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D.C. to be proposed first stop for ‘Gigi’ in 2015
A musical revival based on the Oscar-winning film aims for Broadway after its Kennedy Center launch.
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‘Iceman Cometh’: Reaching for dramatic chill
Quotidian Theatre Company’s production of O’Neill classic is engaging, but slightly muted.
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Prince George’s County community events, Nov. 7-13, 2013
Clothing and food drives, concerts, college fair, book sale, dance camp, community dinners and more.
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‘Inventing Van Gogh’ lacks the namesake artist’s touch
The Washington Stage Guild production is weighed down by an overly complex story line.
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Theater review | ‘Crossing’ is something less than full show
Your pulse may race with the musical’s songs, but your heart will sink as you realize how slender it is.
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Backstage: Wedded to flamenco
Two artists credit their marriage for the credibility of their performance, “1 + 1,” at the GALA Hispanic Theatre.
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Theater review: FallFringe offerings are works in progress
The festival includes “There Is a Happiness That Morning Is” and the one-man show “Shrimp & Griots.”
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Theater review: ‘I Am My Own Wife’ at Rep Stage
Doug Wright’s play is an impressive showcase for any actor who can play the solo show’s dozens of roles.
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Review: Tommy Tune turns on the charm
With little more than a smile and a song, Tune created a show that occasionally felt sneaky-big.
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Dance review: David Dorfman meditates on love and loss
“Come, and Back Again” explores Dorfman’s personal trajectory from downtown dancer to elder statesman.
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Washington Ballet’s ‘Giselle’ is appropriately chilling
The first act lacked some of the power of the second, which was so strong it could send a chill down your spine.
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Crowd-pleasing ‘Caught’ on the bill for Parsons Dance
A piece so accessible that men who don’t like dance much recommend it to men who like dance even less.
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Parsons Dance performs ‘Nascimento Novo’ (Excerpts)
Members of the New York-based contemporary dance company perform “Nascimento Novo,” which features choreography by David Parsons and music by Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, Milton Nascimento.
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‘Occupant’ at Atlas brings dance, visual art together
The piece, a collaboration by Jonah Bokaer and Daniel Arsham, riffs on impermanence and creation.
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‘Mies Julie’: Yael Farber’s blistering take on a classic
The South African playwright brings her production, which has earned rave reviews, to the nation’s capital.
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The National Theatre’s world premieres
They include “Show Boat,” “West Side Story,” “Mata Hari” . . . . Hey, two out of three ain’t bad.
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Parsing the ‘If/Then’ construction
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, who brought us “Next to Normal,” return to D.C. to tune up “If/Then.”
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Idina Menzel, defying gravity again
The star of "Rent" and "Wicked" goes for a hat trick in the new D.C. musical "If/Then," wondering if she can originate yet another iconic stage character.
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‘Sister Act’: Nuns just want to have fun
Musical at Kennedy Center based on 1992 hit movie is strict regurgitation, plus flavorless score.
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Conflict is at the heart of Theater J’s ‘The Argument’
Despite its easygoing pace and often funny dialogue, the play takes on the weighty subject of abortion.
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‘Play/Pause’: Lovely dance, but ultimately disappointing
Susan Marshall’s interesting new work, at the Terrace Theater, ends up seeming self-important, overworked.
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An engrossing house of cards
‘36 Views,’ Naomi Iizuka’s play about fraud in art and identity, engages with genuine visual splendor at Source
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Backstage: In ‘House,’ dealing with absent dad, hardships
David Gonzalez uses his childhood experiences to build his play ‘Man of the House.’
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The villager’s perspective on raising children
Charlayne Woodard explores being the non-parent in ‘The Night Watcher’ at Studio Theatre.
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‘Goodnight Moon’: Gobs of fun before the old lady’s ‘hush’
Sprightly production’s run is extended at Adventure Theatre MTC after being shuttered during the shutdown.
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Christine Lahti, acting with ‘Pride’
The actress stars in Signature Theatre’s new comedy by “Really Really’s” Paul Downs Colaizzo.
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Lar Lubovitch’s mostly mild modern dance
The choreographer, whose group performed Friday, may be 70, but he should do a bit more rabble-rousing.
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Theater review: A half-hearted ‘Love in Afghanistan’
Charles Randolph-Wright’s premiere drama runs through Nov. 17 at Arena Stage.
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A tough guy in tights spreads his wings
As Albrecht in Washington Ballet’s ‘Giselle,’ Brooklyn Mack rises above his image of a balletic athlete.
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The Washington Ballet’s ‘Giselle’ (Snippets)
Highlights from a 2004 Washington Ballet performance of “Giselle.”
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A ‘Sister Act’ with a face familiar to local audiences
Florrie Bagel, who has been acting since childhood, returns with the Broadway touring production.
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Dance Place founder Perlo is hard to pin down
Even those who try to honor her are able to slow her down for only a moment or two.
