The 42nd Helen Hayes Awards were presented at an event at The Anthem. The awards celebrated productions in the Washington, DC region in the 2025 calendar year.
Hartford Stage has announced the cast and crew who will bring Native Gardens, Karen Zacarias's fast-paced, laugh-out-loud play about neighbors, nature, and the delicate line between right and righteous.
The 2026 Helen Hayes Award nominations have been announced, recognizing outstanding achievement in Washington-area professional theatre. Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Round House Theatre, and dozens of regional companies are represented across performance, direction, design, and production categories. The awards highlight the breadth of theatre work presented throughout the D.C. metropolitan area.
Friendship as Resistance in a Powerful World Premiere - The World to Come, a world-premiere co-production by Woolly Mammoth and Theater J, delivers powerful, honest performances and an intriguing story in an extraordinary, deeply touching production that shouldn’t be missed.
Ford's Theatre announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of 1776, set to open in spring 2026. The historic venue will host this revival, bringing a fresh perspective to the classic American musical.
Specific events in the intimate world of Anatevka, Russia are presented in a manner that propels universal understanding of the relevant themes of family, forgiveness, acceptance, and tolerance in the highly immersive and interactive staging of the renowned classic Fiddler on the Roof, now at the Signature Theatre. The engaging ensemble assembled here under the ingenious direction of Joe Calarco, shows why this landmark 1964 musical has spawned so many stage revivals through the decades as well as a magnificent 1971 film. (Based on the Sholem Aleichem stories by special permission of Arnold Perl).
Round House Theatre will stage the U.S. premiere of Sam Holcroft’s Rules for Living from December 3, 2025, to January 4, 2026, directed by Artistic Director Ryan Rilette in Bethesda.
Watch as Douglas Sills and the company of Fiddler on the Roof sing 'Tradition' at Signature Theatre in Washington, DC. Fiddler on the Roof has a book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.
Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for the musical Fiddler on the Roof. See who is starring in the production, and learn how to purchase tickets here!
Shakespeare Theatre Company has revealed the full cast and creative team of Merry Wives. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets to the production here.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and Theater J will present the world premiere of The World to Come written by Ali Viterbi and directed by Howard Shalwitz.
Signature Theatre has released a video preview of In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Encanto) and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes (Daphne’s Dive, Water by the Spoonful).
Watch Ángel Lozada and the cast of IN THE HEIGHTS at Signature Theatre perform the title song in the video here! Performances will run from February 11 – May 4, 2025.
Ford's Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault has announced the cast and creative team of the production of Sister Act. Nia Savoy-Dock returns to Ford's to take on the role of the indelible Deloris Van Cartier.
Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Village Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of Dial M for Murder, an adaptation of the Frederick Knott play brimming with more unexpected turns and diabolical plot twists than Hitchcock's timeless film version.