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Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood
12/11 - 2/8/2025
Based on the book Petite Rouge by Mike Artell, illustrated by Jim Harris Book, Music, and Lyrics by Joan Cushing Directed by Nathaniel Claridad Petite ...
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 ...
Introducing the "Broadway Sitzprobe Experience" from House of Stars.
11/30 - 12/28/2024
According to ErmengardeStopSniveling, Seth Rudetsky, David Chase, and MUSE have teamed together to present a fake sitzprobe of Guys & Dolls in an effort to ...
Best Christmas Pageant Ever
12/20 - 12/29/2024
The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world–so when they crash Sunday school and demand parts in the Christmas pageant, the ...
Riverside Christmas Spectacular
11/20 - 12/29/2024
One of everyone's favoite shows returns to the Riverside stage for the perfect Christmas experience. Enjoy the excitement, memories, and joy of Christmas as our ...
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - The Musical
12/20 - 12/29/2024
The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world–so when they crash Sunday school and demand parts in the Christmas pageant, the ...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
10/29 - 1/12/2025
Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
12/7 - 1/12/2025
Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as ...
Pageant Pending
1/17
Welcome to America’s Most Wanted, the biggest pageant event in all 50 states! The lights are blinding, the competition is cutthroat, and the interview questions ...
Les Misérables School Edition
1/24 - 1/26/2025
Les Misérables is the world’s longest running musical — a true modern classic based on Victor Hugo’s novel and featuring one of the most memorable scores ...
Come From Away
1/31 - 2/2/2025
Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of ...
Schmigadoon
1/31 - 2/9/2025
An Evening with Tituss Burgess
2/12 - 2/13/2025
Broadway funnyman and breakout star of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Schmigadoon! Tituss Burgess takes on The Barns for two unforgettable evenings. Known for his unmistakable ...
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 ...
Job
1/28 - 3/16/2025
Direct from Broadway comes the Tony Award-winning musical A Year With Frog and Toad, based on the beloved children’s books by Arnold Lobel. Featuring a ...
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
2/28 - 3/30/2025
adapt: Doug McGrath; dir: Doug Hughes. World Premiere...
Spend an enchanting afternoon with Rapunzel and her long, golden locks in this reimagined musical fairytale from Theater Terra . With the help of four ...
FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT
4/3 - 5/4/2025
A bold World premiere comedy from Los Angeles-based playwright, Larissa FastHorse, about being whoever you want to be, even when it’s not who you are. ...
In the Heights
2/11 - 5/4/2025
Chicago
5/30 - 6/1/2025
CHICAGO is BACK IN TOWN and is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all ...
Legally Blonde The Musical
6/6 - 6/15/2025
A funny and fabulous musical where sorority star Elle Woods doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone ‘serious,’ ...
UNTITLED TARELL ALVIN McCRANEY PLAY
5/16 - 6/15/2025
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
4/15 - 6/22/2025
The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical
6/3 - 7/13/2025
Anarchy. Ambition. Peacocks. Who was Hunter S. Thompson? He changed journalism. He defined counterculture. Equal parts philosopher, clown and genius, he was armed and dangerous ...
A WRINKLE IN TIME
6/12 - 7/20/2025
On a dark and stormy night…so begins the fantasy adventure sending three children across space and time. Along the way, they must rely on their ...
Dory Fatasmagory
6/18 - 8/3/2025
Adapted for the stage by John Glore Based on the book by Abby Hanlon Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma It's tough being the youngest! ...
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Review: & JULIET at The Kennedy Center
by Rachael F. Goldberg - December 23, 2024
With a clever script, beloved music, and strong teams both on and off the stage, '& Juliet' is an incredibly witty, thoughtful, and joyful show, and the National Tour’s run at the Kennedy Center is the perfect way to cap off the year....
Review: LIFE OF PI at The Kennedy Center
by Dara Homer - December 22, 2024
With breathtaking visuals and puppetry, the stage adaptation of Life of Pi stays true to the novel while putting spectacle in the spotlight. Through a heart-wrenching odyssey across the Pacific, this production will make you believe in the power of stories—beautifully told, with imagery that sticks—...
Review: THE SPIRIT OF KWANZAA at Atlas Performing Arts Center
by Emily Berger - December 22, 2024
This year's performance was poignant and joyful, featuring more than 40 dancers from the school....
Review: THE WASHINGTON BALLET'S 'THE NUTCRACKER' at Warner Theater
by Michela Dwyer - December 18, 2024
What did our critic think of THE WASHINGTON BALLET'S 'THE NUTCRACKER' at Warner Theater?...
Review: CELTIC WOMAN WITH THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at Kennedy Center
by Elliot Lanes - December 17, 2024
The holiday season is in full swing and this past weekend the holidays got a touch of the Irish as the international singing sensations Celtic Woman graced the stage of Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall with YOUR National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) for an evening of traditional holiday tunes with a sprink...
Review: JUNGLE BOOK at The Kennedy Center
by Itai Yasur - December 15, 2024
Washington National Opera takes on Jungle Book for its holiday opera. See what our critic had to say....
Review: THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE at Prologue Theatre
by Jackson Malmgren - December 13, 2024
Prologue Theatre’s world premiere of THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE gratifies our desire to eavesdrop and hear the whole story of the couple sitting next to us. In a casual scene, the performance gives us a 90-minute glimpse into the life, struggles, and hopes for the future of the chatty neighboring table....
Review: ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE: HOW SHAKEPSEARE INVENTED THE VILLIAN at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by David Friscic - December 11, 2024
Actor and creator Patrick Page held the audience in the palm of his hand and took the audience (at the Klein Theatre of the Shakespeare Theatre Company) through a veritable “rogues’ gallery” of villains and devious- minded characters from the Shakespearean canon-- including murderers, the revengeful...
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS at Olney Theatre Center
by Tavish Young - December 10, 2024
Quiet, cozy, and a little spooky, A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas, is a longstanding tradition for many, and could be a new one for local theatergoers. It's timeless, satiating, and teaches a classic Christmas lesson. While always timeless, its themes of gratitude, thankfulness, and ki...
Review: A WINTER GATHERING WITH KATHY MATTEA at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - December 10, 2024
Kathy Mattea remembers the time when she was moping around the house, worried about making “an album nobody would hear.” It was 1993 and she was making a Christmas album minus the usual holiday standards or well-known carols. Santa was nowhere to be found; jingle bells, as subject or sound effect, w...
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Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood
Imagination Stage (12/11 - 2/8) | |
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Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS
Constellation Theatre Company (2/6 - 6/1) | |
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Leopoldstadt
Shakespeare Theatre Company (11/30 - 12/29) | |
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All the Devils are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain
STC's Klein Theatre (12/6 - 12/29) | |
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Life of Pi
Kennedy Center [Eisenhower Theatre] (12/17 - 1/5) | |
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Ain't Too Proud (Non-Equity)
National Theatre (7/18 - 7/20) | |
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Come From Away
Capital One Hall (1/31 - 2/2) | |
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Riverside Christmas Spectacular
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts (11/20 - 12/29) | |
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Dissonance Dance Theatre: Black Kinesphere
Atlas Performing Arts Center (1/18 - 1/18) | |
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