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Jan 29 – Feb 22, 2026 · NextStop Theatre, Herndon
Written by Nia Akilah RobinsonDirected by Heather LanzaCan classmates with opposite views on moving up in the world, learn to trust one another? In this...
LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA (The House of Bernarda Alba)
Feb 5 – Mar 1, 2026 · GALA Hispanic Theatre, Washington
Do not miss this contemporary staging of the modern classic La casa de Bernarda Alba (The House of Bernarda Alba) by Spanish playwright Federico García...
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
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...
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,...
Catch Me If You Can
Feb 26 – Mar 1, 2026 · Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester
26 Feb. - 1 Mar. 2026 CATCH ME IF YOU CANCatch Me If You CanThursday, February 26 – Sunday, March 1Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre$30 Get TicketsThursday, February 26 at 7:30PMFriday,...
25th Anniversary Tour of Patti LuPone Matters of the Heart
Mar 5 · Center for the Arts at George Mason University, Fairfax
Three-time Tony winner Patti LuPone celebrates the 25th anniversary of Matters of the Heart in a one-night-only concert exploring love’s crimes, passions, and mysteries.
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
Heart & Soul
Feb 21 · The Howard Theatre, Washington
A celebration of Black excellence in music! Come join GMCW’s inspirational ensemble, Seasons of Love, under the direction of GMCW assistant conductor Ronté Pierce, as they...
Happy Days by Samuel Beckett
Jan 29 – Feb 22, 2026 · Washington Stage Guild, District of Columbia
Winnie is inexplicably buried waist-deep in a mound of scorched earth in a bleak landscape, while nearby, her husband Willie dozes.
John Doe
Jan 30 – Feb 22, 2026 · The Keegan Theatre, Washington DC
People-avoider Zia suffers from anthropophobia, the fear of people. People-watcher Doe suffers from being dead. And naturally, only Zia can see him. Brought together by...
Octet
Jan 14 – Feb 22, 2026 · Studio Theatre, Washington, DC
Eight people meet in a church basement and lock their phones in a box. This a capella chamber musical from Dave Malloy (Natasha, Pierre, & the Great...
RENT in Concert
Feb 25 · The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda
Experience a full symphonic concert event performed with live cast celebrating Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking Tony and Pulitzer Prize Award winning musical RENT in Concert! This special concert-style...
Ann Talman: Elizabeth Taylor and the Shadow of Her Smile
Feb 28 · Arts Club of Washington, Washington
Ann Talman brings her award-winning show Ann Talman: Elizabeth Taylor and The Shadow of Her Smile to the Arts Club of Washington, Saturday, February 28...
Extreme Chopin
Feb 28 – Feb 28, 2026 · The National Philharmonic
Brian Ganz performs at the Music Center at Strathmore on February 28 as part of the "Extreme Chopin" series, marking one of the final concerts...
Beale Street Puppets presents The Enchanted Mermaid
Feb 7 – Mar 1, 2026 · The Puppet Co., Glen Echo
Once upon a time, our hero John Cobbler stumbled upon a hidden castle. A beautiful maiden has been transformed into a mermaid! Can John use...
Hothouse New Works Block Party
Feb 20 – Mar 1, 2026 · Theater Alliance
The Hothouse New Works Block Party returns to Theater Alliance in Washington, DC, from February 20 to March 1, 2026. This two-weekend festival will celebrate...
The World to Come
Feb 2 – Mar 1, 2026 · Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
The World to Come, presented by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and Theater J, is a world premiere play written by Ali Viterbi and directed by...
Tambo & Bones
Feb 12 – Mar 7, 2026 · Spooky Action Theater, Washington
“You thought you was gonna sing a song about racism and change the world” – Bones Tambo and Bones find themselves in a fix: they’re trapped in...
The In-Between
Mar 7 · Monumental Theatre Company, Alexandria
Join us for a workshop presentation of Zachary Leo Harris's new contemporary musical about the season of becoming: when you are not who you were,...
The Princess and The Pea: An Actors Theatre for Young Audiences Production
Feb 28 – Mar 7, 2026 · ARTfactory, Manassas
Prince John must find a princess to marry so that he can claim the throne. A masked ball could be the solution. But his stepmother–the...
Between Riverside and Crazy
Feb 19 – Mar 8, 2026 · 1st Stage, Tysons
Between Riverside and CrazyWritten by Stephen Adly Guirgis Directed by José Carrasquillo February 19 - March 8, 2026Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.Ex-cop...
Little Miss Perfect
Feb 12 – Mar 8, 2026 · Olney Theatre Center, Olney
Joriah Kwamé became a viral TikTok star with his song “Little Miss Perfect,” which garnered millions of views and launched this new musical with Broadway aspirations....
