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Black women struggle and triumph in ‘for colored girls…’ at 2nd Star Productions
In these troubling, uncertain times, Ntozake Shange's 'choreopoem' — blending words, music, and dance — feels necessary. 2nd Star Productions’ performance of for colored girls who have considered ...
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Two high-caliber singers star in ‘The Last Five Years’ at Sterling Playmakers
Chelsea Williamson delivers a masterclass in vocal control, and Noah Mutterperl's commendable tenor has an enviable vocal range. Framing the program for the Sterling Playmakers’ production of The Last ...
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Fans flock to ‘BroadwayCon 10’ at the New York Marriott Marquis
The 10 th installment of BroadwayCon launched across multiple floors at the New York Marriott Marquis on Friday, February 7, with a full house of fans, a full slate of events, and appearances by stars ...
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Funny and affecting Off-Broadway remount of ‘Still’ at The Sheen Center
Following a critically acclaimed Off-Broadway premiere at the DR2 Theatre in April 2024, playwright Lia Romeo’s two-hander romantic dramedy Still, on the possibility – or impossibility – of rekindling ...
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In Signature Theatre’s ‘Job,’ a woman confronts the horrors of the internet
To enter a therapy office is to expect to open yourself up to vulnerability in front of a stranger. To enter a theater and find a therapy office onstage is to expect — perhaps with excited nosiness — ...
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Meet the magic of ‘Love and Vinyl’ right inside Byrdland Records
James J. Johnson and Rachel Manteuffel talk about acting in Bob Bartlet's immersive 'backstage pass into the love of records.' DC Theater Arts caught up with Johnson and Manteuffel about the process, ...
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At Omnium Circus, inclusion and accessibility take center stage
'So much is dividing us; we have to find more of what unites us,' says founder Lisa B. Lewis. The multi-abled circus plays the Warner Theatre on February 22. The Omnium Circus made its debut in 2021, ...
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MetroStage in final fundraising push for exciting new theater space
The venue in Alexandria's Old Town North neighborhood will offer a look like no other. MetroStage, Alexandria’s only professional theater, is inching closer to reopening in a new, exciting space, but ...
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Acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Kennedy Center
The company is beloved because it shows us — viscerally, kinesthetically — who we are as Americans. Long before the words diversity, equity, and inclusion were ever uttered in a single breath, beloved ...
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A fizzy and funny ‘9 to 5 The Musical’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
The voices and acting are terrific in this thoroughly entertaining workplace satire with songs by Dolly Parton. Those of us of a certain age will recall — perhaps with a feeling currently called ...
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Perisphere Theater premieres Suzan-Lori Parks’ early ‘America Play’ in DC area
The precursor to the imagery and messages of her Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Topdog/Underdog' ends with a full-force emotional catharsis. Watching The America Play is like peeking into playwright ...
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Folger Theatre to premiere Lauren Gunderson’s ‘A Room in the Castle’
Feminist retelling of 'Hamlet' opens March 4. Sabrina Lynne Sawyer, Burgess Byrd, and Oneika Phillips in the world premiere of ‘A Room in the Castle’ by Lauren M. Gunderson, directed by Kaja Dunn, ...