In the early spring of 1989, the composer John Luther Adams set up camp near the confluence of the still-icy Tanana and Yukon rivers in Alaska. For days he held a solitary vigil, nursing heavy ...

Based on the book by Peter Stone, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and words drawn in part from historical records, “1776” tells the story of John Adams and Benjamin Franklin cajoling ...

Alexander Hamilton had his life turned into a musical. Now, John Quincy Adams gets his turn, in a new play. February 1, 2019 More than 6 years ago Summary (sonny Ross for The Washington Post) ...

Adams and Sellars had just come off the high-pressure job of “Doctor Atomic,” which had its premiere in San Francisco in 2005. “Flowering Tree” was the antidote to Robert Oppenheimer and ...