Sarah Kaufman
Breezy dance lineups counter swelter
Summer highlights in the Washington area include “Giselle” by the Paris Opera Ballet.
Peter Marks
’Overnight’ success for searing 1985 drama
Larry Kramer’s landmark drama made its Broadway debut last year and is finally getting a major production in Washington.
Theater & Dance Videos
Summer theater preview: ‘Beertown’
Take a detour from the seasonal humdrum and head to the nerdly theatrical environs of “Beertown.”
Summer’s symphony
The mid-Atlantic region offers plenty of classical music in the summer — if you know where to find it.
The State of D.C. Theater
A wow decade. Now what?
(Amanda Voisard / THE WASHINGTON POST)
New stages, new troupes, new festivals, new energy. The second act awaits.
More Theater and Dance
Barbara Cook, forever carrying a tune
The singer, who turned 84 on Oct. 25, will receive the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday night.
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.
A new voice for Washington theater
The Helen Hayes Awards are becoming TheatreWashington, a group that aims to promote a stronger identity for D.C. as a theater destination.
‘Follies’ sticks its landing in N.Y.
The Kennedy Center revival of “Follies” has landed on Broadway as a fleeter-footed, more consistently exhilarating incarnation.
Which theater luminaries deserve Kennedy Center Honors?
Where are Tom Stoppard, Barbara Cook and Zelda Fichandler among Kennedy Center honorees?
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