DC Theater Arts

1 week ago | dctheaterarts.org | Deb Miller

Born and raised in Harlem, Kara Young, whose parents immigrated to NYC from Belize, has not only smashed the clock on her proverbial “fifteen minutes of fame,” she has also just broken the Broadway record as the first Black actress to be nominated for a Tony Award in four consecutive years (2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025), and has already received one, along with Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel, and Obie Awards.

2 weeks ago | dctheaterarts.org | Nicole Hertvik

Staging a new musical is no small feat for a regional theater, carrying significant financial and creative risk but also opening the thrilling possibility of putting one’s unique stamp on the American stage. It’s the high-stakes creative blank slate that makes artists giddy with the possibility of injecting something new and fresh into the world.

2 weeks ago | dctheaterarts.org | Deb Miller

Recent and upcoming releases in TV and audio recording formats of four multi-award-nominated Broadway shows of the 2024-25 season are making performances of two plays available for viewing at home and the scores and songs of two musicals accessible for listening, if you weren’t able to make it to the theater to see them live, or if you loved them and can’t wait to revisit them again and again.

2 weeks ago | dctheaterarts.org | Deb Miller

When eighteen-year-old Tilde experiences the onset of mental illness, her family struggles to navigate the conflicting diagnoses, complexities of treatment, and social stigma, their own fears, and attempts to understand the new reality of their situation in Cracked Open, a world-premiere drama written and directed by Gail Kriegel and produced by Dream Big World Theatre for a limited engagement at NYC’s Theatre Row.

2 weeks ago | dctheaterarts.org | Sophia Howes

Twelfth Night at the Folger is so innovative that you might mistake it for the latest work of that talented young playwright William Shakespeare. Love transcends gender, grief contains the promise of healing, and the joy of creativity transports us into a world alive with desire. Director Mei Ann Teo invites us to “fall in love with the differences between us.” Currently an artistic leader at Ping Chong and Company in New York, she approaches Twelfth Night as a new play, with spectacular success.