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Photos: Inside the 2026 Public Theater Gala, Headlined by Shoshana Bean
by Jennifer Broski - Jun 9, 2026

The Public Theater kicked off another Shakespeare for the City season and Free Shakespeare in the Park at its 2026 Gala. Grammy Award winner and 2026 Tony winner Shoshana Bean headlined the special night, hosted at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

Shoshana Bean to Headline The Public Theater's Annual Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 20, 2026

Grammy Award winner and two-time Tony nominee Shoshana Bean will headline The Public Theater’s Annual Gala, held on the lawn outside The Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

August Wilson's FENCES Extended At Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 10, 2026

The celebrated production of August Wilson's FENCES has been extended at CSC through March 8, offering more opportunities to experience this powerful drama.

Video: August Wilson's THE PIANO LESSON at Everyman Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Sep 18, 2025

Get a first look at Everyman Theatre's production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Piano Lesson. Directed by Everyman Theatre's Associate Artistic Director and Resident Company Member Paige Hernandez.  

August Wilson's THE PIANO LESSON Comes to the Everyman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2025

Everyman Theatre will kick off its 2025/2026 season with a powerful production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Piano Lesson. Learn more here!

Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Everyman Theatre
by Tina Collins - Feb 14, 2025

Eboni Booth’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama PRIMARY TRUST is a poetic meditation on resilience in the face of trauma and isolation. The pain at the center of the story is delivered quietly wrapped in a cozy package of charming characters living in the quaint town of Cranberry, New York  with the motto 'Welcome Friend, You're Right on Time!' Directed by Reginald L. Douglas, this moving production captures the heart of Booth’s play drawing the audience into its warm and wise embrace.

PRIMARY TRUST To Begin Performances At Everyman Theatre In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2025

Everyman Theatre will present Primary Trust, a compelling new play that delves into themes of personal identity and human relationships. This production is onstage from February 2 to March 2.

Review: HOMELESS GARDEN at Avant Bard
by Roger Catlin - May 7, 2024

What did our critic think of HOMELESS GARDEN at Avant Bard?

LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL Extends at Baltimore Center Stage
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2023

Baltimore Center Stage has announced that their new production of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, directed by Pulitizer nominee Nikkole Salter and starring Baltimore's own Tanea Renee*, will extend due to popular demand. Find out how to get tickets to the new dates here!

Photos: First Look: Tanea Renee As 'Billie Holiday' In Baltimore Center Stage's LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL 
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 18, 2023

Baltimore’s own Tanea Renee has returned to the stage as Billie Holiday in a new production of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill at Baltimore Center Stage.  See photos from the production.

Review: MONUMENTAL TRAVESTIES at Mosaic Theater
by Roger Catlin - Sep 13, 2023

Controversial statues have been de-installed long before a racial reckoning meant the end of most Confederate statues in recent years. An 1840 marble sculpture of George Washington was removed from the U.S. Capitol rotunda because some didn’t like that he was shirtless (it sits now at the National Museum of American History) 

Tanea Renee to Star as 'Billie Holiday' in Baltimore Center Stage's LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 16, 2023

Get ready to be transported into the world of Billie Holiday as Baltimore Center Stage presents Tanea Renee in the exclusive limited engagement of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. Don't miss the chance to witness the triumphs and heartbreaks of Billie Holiday's life through her unforgettable music.

Mosaic Theater Company Presents World Premiere of MONUMENTAL TRAVESTIES
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 25, 2023

Mosaic Theater Company presents the world premiere of Monumental Travesties, a searing new comedy written by Mosaic's Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Playwright-in-Residence Psalmayene 24 and directed by Mosaic Artistic Director Reginald L. Douglas. Inspired by the Emancipation Memorial in DC's Capitol Hill neighborhood, the play runs September 7-October 1, 2023, and opens Mosaic's 2023-2024 season.

Video: Psalmayene 24 Speaks with Idris Goodwin About DC Premiere of BARS AND MEASURES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2023

Watch Mosaic Theater's Andrew W. Mellon Playwright-in-Residence Psalmayene 24 speak with playwright Idris Goodwin about the DC premiere of his play with music, Bars and Measures.

Review: BARS AND MEASURES at Mosaic Theater
by Roger Catlin - Feb 7, 2023

The clever title of Idris Goodwin's play 'Bars and Measures' at the Mosaic Theater refers both to components of musical notation as well as the harsh realities of the American justice system.

Review: DANCE NATION at Olney Theatre
by Martrese Meachum - Oct 5, 2022

Dance Nation, Olney Theatre's 22-23 Season opener, is a 2019 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama by playwright and performer Clare Barron and directed for Olney Theatre by Jenna Place. The play follows a 'tweenage dance team from Liverpool, Ohio, more is at stake than a first-place trophy.' Its about the battle between self doubt and self belief as well as the devotion required in order to be truly great at something.

Video: Cast Members of DANCE NATION at Olney Theatre Center Discuss Their Approach to Playing Tweens
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2022

Dance Nation by Clare Barron and directed by Jenna Place opened Olney Theatre Center's 84th season in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. The production is scheduled to run through Sunday October 30, 2022. See the actors discuss their approach to the roles here!

DANCE NATION Opens Olney Theatre's Season This Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2022

Dance Nation by Clare Barron and directed by Jenna Place opens Olney Theatre Center's 84th season in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. Preview performances begin Wednesday, September 28.

Broadcast Music Inc. Celebrates Artists at 2022 Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 2, 2022

On March 31st, BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) celebrated the best and brightest in gospel music at the 2022 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards held at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville. BMI’s Gospel Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Publisher of the Year and the top 20 songs of the previous year were all honored at the private event hosted by BMI’s President & CEO, Mike O’Neill and BMI’s Vice President, Creative-Atlanta Catherine Brewton.

Mayor Adams Appoints Laurie Cumbo As Department Of Cultural Affairs Commissioner
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2022

New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the appointment of Laurie Cumbo as commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs. In that role, she will direct cultural policy for the city and oversee city funding for hundreds of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations across the five boroughs that deliver quality arts programming for New Yorkers.