Arena Stage milliner has a head for hats
(Matt McClain / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
Arena Stage milliner Deborah Nash loves a challenge, but she had to put her thinking cap on for “My Fair Lady.”
‘Annie’ actress is a sensation
While New York rebuilds after a hurricane, star Lilla Crawford summons up the sun onstage in musical’s Broadway revival.
Faulty steps from Suzanne Farrell Ballet
The company, performing at the Kennedy Center, needs to offer more than nostalgia and history. Yet this is the sum of its strengths.
‘All My Sons’ puts the past front and center
Arthur Miller’s absorbing drama explores the moral choices, and outcomes, by a family after WWII.
‘Mary Rose’ at Rep Stage
Production reminiscent of ‘Peter Pan,’ and by the same writer, is intense and ominous but moves along slowly.
Exit polls: How 2012 compares to 2008
Exit polls - how voter groups have shifted to the left or right from 2008 to 2012.
Four more years! chants crowd outside White House
Obama supporters fill the streets by the White House in celebration.
Which voters had the longest waits?
Which voters had the longest wait at the polls? See where the longest lines were today and how many minutes--or hours--voters waited to cast their ballots.
Theater & Dance Videos
‘The Conference of the Birds’ at Folger Theatre
Based on a poem by Farid Uddi Attar, “The Conference of the Birds” runs at Folger Theatre from Oct. 23 through Nov. 25.
‘One Night with Janis’ at Arena Stage
Mary Bridget Davies stars as the legendary singer in “One Night with Janis” at Arena Stage through November 4.
‘Red Hot Patriot’ at Arena Stage
Kathleen Turner channels the late Texas journalist Molly Ivins as she compares the social differences at her first few newspaper jobs. Then, Molly pokes fun at the unusual tendencies of Americans in a salute to our nation’s independence. Turner stars in “Red Hot Patriot” at Arena Stage. The show runs through October 28.
‘Addams Family’ at Kennedy Center
Douglas Sills and Sara Gettelfinger portray Gomez and Morticia in the musical “The Addams Family,” playing at the Kennedy Center Opera House from July 10-29. The music is composed by Andrew Lippa, best known for his 2000 breakout show, “The Wild Party.”
More Theater and Dance
Fall arts preview 2012
Fall into theaters, museums, concert halls and more with our critics’ recommendations for the best autumn arts events for 2012.
12 actors we love to watch
We laugh with them; we anguish with them; just their names put a knowing smile on our faces; they’re not the top 12 actors in Washington, but they’re a beloved 12.
Theaters rethink subscriptions
Evidence suggests that the subscriber model is chugging into a ditch, so performing-arts institutions are changing their approach.
The Dance of Life: Courses of Action
Restaurant kitchens are physical places, where grace is a key ingredient to successful service. Here’s a look at the cooks’ moves at CityZen.
After the Tonys, D.C. raises a glass
About fifty Shakespeare Theatre staffers and board members made the trip to Manhattan to witness artistic director Michael Kahn accept a Tony Award for outstanding regional theater company and to party with him afterward.
The Shakespeare Theatre’s littlest stars will make you squeal
Frank Robinson Jr., whose pig Cordelia is part of “The Heir Apparent” cast, talks about his experience as a stage parent.
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