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World Premieres & More Set for 2024-25 Kennedy Center Dance Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2024

The 2024-25 Kennedy Center Dance season has been revealed! See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets....

Review: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE at Kennedy Center Opera House


by Emily Berger - April 13, 2024

Message in a Bottle, a narrative dance work set to music by Sting, with choreography by Kate Prince ranging from hip hop to break dancing to contemporary, is sometimes maddening but often exhilarating....

Review: LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO TO THE KENNEDY CENTER at Kennedy Center Opera House


by Emily Berger - April 06, 2024

Thursday’s return of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo to the Kennedy Center brought a full house and lots of laughs to the DMV....

Richard Kind, Jennifer Laura Thompson & More Join Kennedy Center's BYE BYE BIRDIE


by Stephi Wild - April 02, 2024

The full cast has been announced for the Broadway Center Stage production of Bye Bye Birdie at the Kennedy Center. Find out who is joining the cast of the musical here!...

Review: COMPANY at Kennedy Center


by Shelby Tyler - March 15, 2024

Phone rings, door chimes, in comes a dazzling reimagined production of Stephen Sondheim’s and George Furth’s classic, COMPANY, to the Kennedy Center stage....

PORGY AND BESS, World Premieres & More Set for Washington National Opera 2024–2025 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 14, 2024

The Washington National Opera will present a 2024–2025 season that pays tribute to the grand tradition of opera, while shaping its future with two new productions. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets....

Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center


by Michela Dwyer - February 24, 2024

What did our critic think of AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: SWAN LAKE at Kennedy Center?...

Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD at Kennedy Center


by Ken Kemp - February 18, 2024

Classic Motown music and a riveting story make for a great evening of entertainment....

Review: TICK, TICK ...BOOM! at John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts


by Pamela Roberts - January 31, 2024

Tick, tick …BOOM! is a raw and moving semi-autobiographical musical by Rent's Jonathan Larson. The Kennedy Center revisits the work with a spiffy new Broadway Center Stage production directed by Neil Patrick Harris and brings together three of Broadway’s most exciting and award-winning talents: Bran...

Review Roundup: Neil Patrick Harris-Directed TICK, TICK... BOOM! at the Kennedy Center


by Joshua Wright - January 30, 2024

Jonathan Larson's tick, tick... BOOM! is now on stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The musical is directed by Emmy® and Tony Award® winner and New York Times bestselling author Neil Patrick Harris. What did the critics have to say?...

Past Shows

Aladdin
Aladdin
7/18 - 9/7/2019


From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of ALADDIN, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking ...

Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly!
6/4 - 7/7/2019


In the grand tradition of stage superstars who have played the iconic role of Dolly Gallagher Levi around the world, the Tony Award-winning Broadway legend ...

Anastasia
Anastasia
10/30 - 11/25/2018


Inspired by the beloved films, Anastasia transports audiences from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a ...

Waitress
Waitress
5/15 - 6/3/2018


Brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, this irresistible new hit features original music and lyrics by 6-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles ("Brave," ...

West Side Story
West Side Story
2/14 - 2/17/2018


Experience forbidden love, fierce family loyalties, and the ruthless feud between the Sharks and the Jets through the iconic music of West Side Story! Bernstein’s ...

On Your Feet
On Your Feet
1/9 - 1/28/2018


ON YOUR FEET! is the inspiring true story about heart, heritage and two people who believed in their talent—and each other—to become an international sensation: ...

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
6/13 - 7/16/2017


A brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by Jack O'Brien, will tour North America beginning September 2015. The spirited, romantic and beloved ...

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
7/13 - 8/20/2016


Following an acclaimed sold-out tour of the United Kingdom, Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's phenomenal musical success, THE PHANTOM OF THE ...

Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots
6/14 - 7/10/2016


Kinky Boots took home six 2013 Tony Awards, the most of any show in the season, including Best Musical, Best Score (Cyndi Lauper), Best Choreography ...

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical


Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, BROOKLYN girl with Passion and Chutzpah. She fought her way into the ...

Once
Once
7/7 - 8/16/2015


The producers of ONCE, the acclaimed new Broadway musical, announced today that The Road Company is putting together a US national tour that will launch ...

The Book of Mormon- 2nd National Tour


THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning ...

The Lion King
The Lion King
6/17 - 8/17/2014


Giraffes strut, birds swoop, gazelles leap - the entire Serengeti comes to life. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly rises from the stage. ...

Elf The Musical
Elf The Musical
12/17 - 1/15/2014


ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported back to the ...

Videos


Marjorie Prime in Washington, DC Marjorie Prime
Prologue Theatre (4/26 - 5/19) Tracker
Pasión y Fuego: The Music of Spain in Washington, DC Pasión y Fuego: The Music of Spain
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (6/15 - 6/15)

CONCERT Tracker
PHOTOS
Mummy in the Closet: Evita's Return in Washington, DC Mummy in the Closet: Evita's Return
GALA Hispanic Theatre (5/9 - 6/9) Tracker
Webster's Bitch in Washington, DC Webster's Bitch
Keegan Theatre (4/6 - 5/5)
MJ in Washington, DC MJ
The National Theatre (8/13 - 9/8)
Rockville Little Theatre presents Murder on the Orient Express in Washington, DC Rockville Little Theatre presents Murder on the Orient Express
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (5/3 - 5/12)
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Mosaic Theater (4/9 - 10/6)
Doreen Ketchens • Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler! in Washington, DC Doreen Ketchens • Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!
Hylton Performing Arts Center (5/4 - 5/4)
Unknown Soldier in Washington, DC Unknown Soldier
Arena Stage (3/29 - 5/5)
Amm(i)gone in Washington, DC Amm(i)gone
Woolly Mammoth Theatre (4/20 - 5/12)
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