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Posted at 01:02 PM ET, 07/25/2012

Capital Fringe Festival: Reviews for ‘Stopgap,’ ‘Singlemarriedgirl,’ and more
By Maura Judkis
Reviews for ‘Stopgap,’ ‘Singlemarriedgirl,’ and more.

By Maura Judkis  |  01:02 PM ET, 07/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:04 PM ET, 07/19/2012

Capital Fringe reviews: July 19
By Maura Judkis
With #fringereviews of “Planet Egg,” “Jesus le Momo,” and “I <3 Hummels.”

By Maura Judkis  |  02:04 PM ET, 07/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:29 PM ET, 07/17/2012

Capital Fringe Festival: Fringe-cabulary
By Maura Judkis
What do Fringe performances have in common? Music, comedy, sex and science.

By Maura Judkis  |  02:29 PM ET, 07/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:09 AM ET, 07/12/2012

Capital Fringe 2012: It begins
By Maura Judkis
Tonight kicks off the start of the Fringe festival, one of the quirkiest arts events in D.C.

By Maura Judkis  |  11:09 AM ET, 07/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 04:30 PM ET, 07/03/2012

‘3C,’ off-Broadway, brings tragicomic TV to the stage
By Peter Marks
The play, at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York, is based on the ‘70s show “Three’s Company.”

By Peter Marks  |  04:30 PM ET, 07/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:33 PM ET, 06/15/2012

Shakespeare Theatre files lawsuit against landlord
By Maura Judkis
The theater seeks to prevent its landlord from raising the Lansburgh Theatre’s rent by 700%.

By Maura Judkis  |  05:33 PM ET, 06/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:51 AM ET, 06/11/2012

The Washington Tony night that wasn’t
By Maura Judkis
One win for the Shakespeare Theatre, but few mentions of the role Washington theater played in this year’s Tonys.

By Maura Judkis  |  10:51 AM ET, 06/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 03:21 PM ET, 05/14/2012

‘Punch and Judy,’ the commedia-influenced slapstick, turns 350
By Maura Judkis
The puppets’ anniversary coincides with a commedia dell’arte revival.

By Maura Judkis  |  03:21 PM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:39 PM ET, 04/25/2012

Lynn Redgrave archive acquired by Folger Shakespeare Library
By Maura Judkis
Redgrave’s papers document her family’s success on stage and her love of Shakespeare.

By Maura Judkis  |  12:39 PM ET, 04/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:45 PM ET, 04/24/2012

D.C. theater crowd lets loose at the Helen Hayes after party #HHAwards
By Katherine Boyle
Washington’s Tony Award-equivalent with better speeches and fewer red ropes, is always a riotous affair.

By Katherine Boyle  |  12:45 PM ET, 04/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 04/23/2012

Shakespeare, D.C., and the Helen Hayes Awards
By Maura Judkis
On Shakespeare’s birthday, it’s likely that a big winner at the Helen Hayes Awards will be one of his plays.

By Maura Judkis  |  02:30 PM ET, 04/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:05 PM ET, 04/23/2012

Helen Hayes Awards to celebrate D.C. theater
By Nelson Pressley
The 28th annual Helen Hayes Awards get handed out at the Warner Theatre on Monday night.

By Nelson Pressley  |  12:05 PM ET, 04/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:12 AM ET, 04/23/2012

Giant marionettes in Liverpool, England, commemorate Titanic sinking (photos, video)
By Maura Judkis
Puppets as large as 50 feet tall roamed the streets of Liverpool, England, in a story commemorating the doomed ocean liner.

By Maura Judkis  |  11:12 AM ET, 04/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:41 PM ET, 04/19/2012

‘One Man, Two Guvnors’: Gut-achingly good
By Peter Marks
Peter Marks is delighted by the “rhapsodically silly shenanigans of ‘One Man, Two Guvnors.’”

By Peter Marks  |  02:41 PM ET, 04/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:02 PM ET, 04/06/2012

‘Evita’ on Broadway: Ricky Martin’s charm as Che is misapplied
By Peter Marks
The Broadway revival of “Evita” is dull and second-rate.

By Peter Marks  |  01:02 PM ET, 04/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:39 PM ET, 03/27/2012

Kevin Spacey to receive Helen Hayes award
By Maura Judkis
The actor will be honored for his theatrical work and arts advocacy in April.

By Maura Judkis  |  01:39 PM ET, 03/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:55 AM ET, 03/26/2012

Mike Daisey apologizes to everyone; announces public forum
By Maura Judkis
The monologuist, who admitted to falsifying details in his show about Apple products, has apologized to audiences, colleagues and human-rights workers.

By Maura Judkis  |  10:55 AM ET, 03/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:13 AM ET, 03/20/2012

Mike Daisey scandal: Former theater marketer calls for boycott
By Maura Judkis
Will theaters decide not to produce Daisey’s work after it was revealed to be partially fabricated?

By Maura Judkis  |  09:13 AM ET, 03/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 06:37 PM ET, 02/21/2012

‘Red’ becomes highest grossing non-musical in Arena Stage’s history
By Jessica Goldstein
As of Saturday, the play about artist Mark Rothko has become the highest grossing non-musical in Arena Stage’s 61-year history.

By Jessica Goldstein  |  06:37 PM ET, 02/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Arena Stage, Drama, Theater

Posted at 12:43 PM ET, 01/28/2011

Memorial service to be held Saturday for Lou Stancari
By Jacqueline Trescott
Friends and colleagues of Lou Stancari, the award-winning Washington set designer, are holding a memorial service for him on Saturday at the National Museum of the American Indian. The service will be conducted from 2 to 5 p.m. in the...

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  12:43 PM ET, 01/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Jacqueline Trescott, Jacqueline Trescott | Tags:  Lou Stancari, Washington theater, photo archivist, set designer

Posted at 03:16 PM ET, 12/01/2010

Shakespeare Theatre reports a surplus
By Jacqueline Trescott
Lauren Molina as Cunegonde in Candide. (Bill O'Leary/Washington Post)Even with most arts groups still struggling to recover from the financial downturn, the Shakespeare Theatre reported Wednesday that its financial status has taken a positive turn. The theatre received its final...

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  03:16 PM ET, 12/01/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chris Jennings, Shakespeare Theatre Company, arts and money, theater surplus

Posted at 11:43 AM ET, 10/09/2010

Another show cancels performances
By Peter Marks
A mid-run change in casting has compelled Synetic Theater to cancel the remaining Wednesday performances of "King Arthur," its terrific new movement-drama, performed on a stage filled with water. Company officials say that Jodi Niehoff, who played the sorceress Morgan...

By Peter Marks  |  11:43 AM ET, 10/09/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Peter Marks, Peter Marks | Tags:  Synetic Theater King Arthur