Mister Lincoln, a one-man show written by Herbert Mitgang and directed by José Carrasquillo, features Scott Bakula portraying President Abraham Lincoln. The play offers a unique glimpse into Lincoln's ...

“We are incredibly excited to open our 24-25 season with Herbert Mitgang's Mister Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. This remarkable play brings our mission to life, by allowing us to explore Lincoln's legacy ...

The Ford’s Theatre Society and the National Park Service have planned activities to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was mortally wounded by ...

Scott Bakula, the actor celebrated for playing a time-traveling, persona-hopping physicist in “Quantum Leap,” fittingly sees his screen career as something of an out-of-body experience. The St.

An auction of the personal belongings of President Abraham Lincoln featured one rare item that caught the attention of many. A pair of gloves that were in Lincoln’s pocket at Ford's Theatre the night ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BOSTON (AP) — A pair of front-row balcony ...

Shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln. As Lincoln slumped ...

Ford's Theatre is a theatre in Washington, D.C., used for various stage performances beginning in the 1860s. It is also the site of the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, ...

Despite the current turmoil facing the country, it is difficult to imagine the manic week endured by the American people beginning on April 9, 1865. That evening, newspapers in Central New York and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ford’s Theatre will reopen its doors and resume performances Wednesday, using private funding, even though the government shutdown has continued into a third week. Federal government ...