Arts and Living

Fall Arts Preview
Fall arts preview
Coverage of the upcoming theater, dance, music and movies scene.
 
 
On stage

The script of Tony Kushner's "Angels in America: Perestroika," at the Forum Theatre, is so deliriously grand and beautiful that at times you may find it hard to stifle a laugh of pure delight.

 
Theater

A musical revival navigates new currents

A new staging of "Show Boat," Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's 1927 musical -- one of the milestones of American theater history -- starts performances at Signature on Tuesday.

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Theater

At 1st Stage, a most promising forecast

Director Dawn McAndrews exploits symmetry proficiently in her largely absorbing and poignant production of "Three Days of Rain" for fledgling theater company 1st Stage.

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Dance

Valdes's lively spirit is en pointe

The Washington Ballet's "Don Quixote," with Ballet Nacional de Cuba's Viengsay Valdes in the leading role, was a fine production -- if you can stand canned music.

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