Helen Hayes Awards for English, Spanish ‘In the Heights’

May 16, 2018

There may still be some vestigial confusion resulting from the practice of bestowing Helen Hayes Awards on the basis of the ratio of Actors’ Equity contracts involved in a particular production, […]

Weekend Round Up May 10, 2018

May 10, 2018

This Saturday, May 12, the day before Mother’s Day, the 90th Georgetown Garden Tour will feature eight exquisite gardens with varying styles, scale and intriguing histories.

Embassies Open Doors for Passport DC

May 7, 2018

This year, 50 embassies participated in the May 5 “Around the World Embassy Tour” with open houses, exhibits, food and entertainment. 

Bernstein’s ‘Candide’ Is a Glorious Mess


The genre-defying show — at turns defined as an American opera, an operetta and a musical — is now, as part of the Bernstein centennial, in the Kennedy Center Opera House through May 26.

Choral Arts Artistic Director Speaks in Georgetown

May 3, 2018

At Georgetown Media Group’s May 3 Cultural Leadership Breakfast at the George Town Club, Tucker spoke about his first five years as Choral Arts artistic director and, movingly, about what motivated his change of career plans in his early 20s.

Weekend Round Up May 3, 2018


What will you celebrate this Saturday, May 5: the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at the Willard’s Bonnets & Bow Ties party or Karl Marx’s 200th birthday at the Goethe-Institut?

Bedlam’s ‘Saint Joan’ at the Folger

May 2, 2018

The works of George Bernard Shaw aren’t performed that much these days. When was the last time you saw a production of “Heartbreak House” or “Arms and the Man”? “My Fair Lady,” the Lerner […]

An Entertaining ‘Barber’ from WNO

May 1, 2018

Washington National Opera’s “Barber of Seville,” at the Kennedy Center through May 19, is beautifully performed by a cast packed with terrific singers, most notably Russian tenor Andrey Zhilikhovsky, as the Barber, aka Figaro,

Weekend Round Up April 26, 2018

April 26, 2018

Filmfest DC comes to an end this weekend, when two annual events will take place in Georgetown: French Market and the House Tour.

‘Sonic Blossom’ at Portrait Gallery (photos and video)

April 25, 2018

The participatory artwork by Lee Mingwei, the ninth performance of the museum’s “Identify: Performance Art” series, will take place through April 29, from noon to 4 p.m.