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Martha Graham Dance Company


The revolutionary Martha Graham Dance Company—the oldest modern dance ensemble in the country—returns to the Center for the Arts with a program that showcases the ...

Reduced Shakespeare Company


Called “wildly funny” by the Los Angeles Times, the Reduced Shakespeare Company (RSC) famously skewers long serious subjects, reducing them to fast-paced, side-splitting farces. After ...

Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale


A bilingual Cinderella with a twist that kids will love! What will happen to Cinderella at the ball … game? That's the surprising question in ...

Migraaaaants, or there's too many of us on this damn boat!


This satirical comedy explores the lives of migrants as they cross seas, deal with profiteers, face dehumanization and exploitation, and navigate the cultures where they ...

Civilizing Lusby
Civilizing Lusby
4/5 - 4/21/2024


A world premiere, dark comedy by artistic director  John Morogiello . Saint Leonard, Maryland, 1868, two businessmen condemn the shack of a waterman to make a killing ...
New Comedy

Shear Madness
Shear Madness
10/4 - 6/30/2025


Figure out whodunit at this wildly popular record-breaking comedy. Audiences all over the world have spotted the clues and questioned the suspects amid much hilarity. ...

Company
Company
3/12 - 3/31/2024


Company, the musical comedy masterpiece about the search for love and cocktails in New York, is turned on its head in Elliott's revelatory staging, in ...

American Festival Pops Orchestra: American Icons


Presenting the soundtrack of our great nation, the American Festival Pops Orchestra performs a star-spangled concert of iconic works by some of America’s greatest composers ...

Merrily We Roll Along
3/2 - 4/6/2024


Stephen Sondheim’s remarkable Broadway fable of friendship and the high price of success opens in the present and moves backward in time. The triumphs and ...

Mutts Gone Nuts


Prepare to be bow-wowed! Canines and comedy collide in Mutts Gone Nuts when husband and wife duo Scott and Joan Houghton return to the Center ...

Ordinary Days
Ordinary Days
4/5 - 4/6/2024


Set in a post-9/11 New York City, Gwon’s modern musical follows the quietly intersecting lives of four New Yorkers. A true slice of life, audiences ...

Seussical
4/4 - 4/6/2024


Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and promote excitement in reading and literature with Seussical! This whimsical musical is based on the books of Dr. Seuss and ...

Spring Awakening
4/4 - 4/6/2024


Spring Awakening explodes onto the stage with a raw and powerful exploration of teenage angst and sexual awakening in a repressed society. Set in late ...

FRAGMENTS: Alisa Weilerstein, cello


Lauded for her deep musical insight, technical brilliance, and creative authority, cellist Alisa Weilerstein premieres her innovative, theatrical new project Fragments, co-commissioned by Washington Performing ...

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Three Great Romantics


Experience heartwarmingly gorgeous and colorful musical gems from three popular Romantic- era composers—Grieg, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms—with the masterful storyteller and pianist Jeffrey Siegel. Three Great ...

Murder at the Mansion presents Calamity in Camelot


Murder at the Mansion presents "Calamity in Camelot" April 5th & 6th at 8pm | April 7th at 2pm It’s the merry month of May ...

Mutts Gone Nuts


Prepare to be bow-wowed! Canines and comedy collide in Mutts Gone Nuts when husband and wife duo Scott and Joan Houghton return to the Hylton ...

THE PROM
THE PROM
3/23 - 4/7/2024


The careers of four eccentric Broadway stars are struggling. They desperately need a new stage upon which to shine bright once more. Seeking out a ...


Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Ready, set, fry! It’s time for the annual "Hot Wang Festival" in Memphis, Tennessee, and Cordell Crutchfield ...

Atlas Presents: Sounds of Silence Film Series: Bare Knees - 1928


With live musical accompaniment by pianist Andrew Earle Simpson. This film is on loan from and preserved by the Library of Congress. "Bare Knees" is ...

The Color Purple
4/11 - 4/14/2024


The Color Purple, the poignant musical based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, paints a powerful portrait of resilience and hope in the face of ...

The Color Purple
4/10 - 4/15/2024


The Color Purple, the poignant musical based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, paints a powerful portrait of resilience and hope in the face of ...

