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Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater - Recipient of the 1976 Regional Theatre Tony Award. Fichandler Stage; Kreeger Theater; The Kogod Cradle; Capital Fringe Festival, with annual, temporary venues; Capitol Steps (closed in 2020) Constellation Theatre Company; Damascus Theatre Company; DC Improv; Discovery Theater at the ...
Lincoln Theatre has also been a venue for Filmfest DC. [27] The theater was the primary venue for the annual LGBT film festival Reel Affirmations from 1998 to 2008. From 2008 to 2010, Arena Stage mounted several productions at the theater, including Carrie Fisher 's Wishful Drinking , while its Southwest Waterfront complex was being renovated.
Washington, D.C. 20001-3020: Location: U Street Corridor: Public transit: Washington Metro at U Street: Owner: Jon Bowers and Dody DiSanto (1980–86) Richard Heinecke and Seth Hurwitz (since 1986) Seating type: Standing room / bar and balcony seating [2] Capacity: 1,200 [1] Opened: May 31, 1980 () Website; Venue Website
Lisner Auditorium is a performance venue sited on the Foggy Bottom campus of George Washington University at 730 21st Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. Named for Abram Lisner (1852-1938), a university trustee and benefactor whose will provided one million dollars towards its construction, it was designed in 1940 and completed in 1946.
The Howard Theatre is a historic theater, located at 620 T Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., has been a pillar of the community since its opening in 1910. This historic venue, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, [ 3 ] showcases a variety of events, including live music, comedy, weddings, private events, and more.
The Anthem is a music venue and auditorium in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The venue opened on October 12, 2017, with a performance opened by The Struts and headlined by the Foo Fighters. [1] [2] The Anthem is part of The Wharf, a comprehensive redevelopment of the Southwest Waterfront area.
Ford's Theatre is a theater located in Washington, D.C., which opened in 1863.The theater is best known for being the site of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.On the night of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth entered the theater box where Lincoln was watching a performance of Tom Taylor's play Our American Cousin, slipped the single-shot, 5.87-inch derringer from his pocket and fired at ...
The theatre's initial production was Man of the World. [3] It was purchased in 1844 by Benjamin Ogle Tayloe of the B.O. Tayloe House for $13,950. [4] National Theater Washington DC The Times Picayune Wed Nov 13 1844. The theatre has been in almost continuous operation since, at the same Pennsylvania Avenue location a few blocks from the White ...