A Rich ‘Color Purple’ at the Kennedy Center
• August 16, 2018

Running through Aug. 26, “The Color Purple” has a strong cast and strong music, which overcome a dearth of physical stagecraft by going to the heart of character, situation and emotion.

Weekend Round Up August 16, 2018
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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.

The Life and Lives of Alice Walker’s Celie
• August 8, 2018

One is amazed by the life and lives Celie has led and embodied. She was born in triumph, often accompanied by controversy, the aura of which sometimes still remains. Writer […]

Arena’s ‘Dave’ Offers ’90s Nostalgia
• August 6, 2018

The world-premiere production was written by a trifecta of industry stars: Tony Award winner Thomas Meehan (“Annie”), Tom Kitt (“Next to Normal”) and Tony Award nominee Nell Benjamin (“Mean Girls”).

Aug. 7 Is National Night Out
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Along with music and food, this year’s event at Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, will feature a moon bounce, a game truck, clowns, face painters and information tables.

Mike Daisey’s ‘The Story of the Gun’
• July 30, 2018

The one-man show, with one table, one chair and many glasses of water, opens tomorrow, July 31, at Woolly Mammoth and has already been extended through Aug. 9.      

The Kennedy Center Honors: From Astaire to Cher
• July 26, 2018

There has been no word, yea or nay, from the White House as to whether the president and the first lady will attend the Dec. 2 dinner and ceremony.        

Weekend Round Up July 26, 2018
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On Saturday, after an aquatic happy hour, you can hear Willie Colón and the best of Wagner’s Ring. Recover on Sunday with glassblowing at Glen Echo and landscape-looking at Waverly Street Gallery.

Glimmerglass: Summer Opera in Cooperstown
• July 25, 2018

Even with the presence of the open-air performance treasure house of Wolf Trap, and various summer offerings from Washington area theaters — the new musical “Dave” at Arena Stage, for […]

At Carol Joynt’s Q&A Cafe: Rocker ‘Derek Smalls’
• July 23, 2018

There were many insights into the making of the 1984 mock rock-umentary “This Is Spinal Tap,” directed by Rob Reiner, which recounted the North American comeback tour of the loudest band in England.