Works by Chekhov, Medtner and Other Russians
• April 3, 2025

Ivan Petrovich Voinitsky is having a moment. Steve Carell took him on last spring in a Lincoln Center Theater production directed by Lila Neugebauer. In Greenwich Village at the Lucille […]

PCE Serves Up a Nino Rota Antipasto
• March 24, 2025

A few well-known composers wrote film music, especially in the 1930s. Examples: Prokofiev’s score for “Alexander Nevsky,” Milhaud’s for “Madame Bovary,” Copland’s for “Of Mice and Men.” Conversely, film-score specialists […]

Weekend Roundup: March 20-23
• March 20, 2025

Happy Spring! We’ve got lots going on this weekend, including performances at Wolf Trap, Strathmore and the Environmental Film Festival. Grab the last few reservations for the Jacques Pépin Foundation […]

Playwright Karen Zacarías: ‘Age of Innocence’ Speaks to Today’s Gilded Age
• March 19, 2025

Award-winning playwright and D.C. resident, Karen Zacarías, wondered why there wasn’t a successful adaptation of Edith Wharton’s book, “The Age of Innocence.” So, this talented  playwright accepted the challenge to […]

‘The Age of Innocence’ at Arena Stage
• March 13, 2025

Even if you haven’t read the novel, you’ve probably seen Martin Scorsese’s exquisite and respectful 1993 film, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder. Need I say more? Now […]

Weekend Roundup: March 13-16
•

Things are busy this weekend with the arrival of spring and warmer weather. Celebrate all things Irish with St. Patrick’s Day events, take in beautiful choral music, visit the Kennedy […]

Rarely Performed Choral Masterpieces, March 16
• March 6, 2025

In WalletHub’s new ranking of the most hard-working cities in the country, Anchorage, Alaska, made a four-rung leap into the top spot, knocking out Washington, D.C. Nonetheless, second place is […]

‘The Bedwetter’ a Humorous, Relatable Time
•

Comedian Sarah Silverman’s musical “The Bedwetter” currently playing at the Arena Stage takes one back in time to when Silverman was 10 years old, and a bedwetter! One never knew […]

Weekend Roundup: March 6-9
•

Now that March is well underway, we’ve got lots of activities for the weekend lineup. Check out Kiehl’s grand opening in Georgetown, see a film at a Polish Film Festival […]

Onstage, Georgetown – March 2025
• March 4, 2025

By Mark Edelman Spring is right around the corner and with it comes cherry blossom time, short sleeve weather and more great theater on local stages. Try one or more […]