an appropriate anniversary concert, led by star soprano Angela Meade and Vivica Genaux. That […]

A Night at the Oscars
• March 2, 2017

Hollywood gets it wrong doing the right thing, and other highlights of this year’s Academy Awards.

Washington National Opera’s ‘Dead Man Walking’
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Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book, the opera is being presented at the Kennedy Center through March 11.