DC Theatre Scene announced this morning that it was rescinding its 2010 Fringe Awards after a canvas of the votes revealed widespread voting irregularities. DCTS will be giving no Fringe Awards in 2010. [Read more...]

Congratulations to those Capital Fringe productions which received a rating of 4 or 5 from our reviewers. They became the nominees for the DCTS Best of Fringe awards and, on Sunday, July 25 we opened the polls so that our readers could select the final winners.

We deeply regret that voting irregularities seriously impacted the outcome, making it necessary for us to rescind the awards and remove the announcement which originally appeared here. [Read more...]

If you think Capital Fringe ended on Sunday, you are only partially right.  You still have a chance to see three productions: one is continuing its run and two are making the jump from Fringe stage to new venues.

Super Claudio Bros, the new musical about video game superheroes starring Matthew Anderson, played to sold-out houses at Studio Theatre, won the Capital Fringe award for favorite musical and is currently in the top 4 for Best Musical in the DCTS poll. Super Claudio Bros has moved to the Warehouse for 6 shows starting July 29th:  Thursday and Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 8pm and 10:30pm, and Sunday at 3pm and 8pm. Tickets are $25 and can be ordered by phone at (866) 811-4111. $30 cash only at the door. Warehouse Theater: 1021 7th St NW, Washington, DC.

Ella Hickson’s Eight, which lets you pick  four monologues per show, moves to the DC Arts Center for (what else?) 8 performances: Aug 5 – 14: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm with late night shows at 10pm added Saturday nights. Tickets are $15 ($5 off if you bring your Fringe button). To reserve, call 202-462-7833. DCAC: 2438 18th St NW, Washington, DC.

Molotov Theatre continues its  fascination with Grand Guignol-style mutilations and murder, this time adding singing puppets in its musical The Horrors of Online Dating which continues its run at 1409 Playbill thru July 31 with 4 remaining shows: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Buy tickets here. 1409 Playbill: 1409 14th St NW, Washington, DC.

– thanks to Dante for telling us that Macbeth has a 6 show extension at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner, VA from August 6 – 15: Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7pm. More details at PushPull Theatre.

Which shows do you want to bring back from the Fringe?

Darin Ellis, a gifted actor and singer who had a featured part in the Capital Fringe show Assembly Required: How to Write, Produce and Stage a Musical, the Musical, died on July 22. According to his aunt, the cause of death was congestive heart failure. [Read more...]