An Intimate ‘Anne Frank’ at Olney

September 29, 2016

Olney Theatre Center’s production of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” playing in the harrowingly compact Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab through Oct. 23, has a remarkable young actress in the title role.

WNO Debut for a Countess Who Tap Dances

September 26, 2016

Amanda Majeski will play Countess Almaviva in Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” at the Kennedy Center through Oct. 2.

WNO’s ‘Marriage of Figaro’: A Big Musical Cake


The season-opening production runs through Oct. 2 at the Kennedy Center.

WNO Debut for a Countess Who Tap Dances

September 22, 2016

There’s a friendly tornado aspect to speaking with the talented, ever-rising American lyric soprano and opera star Amanda Majeski, as if something momentous once again was just around the corner. […]

Julie Kent: A New Stage, A Different Role

September 19, 2016

The first time I “met” Julie Kent was by way of a voice on the phone. She was rushing to fly back to New York after the Washington Ballet’s announcement […]

A Contradictory Convergence of History, Fiction and Politics

September 15, 2016

On the 15th anniversary of 9/11, during an anarchic political campaign, finding inspiration in a musical and a movie.

Julie Kent: A New Stage, A Different Role

September 14, 2016

The first time I “met” Julie Kent was by way of a voice on the phone. She was rushing to …

A Contradictory Convergence of History, Fiction and Politics

September 12, 2016

On the 15th anniversary of 9/11, during an anarchic political campaign, finding inspiration in a musical and a movie.

Page-to-Stage Festival This Weekend

September 7, 2016

It’s time for the 15th annual explosion of free readings, open rehearsals and near-full performances.

Craig Wallace as Satchmo — and 2 More — at the Waldorf


Mosaic Theater opens its season with Terry Teachout’s off-Broadway hit about Louis Armstrong.