Midiculous
Feb 24 – Mar 8, 2026 · Keegan Theatre, Washington DC
Midiculous Middle School. A laughably lopsided social “order” in which students are designated either Queen Bee, Jock, Geek, or Goth – and woe betide any...
On Beckett
Feb 11 – Mar 8, 2026 · Shakespeare Theatre Company
Bill Irwin will present his one-man show, On Beckett, at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, offering an insightful and humorous tribute to the works of Samuel...
Rent
Feb 6 – Mar 8, 2026 · Compass Rose Theater
Compass Rose Theater and Anne Arundel Community College join forces to present the award-winning musical Rent from February 6 to March 8, 2026. This collaborative...
Stereophonic
Feb 10 – Mar 8, 2026 · National Theatre, Washington
David Adjmi’s Stereophonic zooms in on a music studio in the mid-1970s, where an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on...
Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents "The Elixir of Love"
Feb 27 – Mar 8, 2026 · F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville
Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents "The Elixir of Love"6 performances | February 27 & 28 and March 6 & 7 at 8 p.m. | March...
Visiting Mr. Green by Jeff Baron
Feb 27 – Mar 8, 2026 · ARTfactory, Manassas
Visiting Mr. Green is a touching and humorous stage play by Jeff Baron that explores the power of human connection across generations and cultures. When young...
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
Mar 14 · The Dinner Detective Washington DC, Alexandria
America’s LARGEST interactive true crime mystery dinner show is now playing in Washington DC! At The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, you’ll tackle a challenging...
Bach: The Early Masses II
Mar 13 – Mar 15, 2026 · The Thirteen
Bach: The Early Masses II features The Thirteen as they explore two of Bach's early masterpieces: the Mass in A Major and the Mass in...
Chez Joey
Jan 30 – Mar 15, 2026 · Arena Stage
Chez Joey is a vibrant reimagining of the Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey, directed by Savion Glover and Tony Goldwyn. The production features a...
Pied Piper Theatre’s In The Burning Darkness
Mar 13 – Mar 15, 2026 · ARTfactory, Manassas
In The Burning Darkness by Antonio Buero-Vallejo is a powerful and moving drama set in a school for the blind, where optimism and despair collide. When...
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Latest Washington, DC Reviews
Review: NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE at Round House
by Itai Yasur - February 19, 2026
Master illusionist Dendy gives you the gift of a stone in your shoe. See what our critic had to say....
Review: BEOWULF, A RETELLING at Taffety Punk Theatre Company
by Laurie Sara Oliver - February 18, 2026
“So I’ve got a story to tell you. It’s a good one.” Marcus Kyd paces the small stage of the black box theater at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop where the house has been arranged like a comedy club. ...
Review: Scena Theatre's KRAPP'S LAST TAPE a Moving Tribute to Beckett, Mortality
by Andrew White - February 17, 2026
Krapp’s Last Tape is Scena Theatre’s contribution to a mini-Beckett festival that has popped up in our midst this past week, and it’s a poignant reminder of how Beckett foresaw demise—his, ours, everyone’s—with a combination of wry humor, and a resignation that sometimes borders on relie...
Review: CHEZ JOEY at Arena Stage
by David Friscic - February 17, 2026
An embarrassment of theatrical riches, bordering on sensory, stimulating overload, is on display in an exceptionally bold and satisfying reimagining of the very influential musical Pal Joey—now reconceived as Chez Joey. The show still takes place in the 1940’s Chicago music/nightclub scene, but ...
Review: SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK at Creative Cauldron Stage
by Doug Poms - February 16, 2026
What did our critic think of SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK at Creative Caudron Stage?...
Review: TAMBO & BONES at Spooky Action Theater
by Jake Bridges - February 16, 2026
With TAMBO & BONES, Spooky Action Theatre takes on a satirical and biting piece that refuses to play by the rules, whether it be of narrative, of genre, or of comfort. What starts as a minstrel show quickly mutates into a centuries-spanning interrogation of race, capitalism, and the hunger for auton...
Review: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA at GALA Hispanic Theatre
by Jackson Malmgren - February 15, 2026
What did our critic think of THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA at Gala Hispanic Theatre?...
Review: THE WORLD TO COME at Woolly Mammoth
by Pamela Roberts - February 15, 2026
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....
Review: ABT'S THE WINTER'S TALE at Kennedy Center Opera House
by Emily Berger - February 16, 2026
American Ballet Theatre, the country’s great ballet company of theatrical stars and story ballets, returned to DC this week to present Christopher Wheeldon’s retelling of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. A star vehicle with six leading roles, the ballet succeeds in delivering sumptuous danci...
Review: ON BECKETT at Shakespeare Theatre
by Mary Lincer - February 14, 2026
What did our critic think of ON BECKETT at Shakespeare Theatre?...
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