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Prince George’s and Southern Maryland Going Out Guide
A listing of events in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland for Oct. 24-30, 2013.
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Center Stage: Marcus Gardley’s ‘Dance of the Holy Ghosts’
As the flawed Oscar, Michael Genet provides the heft for a play in which almost nothing is happening.
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Molotov Theatre makes ‘Extremities’ equally extreme
Group revives, but oversimplifies, Mastrosimone’s play about a would-be assault victim who goes vigilante
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Backstage: Youngsters breaking in with ‘Appropriate’
A 16-year-old and two 11-year-olds are cast in Woolly Mammoth’s coming production.
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Theater review: The Folger’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Under Aaron Posner’s direction, the heroine in Shakespeare’s tragic love story is one tough cookie.
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Review: ‘Agüita de Viejas’ kicks off Hispanic theater fest
The play’s U.S. premiere showcased top-drawer comic acting. The festival runs through Nov. 24 in Arlington.
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Review: ‘Exit/Exist’ brings music, dance from South Africa
Gregory Maqoma may well provide best live music, dance collaboration that Washington sees in 2013.
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Dance review: Sally Silvers’s ‘Bonobo Milkshake’
Quirky show is a choreographed spectacle of egocentric, convivial, tender and bullheaded behavior.
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at Kennedy Center
Troupe keep audience constantly engaged, surprised and inquisitive through richly textured performance.
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Folger’s fight-scene props are authentic to the hilt
Maryland swordmakers fill a special order to make Folger’s “Romeo and Juliet” more dramatic.
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All eyes on the radiant Charlayne Woodard
The actress is re-creating her critically lauded solo show, “The Night Watcher,” at Studio Theatre.
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Dance Theatre of Harlem: Strong, but not transcendent
Ballet company showcasing black dancers is at work again, stopping by D.C.’s Harman Center for the Arts.
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An ‘Encounter’ for Shakespeare Theatre’s global strategy
The company will import the innovative Kneehigh Theatre's “Brief Encounter” for spring.
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Donation could have Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site open Wednesday
A trustee plans to give $25,000 so that Ford’s, which has been closed since Oct. 1, can reopen Wednesday.
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Review: ‘In the Forest, She Grew Fangs’ takes on bullies
Stephen Spotswood’s new play at Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint is smart, unsettling and darkly poetic.
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Prince George’s and Southern Maryland Going Out Guide
A listing of events in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland for Oct. 10-16, 2013.
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s ‘Casi-Casa’ (Snippet)
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago dancer Quinn B. Wharton in a snippet from”Casi-Casa.” Choreographed by Mats Ek, the piece is set to original music by Fleshquartet.
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago branches out
The modern troupe is trying offbeat initiatives to grow its audience, get more dollars in a troubled economy.
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For Christine Lahti, Shirlington has ‘Pride’ of place
A new drama by Paul Downs Colaizzo brings the actress to town for a long run at Signature Theatre.
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VelocityDC festival audience gets samples of dance
Thursday’s performances by 11 troupes featured everything from ballet to folk dance to aerial dance.
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Gags and grievances form this vaudeville double act
The story of two estranged comics reuniting has strong punch lines, but with a whiff of existential angst.
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‘Odysseo’ is full-horsepower spectacle under big top
Cavalia’s equine circus show at National Harbor is a fantasy come to life.
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Theater J scales back plan for ‘The Admission’
The controversial Israeli play will be presented in a workshop run instead of a full production.
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‘Unplugged’: Two one-acts on musicians and the afterlife
Flying V stages “All Apologies” and “Me and the Devil Blues,” both about stars who died at age 27.
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Olney Theatre to try out three ‘mini-seasons’ next year
Instead of a regular season for 2014, Olney Theatre Center will offer three seasons with three plays in each.
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Patrice Chereau, 68, renowned for daring arts productions
The French stage and screen director recast old melodramas in other epochs, often as social commentary.
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In ‘The Two-Character Play,’ kinship and gamesmanship
Tennessee Williams rarity gets a solid production by Spooky Action Theater.
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Riot Grrrls successfully serve up a grisly tale of revenge
The all-female troupe injects heart and horror into Shakespeare’s ‘Titus Andronicus.’
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Ford’s ‘Laramie Project’ will go on — but maybe elsewhere
The famous theater and the play are victims of the government shutdown.
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Lively, fun and poignant ‘Lulu and the Brontosaurus’
Judith Viorst’s 2010 picture book becomes a delightful musical at Bethesda’s Imagination Stage.
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When Charles Randolph-Wright dreams, he dreams big
The director of Broadway's "Motown" is back at Arena Stage with a play about love and war in Afghanistan.
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Prince George’s and Southern Maryland Going Out Guide
A listing of events in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland for Oct. 3-9, 2013.
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Ford’s Theatre’s ‘The Laramie Project’
The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theater Project, directed by Matthew Gardiner. Part of The Lincoln Legacy Project from Ford’s Theatre. Through Oct. 27.
