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Mary McLeod

Walk the Arts in D.C. This Weekend

Thursday, May 30th, 2013
by on Playing Around

Washington is a museum town, drawing millions of people to the Smithsonian each year. Yet there are many smaller museums off the beaten tourist track

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Heurich House – Victorian Gem

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
by on Playing Around

At the turn of the 20th century in Washington, D.C., Dupont Circle was the place to be, mansions and castles gracing the now famous circle

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Behind the Scenes at Urban Stages:
An Afternoon with Artistic Director Frances Hill

Thursday, March 21st, 2013
by on Playing Around

Frances Hill bustles into the lobby at the Urban Stages. She is all smiles and doesn’t waste a second in catching herself up with what’s

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Jackie Maxwell Talks About Directing
Arena Stage’s Good People

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
by on Playing Around

Jackie Maxwell, artistic director of Canada’s Shaw Festival, was sitting in the Toronto Airport waiting to board a flight for Ireland to visit her mother.

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Luck Be a Lady: Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More

Monday, November 26th, 2012
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When Megan Hilty was cast as Ivy Lynn in NBC’s Smash, TV audiences were able to appreciate what Broadway audiences have known for quite some

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Park Hyatt 57th Presidential Inaugural Package

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
by on Living Around

While most of America is thinking about which candidate they will vote for on November 6, Washington hotels are planning exactly how to accommodate the

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Woman Around Town: Julianne Brienza—
Living Life on the Fringe, Festival That Is

Monday, July 23rd, 2012
by on Woman Around Town

Putting on 130 shows in a little more than two weeks is a daunting task. Julianne Brienza manages that feat with grace, talent, and a

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Phillip Margolin’s Triple Play:
Murder in the Nation’s Capital

Monday, April 30th, 2012
by on Reading Around

Phillip Margolin is an equal opportunity mystery writer. After involving a sitting president then a Supreme Court justice in murder plots, he now moves the

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