Shakespeare Theatre Company announced yesterday that it will cancel its limited in-person production of Blindness in light of an increase in the number of DC coronavirus cases. The increase had caused DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to announce further restrictions on her revised Phase Two ReOpen DC plan which goes into effect November 25. “The health […]
DCTS Performance Guide for the 2020/2021 theatre season
While planning theatre in the time of Covid requires faith and flexibility on everyone’s part, we thought it valuable to show you the shows our companies hope to present. Some are virtual. Some will be in theatres once that becomes possible. This is a listing of performances. Not included are readings, panels and discussions. We’ll keep […]
The Kennedy Center remains closed through Aug 9; Hamilton’s 2020 visit is postponed indefinitely
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which had planned to re-open its campus on May 22, will remain closed through August 9 due to the ongoing impact of COVID–19, according to its online statement. The cancellation affects more than 1,000 performances, including the touring company of Hamilton. The theater working with the […]
The Kennedy Center to furlough administrative staff due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Kennedy Center will begin furloughing 60% of its full-time administrative staff on April 6 in response to the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the Center announced yesterday. The cuts come in addition to previously announced cutbacks to full and part-time staff, as well as the furlough of the 94-member National Symphony Orchestra. “[T]he Kennedy […]
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems!, a daily art break for home-bound families
“You might be isolated, but you’re not alone. You are an art maker. Let’s make some together.” – Mo Willems Willems is the author of some of the most popular books for young audiences of this century. They include Knuffle Bunny, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (that was adapted into a fabulous musical […]
Review: World Stages: The Clemency of Titus
In The Clemency of Titus, currently being presented at the Kennedy Center under its World Stages program, we have the most unbelievable plot imaginable given one of the most delightful productions imaginable. This production is well worth a visit. And I look forward to seeing anything else this collaborative produces. The multi-award-winning Havana Lyceum Orchestra […]
Review: World Stages: Heroine. A disappointing production of a powerful wartime story
I mostly love the works brought to DC by The Kennedy Center’s World Stages. I love the sub-genre of one-person shows. I also take a serious interest and have been involved in working with the area’s community of military veterans. So I was disappointed that Heroine left me cold. Writer Mary Jane Wells had not […]
Review: World Stages: Huff. A dazzling young performer delivers hard truths
A stranger comes to town. He changes things up. He sheds a light on deep darkness. There are things the people don’t want to see but can’t look away. There is something of the shaman about him. It feels dangerous. Breathe. This is not a synopsis of Huff. This was the experience watching a solo […]
Dance Review: Alvin Ailey’s old and new revelations
Technically, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s evening at the Kennedy Center Opera House Tuesday was a performance. But following a pre-concert gala, with an audience in sparkling gowns and tuxes and loosened up by flutes of champagne, it felt more like a love affair. The DMV hearts Ailey in a big way. And for good […]
Review: Next to Normal, a triumphant performance and all-out production can’t mask a generic score
On the positive side, there’s nothing “scaled down” about the Kennedy Center’s latest Broadway Center Stage series presentation of Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s 2008 steamrolling tearjerker Next to Normal. If you were thinking that the productions in the series, billed as semi-staged concert readings, were skimpy in any way, you’d be wrong. The original […]
Review: From World Stages, Grey Rock. Against all odds, a Palestinian builds a rocket to the moon
America “should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon, and returning him safely to the earth,” said John Kennedy, in whose building this astonishing play is briefly being produced. “This is a new Ocean, and I believe the United States must sail upon it.” […]
Dance Review: National Ballet of Canada’s opulent production of The Sleeping Beauty blends extravagant visuals with subtle artistry
Washington balletgoers rarely get to see the National Ballet of Canada so it is a special treat when this extraordinary company performs at the Kennedy Center, as it is now through Sunday, February 2. Following a mixed repertoire earlier this week, the troupe kicked off the first of five performances of its opulent Sleeping Beauty […]
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