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Chez Joey
Chez Joey
Jan 30 – Mar 15, 2026 · Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Washington

The year is 1940-something, and Chicago’s night scene is sizzling. Enter Joey Evans. A slick-talking, velvet-voiced songster with dreams bigger than the bandstand. But in...

On Beckett
On Beckett
Feb 11 – Mar 15, 2026 · Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington

Tony Award-winning actor and master clown Bill Irwin (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Sesame Street) has spent a lifetime captivated by Samuel Beckett. With little more than a funny...

Eureka Day
Mar 11 – Apr 5, 2026 · Theater J, Washington

The Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California, is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, acceptance, social justice. In weekly meetings Eureka Day’s five board members...

Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
Feb 27 – Apr 5, 2026 · Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Washington

Based on the real-life Scopes “Monkey” Trial, this electrifying courtroom drama pits two towering legal minds against each other in a small-town battle over science,...

Passion Plays | A Festival
Passion Plays | A Festival
Mar 6 – Apr 12, 2026 · Dupont Underground, Washington DC

IN Series, the Washington, D.C. based opera company known for bold, artist-driven opera theater will present PASSION PLAYS, a three-week festival of new musical theater...

A Good Day to Me Not to You
A Good Day to Me Not to You
Mar 27 – May 3, 2026 · Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Washington

Drama Desk Award-winning actor Lameece Issaq teams up with two-time Obie-winning director Lee Sunday Evans on her wildly candid new play, which centers on the...

Wish World: a Bad Medicine Sketch Comedy Show
Wish World: a Bad Medicine Sketch Comedy Show
Mar 17 · DC Improv Comedy Club, Washington

Bad Medicine presents Wish World: a topsy-turvy, ensemble sketch comedy about wishes coming true and going wrong. Laugh hard, but beware what you wish for.

New Comedy
Lionel Bart’s Oliver!
Lionel Bart’s Oliver!
May 9 – May 10, 2026 · Hylton Performing Arts Center, Manassas

SHOWTIMES ON 5/9 AT 2PM AND 7PM, AND 5/10 AT 2PMIn honor of their 100th production, Piped Piper Theatre presents the beloved musical Oliver!Discover the heartwarming...

West Side Story
May 8 – May 15, 2026 · Lyric Baltimore

Washington National Opera presents Bernstein's West Side Story, a company premiere directed by Francesca Zambello, from May 8 to May 15, 2026. This iconic musical...

1776
1776
Mar 13 – May 16, 2026 · Ford's Theatre, Washington

This popular American musical is an insightful, vibrant and humorous take on our founding fathers’ determination to do the right thing for their fledgling nation....

Cabaret
Cabaret
May 14 – May 17, 2026 · Dupont Underground, Washington DC

Join us for this electrifying production of Cabaret, the iconic Tony Award–winning Broadway musical by Joe Masteroff, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred...

Pride & Prejudice​
Pride & Prejudice​
May 1 – May 17, 2026 · Three Notch Theatre, Lexington Park

This isn’t your grandmother’s Austen! Bold, surprising, boisterous, and timely, this P&P for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect...

Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables
Apr 24 – May 24, 2026 · Adventure Theatre MTC, Glen Echo

Aesop’s FablesApril 24- May 24, 2026By Mike Kenny Directed by Ray Ficca Aesop’s Fables is a vibrant, theatrical adventure that brings timeless tales to life with wit, warmth,...

I & You: The Musical
I & You: The Musical
Apr 23 – May 24, 2026 · Olney Theatre Center, Olney

In 2015, Olney Theatre produced the Rolling World Premiere of I And You by Lauren Gunderson, which went on to become one of the most-produced plays in...

The Great Gatsby: A New Musical
May 12 – May 24, 2026 · National Theatre, Washington

The party's roaring on Broadway! THE GREAT GATSBY is a “great, big Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Directed by Marc...

The Magic Duel
The Magic Duel
Mar 21 – May 30, 2026 · The National Union Building, Washington DC

90 MINUTES OF JAW-DROPPING WONDER THAT WILL LEAVE YOU IN STITCHES AND QUESTIONING EVERYTHING!Step into a world where reality bends and the impossible becomes inevitable....

