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By Gustavo Ott Original Music by Koki Lortkipanidze Directed by Carlos Celdrán WORLD PREMIERE In Spanish with English surtitles GARBO: The Actor Who Saved the World brings to the stage one of World War II’s most extraordinary and true little told stories: Juan Pujol, a...
This musical cabaret follows immigrants from Germany, India, Peru, and Senegal as they navigate the "obstacle race" of integration—confronting the systemic complexities and cultural contradictions of their new home. Through song and storytelling, and plenty of humor, wit, and...
Bobby Robotowitz is a world premiere play written by Matt Schatz and directed by Woolly Mammoth Company Member Jared Mezzocchi, co-produced with City Theatre of Pittsburgh. Dina, a novelist down on her luck and running out of words, turns to a chatbot named Bobby Robotowitz for...
Jack Absolute Flies Again by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris, directed by Artistic Director Alex Levy, is presented in co-production with Prologue Theatre. Set in 1940s Britain, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home after an aerial dogfight to win the heart of his old flame...
Kimberly Akimbo is the 2023 Tony Award-winning musical with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, directed by Ethan Heard. Set on a Saturday night at a skating rink in Bergen County, NJ, the story follows 16-year-old Kimberly Levaco, who has a rare...
Based on the books by Andrea Beaty, with book by Lauren Gunderson, music by Bree Lowdermilk, and lyrics by Kait Kerrigan, this production follows three inquisitive STEM heroes in Ms. Greer's classroom. Rosie Revere has big dreams, Iggy Peck has a relentless passion for...
American Girls is the world premiere of a play written by Emily Feldman, commissioned by Theater J. This coming-of-age story follows two friends navigating the cultural touchstones of Millennial girlhood as their decades-long friendship evolves. Feldman's play asks a timeless...
Written by Bess Wohl and directed by Whitney White, this 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner is a co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Geffen Playhouse. Set in 1970 Ohio, the play follows journalist Lizzie as she joins a women's consciousness-raising group, while...
GRAMMY Award-winning American tenor Nicholas Phan brings Metastasio's great hero to life in arias by Mozart and composers who shaped him, including Mysliveček, Gluck, Hasse, Haydn, and Marianna Martines. The production explores themes of betrayal and forgiveness among the...
Lynda Carter returns to National Chamber Ensemble to narrate Vivaldi's Four Seasons in a multimedia presentation combining music, storytelling, and humor. This spectacular season finale caps NCE's 20th Anniversary Season.
Bellini's Il Pirata is an early Romantic masterpiece in the bel canto style, set in Sicily during the 13th century, telling the story of an exiled nobleman turned pirate, his long-lost love, and his rival. The opera features a quintessential mad scene and soaring melodies...
A rarity from the pen of George Bernard Shaw, his very free adaptation of a juicy German potboiler. As a mea culpa for having an affair with his wife, Jitta’s lover (her husband’s colleague) asks that her husband take possession of his final book and publish it under his own...
GRAMMY Award-winning American tenor Nicholas Phan brings Metastasio's great hero to life in arias by Mozart and composers who shaped him, including Mysliveček, Gluck, Hasse, Haydn, and Marianna Martines. The production explores themes of betrayal and forgiveness among the...
The Washington Chorus partners with the National Philharmonic to present a program featuring the East Coast premiere of Jocelyn Hagen's large-scale symphonic work What the Soul Already Knows alongside Mozart's Requiem. What the Soul Already Knows was jointly commissioned by...
The show explores how four blue-collar guys — Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi — grew to become the singing sensation The Four Seasons.
6 performances | Apr. 30 and May 1, 7 & 8 at 8 p.m. | May 2 & 9 at 2 p.m. By August Wilson Directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell Set in the 1950s, Fences evokes the early rumblings of the civil rights movement. The central character is Troy Maxson, a middle-aged resident of...
Created by Artistic Director Edwaard Liang to music by Sergei Prokofiev, this production of Romeo & Juliet combines classical storytelling with a contemporary choreographic approach. The ballet features detailed characterizations, expansive ensemble scenes, and realistically...
Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after twenty-two years of child-raising in the suburbs. Greg’s career as a financial trader is winding down, while Kate’s career as a public-school English teacher is beginning to offer her more opportunities. When Greg finds a dog named...
Closing The Washington Ballet's 50th Anniversary Season, this finale celebrates the company's history of creating and championing original work in the nation's capital. The program brings together three ballets developed for the company: Blue Until June choreographed by Trey...
Determined to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish, first-generation Haitian American Simone returns to the island eager to reunite with her entrepreneur cousin, the Haitian-born and raised Gigi, and reconnect with her roots. When misconceptions and misunderstandings lead to...
The Washington Chorus joins the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for a theatrical staged performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem, conducted by BSO Artistic Director Jonathon Heyward. Performances take place at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore and Music Center at...
Bulrusher by Eisa Davis, directed by Associate Artistic Director Deidra LaWan Starnes, follows an orphan with a gift for clairvoyance who was found floating in a basket on the river as an infant. She navigates a world of eccentric characters including a taciturn schoolteacher, a...
The year is 1943 and we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse. Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Noel Coward meets Noel Fielding, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the...
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GARBO: EL ACTOR QUE SAVÓ AL MUNDO (Garbo: The Actor Who Saved The World) GALA Hispanic Theatre (9/03-9/27) |
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Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Stonewall's Bust The Writers Center (10/09-10/25) |
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Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene (the Original Audrey) Lincoln Theatre (9/25-9/25) |
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Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents "The Merry Widow" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (2/26-3/07) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Washington DC (9/26-9/26) |
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Philadelphia Ballet Stars and Stripes Forever! Wolf Trap (9/10-9/10) |
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Rockville Little Theatre presents "The Game's Afoot" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (9/25-10/04) |
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Hairspray Hylton Performing Arts Center (9/18-9/27) |
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Somewhere over the Border Mosaic Theater Company (9/10-10/04) |
