Signature Theatre has revealed its 2026-2027 Season. The 37th season features six musicals and two plays, including a world premiere musical, a regional premiere musical, and a DC premiere play.
I have always been tantalized by the triple threat talent of Vanessa Williams. Ever since I sat with my family and saw her on television singing “Happy Days are Here Again” to become the first Miss America of color, she has become an artistic and cultural presence in my life. At pivotal moments of life experience, her recordings, television appearances, stage appearances, and concerts have become an integral part of my artistic consciousness. As a gay person, I instinctively sensed that she would understand me if she ever met me. Little did I know that she would meet me after a concert and pose for a great picture or that I would be writing this feature story on her well-deserved Signature Theatre Sondheim Award at the Sondheim Award Gala in Washington, DC. (held at The Anthem venue on March 16, 2026).
Virginia’s Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre will honor star of stage and screen Vanessa Williams with the company’s fifteenth Stephen Sondheim Award.
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.
The New York Pops will present The Music of US: From Then To Now at Carnegie Hall as part of the United in Sound: America at 250 festival. Led by Steven Reineke, the concert will feature guest artists Max Clayton, Nova Y. Payton, and Ephraim Sykes.
Signature Theatre will honor star of stage and screen Vanessa Williams with the company’s fifteenth Stephen Sondheim Award. The Stephen Sondheim Award will be presented at a black-tie Gala Benefit.
Due to a schedule conflict, Aisha Jackson will replace previously announced guest artist Maleah Joi Moon in The New York Pops’ upcoming concert If I Ain’t Got You: The Best of R&B.
On December 19, Megan Hilty joined Steven Reineke, Essential Voices USA, and The New York Pops for a special holiday concert at Carnegie Hall, and you can check out photos of the event.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 11, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
See Nova Y. Payton and the cast of HELLO, DOLLY! at Olney Theatre Center perform 'Put On Your Sunday Clothes.' The production will run through January 4, 2026. The two-time Helen Hayes Award-winner stars as the meddling matchmaker Dolly Levi in a production directed by Kevin S. McAllister, choreographed by Eamon Foley, and music direction by Christopher Youstra.
Washington, DC is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. See what the experts recommend! Check out our editorial team's top picks for the best shows to see in Washington, DC for the Holiday Season 2025.
Watch a video of Nova Y. Payton and an all-star cast in HELLO, DOLLY! at Olney Theatre Center, running through January 4. The two-time Helen Hayes Award-winner stars as the meddling matchmaker Dolly Levi.
The New York Pops will honor Grammy, Academy, and Tony Award winning composer Stephen Schwartz at the orchestra’s 43rd Birthday Gala.
This holiday season Olney Theatre Center's Hello, Dolly! gives audiences a chance to see a rarely performed classic on the Roberts Mainstage, in an entertaining production that harks back to the Golden Age of Broadway musicals.
The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, will celebrate the holidays with its annual concert tradition. A Place Called Home features Megan Hilty, best known for playing the triple-threat Ivy Lynn in “Smash” on NBC.
Watch Nova Y. Payton, who plays Dolly Gallagher Levi in Olney Theater's Hello, Dolly!, performs a special cabaret version of the Act I-closing number 'Before The Parade Passes By.'
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 November 2025 include The Wild Duck and more.
Olney Theatre Center will present Hello, Dolly! in the Roberts Mainstage this fall and winter. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets here!
The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, will open its 43rd season at Carnegie Hall with From Stage to Screen on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.
Jessica Vosk will headline the annual New York Pops Underground cabaret performance at 54 Below with an intimate and eclectic evening of songs. Learn more!
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