The Georgetowner’s Spring Theater Guide  
• April 12, 2023

ONGOING …   The National Capital New Play Festival at Bethesda’s Round House Theatre is featuring two world premieres: “On the Far End,” Mary Kathryn Nagle’s one-woman show about Muscogee leader […]

‘Shout Sister Shout!’ at Ford’s Theatre Brings Audiences on a Rollercoaster of Successes, Sorrows
• April 6, 2023

Settling into a seat for “Shout Sister Shout!” at Ford’s Theatre, one expects to hear a voice capable of raising the historic rafters: that of Carrie Compere as “Godmother of […]

Celebrating Sergei Rachmaninov in Song: April 4 at French Embassy
• March 30, 2023

On Tuesday, April 4, the Russian Chamber Art Society will mark the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninov’s birth with a performance of his vocal and chamber music at the Embassy […]

Weekend Roundup, March 23 – 26
• March 23, 2023

Another weekend awaits! Enjoy springtime in D.C. with signature events like the Blossom Kite Festival, find some delightful food and drink at the Spring Wine Fling and take in some […]

‘King Lear’ at Shakespeare Theatre
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Shakespeare’s “King Lear” is based on a story of a mythical King Lear and his three daughters — but the play is no fairytale. The first production of “King Lear,” technically […]

Ford’s Theatre Presents ‘Shout, Sister, Shout!’
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What becomes a legendary artist most is to be celebrated in the art of subsequent generations. The guitar-playing gospel great Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973) has recently been portrayed in the […]

Weekend Roundup, March 16 – 19
• March 16, 2023

Happy almost Friday! Luckily, tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day and it’s an action-packed weekend. Enjoy “Ireland on The Wharf,” the Georgetown Art Walk on Book Hill, the 31st D.C. Environmental Film […]

Library of Congress Honors Joni Mitchell: Love Fest For Talented, Resilient Woman 
• March 9, 2023

Meet Joni Mitchell, the visual artist. Her large, striking and expressive self-portraits flanked the stage at Constitution Hall on March 1. The occasion was a star-studded evening for invited VIPs. Visual […]

Washington Concert Opera’s ‘Nabucco’ 
• March 8, 2023

After a standing ovation, Washington Concert Opera’s 2022-23 season ended on March 4 with a sing-along in Lisner Auditorium: Artistic Director and Conductor Antony Walker led the orchestra, chorus and […]

Independent Film Forum Showcases Teens’ Strong Works
• March 2, 2023

Some of the top young visionary film-makers in the District and beyond came together February 25 for the annual D.C. Independent Film Forum’s 2023 High School Film Festival at the […]