From Russia to D.C.: Alexei Ratmansky’s Ballet Finds Home at the Kennedy Center
American Ballet Theatre at Kennedy Center “It’s humiliating to think that dancers should only dance and concentrate on their art, ignoring what’s going on around them,” world renowned choreographer...
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Pop-Rock Musical SIX, The Warriors Screening, and More Best Bets for July 7–13
City Lights this week includes SIX at National Theatre, two throwback movie screenings, golf at new venue, and an artist talk on existentialism. Events hand picked by us for you. Opens Thursday: City...
View ArticleCome to the Cabaret: Nova Y. Payton Sings Burt Bacharach
American songwriter Burt Bacharach didn’t have to die to have a moment, but he did have to die to get a D.C. cabaret. Nova Y. Payton, one of Washington’s most beloved theater artists, acknowledged...
View ArticleUnknown Soldier: A Valiant Quest With an Underwhelming Conclusion
It’s easy to sit in a dark theater, listen to a tuneful new musical, and thoroughly enjoy yourself. All it takes is pleasant piano, decent voices, and interesting visual elements. Yet upon leaving,...
View ArticleDistillation Takes Audiences on a Theatrical Journey That Continues After the...
Like many young adults working in the arts, Luke Casserly spent time at his childhood home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike many other young adults, he wrote a beautiful play about it....
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Nicole Chung, Zodiac Suite, and More: City Lights for May 16 Through 22
Thursday: Nicole Chung at People’s Book Author Nicole Chung continues to take the DMV by storm with an event celebrating the paperback release of her bestselling 2023 memoir, A Living Remedy. Chung...
View ArticleStep Afrika!’s Remounted Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence Is Still...
In the 13 years since D.C.-based Step Afrika! debuted Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence, the field of percussive dance has grown by leaps and bounds. Black performing artists have benefited...
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Beautiful Makes One Thing Clear: Carole King and Cynthia Weil Paved the Way...
Taylor Swift was still in her Red era when Beautiful: The Carole King Musical opened on Broadway in 2014. The high-end jukebox musical about the intersection of songwriting and relationships hits...
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War and Treaty and All Time Low Come Home: City Lights for Aug. 22–28
Thursday: War and Treaty at the Hamilton As part of The View’s Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit cast reunion episode that aired in June, War and Treaty singer Tanya Trotter stepped center stage to sing...
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