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Parade
Parade
8/19 - 9/7/2025


Leo and Lucille Frank are a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in the old red hills of Georgia. When Leo is accused ...



Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at The Kennedy Center Opera House – February 4th


by Audrey Cahak - February 07, 2025

The excitement was overflowing in The Kennedy Center Opera House as the annual Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater program began. The audience was so heavily anticipating the start that they found every excuse to cheer — they even applauded the sponsor acknowledgement. ...

Review: GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER® at Kennedy Center


by Emily Berger - December 01, 2024

What did our critic think of GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER® at Kennedy Center?...

Review: THE NATIONAL BALLET OF UKRAINE 'NADIYA UKRAINE' at The Kennedy Center


by Michela Dwyer - October 14, 2024

The National Ballet of Ukraine and the Shumka Dancers recently performed a beautiful program at the Kennedy Center Opera House aptly titled Nadiya Ukraine, “nadiya” meaning “hope” in Ukrainian. In a two-hour show, the audience witnessed the richness of Ukrainian culture, the bleak interpersonal real...

Review: CLUE at The Kennedy Center


by Itai Yasur - September 21, 2024

CLUE: LIVE ON STAGE! at The Kennedy Center Opera House is a sharp and breezy murder-mystery farce right at home in DC says BWW's critic. ...

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL & More Lead Washington, DC's August 2024 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - August 01, 2024

Washington, DC is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for August 2024 include Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and more....

FUNNY GIRL & More Lead Washington, DC's July 2024 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - July 01, 2024

Washington, DC is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for July 2024 include Funny Girl, Back to the Future, and more!...

Review: 10,000 DREAMS DANCE FESTIVAL - PROGRAM A at The Kennedy Center


by Emily Berger - June 23, 2024

This festival includes performances by Ballet West, Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company, Goh Ballet featuring dancers from the National Ballet of China, Houston Ballet. Pacific Northwest Ballet, Singapore Ballet, and The Washington Ballet....

Video: BYE BYE BIRDIE at the Kennedy Center


by Joshua Wright - June 12, 2024

Get a first look at the Broadway Center Stage production of Bye Bye Birdie starring two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle as Albert Peterson, Krysta Rodriguez as Rosie Alvarez, and Tony Award® nominee Ephraim Sykes as Conrad Birdie at The Kennedy Center. Check out the all new video! ...

Review Roundup: Critics Sounds Off On BYE BYE BIRDIE at the Kennedy Center


by Joshua Wright - June 10, 2024

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is now presenting the Broadway Center Stage production of Bye Bye Birdie, and the reviews are rolling in!...

Photos: First Look at Ephraim Sykes, Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez, and More in BYE BYE BIRDIE at the Kennedy Center


by Stephi Wild - June 10, 2024

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is now presenting the Broadway Center Stage production of Bye Bye Birdie. Check out all new photos here!...

Past Shows

& Juliet
& Juliet
12/17 - 1/5/2025


CREATED BY THE EMMY®-WINNING WRITER FROM “SCHITT’S CREEK,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: ...

Clue
Clue
9/17 - 10/6/2024


Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock ...

Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
8/13 - 9/1/2024


Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits ...

Back to the Future: The Musical


Marty McFly is a rock 'n' roll teenager who is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett ...

Funny Girl
Funny Girl
6/25 - 7/14/2024


This bittersweet comedy is the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on the ...

Company
Company
3/12 - 3/31/2024


Company, the musical comedy masterpiece about the search for love and cocktails in New York, is turned on its head in Elliott's revelatory staging, in ...

Ain't Too Proud
Ain't Too Proud
2/13 - 2/18/2024


It was a sound that would change music history. Ain't Too Proud is the electrifying new musical that tells the story of The Temptations from ...

Frozen
Frozen
12/20 - 1/21/2024


Frozen, a full-length stage work told in two acts, expands upon and deepens the tale's indelible plot and themes through new songs and story material ...

Videos


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The Writers Center (3/14 - 3/30) Tracker
The Dumb Waiter in Washington, DC The Dumb Waiter
DC Arts Center (3/7 - 3/23) Tracker
Kunene and the King in Washington, DC Kunene and the King
Klein Theatre - Shakespeare Theatre Company (2/16 - 3/16) Tracker
Aladin - das Musical in Washington, DC Aladin - das Musical
Theater am Potsdamer Platz (4/19 - 4/20)
RIVERDANCE 30 – The New Generation in Washington, DC RIVERDANCE 30 – The New Generation
Opera House at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (3/4 - 6/16)
Pretty Woman - The Musical in Washington, DC Pretty Woman - The Musical
Artis-Naples (4/11 - 4/11)
Broadway Center Stage: Legally Blonde in Washington, DC Broadway Center Stage: Legally Blonde
The Kennedy Center - Eisenhower Theater (6/6 - 6/15)
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The Kennedy Center - Eisenhower Theater (7/22 - 8/3)
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