(Feb. 5 5:24 PM) - Ford's Theatre has canceled the following performances: Friday, February 5, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 6, at 2:30 p.m., and Saturday, February 6, at 7:30 p.m.
(Feb. 5 3:34 PM) - Broadway stars Victor Garber, Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley, and Signature favorite Sherri L. Edelen will salute Angela Lansbury at the Signature Theatre's Sondheim Award Gala on April 12 at the Embassy of Italy. The beloved stage, screen, and television actress will be presented with the company's first Stephen Sondheim Award, established last year in honor of America's most influential contemporary musical theater writer and composer.
(Feb. 5 1:46 PM) - The 2010 White House Music Series begins on Wednesday, February 10th, when the President and First Lady will host "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement" - a concert celebrating Black History month.
(Feb. 5 10:24 AM) - Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, presents Ira Levin’s wickedly funny who’ll-do-it Deathtrap, at 565 Camano Avenue, Langley, WA, on Friday, February 12, 2010 (with performances continuing through February 27).
(Feb. 5 2:00 AM) - The Firehouse Theatre of Richmond, VA presents its eighth annual Festival of New American Plays, beginning tonight, 1/28, and has announced other upcoming events for the months of February and March.
(Feb. 4 7:04 PM) - In anticipation of the forecasted snow, the Ford’s Theatre Society offers patrons the option to exchange previously purchased tickets to this weekend’s performances of The Rivalry (February 5, at 7:30 p.m.; February 6, at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and February 7, at 2:30 p.m.) for performances later in the run. Additionally, the theatre has added a performance of The Rivalry at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 14 to accommodate patrons. Those interested in exchanging should contact their point of purchase directly. All exchanges must be finalized prior to February 11.
(Feb. 4 4:53 PM) - According to their website, the Music Center at Strathmore has canceled 'Luck Be A Lady,' a concert that was to be held Friday, February 5th at 8pm. Scheduled to perform were Julia Murney, Emily Skinner, Rachel York and Jim Caruso. The reason for the cancellation is a snow storm weather advisory. The concert was supposed to be a celebration of the center's fifth anniversary and would have featured the best of Broadway, including songs by Sondheim ("No One Is Alone"), Kander & Ebb ("Ring Them Bells," "Maybe This Time") and some of the Great White Way's biggest hits ("Maria," "Defying Gravity," "Don't Rain on My Parade").
(Feb. 4 10:33 AM) - Do-Or-Die Theatre Company presents "One of the Gang", a hilarious murder mystery and gourmet dinner. Set in the Roaring '20s, two rival gangs meet on St. Valentine's Day to break bread and settle their feud. Will the main course be peace, or is there murder for dessert?
(Feb. 2 4:10 PM) - The Barns at Wolf Trap continues its hard-hitting spring schedule with debuts from The Bad Plus, The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, and a Tribute to the Music of Neil Finn/Crowded House.
(Feb. 2 2:01 PM) - The Kennedy Center today announced additional casting for Terrence McNally's Master Class. Joining the previously announced Tyne Daly as Maria Callas is Jeremy Cohen as Manny, Laquita Mitchell as Second Soprano (Sharon), Ta'u Pupu'a as Tenor (Tony), and Alexandra Silber as First Soprano (Sophie).
(Feb. 2 1:08 PM) - Bello Is Back! The Big Apple Circus is back in town with Bello Nock, named "America's Best Clown" by Time magazine, and the world's most exciting circus artists under the Big Top! In Bello Is Back!, the playfully elegant Bello, with his gravity-defying hair, trademark tuxedo, white gloves and spats, returns to the one-ring intimacy of the Big Apple Circus after an absence of nine seasons.
(Feb. 2 10:46 AM) - The Landless Theatre Company presents the DC Premiere of High Fidelity - A Musical (based on the Nick Hornby novel). The music is by Tom Kitt (Tony Award winning composer of NEXT TO NORMAL), with lyrics by Amanda Green and book by David Lindsay-Abaire.
(Jan. 31 4:45 AM) - The Firehouse Theatre Project's 8th annual Festival of New American Plays will conclude on Sunday, Jan. 31 at the Firehouse Theatre at 1609 W. Broad Street in Richmond.