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Mandy Gonzalez in Concert


Join Mandy Gonzalez , whose voice “has a potency even the most revered divas would envy” (City Pulse), for an evening of Broadway songs, film ...

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 ...

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. ...

Sleeping Giant
Sleeping Giant
10/4 - 11/4/2024


When a firework-filled marriage proposal goes very wrong, the accompanying explosions wake up something very old that has been sleeping in the nearby lake for ...


The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and Classical Mystery Tour come together at Capital One Hall on November 8, 2024, to pay tribute to the 60th anniversary ...

The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration


Experience Whitney Houston’s astounding musical legacy like never before. This new concert tribute features original master recordings of Whitney’s iconic vocals set to new orchestrations ...

Famous Last Words: Sketches About The End


Prepare for a night of laughter with Famous Last Words: Sketches About The End. Presented by Bad Medicine Comedy, it's the show where DC’s top ...

Fun Home
Fun Home
10/25 - 11/9/2024


A contemporary musical based on Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir. As Alison navigates her past, she reflects on her relationship with her enigmatic father, Bruce, a ...

The Pliant Girls
The Pliant Girls
10/18 - 11/9/2024


An adaptation of Aeschylus’ The Suppliants , this play tells the story of fifty sisters seeking protection after murdering the fifty brothers they would have ...

Arturo Sandoval


One of the most brilliant and renowned musicians of our time, 10-time GRAMMY Award winner Arturo Sandoval is an acknowledged virtuoso of jazz trumpet and ...

Beautiful The Carole King Musical


Riverside Center for the Performing Arts is excited to present Beautiful: The Carole King Musical running from Wednesday, September 18, 2024, through Sunday, November 10, ...


Shenandoah Conservatory will present a regional premiere of the musical Waitress, which tells the story of a talented pie maker navigating life's challenges and dreams. ...

Tara McNeill and Alexander Bernstein


Irish flair meets classical panache with violinist and singer Tara McNeill and pianist Alexander Bernstein . McNeill is recognized as a member of the GRAMMY-nominated ...

The Woman In Black
The Woman In Black
10/17 - 11/15/2024


A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black ...

A Bright Room Called Day
A Bright Room Called Day
10/25 - 11/16/2024


Juxtaposing 1980’s America against 1930’s Berlin in an exploration of humanity’s struggle to preserve the best of ourselves in the face of insurmountable injustice and ...

A Bright Room Called Day
A Bright Room Called Day
10/25 - 11/16/2024


Juxtaposing 1980’s America against 1930’s Berlin in an exploration of humanity’s struggle to preserve the best of ourselves in the face of insurmountable injustice and ...

Christpher Paul Stelling - Singer Songwriter Series


Georgia-based singer songwriter, Christopher Paul Stelling is known for his intricate finger-style guitar and road-tested vocal delivery. His mastery of blues and folk guitar with ...

R.U.R (Rossum's Universal Robots)


The Original Robot Apocalypse Story. Really. Humans have invented intelligent robots that look just like them to do all their menial tasks. That is, until ...

Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque


Cirque Kalabanté invites the whole family to Afrique en Cirque, a unique fusion of African arts and European circus traditions that makes for a multi-sensory ...

Leonard Slatkin & Emanuel Ax


As the New York Times declares, Emanuel Ax’s performances are “never less than spellbinding.” Experience the power and passion of this modern master live as ...

Rockville Musical Theatre presents


Rockville Musical Theatre presents "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" 8 performances | Novemeber 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 & 16 at 8 ...

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella


Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella is the new Broadway adaptation of the classic musical. This contemporary take on the classic tale features Rodgers & Hammerstein's most beloved ...

The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black
10/12 - 11/17/2024


A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black ...

Virginia Opera: Carmen
Virginia Opera: Carmen
11/16 - 11/17/2024


Virginia Opera presents French composer Georges Bizet’s passion-filled masterpiece Carmen, one of the most popular operas of all time, with recognizable arias including “The Habanera” ...

