Sarah Kaufman

HANDOUT PHOTO: L- R: Tamas Krizsa, Sona Kharatian, Jared Nelson, Maki Onuki and Jonathan Jordan of The Washington Ballet in the company premiere of Trey McIntyre's 'Like a Samba' in 'Noche Latina.' (Photo by Brianne Bland) (Courtesy of The Washington Ballet. Contact JoAnn Labrecque for re-use: jlabrecque@washingtonballet.org)

Cliches burden Washington Ballet’s ‘Noche’

There were many cliches in the uneven “Noche Latina” from the Washington Ballet. But Luis R. Torres danced remarkably.

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Peter Marks

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 10:
Winthrop Paroo (played by Ian Berlin) shows off his new trumpet during a dress rehearsal for the 'The Music Man', a musical playing at Arena Stage, on May 10, 2012, in Washington, DC.  The play is about a smooth-talking swindler named Harold Hill who tries to dupe the town of River City, Iowa, out of its financial savings.  The artistic director of the show is Molly Smith.
(Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)

Review: ‘The Music Man’ at Arena Stage

Kate Baldwin’s memorable Marian the Librarian draws us in to Arena Stage’s endearingly melodic — if unfortunately costumed — revival of “The Music Man.”

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Theater & Dance Videos

Spring Arts Preview

Dance mixes hot acts, old favorites

Dance mixes hot acts, old favorites

Critic Sarah Kaufman picks standouts for the spring season.

Spring preview — Theater: ‘Astro Boy,’ ‘Brother Russia’ and 2 ‘Shrews’

Spring preview — Theater: ‘Astro Boy,’ ‘Brother Russia’ and 2 ‘Shrews’

Peter Marks picks his most anticipated shows of the spring.

The State of D.C. Theater

A wow decade. Now what?

(Amanda Voisard / THE WASHINGTON POST)

New stages, new troupes, new festivals, new energy. The second act awaits.

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Barbara Cook, forever carrying a tune

The singer, who turned 84 on Oct. 25, will receive the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday night.

The Shakespeare Theatre’s littlest stars will make you squeal

Frank Robinson Jr., whose pig Cordelia is part of “The Heir Apparent” cast, talks about his experience as a stage parent.

A new voice for Washington theater

The Helen Hayes Awards are becoming TheatreWashington, a group that aims to promote a stronger identity for D.C. as a theater destination.

‘Follies’ sticks its landing in N.Y.

The Kennedy Center revival of “Follies” has landed on Broadway as a fleeter-footed, more consistently exhilarating incarnation.

Which theater luminaries deserve Kennedy Center Honors?

Where are Tom Stoppard, Barbara Cook and Zelda Fichandler among Kennedy Center honorees?