Spotlight
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Faction of Fools scrambles Hamlet
Faction of Fools Theatre Company, the 2012 Helen Hayes Award winner for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company, focuses on the Italian commedia dell’Arte theater style of...
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Funny, Sissy Spacek doesn’t look Jewish…
Luckily, you don’t have to be Jewish to appear at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. In her new book, My Extraordinary Ordinary Life, Spacek...
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Matt Howe brings a bit of Cabaret to The Black Fox
“I’m Hip!” is a solo cabaret show by gay D.C. performer Matt Howe featuring tunes by Stephen Sondheim, Richard Rodgers, Dave Frishberg, Jeff Blumenkrantz and...
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The Patriotic Path continues at Ford’s
Springing to full-blooded life onstage at Ford’s under the assured direction of Peter Flynn, the Founding Fathers of 1776 can be a horny, harried lot,...
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The National Philharmonic goes all-Debussy
Pianist Brian Ganz and clarinetist Richard Stoltzman perform with the National Philharmonic in an All Debussy program, part of a festival celebrating the 150th anniversary...
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Last Chance: Crown of Shadows
Jason Gray Pratt wrote the Round House Theatre world premiere Crown of Shadows: The Wake of Odysseus offering a gripping, modern take on The Odyssey...
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Keegan takes to Dupont Circle
Actors from the Keegan Theatre will step outside of its Church Street home to perform in Dupont Circle this Saturday, May 5. The purpose of...
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The Bach Sinfonia presents Zelenka
Ever hear of Jan Dismas Zelenka? Well, the Bach Sinfonia calls Zelenka “the Bohemian Baroque,” and says his rich and colorful output equals that of...
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Tony Awards to give Shakespeare Theatre Outstanding Regional Theater Company; KenCen gets big nods for Follies, Master Class
The Tony Awards will bestow the prestigious outstanding regional theater company award to the Shakespeare Theatre Company at this year’s June 10 ceremony, reported stage...
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Chaka Khan comes to the Howard
Since it opened a few weeks ago the Howard Theatre has been on a tear spinning through music legends. Last weekend, for example, offered a...
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Gaylarious is this Wednesday!
For the May edition of Gaylarious!, their popular monthly gay and gay-friendly comedy show at the new Riot Act Comedy club, Chris Doucette and Zach...
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Editor’s Pick: The Sweetlife Food and Music Festival
Merriweather Post Pavilion kicks off its 2012 season with its annual Sweetlife Food and Music Festival, sponsored by delicious local salad chain Sweetgreen and headlined...
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Review: Come Fly Away
Singing to recorded music signals that you can’t afford live musicians. What Twyla Tharp has done in Come Fly Away, putting a big band onstage...
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Lady Bunny and Flotilla DeBarge at L’Enfant’s Speak Easy
Following on its insanely popular brunch house party La Boum every Saturday and the annual Bastille Day French Maid Relay Race, L’Enfant Cafe and Bar...
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Jazzy Mondays at Bohemian Caverns
Every Monday night the 17-piece Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra performs a variety of music from the big band repertoire — including pieces by Duke Ellington,...