Rachel Barton Pine, violin


Violinist Rachel Barton Pine inspires audiences worldwide with artistic excellence, boundless energy, unforgettable interpretations, and passion for philanthropy. Through her Rachel Barton Pine Foundation, she ...

Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen


Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen is a torrent of mind-blowing Bluegrass. Known for their meaty pile-driving rhythms and Solivan’s dynamic and bold vocals, the band’s ...

Small Island Big Song


Right before Earth Day, join Small Island Big Song for a moving concert experience combining music, spoken word, and stunning projections to showcase unique oceanic ...

At the Wedding
At the Wedding
3/13 - 4/21/2024


Carlo crashes her ex’s wedding with three simple goals: Don’t get drunk. Don’t make any kids cry. Don’t try to win back the bride, no ...

At the Wedding
At the Wedding
3/13 - 4/21/2024


Carlo crashes her ex’s wedding with three simple goals: Don’t get drunk. Don’t make any kids cry. Don’t try to win back the bride, no ...

Hester Street
Hester Street
3/27 - 4/21/2024


The world premiere of Hester Street – the theatrical adaptation of the beloved 1975 film by Joan Micklin Silver – marks the largest production Theater ...

Nancy
Nancy
3/28 - 4/21/2024


It’s 1985 in Washington, DC and two women are trying to steer their futures—Nancy Reagan from the White House, orchestrating her husband “Ronnie’s” political career ...

Peter Pan
Peter Pan
4/9 - 4/21/2024


This high-flying musical has been delighting audiences of all ages for close to 70 years and is now being brought back to life in a ...

Peter Pan
Peter Pan
4/9 - 4/21/2024


This high-flying musical has been thrilling audiences of all ages for close to 70 years and is now being brought back to life in a ...


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Review: YAA's BIG FISH at Strathmore


by Itai Yasur - March 25, 2024

Young Artists of America's BIG FISH was a night to remember for the next generation of singers, dancers and musicians....

Review: George Mason University School of Dance Gala Concert at GMU's Center for The Arts


by Emily Berger - March 25, 2024

GMU's students performed four diverse works Friday night, from historical modern dance to contemporary to one with inflections of break dance. Friday’s annual showcase of GMU’s dancers at the George Mason Center for the Arts, featured roughly half of the school’s majors in works by Martha Graham, Ky...

Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Ford's Theatre


by Pamela Roberts - March 21, 2024

Horrors! Ford’s Little Shop disappoints. Little Shop of Horrors is a cult favorite with catchy score of rock and doo-wop tunes. But the latest version at Ford’s Theatre underwhelms. The fun has run out. ...

Review: Round House Theatre's SPRING BREAK A Testament to Youthful Ingenuity


by Andrew White - March 20, 2024

For family and friends who gathered at Round House Theatre to watch the latest crop of high school talent working on and offstage in Joe Calarco’s Spring Break, it was a chance to cheer on young people who have worked hard to create a compelling afternoon’s entertainment, both visually inventive and...

Review: SCHOOL GIRLS; OR: THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY at NextStop Theatre Company


by Jake Bridges - March 18, 2024

What did our critic think of SCHOOL GIRLS; OR: THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY at NextStop Theatre Company?...

Review: AT THE WEDDING at Studio Theatre


by Dara Homer - March 18, 2024

At the Wedding is a comedy with tragedy sprinkled in like celebratory confetti that proves difficult to clean up once dispersed. It tries to squeeze in a lot of different ideas, tones, and resonances into barely over an hour. Not all of it lands, but there are seriously funny moments mixed in with t...

Review: MIGRAAAAANTS OR: THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS DAMN BOAT! at ExPats Theatre


by Mary Lincer - March 17, 2024

What did our critic think of MIGRAAAAANTS OR: THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS DAMN BOAT! at ExPats Theatre?...

Review: SYMPHONY SWING! AN EVENING OF DUKE ELLINGTON at Kennedy Center


by Roger Catlin - March 16, 2024

The American musical giant Duke Ellington wrote more than 1,000 compositions in his long career, and to mark the 125th anniversary of his birth in his native city, The Kennedy Center is determined to celebrate a lot of them. ...

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....

Review: PENELOPE at Signature Theatre


by Rachael F. Goldberg - March 15, 2024

Signature’s production of 'Penelope' insists that Odysseus’ wife “has some things she wants to say.” If only she would....



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