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Reading of Chadwick Boseman's DEEP AZURE Set For This Month


by Stephi Wild - March 07, 2025

A reading of Chadwick Boseman's Deep Azure will take place on March 27 at 7:30 PM at Washington, D.C.'s Howard Theatre. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University....

'Una In Perpetuum' Concert Set For This Weekend at the Howard Theatre


by Stephi Wild - January 06, 2025

eaturing a blend of musical genres and local talent, this one-night-only event will showcase an inspiring array of DMV-based artists spanning classical, rock, hip-hop, go-go, and EDM....

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.”...

Cast & Creative Team of Set for I'LL TAKE YOU THERE: STAX RECORDS CO. at Signature Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 22, 2024

Isaac “Deacon Izzy” Bell (Where the Mountain Meets the Sea, Passing Strange) and Kanysha Williams (Ain’t Misbehavin’, Gun and Powder) will perform in I’ll Take You There: Stax Records Co. at Signature Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets....

Video: Meet The Cast of JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING At Arena Stage


by A.A. Cristi - September 09, 2024

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents the Manhattan Theatre Club production of Jocelyn Bioh's, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Meet the cast of the show as they try to describe the acclaimed play in three words. Watch the video!...

Howard University Will Host Annual International Black Writers Festival


by Stephi Wild - June 26, 2024

This fall, Howard University will present The International Black Writers Festival, an initiative of the university’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center....

Photos: Get a First Look at HAIR at Signature Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 24, 2024

Get a first look at Hair at Signature Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!...

Judy Kuhn, Kerstin Anderson, Perry Sherman & More to Star in UNKNOWN SOLDIER D.C. Premiere


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 20, 2024

The cast and creative team has been revealed for Unknown Soldier at Arena Stage. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets....

SPIRIT OF KWANZAA Celebrates Everything Beautiful & Resilient About The Black Experience


by A.A. Cristi - November 15, 2023

Celebrate the beauty and resilience of the Black experience with 'The Spirit of Kwanzaa' dance production by Dance Institute of Washington. Experience the joyous expression of the Black diaspora through dance, song, and spoken word. Performances on December 15th and 16th at Howard University's Cramt...

Additional Jazz and Comedy Performances Set For The Kennedy Center Next Month


by Stephi Wild - November 07, 2023

The Kennedy Center has announced additional jazz and comedy programming at the REACH as part of its 2023–2024 season....

Past Shows

Flyin' West
10/1 - 10/5/2019


Atlanta playwright Cleage examines the lives, memories and hopes of four female former slaves expecting a better life in the West away from the uncertainties ...

The Vagina Monologues
4/12 - 4/14/2019


Spread the word! We’re back for the tenth year! Eve Ensler’s touching, often hilarious series of monologues about women and performed by women has played ...

SWEET CHARITY
2/27 - 3/10/2018


Dance along with the optimism of Sweet Charity, a heartwarming musical bursting with infectious energy. Set in 1960s New York City, the story revolves around ...

One-Act Plays Festivals
11/10 - 11/14/2010

Videos


Chicken & Biscuits in Washington, DC Chicken & Biscuits
NextStop Theatre (3/13 - 4/6) Tracker
Sister Act in Washington, DC Sister Act
Ford's Theatre (3/14 - 5/17) Tracker
Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS in Washington, DC Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS
Constellation Theatre Company (2/6 - 6/1) Tracker
INSeries presents: Poppea in Washington, DC INSeries presents: Poppea
IN Series (3/14 - 3/29) Tracker
Your Name Means Dream in Washington, DC Your Name Means Dream
Theater J (3/12 - 4/6) Tracker
Kunene and the King in Washington, DC Kunene and the King
Klein Theatre - Shakespeare Theatre Company (2/16 - 3/16) Tracker
The Dumb Waiter in Washington, DC The Dumb Waiter
DC Arts Center (3/7 - 3/23) Tracker
Blame It On Beckett in Washington, DC Blame It On Beckett
The Writers Center (3/14 - 3/30) Tracker
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in Washington, DC Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Everyman Theatre (3/23 - 4/20)
Moulin Rouge in Washington, DC Moulin Rouge
Van Wezel Performing Arts Center (3/18 - 3/23)
Max Richter with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble in Washington, DC Max Richter with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Concert Hall at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (5/2 - 5/2)
It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure in association with Studio Theatre in Washington, DC It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure in association with Studio Theatre
Woolly Mammoth (3/6 - 3/30)
Duel Reality in Washington, DC Duel Reality
Harman Hall - Shakespeare Theatre Company (7/1 - 7/20)
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