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CONSTELLATIONS
2/6 - 3/9/2025
In a swirling multiverse, star-crossed lovers travel through a myriad of experiences - from barbecue to ballroom dancing, bar-hopping to beekeeping. Follow this epic romance ...
Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS
2/6 - 6/1/2025
Season 18 from Constellation Theatre Company brings you A24 screenwriter Nick Payne's Constellations and Broadway favorite Head Over Heels , a musical featuring music from iconic ...
Fuenteovejuna
2/6 - 3/2/2025
By Lope de Vega (Spain) Version by Juan Mayorga Directed by José Luis Arellano U.S. PREMIERE | In Spanish with English surtitles Fuenteovejuna stands ...
Kunene and the King
2/16 - 3/16/2025
South African actor, activist, and playwright John Kani (Black Panther, Sizwe Banzi Is Dead/The Island) stars in his story of Shakespeare’s unifying force. It’s a ...
The Dumb Waiter
3/7 - 3/23/2025
As two assassins wait for their victim, their boredom is broken by mysterious messages that stoke tension and fears about authority and obedience.
Blame It On Beckett
3/14 - 3/30/2025
Heidi Bishop is a wide-eyed dramaturgy intern, eager to better American drama. What she encounters instead is an endless stream of bad scripts by desperate ...
Hand To God
2/6 - 2/28/2025
After the death of his father, meek Jason finds an outlet for his anxiety at the Christian Puppet Ministry, in the devoutly religious, relatively quiet ...
Acclaimed violinist Leonid Sushansky joins Maestro Villani and the MSO for Felix Mendelssohn’s highly-regarded and expressive Violin Concerto in E minor . At 15, Sushansky debuted ...
2nd Star Productions Presents: for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf Written By Ntozake Shange This groundbreaking "choreopoem" is ...
This groundbreaking "choreopoem" is a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women. ...
Experience the “primal power and bravura beauty of Kodo” (Chicago Tribune) when Japan’s premier ensemble of taiko drummers returns with its exuberant rhythms and stunningly ...
2025 CABARET SERIES : Showcasing talented performers who'll appear in Spooky Action's upcoming rock musical Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show starting March 20, 2025. ...
Angélique Kidjo
3/2
Five-time GRAMMY Award winner Angélique Kidjo brings her powerhouse voice, electrifying stage presence, and joyous music to the Center for the Arts. Named one of ...
Disney Presents The Lion King
2/12 - 3/2/2025
Musical...
Dschungelbuch - das Musical
3/1 - 3/2/2025
Musical...
Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan
2/28 - 3/2/2025
Join Actors Theatre at the ARTfactory for a heart wrenching, hilarious play…..Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing . In response to their mother’s attempted suicide, and ...
HAND TO GOD
2/1 - 3/2/2025
"Hand to God" is a darkly comedic play set to open at The Keegan Theatre on February 1, 2025. This intriguing production explores themes of ...
Heartbreak Hotel
1/8 - 3/2/2025
Elvis is in the building! Riverside Center will be rockin’ this winter as HEARTBREAK HOTEL takes center stage. From the creator of the Tony Award-winning ...
The internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns with his popular Keyboard Conversations®—concerts with captivating commentary. A Few of Our Favorite Things is a program of ...
Shucked
2/25 - 3/2/2025
An unlikely hero, an unscrupulous con man, and a battle for the heart & soil of a small town. SHUCKED is the Tony Award®-winning musical ...
Juan Megna Trio
3/5
A George Mason University alumnus, Dewberry School of Music professor, and recipient of a Young Alumni Commissioning Award (’23), Juan Megna and Trio showcase musical ...
Come from Away
3/6
book: David Hein and Irene Sankoff; lyrics: David Hein and Irene Sankoff; music: David Hein and Irene Sankoff; dir: Christopher Ashley. World Premiere...
3:16
3/7
Burke United Methodist Church will host the premiere of 3:16, an opera performed by a talented cast under the baton of Maestro Janghyo Yoo. The ...
The Dog Project
2/26 - 3/7/2025
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The Metromaniacs
2/21 - 3/8/2025
Welcome to The Metromaniacs by David Ives -- a modern rendition of a hilarious French comedy. In 18th-century Paris, poets were the rock stars of the ...
Godspell
2/28 - 3/9/2025
Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children of Eden); and it took the world by ...
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2/21 - 3/9/2025
Triune Entertainment is thrilled to present "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat!" “Sha la la, Joseph, you’re doing fine! You and your dreamcoat, ahead of ...
Les Miserables
2/26 - 3/9/2025
Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, Les Misérables, with glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery ...
Love and Vinyl
2/13 - 3/9/2025
A new play about browsing for records and romance in the digital age! Best friends Bogie and Zane visit their local record store and leave ...
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Latest Washington, DC Reviews
Review: SHUCKED at The National Theatre
by Tavish Young - February 27, 2025
A real treat, and going soon, Shucked is a conventional but still fresh musical riding into town from Broadway on a tractor....
Review: DREW AND ELLIE HOLCOMB: MEMORY BANK TOUR at Lincoln Theatre
by Elliot Lanes - February 27, 2025
I first came to know the talents of Ellie Holcomb when my wife and I were on vacation in Nashville and saw her blow a hole in the roof at Ryman Auditorium. Her pixie like quality, superb vocals and true musicianship introduced me to a true talent in contemporary Christian music and beyond. Her singe...
Review: THE OTHER CHILDREN OF THE SUN at The Kennedy Center
by Tavish Young - February 24, 2025
Just weeks after Trump deposed much of The Kennedy Center's board of trustees and replaced them with his supporters (who subsequently elected him as the board's chair) and off the heels of the White House's statement that 'The Kennedy Center learned the hard way that if you go woke,' The Other Child...
Review: KUNENE AND THE KING at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Rachael F. Goldberg - February 24, 2025
'Kunene and the King' is a captivating and moving examination of character and society. It also feels particularly timely for American audiences to explore, while helping us all connect a bit better by urging us to truly see each other....
Review: Washington Ballet's TRANSCENDANCE at The Kennedy Center
by Emily Berger - February 22, 2025
What did our critic think of THE WASHINGTON BALLET'S TRANSCENDANCE at Kennedy Center?...
Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS Now Playing at Creative Cauldron
by Jake Bridges - February 22, 2025
What did BroadwayWorld's critic think of STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Creative Cauldron? Learn more about the production here, and read the review. STEEL MAGNOLIAS runs from now until March 9, 2025....
Review: IN THE HEIGHTS at Signature Theatre
by Jackson Malmgren - February 20, 2025
In Washington Heights, Usnavi (Ángel Lozada) sings to us about life in the neighborhood while carrying out his day-to-day activities involved in operating his bodega (“In the Heights”). There’s Sonny (Nicolas Garza), the young aspiring entrepreneur who helps Usnavi run things; Abuela Claudia (Rayann...
Review: THE FIGS at Rorschach Theatre
by Morgan Musselman - February 19, 2025
Theater-goers searching for something off the beaten path may find their curiosity satiated at Rorschach Theatre’s production of The Figs, on stage now through March 16. ...
Review: WAITRESS at Olney Theatre Center
by Ken Kemp - February 18, 2025
From the moment MALINDA appears on stage as Jenna in Waitress at Olney Theatre Center, it's clear that this is a role she was born to play. She lights up the stage, her beautiful singing voice and sublime acting leading a stellar & impressive cast....
Review: THE BEDWETTER at Arena Stage
by Dara Homer - February 15, 2025
Based on comedian Sarah Silverman’s memoir, The Bedwetter uses brazen humor to explore themes of broken family bonds, depression, and being different....
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