Did you ever wonder what happens before The Boy Band Project takes the stage in front of a live audience at City Winery NYC for its bi-weekly Boy Band Brunch ..read more

Broadway Barks, co-founded by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters in 1998, has become New York City’s premiere animal adoption event, with approximately 85% of the more than 2,000 cats ..read more

The eagerly awaited musical will complete Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif's inaugural season ..read more

'Season of Determination' features three area premieres plus a collection of classic shorts by Shaw ..read more

Closing out the summer season next month are three returning fan favorites offering something for all ages around NYC, from the city’s longest running dance festival to a kids’ participatory ..read more

The company infuses commedia dell’arte with contemporary ideas, making it fearfully and wonderfully accessible. By SOPHIA HOWES ..read more

Take note, Hollywood: when we adapt beloved stories, we should say something new with them, and consider using a new medium. The Puppet Co. is doing it right. For the story of The Wizard of Oz in the cultural lexicon, what was in L. Frank Baum’s 1900 version of the story is somehow what’s new, and that is the version The Puppet Co. is faithful to, down to puppets that are visually true to W.W. Denslow’s 1900 illustrated character designs. That narrative sits in contrast to the beloved 1939 film, the storyline of which is arguably more well-known than the original book’s — and they are quite d ..read more

Designed to introduce a new generation to the experience of live theater, Kids’ Night on Broadway, a year-round national audience development program of The Broadway League, presented by The New York Times, returns to NYC this summer on Tuesday, August 20, with a selection of nineteen Broadway shows offering free tickets for kids eighteen and under, when accompanied by a full-paying adult. All guests must have a ticket to the show. The offer is applied as 50% off each ticket when purchased as a pair; no additional free tickets are added to orders. The current list of participating shows ..read more

In these turbulent times, when rumors fly across the ether in nanoseconds and paranoia reigns supreme, when some stare at the abyss, waiting for the crack of doom, it is well worth our time to contemplate how Shakespeare dealt with the dark night of a nation’s soul. Director José Zayas has created a Macbeth for our moment at the American Shakespeare Center, and for all its spectacle and poetry, its heart is as gritty and grimy as a tale of regicide, and ghostly revenge, can be. The tragedy of Macbeth has become a cornerstone in the Shakespearian repertoire, not least because of its relevance ..read more

Play readings and workshops offer a chance to see exciting new work at various stages of development. Want to see the next big thing while it’s still being crafted? Get in on the ground level and see the creative process in action. Featuring new plays and musicals by local and national artists, here are the upcoming play readings and workshops in the DMV. AUGUST The Keegan Theatre presents DTW>DCA, a cabaret featuring Dana Nearing, Saturday, August 17 at 3:00 PM at 1742 Church St NW, Washington, DC. Nearing, a Detroit-born DC transplant, and special guests perform iconic songs from both c ..read more