Vaughn Ryan Midder

DREAMGIRLS Starts Performances at McCarter This Week - Full Cast Announced!
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 3, 2024

McCarter Theatre Center has announced the cast for the revival of the Tony and Grammy award-winning DREAMGIRLS. Learn more here!

Video: Watch an Exclusive Performance of 'Zombie' from FELA! at Olney Theatre Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 25, 2023

Experience the electrifying energy of FELA! with an exclusive video of 'Zombie' performed at Olney Theatre Center. Don't miss this captivating performance from the hit musical.

Video: Watch the Trailer for FELA! at Olney Theater Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 18, 2023

Watch the trailer and get ready to dance to the rhythms of FELA! at Olney Theater Center. Experience the vibrant sounds and powerful story of this energetic and captivating musical that brings the world of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti to life. Don't miss out on this must-see theatrical performance.

Melody A. Betts Joins the Cast of FELA! at the Olney Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2023

Chicago-based actor, Melody A. Betts has joined the cast of Olney Theatre Center and Round House Theatre's co-production of Fela!, which, begins previews on Olney Theatre's Roberts Mainstage, July 7.

FELA! Revived For First Time in a Decade By Round Hound and Olney Theatres
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2023

Fela!, Olney Theatre Center and Round House Theatre's first co-production since their Helen Hayes Award-winning collaboration on In The Heights, begins previews on Olney Theatre's Roberts Mainstage July 7.

Signature Theatre is Accepting Submissions For SIGWORKS: MONDAY NIGHT NEW PLAY READING SERIES
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 28, 2023

Signature Theatre will continue its commitment to new work by presenting the eighth annual SigWorks: Monday Night New Play Readings. Under the leadership of Signature's Director of Artistic Development Anika Chapin, this initiative highlights and supports the work of DMV playwrights and is an opportunity for playwrights, actors, directors, designers, and patrons to explore new plays in a fun and informal environment.

Review: THE TILL TRILOGY at Mosaic Theater Company
by Olivia Murray - Oct 18, 2022

I strongly encourage anyone who can, to go see at least one if not all three parts of this story.

Signature Theatre Now Accepting New Play Submissions for SIGWORKS: MONDAY NIGHT NEW PLAY READINGS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 22, 2022

Signature Theatre is accepting submissions for original and unpublished full-length plays (no musicals) from now through August 15, 2022. Playwrights must currently reside in Virginia, Maryland or DC. Only one submission per playwright.

BWW Review: A WIND IN THE DOOR at the Kennedy Center
by Dara Homer - Sep 6, 2021

The Kennedy Center's Performances for Young Audiences season is back, and it kicked off with a world premiere adaptation of the young adult fantasy classic A Wind in the Door. The whirlwind performance brings the novel's unique blend of sci-fi and whimsical poetry to life.

Signature Theatre Accepting New Play Submissions For SIGWORKS
by A.A. Cristi - May 5, 2021

Signature Theatre continues its commitment to new work by presenting the sixth annual SigWorks: Monday Night New Play Readings Series. This initiative highlights and supports the work of DMV playwrights and is an opportunity for playwrights, actors, directors, designers, and patrons to explore new plays in a fun and informal environment.

Signature Theatre Announces Plays Selected For SIGWORKS: Monday Night New Play Reading Series
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 9, 2019

Signature Theatre continues its commitment to new work and developing local talent by presenting the fifth season of SigWorks: Monday Night New Play Reading Series. This season Signature is proud to present four plays a?" Strange Men by Will Snider, Ay Gerald! by Vaughn Ryan Midder, The Story of Walter by Audrey Cefaly, and At the Full Yum by Rahima Rice.

BWW Review: NATIVE SON at Mosaic Theater Company
by Rachael Goldberg - Apr 4, 2019

'Native Son' is a heavy drama with an important story to tell. But what makes this production really shine is Psalmayene 24's guiding emphasis on "radicalizing empathy." In Mosaic Theater Company's production, the audience isn't asked to excuse Bigger, but to try to understand him. That understanding, that empathy, it's suggested, can go a long way in ensuring that the circumstances surrounding Bigger's story can maybe be kept in the past.

BWW Review: SWEAT at Everyman Theatre
by Rowena Winkler - Nov 4, 2018

When the world you've known your whole life starts falling apart due to forces outside of your control, are you able to roll with the punches? When the bubble you've lived in for years starts imploding upon itself due to the choices made by others, are you able to move forward with compassion and understanding? What if the impact of those choices is caused by your friend? Or even your own mother? These are the questions audience members will ask themselves when they step into the world of Reading, Pennsylvania to see Sweat at Everyman Theatre.

Pulitzer Prizeâ€"Winning SWEAT Makes Baltimore Debut At Everyman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2018

From its origins in the painstakingly researched fieldwork of two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage comes Sweat- the gritty, emotionally charged story of friendships and hardships in post-industrial small-town America. Hailed by The New York Times as "an extraordinarily moving drama" that "brims with the kind of ripe, richly imagined life associated with the work of the great August Wilson," the show's Baltimore debut runs October 23-November 25, 2018 and is directed by Everyman Theatre Founding Artistic Director Vincent M. Lancisi.

BWW Interviews: El equipo de IN THE HEIGHTS celebra las nominaciones a los Helen Hayes
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Feb 15, 2018

Luis Salgado, Valeria Cossu y Aaron Cobos hablan sobre el reconocimiento que la produccion de GALA Hispanic Theatre y Salgado Productions recibio el pasado 5 de febrero.

Nominations Announced for the 2018 Helen Hayes Awards; MEAN GIRLS, FUN HOME, and More!
by Alan Henry - Feb 6, 2018

The nominees for the 2018 Helen Hayes Awards were announced on February 5, 2018. One of the country's most prestigious cultural honors, The Helen Hayes Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in professional theatre throughout the Washington metropolitan area. The National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery set the scene for the announcement of nominees in 47 categories for artistic excellence, and the theatre companies eligible for the 2017 John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company. The recipient of the 2018 Helen Hayes Tribute will be announced shortly.

Roberto Araujo Joins IN THE HEIGHTS Today
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2017

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Roberto Araujo Joins the Cast of GALA Theatre's IN THE HEIGHTS
by BWW News Desk - May 5, 2017

GALA Hispanic Theatre has announced that  Roberto Araujo (In the Heights, West Side Story, Evita, Les Miserables) will join the cast of the US Premiere of In the Heights, for the extension starting May 25 to May 28. 

Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our Broadway World - 4/28; IN THE HEIGHTS in DC, HERE LIES LOVE at Seattle Rep and More!
by BWW Special Coverage - Apr 28, 2017

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature a Spanish adaptation of IN THE HEIGHTS in Washington, DC, HERE LIES LOVE at Seattle Rep, and WEST SIDE STORY in Los Angeles, just to name a few. Check out our top features below!

Aarón Cobos toma los escenarios estadounidenses en la primera producción en español de IN THE HEIGHTS
by José Germán Martínez Paneque - Apr 26, 2017

El joven actor español Aaron Cobos hizo historia el pasado 20 de abril estrenando en Washington la primera produccion en español de IN THE HEIGHTS.