Arts
At STC, Chekhov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’ Checks off All the Right Boxes
An Irresistible ‘Grinch’ at the National
December 23, 2016
•The musical version of Dr. Seuss’s Christmas classic runs through Dec. 31.
Keegan’s Profane, Lyrical ‘Irish Carol’
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Set in a pub, the show runs at the Dupont Circle theater through Dec. 31.
Isabel Keating is Morrible in ‘Wicked’
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The actress, who played Birdie in “The Little Foxes” at Arena, is back in D.C. on her first national tour.
At Shakespeare: A ‘Garden’ Blooming With Hope
December 19, 2016
•The STC co-production of the musical version of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic children’s book runs through Jan. 8.
An Amusing, Then Moving, ‘Into the Woods’
December 15, 2016
•Fiasco Theater Company’s at first seemingly casual production of the Sondheim musical is at the Kennedy Center through Jan. 8.
An Airborne ‘Moby Dick’ at Arena
December 12, 2016
•The play comes brilliantly alive when it and its actors are in the air, in motion, at sea, pitching and floundering.
Florence Henderson (1934-2016): America’s ’70s Mom
November 29, 2016
•Every now and then, we’re reminded that television wasn’t always a world of edgy serial shows on HBO or Netflix, a world of live streaming and binge watching. Usually, it’s […]
This Week: A ‘Nutcracker’ with Poodles
November 28, 2016
•Cincinnati Ballet, under Artistic Director and CEO Victoria Morgan, brings its acrobatic version to the Kennedy Center Opera House.
Why We Go to the Theater: Miller’s ‘A View From the Bridge’
November 23, 2016
•Watching Belgian director Ivo van Hove’s clean-as-a-stripped-bone production of Arthur Miller’s 1955 play, “A View from the Bridge,” at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater was to experience a fulfillment of […]
‘Carousel’: Honest Pain and Hard-Won Joy
November 21, 2016
•The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic continues at Arena Stage through Dec. 24.