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AJ Lambert [of Sinatra family] announces NYC and DC show

March 27, 2019 TRR News Music, Music News

Earlier this year AJ Lambert, granddaughter of Frank Sinatra and daughter of Nancy Sinatra, released her first full length solo album, Careful You. The album includes unique, poignant interpretations of songs by artists including Spoon and TV on the Radio, as well as some of her grandfather’s deep cuts such as “Sleep Warm” and “I’ll Be Seeing You.” The album was recorded with a full band and produced by Daniel Schlett (The War on Drugs, Amen Dunes) and Boshra AlSaadi (TEEN, Janka Nabay).

TRR's Exclusive Intervue with A Bronx Tale actress Ashley McManus

Ashley McManus: A DC Native Delivers A Bronx Tale

March 26, 2019 Dean Rogers Interviews, Theatre

On today’s edition of THE INTERVUE, A Bronx Tale the musical is making its round to the National Theatre for a one-week engagement starting Today through the 31st! My guest today is a DC Native and a graduate of AMDA. You may have seen her in the touring productions of “Dreamgirls” and “Rock of Ages” and now we have her back in the DMV! Let’s give a warm homecoming welcome to Ashley McManus!

Final Event in the Newseum Nights After-Hours Series on April 12th

Celebrate 2019’s Cherry Blossom Season at Newseum Nights: In Bloom!

February 28, 2019 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Museums

After nearly a four year run, the final Newseum Nights event will take place Friday, April 12 in celebration of D.C.’s world-famous cherry blossom season.

Awesome Con returns to Washington, D.C. (April 26 – April 28)

February 26, 2019 Dean Rogers Arts & Entertainment, Convention News

The seventh annual Awesome Con by LeftField Media, the Mid-Atlantic’s premier pop culture convention, will unite 80,000 fans of comics, technology and science, television and film, custom art, over-the-top cosplay, and more at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28, 2019. The convention floor and panel rooms will buzz with hundreds of hours’ worth of programs including: celebrities and experts hosting panels and exclusive reveals; cosplay fashion shows; gaming tournaments; iconic pop culture memorabilia collections; and as always, a diverse array of activities for the whole family.

ENTER TODAY to win a Family Four Pack of Tickets for Disney on Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment

Disney on Ice Worlds of Enchantment Giveaway

February 7, 2019 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Contests, Family Events

TRR would like you to explore a “Whole New World” and ENTER to win a Family Four of Tickets for Disney on Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment coming to Capital One Arena in Washington DC on February 15th

BOOK ON SALE APRIL 9, Making a Stop at Warner Theatre on April 13th

Chelsea Handler Announces Her First Memoir and New Comedy Tour ‘Life Will Be the Death of Me’

February 6, 2019 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Comedy Shows

This April, #1 New York Times bestselling author Chelsea Handler is back with her first book in five years and her first memoir: LIFE WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME (Spiegel & Grau Hardcover, on-sale 4/9). It is next-level Chelsea Handler: disarmingly honest and riotously funny, but also emotionally true and…truly inspiring.

In support of the book, Handler will embark on a 17-city nationwide tour titled Life Will Be the Death of Me: Chelsea Handler’s Sit-Down Comedy Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the events will kick off April 11 in Boston, MA and feature Chelsea in conversation, discussing stories from the new book and more. The tour will also make stops in Austin, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and more before wrapping June 1 in San Francisco, CA.See full itinerary below. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning this Friday, February 8 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com. Each ticket will include a copy of the book.

Highlights include: 24 nominations for eight productions in the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, four theatre companies nominated for the first time, and a 19% increase from last year in the number of overall productions recognized

2019 Helen Hayes Award Nominations

February 4, 2019 TRR News Theatre, Theatre News

Tonight, at a celebration honoring theatre excellence on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and special guests gathered in the National Theatre’s Helen Hayes Gallery for theatreWashington’s announcement of nominees for the 35th Annual Helen Hayes Awards, which will be presented on Monday, May 13 at an event at the Anthem .

Theatre Revue: School of Rock at the National Theatre

School of Rock is Worth Staying Up Past Your Bedtime

January 19, 2019 Jaya Ghosh Theatre, Theatre Reviews

I started School of Rock wondering if they could turn down the volume, and perhaps if I’m a bit too old for this rock and roll (get off my lawn!). But by the end of the show, I was in the audience at the Battle of the Bands, yelling for an encore and whooping after the solo riffs – all on a school night.

Theatre Review: Matthew Bourne's Cinderella at the Kennedy Center Opera House

Cinderella, with an Identity Crisis

January 17, 2019 Jaya Ghosh Theatre, Theatre Reviews

Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures Cinderella causes us to question what makes a Cinderella story. Is it the evil step family, and subsequent escape from a life of servitude? Is it the fairy godmother that sends Cinderella to the Ball? Or is it the glass slipper that reunites Cinderella with her Prince?

What if a story has all those characteristics, but it’s not integral to the storytelling?

Academy Award & Golden Globe Winning Actor Casey Affleck to Present at Fourth Annual Veterans Awards

Casey Affleck to Present at 4th Vettys

January 16, 2019 TRR News Arts & Entertainment

The Academy of United States Veterans is happy to announce that Academy Award and Golden Globe winning actor, director, and producer Casey Affleck will present a Vettys award at the Fourth Annual Veterans Awards on January 20, 2019 at the renowned Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.