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Chicken & Biscuits
Chicken & Biscuits
3/13 - 4/6/2025


When a tight-knit family gathers to mourn the passing of their patriarch, old wounds are reopened and secrets are spilled, leading to uproarious moments and ...

Your Name Means Dream
Your Name Means Dream
3/12 - 4/6/2025


Internationally acclaimed playwright José Rivera directs his profoundly intimate tragicomedy that asks what it means to be human as we embrace the technology of our future – and it embraces us. ...

Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show


Music & Lyrics: Michael Pemberton , Lyrics: Andrea Pemberton , Book: Jesse Rasmussen & Elizabeth Dinkova . Written during the darkest days of Stalin’s reign, ...

Sister Act
Sister Act
3/14 - 5/17/2025


Sister Act  is a riotous musical comedy based on the hit 1992 film that has audiences jumping to their feet! To escape the mob, a ...

Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS


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 ...

Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
3/30 - 4/20/2025


When the distinguished elderly owner of a rural estate returns with a new, young wife, Yelena, chaos erupts. Tensions run high, marriages reach their limits, ...

Peking Acrobats


THE PEKING ACROBATS®, a troupe of China's most gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists, and gymnasts complemented by live musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments will bring ...

Cirque Mechanics: Pedal Punk


Known for modern circus incorporating mechanical marvels, Cirque Mechanics introduces the wildly astonishing Pedal Punk, set in a Steampunk-inspired world where cycling provides wondrous escape ...

A Room in the Castle
A Room in the Castle
3/4 - 4/6/2025


How does a woman survive the court of Denmark?  A  Room in the Castle  finds Ophelia, her handmaid, and her Queen Gertrude on the other ...

ExPats Theatre: Testosterone


Inspired by the Grimm brothers' “The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear,” German playwright Rebekka Kricheldorf reimagines the tale of the ...

Mountain Stage hosted by Kathy Mattea


GRAMMY Award winner and West Virginia native Kathy Mattea hosts a taping of Mountain Stage , live from the Hylton Center’s Merchant Hall. Since 1983, ...

Murder at the Mansion presents Bingo B4 Murder


Murder at the Mansion presents "Bingo B4 Murder"             AT GLENVIEW MANSION 3 Performances | April 4 & 5 at 8 p.m. | April 6 ...

Testosterone
Testosterone
3/15 - 4/6/2025


Inspired by the Grimm brother’s “The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear”, German playwright Rebekka Kricheldorf re-imagines the tale of the ...

Theater Terra: Rapunzel the Musical


Spend an enchanting afternoon with Rapunzel and her long, golden locks in this reimagined musical fairytale from Theater Terra . With the help of four ...

Menopause The Musical 2


Hot flushes, night sweats, mood swings, memory lapses, weight gain - these are a few of our favourite menopausal things! Cruising Through Menopause is a ...

Pretty Woman - The Musical


Pretty Woman: The Musical , based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time, springs to life with a powerhouse creative team ...

#CHARLOTTESVILLE
3/22 - 4/13/2025


Experience a thought-provoking exploration of social justice and resilience in #CHARLOTTESVILLE at The Keegan Theatre. Set to open on March 22, 2025, this powerful show ...

All My Sons by Arthur Miller


Inspired by true events,  All My Sons  is story of a successful self-made businessman, Joe Keller, who sold the government defective airplane parts during WWII. ...

Les Miserables
Les Miserables
4/8 - 4/13/2025


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 ...

Mean Girls
Mean Girls
4/8 - 4/13/2025


Featuring a book by Tina Fey, MEAN GIRLS tells the story of a naïve newbie who falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies. Entertainment ...

Mother Goose
Mother Goose
3/1 - 4/13/2025


Written by  Janet Stanford Directed by  Kathryn Chase Bryer Through innovative puppets, props, and original music, eight classic Mother Goose rhymes come gently and tunefully ...

Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition


Immediate Opening in Medieval Europe: Seeking delicate princess with any credentials to marry wimpy prince with mute father and overbearing mother. Job will involve teaming ...

Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
3/22 - 4/13/2025


Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett is a minimalist, existential play that follows two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, as they wait for the elusive Godot. ...


The 2025 Sondheim Award Presentation at Signature Theatre will honor Mandy Patinkin, a celebrated figure in musical theater, particularly known for his collaborations with Stephen ...

Come From Away
Come From Away
4/18 - 4/19/2025


book: David Hein and Irene Sankoff; lyrics: David Hein and Irene Sankoff; music: David Hein and Irene Sankoff; dir: Christopher Ashley. World Premiere...

Annie
Annie
4/11 - 4/20/2025


Back by Popular Demand! Holding onto hope when times are tough can take an awful lot of determination, and sometimes, an awful lot of determination ...

Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?


Edward Albee’s masterpiece blends razor-sharp wit with explosive drama.

Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
3/30 - 4/20/2025


When the distinguished elderly owner of a rural estate returns with a new, young wife, Yelena, chaos erupts. Tensions run high, marriages reach their limits, ...


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Latest Washington, DC Reviews


Review: SLEEPOVA at Olney Theatre Center


by Pamela Roberts - March 30, 2025

Grab your bunny slippers and pop some popcorn. SLEEPOVA is a coming-of-age story about the strong ties of female friendship amid the stresses and trials encountered on the road to adulthood. Like the teens themselves, the production at Olney Theatre Center is earnest, frank, funny … and a bit clunky...

Review: PROFESSOR WOLAND'S BLACK MAGIC ROCK SHOW at Spooky Action Theater


by Roger Catlin - March 29, 2025

Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show continues through April 13 at Spooky Action Theatre, operating at the Universalist National Memorial Church. Check here for the review. ...

Review: TWYLA THARP DANCE DIAMOND JUBILEE at The Kennedy Center


by Emily Berger - March 28, 2025

What did our critic think of TWYLA THARP DANCE DIAMOND JUBILEE at The Kennedy Center?...

Review: AMERICAN FAST at Theater Alliance


by Audrey Cahak - March 30, 2025

What did our critic think of AMERICAN FAST at Theater Alliance?...

Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET'S COPPÉLIA at Kennedy Center Opera House


by Emily Berger - March 27, 2025

What did our critic think of NEW YORK CITY BALLET'S COPPÉLIA at Kennedy Center Opera House?...

Review: #CHARLOTTESVILLE at Keegan Theatre


by David Friscic - March 25, 2025

When I walked into the Keegan Theatre Saturday evening to see the galvanizing play #Charlottesville, I noticed two changes since I reviewed this play at the Capital Fringe Festival one year and eight months ago: this play is no longer about one portentous and isolated incident but, rather, this play...

Review: COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET at The Kennedy Center Opera House


by Audrey Cahak - March 24, 2025

The elite performers of Complexions Contemporary Ballet took to the Opera House stage from March 20th to the 22nd for their first full company engagement at the Kennedy Center. In the same month that the Black Lives Matter Pavillion was being demolished and the executive branch began asserting contr...

Review: SISTER ACT at Ford's Theatre


by Jake Bridges - March 22, 2025

What did our critic think of SISTER ACT at Ford's Theatre?...

Review: hang at 1st Stage


by Hannah R. Wing - March 21, 2025

hang takes its time getting to what the play is actually about. The suspense doesn't really start to develop until the final half hour, and this is where the small ensemble cast of Marie, Greer, and Joy really shine....

Review: YOUR NAME MEANS DREAM at Theater J


by Mary Lincer - March 19, 2025

What did our critic think of YOUR NAME MEANS DREAM at Theater J?...



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