“I’ve never cried so much at a show,” my almost 16 year old daughter, Emily, said as we left the National Theatre after last night’s opening night performance of RENT. As we walked briskly to our parking spot on an unusually frigid night, we talked about why we want to see this powerful rock musical…
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RENT Coming to Washington, DC’s National Theatre in November
A year consists of five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes but Jonathan Larson’s RENT measures the passage of time in seasons of love. The first time I saw RENT, I was a graduate student in Boston. The now Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning masterpiece had only been on Broadway for a year but I instantly…
National Theatre DC Welcomes Parrotheads for Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville
Parrotheads missing Jimmy Buffet concerts can pull out Hawaiian shirts, hula skirts, straw hats, and leis for Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville at the National Theatre in Washington, DC. Visit Margaritaville beginning Tuesday, October 8 to get away from it all and stay to find something you never expected. About Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville With…
BroadwayHD Streams Award-Winning Theater to Your Living Room
While it’s always fabulous to be able to see a live theater performance, there are often obstacles families face in being able to share the experience with their kids. Fortunately, BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for live theater, helps to bring families together to experience the magic and thrill of theater in the comfort of…
DC Readers: Win Tickets to Mike Birbiglia’s The New One Coming to The National Theatre
It’s the start of a new season of shows at Washington, D.C.’s The National Theatre and comedian Mike Birbiglia kicks off the venue’s 16 productions with tour stop of his hit Broadway play The New One.
STOMP Arrives at DC’s National Theatre April 23 (w ticket giveaway!)
Imagine making music with ordinary objects. The stars of STOMP are not only the performers but also matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, and hubcaps who become percussion perfection when tapped, clicked open, beat on, and banged together. If the above clip intrigues you, you’ll want to get tickets to STOMP when it…
Taking Kids to See Annie: 6 Things to Do Before You Go (+ 3 for After the Show)
The national tour of Annie opened last night at Washington, D.C.’s National Theatre and it’s a perfect way to introduce elementary ages to award winning musicals that have longer performance times than family theater venues. Originally based on Harold Gray’s popular comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, the story and songs of Annie are delightfully familiar to…
Imagination Stage’s James and the Giant Peach: Adaptation evokes ’60s & James Bond
What happens when you take a classic children’s story, throw in some 1960s grooviness a la Austin Powers (but without the innuendo), and add a twist of James Bond? You get Imagination Stage’s latest production of James and the Giant Peach, a skillfully done performance that integrates throwbacks to a different era that entertain children…
Imagination Stage’s Anime Momotaro: Japan comes to D.C. (ticket giveaway)
As Imagination Stage subscribers, we’ve seen many fantastic performances with incredible sets but the new Anime Momotaro brings Japan to the D.C. Metro Area. The delightful adaptation of a traditional Japanese folktale incorporates elements of manga (Japanese comic books), kabuki (theater), and anime (animated movies) and is presented on a set reminiscent of typical structures…
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Coming to National Theatre (w. ticket giveaway)
The award-winning Broadway musical of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast returns to Washington D.C.’s National Theater for a 2 week engagement beginning June 12. Beauty and the Beast is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed…
