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The Kennedy Center Presents HERstory, June 14-15

May 16, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents a Kennedy Center co-commission, HERstory: Love Forever, Hip Hop. Long-time D.C. resident Goldie Patrick, revives the 90-minute production in a stroll down memory lane. First commissioned by the DC Hip Hop Theater Festival in 2005, HERstory is an examination of the often-erased role of women in Hip Hop. Presented as a part of the Hip Hop Culture season, HERstory: Love Forever, Hip Hop will run June 14–15, 2019 in the Family Theater.

American Voice Award Presented to U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-GA)

May 8, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will present the American Voice Award to U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-GA) on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Beginning at 6:00 p.m. the evening will include a cocktail reception in the Bank of America Lower Lobby with a seated dinner in the Molly Smith Study. Tazewell Thompson, playwright and director of Jubilee, will give remarks. Jubilee is inspired by the world-renowned a cappella African American ensemble born on the campus of Fisk University. Rep. Lewis is a graduate of Fisk University. The seated dinner will feature the presentation of the American Voice Award to U.S. Representative John Lewis.

Casting Announced: Kennedy Center’s Byhalia, Mississippi

May 8, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces Jack Falahee, star of ABC’s How to Get Away With Murder, to play the role of Jim in the heartfelt comedy, Byhalia, Mississippi, playwright Evan Linder’s uncompromising exploration of race, infidelity, and family. Directed by Kimberly Senior (director of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Disgraced on Broadway), Byhalia, Mississippi will play the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater for four weeks, June 7–July 7, 2019. Tickets for all performances are on sale through the Kennedy Center Box Office, the website, or by calling (202) 467-4600 or (800) 444-1324.

Additional Performances Added through Sunday June 9, 2019

Jubilee performances through May 12 Cancelled due to Actor Illness

May 7, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

All performances between May 7-May 12 of the world-premiere a cappella production Jubilee have been cancelled due to actor illness; additional performances have been added through Sunday June 9, 2019.

Inspired by the world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers, Jubilee chronicles the bold African American ensemble as they travel the world, captivating kings, queens and audiences with hymns and spiritual songs supported by their rich voices. Written and directed by Tazewell Thompson with vocal arrangements and music direction by Dianne Adams McDowell, Jubilee will now run through June 9, 2019 in the Kreeger Theater.

HAMILTON Tickets on Sale Powered by TICKETMASTER Verified Fan Thursday, May 9th

May 1, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

Producer Jeffrey Seller, Broadway Across America, and Hippodrome President, Ron Legler, announced today that tickets for HAMILTON will be available online through Ticketmaster Verified Fan®, at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 9. Verified Fan is a new fan-facing technology from Ticketmaster that allows pre-registered fans to unlock access to tickets without competing against scalpers and bots.

The inaugural season selected by Artistic Director María Manuela Goyanes

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Announces Its 2019-20 Season

April 23, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announces its 2019-2020 season, which features an energizing array of plays by new voices and Woolly veterans. The premiere season curated by Artistic Director María Manuela Goyanes spotlights the work of Jackie Sibblies Drury, Aleshea Harris, Anne Washburn, Paola Lázaro, and Mike Lew, and deepens Woolly’s relationship and storytelling potential with legendary comedy troupe The Second City.

Full Cast Announced for Hello, Dolly!

April 16, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

The producers of Hello, Dolly!, the Tony Award–winning Best Musical Revival, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announce casting for the Washington, D.C. run of the national tour starring Tony Award–winning Broadway legend
Betty Buckley. Hello, Dolly! begins performances at the Kennedy Center Opera House on June 4, 2019 and plays through July 7, 2019. Tickets, currently on sale, are available in person at the Kennedy Center box office, by visiting www.kennedy-center.org, or by calling 467-4600 or (800) 444-1324.

May 3-5 2019: One weekend only at Joe’s Movement Emporium

Ally Theatre Company brings Sis’s North Brentwood Tavern to life in a new play: Welcome to Sis’s

April 16, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

Ally Theatre Company presents Welcome to Sis’s a new play by Doug Robinson and directed by Angelisa Gillyard which will play for one weekend only at Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier, MD.

Welcome to Sis’s is the culmination of Ally Theatre Company’s contribution to the Mapping Racism Project whose mission to reveal the hidden architecture of segregation in Prince George’s County is done in part through examining and exposing the use of restrictive deed covenants in the creation of new housing.

Review of American Girl Live at The Music Center of Strathmore

Dolls Come to Life to Empower Girls

March 6, 2019 Terri Allen Theatre, Theatre Reviews

Second only to Barbie, American Girl dolls enchant girls, parents, and grandparents with Broadway-esque live stage show at The Music Center at Strathmore.

One way to get a young audience out on a cold rainy night is to highlight an 18-inch doll and book series and bring it to life through music, song, and dance. The American Girl Live tour produced by Mills Entertainment and Mattel, Inc. came to the Strathmore Music Center in North Bethesda, Maryland, this past weekend for two shows.

A Bronx Tale to Make its D.C. Debut at the National Theatre

March 5, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

A BRONX TALE, the streetwise Broadway musical based on the one-man show and now classic film, will make its Washington, D.C. premiere at the National Theatre for one week only from March 26 through 31, 2019.

Tickets may be purchased at TheNationalDC.com, in person at the National Theatre Box Office (weekdays from noon to 6:00 PM), or by calling 1-800-514-3849. The National Theatre is located at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW in downtown Washington, D.C.