Largest metro arts organizations offer major concession for good of SCFD

The region’s largest cultural institutions would voluntarily give up about 5.78 percent of their share of the annual art-tax pie. “It’s the right thing to…

Art and artist: Kevin Copenhaver tips his hats to Broadway's 'Doctor Zhivago'

Veteran DCPA Costume Crafts Designer Kevin Copenhaver has a style all his own. And Broadway audiences will see it starting next week in “Doctor Zhivago.”

Neil Berg and the rockin’ roots of ‘The 12’

‘The 12’ is composer Neil Berg’s love letter to classic rock ’n roll. You’ll hear a little of The Who, Led Zeppelin, Tom Waits and…

‘The 12’: Three days that rocked the world

The world-premiere musical, says co-writer Robert Schenkkan, is about finding a way to recover your faith and move forward after experiencing a dark night of…

Theresa Rebeck is not getting angry: She’s getting even

Theresa Rebeck wishes the topic of gender disparity in the American heater would go away. But for that to happen, gender disparity would have to…

DeVotchKa frontman promises a ‘Sweeney Todd’ that’s ‘loud and proud’

Local band DeVotchKa will adapt Stephen Sondheim’s classic “Sweeney Todd” score for a fresh new staging by the DCPA Theatre Company. Frontman Nick Urata promises…