Who Cares: ♥ The Caregiver Interview Project Workshop Readings


Who Cares: ♥ The Caregiver Interview Project is based on interviews with local colleagues, elder justice advocates, and close friends whose lives have been disrupted ...

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 ...


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Review: THE OTHER AMERICANS at Arena Stage Photo
Review: THE OTHER AMERICANS at Arena Stage


by David Friscic - November 04, 2024

An obvious labor of love by all concerned, actor and writer John Leguizamo’s The Other Americans is an extremely well-written and highly ambitious play that delineates the tragedy of a man’s fatal flaws ripping apart his family at the seams. What begins as a seemingly quasi-amusing and highly observ...

Review: LABORATORY DANCE PROJECT at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater Photo
Review: LABORATORY DANCE PROJECT at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater


by Emily Berger - November 02, 2024

While neither piece of choreography made full use of the dancers’ prowess, Thursday’s opening night performance was nonetheless a captivating and welcome distraction. ...

Review: DOKTOR KABOOM: UNDER PRESSURE! at The Kennedy Center Photo
Review: DOKTOR KABOOM: UNDER PRESSURE! at The Kennedy Center


by Jennifer Muscato - October 30, 2024

Doktor Kaboom (and no, I didn't spell that wrong) is a man of science...it says so right on his lab coat. With that in mind, I knew my 7-year-old son was going to love this show, and I was right. In fact, I've seen many shows at The Kennedy Center's Family Theater, and this was the best one!...

Review: BEN FOLDS AND THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at Kennedy Center Photo
Review: BEN FOLDS AND THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at Kennedy Center


by Roger Catlin - October 29, 2024

As the first person to serve as Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra, Ben Folds has had several opportunities over the past few years to perform with the organization....

Review: FIDELIO at Kennedy Center Photo
Review: FIDELIO at Kennedy Center


by David Friscic - October 28, 2024

The Washington National Opera’s production of Beethoven’s Fidelio is a triumph of elegant, efficient style and directorial finesse. Director Francesca Zambello re-invigorates the somewhat uninspired libretto by Joesph Von Sonnleithner with a vigor and intelligence that envelops this tale of valor, c...

Review: GODS & MORTALS: A CELEBRATION OF WAGNER at The Kennedy Center Photo
Review: GODS & MORTALS: A CELEBRATION OF WAGNER at The Kennedy Center


by Rachael F. Goldberg - October 28, 2024

'Gods & Mortals: A Celebration of Wagner' is a beautiful, if limited, array of performances and works highlighting both the composer and Kennedy Center’s own wonderful talent....

Review: ASTRO BOY AND THE GOD OF COMICS at Flying V Photo
Review: ASTRO BOY AND THE GOD OF COMICS at Flying V


by Mary Lincer - October 26, 2024

What did our critic think of ASTRO BOY AND THE GOD OF COMICS at Flying V?...

Review: AOIFE O'DONOVAN & BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN WITH THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA a Photo
Review: AOIFE O'DONOVAN & BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN WITH THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at Kennedy Center


by Elliot Lanes - October 24, 2024

Maestro Steven Reineke never ceases to amaze me with the wide range of artists he brings to DC to play with YOUR National Symphony Orchestra (NSO). In the past he’s featured everything from such Broadway stars as Norm Lewis and Megan Hilty to Grammy winning Latin performers Ozomatli. He always intro...

Review: RENÉE FLEMING AND THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at Kennedy Center Photo
Review: RENÉE FLEMING AND THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at Kennedy Center


by Elliot Lanes - October 21, 2024

With the size of theatrical orchestras being drastically cut, one of the few places left to hear a full string section is at a symphonic concert. What better symphony is there than YOUR National Symphony Orchestra (NSO)?...

Review: NORM LEWIS at The Barns At Wolf Trap Photo
Review: NORM LEWIS at The Barns At Wolf Trap


by David Friscic - October 21, 2024

A veneer of unabashed professionalism, musical prowess, and often amusing self-reflection enveloped the Broadways star Norm Lewis (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, etc.) as he delighted the audience at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Norm Lewis’ rich and resonant baritone voice is a natural wonder ...



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