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DCTS covers the Hip-Hop Theater Festival

July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The 9th Annual Hip-Hop Theater Festival is happening around DC July 6 – 10. All events are free and open to the public. For more details, click here. [Read more...]

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Two world renowned DJs open HHTF with scorching performances

July 7, 2010 By 1 Comment

On the hottest day of the year, when many in DC were seeking the solace of air conditioning or the local swimming pool, droves of people chose to brave the heat for a scorching hot performance at The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, marking the beginning of the 2010 Hip- Hop Theater Festival. [Read more...]

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from London – 7 shows in 10 days

July 7, 2010 By 2 Comments

The weather was ridiculous. Ten days of blazing sunshine, ten nights of balmy breezes. Not a drop of rain, only puffy white clouds; you’d have thought it was Christmas in  Barbados.  But no, it was Jolly Olde England and I was in London for a feast of theatre. [Read more...]

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1928 Silent Film of Chicago

July 7, 2010 By 1 Comment

Here’s another installment in our “where did the story for that musical come from?” file – DVD division. The musical Chicago was drawn from a real-life story that was first a series of newspaper articles, then a comedy on Broadway, then a silent movie, then a sound movie, and only then, a musical blending the concepts of a vaudeville show with the structure of a book musical. [Read more...]

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