The Motion
The Motion
May 6 – Jun 14, 2026 · Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Washington

What begins as a razor-sharp debate spirals into a world-altering unraveling as four scholars are thrust into a kaleidoscopic odyssey through memory, identity, and the...

Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents Patience
Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents "Patience"
Jun 5 – Jun 14, 2026 · F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville

Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents "Patience"6 performances | June 5, 6, 12 & 13 at 8 p.m. | June 7 & 14 at 2 p.m.A...

Disney Newsies
Disney Newsies
Jun 5 – Jun 21, 2026 · Hylton Performing Arts Center, Manassas

They delivered the papers until they made the headlines.

Indecent
Indecent
Jun 4 – Jun 21, 2026 · 1st Stage, Tysons

IndecentWritten by Paula Vogel Directed by Alex Levy June 4-21, 2026From Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, a deeply moving play inspired by the true events...

Othello
May 19 – Jun 21, 2026 · Shakespeare Theatre Company

Wendell Pierce stars as Othello in Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of the iconic tragedy directed by Simon Godwin. This adaptation explores themes of betrayal and...

Disney’s The Lion King JR
Disney’s The Lion King JR
Jun 26 – Jun 28, 2026 · Hylton Performing Arts Center, Manassas

Journey to the African savanna with Disney The Lion King JR! This inspiring musical brings the beloved story of Simba, Nala, and the Circle of...

Precarious
Precarious
Jun 4 – Jun 28, 2026 · Mosaic Theater Company, Washington, D.C.

PrecariousBy Steph Del RossoDIRECTED BY Jaki BradleyJune 4-28, 2026 A fresh new comedy about starting out, starting over and the enduring love of family. Recently retired...

How Shakespeare Saved My Life
How Shakespeare Saved My Life
Jun 9 – Jul 5, 2026 · Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC

How Shakespeare Saved My Life is an autobiographical-inspired theatrical work by playwright and Broadway performer Jacob Ming-Trent (Folger Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and directed by Tony Taccone (The Harder They...

How Shakespeare Saved My Life
How Shakespeare Saved My Life
Jun 9 – Jul 5, 2026 · Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC

How Shakespeare Saved My Life is an autobiographical-inspired theatrical work by playwright and Broadway performer Jacob Ming-Trent (Folger Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and directed by Tony Taccone (The Harder They...

Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
Jun 16 – Jul 5, 2026 · Kennedy Center [Eisenhower Theatre], Washington

Baz Luhrmann's luscious film comes to life on stage in one of the most eye-popping shows to ever hit Broadway. Enter a world of splendor...

Carla Hall - Please Underestimate Me
Carla Hall - Please Underestimate Me
Jun 3 – Jul 12, 2026 · Olney Theatre Center, Olney

Award-winning chef, best-selling author, and beloved TV personality, Carla Hall, is at the top of her game. But getting there was no picnic. In this...

Beetlejuice
Jul 7 – Jul 26, 2026 · National Theatre, Washington

After a thrilling Broadway three-peat, BEETLEJUICE rises again to hit the road! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story...

Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical
Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical
Jun 17 – Jul 26, 2026 · Imagination Stage, Bethesda

Life is a really, really, really big adventure as Pete the Cat and the Biddle family rock out in a fast-paced, globe-trotting musical based on...

Pippin
May 12 – Jul 26, 2026 · Signature Theatre

Signature Theatre will present Pippin, directed by Matthew Gardiner, from May 12 to July 26, 2026. This musical by Stephen Schwartz follows Pippin, the heir...

What Became of Us
Jun 16 – Jul 26, 2026 · Signature Theatre

What Became of Us is a poignant play that explores the lifelong bond between two siblings, highlighting their unique experiences as one is an immigrant...

King Lear
King Lear
Jul 29 · Kimball Theare, Williamsburg

King Lear, Shakespeare's towering tragedy of family intrigue, devotion, and unspeakable treachery.  When old King Lear banishes his daughter Cordelia for disloyalty, he soon finds that...



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