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An Old Friend, ‘Chicago,’ Plops into Our Laps
April 13, 2017
•Touring versions of long-standing Broadway musical hits present peculiar dilemmas and rewards for audiences. Conversely, new audiences present both opportunities and pitfalls for artists on the tour. The main pitfall: […]
Tazewell Thompson Directs Arena’s ‘Raisin in the Sun’
April 6, 2017
•The former Arena Stage assistant director is directing Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” the classic play of a striving, struggling, vividly portrayed African American family living in Chicago in the 1950s
Shift Festival Showcases Innovative Orchestras
March 30, 2017
•Ensembles from Colorado, North Carolina, Georgia and New York (Brooklyn, that is) will perform and teach through April 1.
‘Ragtime’ at Ford’s, a Stellar Historical Musical
March 27, 2017
•The music and songs seem fresh, but the themes echo almost every day and loudly through our daily social, cultural, individual and — God knows — political lives.
Trocks Set to Tumble Into Kennedy Center
March 20, 2017
•“Swan Lake, Act II: Le Lac des Cygnes” (Tchaikovsky/Choreography after Ivanov). “Le Corsaire Pas De Deux” (Drigo/Choreography after Chabukiani). “Esmerelda Pas de Six” (Pugni/Choreography after Petipa). “Don Quixote” (Minkus/Choreography after […]
Environmental Film Festival Turns 25
March 16, 2017
•Founded by Georgetown residents Flo and Roger Stone, the festival will screen more than 180 films this year, from March 14 to 26.
At Washington National Opera: Griffith vs. Paret
March 9, 2017
•“Champion,” a jazz opera set in the world of boxing, is at the Kennedy Center through March 18.
Marjorie Owens to Shine at WCO’s ‘Leonore’
March 4, 2017
•The Washington Concert Opera has had quite a 30th-anniversary season. The organization opened its season with an appropriate anniversary concert, led by star soprano Angela Meade and Vivica Genaux. That […]
Disney’s ‘Dream Big’ Skates Into Verizon Center
March 3, 2017
•Here’s what’s happening at the Verizon Center: “Believing is just the beginning when dreamers from Washington, D.C., witness the empowering tales of Disney’s most courageous leading ladies told through artistic […]
Washington National Opera’s ‘Dead Man Walking’
March 2, 2017
•Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book, the opera is being presented at the Kennedy Center through March 11.