Live from Brooklyn … It’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

April 2, 2018

On Easter Sunday, April 1, the audience yelled when John Legend as Jesus himself showed off his upper range, when a roaring trio of guitars did their thing, when Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas blasted the title song out into Brooklyn and beyond. 

Weekend Round Up March 29, 2018

March 29, 2018

On Saturday, go fly a kite on the grounds of the Washington Monument, then take a full moon/blue moon walk to see the other monuments and memorials — and, with any luck, some cherry blossoms.

Huge Outdoor Art Show Coming to Rose Park in May

March 22, 2018

Bulgarian-born artist Kiril Jeliazkov is bringing 128 pieces of outdoor artwork — titled “The Orange Step” — to the grounds of Georgetown’s Rose Park for the entire month.

Scena Returns to ‘Beckett Trio’


Nanna Ingvarsson stars in Robert McNamara’s production of three short plays by Samuel Beckett — “Footfalls,” “Not I” and the wrenching “Rockaby” — at the Atlas Performing Arts Center through April 8.

Weekend Round Up March 22, 2018


The National Cherry Blossom Festival’s opening ceremony is Sunday. Also this weekend: more cherry blossom doings, the tail end of the Environmental Film Festival and two cultural spectacles at the Kennedy Center.

The Auction Block: Asia Week 2018

March 15, 2018

Here are several choice lots coming up during Asia Week auctions in New York on March 19 and 22-23.

WNO’s Princess Eboli: Jamie Barton

March 12, 2018

In Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” which runs through March 17 at the Kennedy Center, Barton holds her own with a high-powered cast and high-profile characters.

Last Chance: Thursday’s Breakfast With Diane Coburn Bruning


The founder and artistic director of Chamber Dance Project will speak April 5 at Georgetown Media Group’s next Cultural Leadership Breakfast at the George Town Club. RSVP to richard@georgetowner.com.

Wilson’s ‘Two Trains’ at Arena Stage

March 8, 2018

With the coming of “Two Trains Running,,” starring Carlton Byrd, Washington theatergoers will see why August Wilson’s “Pittsburgh Cycle” is so fluid and appealing to all sorts of audiences.

Weekend Round Up March 8, 2018


The 48th annual St. Patrick’s Parade of Washington, D.C., is this Sunday. Get your Gaelic on the night before at a concert by the Irish Tenors at the National.