What lessons to draw from last night's Helen Hayes Awards at the Warner Theatre? There were only two ties—compare that to five in 2011. And no company dominated outright—although Synetic, with its four wins, and Signature, with its five, are the evenin... »
Signature Theatre's Hairspray took home fives prizes at last night's 28th Helen Hayes Awards—including one of the biggest, the honor for outstanding resident musical.The other top award—for outstanding resident play—went to Arena Stage's production of ... »
A friend recently showed me the #WHENINDC Tumblr and I nearly laughed my self to death. Having lived in DC my entire life these awesome GIFs relate to me so well. If you haven’t heard about #WHENINDC then well, now you have. I have posted my favorit... »
The winners of the 2012 Pulitzer Prizes were announced today, and not one D.C.-based newspaper was among the winners. The Washington Post didn't win any awards this year, for the first time since 2007. Philip Kennicott, a Style section critic, was a fi... »
Rick Santorum playing shuffle board last week at Title Town Brewery in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Romney currently leads in the state by 18 percent, according to the latest Gallup poll (Reuters/Darren Hauck). Al-Jazeera sees chance for a global media brand.... »
This afternoon at historic Asbury United Methodist Church, the Washington, D.C. Ben Holt Memorial Branch of the National Association of Negro Musicians named violinist Allie Martin the winner of its 2012 competition for strings and harp... »
Image: John Kelly/The Washington Post. Lee Rogers stands next to one of more than 500 maple trees were planted in 1920 along 16th Street NW to honor Washingtonians killed in World War I.Lee Rogers was a transportation consultant and local historian who... »
The Big Party in D.C. theater happens Monday night as the 28th annual Helen Hayes Awards get handed out at the Warner Theatre. The ceremony, traditionally a high-gloss awards show affair, celebrates the best of last year’s professionally-produced plays... »
