Arts
At STC, Chekhov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’ Checks off All the Right Boxes
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
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Mosaic Theater opens its season with Terry Teachout’s off-Broadway hit about Louis Armstrong.
Early Curtain Risers of D.C.’s Theater Season
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Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America” is one of the most ambitious of the fall productions about to begin.
Craig Wallace as Satchmo — and 2 More — at the Waldorf
September 6, 2016
•Mosaic Theater opens its season with Terry Teachout’s off-Broadway hit about Louis Armstrong.
Early Curtain Risers of D.C.’s Theater Season
August 31, 2016
•Sure still feels like summer out there, but curtains are about to go up on the 2016-17 theater season.
One …
Singular, Artistic Lives: Toots Thielemans, Steven Hill
August 29, 2016
•Toots Thielemans and Steven Hill, both died at the age of 94 this week: One, a jazz and blues musician; another, an actor, best known for his work in “Law & Order.”