(Nov. 19 12:30 AM) - The League of Washington Theatres (LOWT), in conjunction with Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national association of non-profit theatres in America, presents the Washington, D.C. area's 4th annual FREE NIGHT OF THEATER from October 6 thru November 19, 2009.
(Nov. 19 12:30 AM) - "Before Barack Obama there was Martin Luther King, and before King, there was Paul Robeson..." Thus starts one review of Call Mr. Robeson at an international Fringe Festival in Brighton, UK, at which the play picked up two major awards. Call Mr. Robeson is being performed at the DC Arts Center, 2438 18th Street NW, Washington D.C. 20009 between November 19 and 29.
(Nov. 18 2:26 PM) - The NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN), the country's alliance of non-profittheaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, will produce sixnew plays in staged reading format at its National Showcase of New Plays, hosted December 4-6 inAtlanta by member theaters Actor's Express and Horizon.
(Nov. 18 1:29 PM) - The Washington Post reports today that Catalyst Theatre Company, the intimate, edgy experimental theater organization, famous locally for its productions of 1984 and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, is folding due to financial troubles.
(Nov. 18 12:10 PM) - Ford's Theatre has partnered with Bread for the City to create a donation drive around its run of "A Christmas Carol." During the curtain calls for performances of "A Christmas Carol" on December 1-6, 2009, the cast of "A Christmas Carol" will collect monetary donations on behalf of the Washington-based Bread for the City. Patrons can also make donations through the Ford's Theatre Box Office; in exchange for a $10 contribution to Bread for the City, patrons can receive $5 off a single ticket to a performance of "A Christmas Carol" from December 29, 2009, through January 3, 2010. All donation checks should be made payable to "Bread for the City." This offer is available only at the Ford's Theatre Box Office, only on performances between December 29 and January 3, and cannot be combined with other special offers or applied to previously purchased tickets.
(Nov. 17 4:00 PM) - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the Reduced Shakespeare Company in Completely Hollywood (abridged) June 22 - July 11, 2010 in the Terrace Theater.
(Nov. 17 2:09 PM) - Laurence O'Dwyer will assume the role of Henry from previously announced Terrence Currier in Arena Stage's production of The Fantasticks.
(Nov. 17 12:33 PM) - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues Season 30 with the return of our Chicago friends The Neo-Futurists with their long-running late-night sensation TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) following three sold-out runs at the theatre in 2008 and 2009.
(Nov. 16 1:30 AM) - The Kennedy Center presents an evening with NSO Principal Pops Conductor and Tony Award®-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch on November 16, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Terrace Theater.
(Nov. 16 1:30 AM) - On Monday November 16th, the cast of JERSEY BOYS 1st National tour will present "ROCK LIKE A MAN" an evening of classic rock and roll at the D.C Improv with proceeds to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.
(Nov. 15 2:00 AM) - Washington National Opera (WNO), under the leadership of General Director Plácido Domingo, presents two concert performances of Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung, November 7 and 15 at the Kennedy Center Opera House.
(Nov. 15 2:00 AM) - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts calendar of events for the fall months has just been released. All events are subject to change without notice. Free performances are held each evening at 6 p.m. on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.
(Nov. 14 2:30 AM) - The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will recognize the recipients of the 2009 NEA Opera Honors at the awards presentation taking place on Saturday, November 14, at 7:30pm in the Sidney Harman Hall of the Harman Center for the Arts, Washington, DC.
(Nov. 13 12:03 PM) - Upcoming Events at DC Arts Center
DC Arts Center's full and varied season of arts, artists, actors and shows continues through November.
(Nov. 13 2:30 AM) - Washington National Opera has unveiled its complete schedule of activities for National Opera Week, the nationwide celebration sponsored by OPERA America and the National Endowment for the Arts.
11/20:
NINE on OPRAH
11/20:
The Brother/Sister Plays
11/11:
'Empire' Rising
Photo Coverage: RAGTIME - Curtain Call
STAGE TUBE: First Look at RAGTIME on Broadway!
BWW TV: GLEE Peek - Matthew Morrison & Lea Michele Sing 'Endless Love'
Photo Flash: THE ADDAMS FAMILY in Rehearsal
Bdwy Beat Sneak Peek - RAGTIME Opens
Photo Flash: 'Rhythm and Rhyme' - RAGTIME Opens on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre
Photo Coverage: RAGTIME Opening Party
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Photo Coverage: ON THE TOWN Opens!
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