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Prayer for the French Republic


By Joshua Harmon DIRECTED BY HAYLEY FINN  2024 BEST PLAY TONY AWARD® NOMINATION WINNER OF THE 2020 TRISH VRADENBURG NEW JEWISH PLAY PRIZE The Benhamou ...

Rigoletto
Rigoletto
12/7 - 12/15/2024


Come one, come all! Voted as audience choice for our 2019-2020 season, this circus version of “Rigoletto,” complete with circus band and bawdy new text ...

Shear Madness
Shear Madness
10/4 - 6/30/2025


Figure out whodunit at this wildly popular record-breaking comedy. Audiences all over the world have spotted the clues and questioned the suspects amid much hilarity. ...

Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
11/15 - 11/22/2024


Ovid’s timeless poem Metamorphoses leaps to stunning life in Mary Zimmerman’s Tony-nominated adaptation.

Alexandra Dovgan plays Schumann’s Piano Concerto | Marek Janowski conducts Bruckner’s Fourth


A “revelation” at the 2018 Grand Piano Competition where she stormed to victory at the age of 10, Alexandra Dovgan has become a teenage piano ...

Enchantment Theatre Company: My Father’s Dragon


Nine-year-old Elmer Elevator is on a mission to rescue a baby dragon held captive on Wild Island. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Ruth Stiles Gannett’s ...

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra with Jeremy Denk


Jeremy Denk, one of America’s foremost pianists, returns to the Center for the Arts for a special performance co-presented by the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO) ...

Washington Balalaika Society presents


Washington Balalaika Society presents "Mystery of Romance" Saturday, November 23 at 8 p.m. WBS fall concerts revolve around The Mystery of Romance, celebrating the joy it ...

Enchantment Theatre Company: My Father’s Dragon


Nine-year-old Elmer Elevator is on a mission to rescue a baby dragon held captive on Wild Island. How will he pull off such an adventurous ...


Shenandoah Conservatory will stage a concert performance of Handel's Acis and Galatea on November 24, 2024, featuring the collaborative talents of its opera, choral, and ...

Lýkos Ánthrōpos by Bob Bartlett


A new play about monsters. Horror play to be staged at historic Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC.

Prayer For The French Republic


The Benhamou family has lived in Paris for five generations. A visit from their American cousin, Molly, is quickly overshadowed by an antisemitic attack on ...

Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka
11/15 - 11/24/2024


Visit our website at www.stjohnsdrama.org to purchase tickets online. Grab your golden tickets today and join us in a world of pure Imagination!

The Art of Care
The Art of Care
10/31 - 11/24/2024


One of the most profound experiences we all share is how we care for, and are cared for by, others. Created from interviews and interactions ...

The Art of Care
The Art of Care
10/31 - 11/24/2024


Mosaic Theater presents the World Premiere of The Art of Care. An uplifting exploration of how we care for, and are cared for by, others. ...

The Other Americans
The Other Americans
10/18 - 11/24/2024


This world-premiere drama will star Emmy Award-winning actor, comedian, and producer John Leguizamo. In Forest Hills, Queens, Nelson Castro, a Colombian American laundromat owner, grapples ...

The Other Americans
10/18 - 11/24/2024


The Other Americans is a world-premiere drama written and starring John Leguizamo, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The play follows Nelson Castro, a Colombian-Puerto Rican laundromat ...

The Other Americans
The Other Americans
10/18 - 11/24/2024


Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo stars as Nelson Castro, a Colombian-American laundromat owner grappling with a failing business and buried secrets. When his son Nick ...

Canadian Brass: Making Spirits Bright


“With their unbeatable blend of virtuosity, spontaneity and humor” (Washington Post), Canadian Brass kicks off the holiday season with a program of original arrangements and ...

Champions Of Magic
Champions Of Magic
11/19 - 12/1/2024


Following a decade touring the world as one of the most successful magic shows in history, the Champions Of Magic team is back with an ...

Chanticleer: A Chanticleer Christmas


The holidays shine brighter when GRAMMY Award-winning Chanticleer comes caroling to the Hylton Center with their beloved program, A Chanticleer Christmas. Welcome the “world’s reigning ...

