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View ArticleThe Best Theater Events For Valentine’s Day In DC
Upgrade the traditional date plans and try something different this Valentine’s Day by catching some live theater. D.C. is home to many different kinds of performance art centers. Whether you...
View ArticleThe Capital’s Shining Talent: Best Local Actors In DC
You may not have an opportunity to rub elbows in person with the stars of Hollywood, but these stars of the local D.C. theater scene are the next best thing. Take a quick glimpse at these actors and...
View ArticleDC Local Theater Spring Preview
Flowers aren’t the only things blooming this spring. The District’s theater arts community has great shows on the horizon. One of the greatest advantages of living in DC is the wealth of opportunities...
View ArticleBest Summertime Theater Activities For Kids In D.C.
Enrolling your child in a creative arts camp might be the perfect opportunity for your budding award winner to grow with exciting and memorable summer. Studying the arts in D.C. keeps parents and...
View ArticleAt Arena Stage, Show Must Go On Despite Flu Outbreak
LANHAM, Md. (CBSDC)- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that it would be a bad flu season, but who could have predicted the problems it would cause for the Arena Stage production of...
View ArticleArena Stage Premieres New Play ‘Mary T & Lizzy K’
WASHINGTON — Arena Stage is opening a new play focused on the friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker, the former slave Elizabeth Keckley, during the Civil War. Tazewell Thompson wrote...
View ArticleD.C. Area Theaters Expand Program For Military Families
WASHINGTON — A program to offer free and discounted theater tickets, classes and other services for veterans and military families is expanding to 85 theaters in 33 states. Blue Star Theatres launched...
View ArticleD.C.’s National Theatre Announces New Broadway Shows
WASHINGTON — National Theatre has announced an extensive slate of productions, including its first subscription season in more than a decade. The new season for 2013 and 2014 announced Wednesday...
View ArticleBest Public Beaches And Reservoirs To Spend A Summer Day In Washington DC
File photo of a Hawaii beach. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Summer is just around the corner, and there is no better way to enjoy the season than a sun-soaked day at the beach. These three...
View Article‘The Book of Mormon’ Arrives at Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON — “The Book of Mormon” is opening at the Kennedy Center, and theater officials say some tickets are still available. The production is the creation of Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt...
View ArticleProtesters Opposing Action In Syria Rally In NYC After Obama’s Announcement
NEW YORK (AP) — Anti-war protesters rallied in Times Square on Saturday as President Barack Obama announced he would ask Congress to authorize a military strike on Syria. About 200 people opposed to...
View Article2 Prince George’s Co. Theaters to Air HIV PSAs
GREENBELT, Md.— Two movie theaters in Prince George’s County are airing public service announcements aimed at promoting safe sexual behavior. The ads are running for 14 weeks at the movie theater at...
View ArticleDismissal Sought in Md. Theater Death Lawsuit
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A man with Down syndrome who died in the custody of three Frederick County sheriff’s deputies contributed to his own asphyxiation by resisting arrest after refusing to leave a theater...
View ArticleFord’s Theatre Raises $77,000 for D.C. Youth Charity
WASHINGTON — Ford’s Theatre says its audiences donated more than $77,000 for a local youth charity during performances of “A Christmas Carol” in November and December. The theater says donations are...
View ArticleD.C.’s Arena Stage to Produce Play on Justice Scalia
WASHINGTON — The drama of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will reach the Washington theater stage with a new play premiering next year. Arena Stage announced Wednesday that it will host the...
View ArticleKennedy Center Plans Its First Musical
WASHINGTON — Artists from Spain and Portugal will be a centerpiece of the Kennedy Center’s next season, along with a first for the performing arts giant: its own new musical. The 2014-2015 season,...
View ArticleFestival Brings 13 World Theater Productions to D.C.
WASHINGTON — Rupert Murdoch is getting the cabaret treatment in a new play about his 60 years building a newspaper and television empire. As a media mogul with strong ties to Australia, Great Britain...
View ArticleKennedy Center Opens Revived ‘Side Show’ Musical
WASHINGTON — A revival of the musical “Side Show” is opening at the Kennedy Center, featuring a collection of misfits from the carnival world. “Side Show” is based on the true story of conjoined twins,...
View ArticleNPR Combines Stories, Theater for New Live Events
WASHINGTON — NPR is combining its news coverage with theater for a new series of live events across the country. The first production “Water +/-” uses local and national storytelling about how too much...
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