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Nothing gray about Synetic's ‘Dorian’
Theater adapts Oscar Wilde's classic novel about a portrait that ages instead of its subject.
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‘This’ actors offer their characters some advice
Round House Theatre tackles production of Melissa James Gibson play about relationships.
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A Brechtian shift for Ford’s ‘Laramie Project’
Despite changes forced by government shutdown, theater puts on a strong production.
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‘Two-Character Play’ benefits from actors’ shared history
The former couple who play a brother-and-sister acting duo say their connection has been an asset.
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Lawns and yawns of ‘Rancho Mirage’
Olney Theatre Center's rolling world premiere tracks three couples on a confessional evening.
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Studio Theatre suits up for ‘Red Speedo’
Lucas Hnath's sports-world play tackles the moral morass of performance-enhancing drugs.
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Dancers bring ‘Latin Sizzle’ to Atlas stage
Local companies Furia Flamenca, Maru Montero and DC Casineros heat up the stage.
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Studio Theatre dives into issues with ‘Red Speedo’
Play asks: Why so much huffing and puffing about performance-enhancing drugs?
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Stepping right out of their frames
The National Portrait Gallery’s “Dancing the Dream” explores generations of American dance.
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‘The Pitmen Painters’: Proficient with ax and brush
Stevie Zimmerman’s production, about miners who become serious artists, is lively and absorbing.
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Play doesn’t ‘Measure’ up to its prologue
An imaginative scene-setter is the highlight of “Measure for Measure” at the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
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Nuance of Spain gets its chance on D.C. stage
A collaboration of companies get together to exhibit the work of Spanish playwrights
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Parsons and Spinella go head to head in ‘Velocity’
‘The Velocity of Autumn,’ at Arena Stage, asks whether Mom knows best in her golden years.
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At Rep Stage and MetroStage, shows steeped in Americana
The small troupes offer the nostalgic drama “A Young Lady of Property”and the gospel-driven “Gee’s Bend.”
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Dance review: Dynamic start for Fall Festival of Indian Arts
Two of the works in the opening program thrilled with their quicksilver pace.
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Shakespeare will continue at Lansburgh Theatre
Shakespeare Theatre Company, building landlords reach settlement, lawyers tell judge.
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New days for Helen Hayes
The revamped Helen Hayes Awards admirably try to better define Washington theater.
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Ford’s Theatre explores Matthew Shepard’s legacy
“The Laramie Project” documents how a brutal crime led to a national conversation about tolerance.
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With ‘Detroit,’ Lisa D’Amour takes on ‘a real-life moment’
Though not overtly political, the play is firmly founded on the economic meltdown and its repercussions.
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To see or not to see
The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s “Measure for Measure” comes with a parental warning.
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A ‘Post-Electric Play’ illuminated brightly again
After a stunning world premiere at Woolly Mammoth, “Mr. Burns” is a critical off-Broadway hit.
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‘Cabaret Barroco’: Love in 17th-century Spain at GALA
The playful season opener features comic turns from “Spain’s Golden Age.”
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Newsman Jim Lehrer back to playwriting with ‘Bell’
One-man show about the legendary inventor was created in conjunction with National Geographic.
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The Helen Hayes Awards’ two new divisions
Shows will be nominated in categories based on Equity representation among the cast.
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Helen Hayes Awards will split nominees into two groups
Level of Equity involvement will determine whether shows go into Helen or Hayes pools.
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Theater review: A high-minded, low-comedy ‘Don Juan’
Matthew R. Wilson’s adaptation of Molière’s comedy runs through Oct. 6 at Gallaudet University.
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Dance review: ‘Times Bones’ is a creative reworking of past
Margaret Jenkins culled her earlier productions to produce a new and rewarding work.
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Woolly Mammoth takes a dark trip to the suburbs
Lisa D'Amour's raucous tragicomedy of suburban secrets is well-played at Woolly Mammoth.
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Shakespeare Theatre’s tenancy fight
A development group encouraged the troupe to come downtown, where its continued tenancy is in question.
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‘Mirror and Music’ makes for a hard night at theater
The dance program at Kennedy Center has plenty to leave an audience uncomfortable
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‘The Velocity of Autumn’ speeds to Arena Stage
Eric Coble’s drama, with Estelle Parsons, detours to D.C. after Broadway plans fall through.
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At Fall Festival of Indian Arts, a trove of dance experience
Veteran dancers Astad Deboo and Shanta and V.P. Dhananjayan will put the power of gray on display.
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In Theater J’s ‘After the Revolution,’ a lefty clan crumbles
A first-rate Washington play — set elsewhere — about a powerful secret.
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STC’s ‘Measure for Measure’: Leave the kids at home
Play is set in a world of excess — featuring naughty schoolgirls and even naughtier nuns.
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Duo performs comic wizardry to Potternalia
Two comics’ wacky, satirical distillation of all seven Harry books will delight purists and not-so-purists.
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