SIX (Boleyn Tour)
SIX (Boleyn Tour)
11/12 - 12/1/2024


Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, in SIX the wives of Henry VIII take the mic to reclaim their ...

Take 6
Take 6
12/1


The most awarded a cappella group in history, Take 6, brings its superlative vocal genius to the Center for a gospel-infused holiday concert. Take 6 ...

A Holiday Pops! With Special Guest Jessica Vosk


Washington, D.C.’s most dazzling holiday concert is back and more spectacular than ever! This festive extravaganza invites you to immerse yourself in the joy of ...

Atlas Presents Happy Theatre: Alphabetissimo


ALPHABETISIMO! Interactive Shadow Show and Workshop Where do words and letters go after we say them, do you know? When it’s dark and we all ...

Cool Yule with Alfred Yun


Alfred Yun is an in-demand jazz pianist who has performed across the globe from South Korea to Boston to Washington D.C. His music is influenced ...

Squirrel Nut Zippers: Christmas Caravan


Swing into the holiday season with platinum-selling jazz-rock band Squirrel Nut Zippers . Serving up a boisterous blend of Delta blues, big band, klezmer jazz, ...


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Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at NextStop Theatre Photo
Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at NextStop Theatre


by Hannah R. Wing - November 20, 2024

What makes NextStop Theatre’s The Shawshank Redemption stand out is the dedication that the cast has to bringing these characters to life on stage without miming the performances from the movie....

Review: MACBETH at Kennedy Center Photo
Review: MACBETH at Kennedy Center


by David Friscic - November 18, 2024

Malevolence, greed, the thirst for power and the never-ending quest for revenge dominate the Washington National Opera production of composer Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth. The vocals by the company of classical singers assembled here are the glory of this production....

Review: SUMMER, 1976 at Studio Theatre Photo
Review: SUMMER, 1976 at Studio Theatre


by Mary Lincer - November 17, 2024

What did our critic think of SUMMER, 1976 at Studio Theatre?...

Review: LO MEJOR DE EDWIN at GALA Hispanic Theatre Photo
Review: LO MEJOR DE EDWIN at GALA Hispanic Theatre


by Emily Berger - November 16, 2024

Flamenco afficionados and skeptics alike should make every effort to see this performance for its choreographic range and strong performances....

Review: I'LL TAKE YOU THERE: STAX RECORDS CO. at Signature Theatre Photo
Review: I'LL TAKE YOU THERE: STAX RECORDS CO. at Signature Theatre


by Roger Catlin - November 16, 2024

Signature Theatre’s cabaret series has been mining the riches of the 1960s for some time, from Bacharach to Woodstock, with repeat visits to Motown. A new show diverges to Memphis for its own flavor of gritty soul and the gems that came from its own indelible record label....

Review: SIX at The National Theatre Photo
Review: SIX at The National Theatre


by Jake Bridges - November 15, 2024

What did our critic think of SIX at National Theatre?...

Review: THE SECOND CITY: DANCE LIKE THERE'S BLACK PEOPLE WATCHING at Woolly Mammoth Photo
Review: THE SECOND CITY: DANCE LIKE THERE'S BLACK PEOPLE WATCHING at Woolly Mammoth


by Roger Catlin - November 12, 2024

The latest Second City production at Woolly Mammoth aims to bring “Black joy” in the tradition of its past successes there, such as 2016’s “Black Side of the Moon.” That show came to D.C. on the teeth of a dispiriting election, as does the new one, “Dance Like There’s Black People Watching.”...

Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at Signature Theatre Photo
Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at Signature Theatre


by David Friscic - November 10, 2024

Shenanigans and Sondheim are a great combination in Signature Theatre’s production of the beloved musical farce A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum....

Review: DATA at Arena Stage Photo
Review: DATA at Arena Stage


by Jackson Malmgren - November 09, 2024

What did our critic think of DATA at Arena Stage?...

Review: PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at Theater J Photo
Review: PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at Theater J


by Mary Lincer - November 05, 2024

In an elegant coincidence (or a charming conspiracy by the theatre gods), DC audiences will be able to see two absolutely engrossing plays about Jewish family life in 20th and 21st century Europe, back to back: Tom Stoppard's Tony award-winning Leopoldstadt next month at the Shakespeare Theatre and ...



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