Washington, DC — Musicals
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Tarzan
Mainstage Musical - Dinner & Show Based on Disney's epic animated musical adventure and Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan features heart-pumping music by rock legend, Phil Collins, and a book by Tony Award-winning playwright, David Henry Hwang. High-flying...
The Rocky Horror Show
Monumental Theatre Company presents an immersive production of The Rocky Horror Show at Dance Place in Washington, DC. The production celebrates the show's cult legacy and its enduring place as a joyful expression of queer identity and community.
Hairspray
It’s big hair and even bigger dreams in Hairspray the Musical! Set in 1960s Baltimore, this high-energy show follows Tracy Turnblad, a spirited teen with a passion for dance, as she fights for love, equality, and a spot on The Corny Collins Show. Bursting with catchy tunes...
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing: The Musical will bring a fresh creative approach to the timeless love story that captured the hearts of millions around the world. Set against the backdrop of the summer of 1963, Dirty Dancing follows the journey of Frances "Baby" Houseman and dance instructor...
Somewhere over the Border
Dorothy becomes Reina in this fresh take on The Wizard of Oz from Brian Quijada, the award-winning co-creator and star of Mexodus , which premiered at Mosaic ahead of back-to-back Off-Broadway runs. Inspired by the true story of his mother’s immigration in the 1970s, Somewhere...
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow is a production by Synetic Theater Company presented at Olney Theatre Center.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Directed by Lili-Anne Brown Co-produced with Olney Theatre Center Set in 1920s Chicago and pulsing with rousing blues music, wry comedy, and poetic insight, August Wilson’s acclaimed play follows trailblazing singer Ma Rainey and her band during a fraught recording session. As...
Maybe Happy Ending
Inside a one-room apartment in the heart of Seoul, Oliver lives a happily quiet life listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant. But what else is there to do when you’re a Helperbot 3, a robot that has long been retired and considered obsolete? When his fellow...
Come From Away
Ten years after making its Ford’s Theatre debut, Tony Award-winning Come From Away returns to our historic stage and tells the heart-warming true story of how a small Canadian town cared for 6,579 airline passengers stranded there on 9/11. When 38 planes were diverted to its...
Wish You Were Here
Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Sanaz Toossi and directed by Sivan Battat, this play follows Salme and her four best friends as they prepare for her wedding in 1978 Karaj, on the eve of the Iranian Revolution. Over the next decade, everything changes for these tightknit...
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a beloved family musical based on Charles Schulz's iconic Peanuts comic strip. The cast includes Andrew Agner-Nicols as Snoopy, James M. Toler as Charlie Brown, Julia Eakes as Sally, Tori Farnsworth as Lucy, C.C. Gallagher as Linus, and Tyler...
Merrily We Roll Along
Stephen Sondheim's masterwork about friendship, ambition and the compromises that shape a life, directed and choreographed by Matthew Gardiner. Told in reverse chronological order, the musical follows three longtime friends as they navigate idealism, loyalty and disappointment...
Mamma Mia!
Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s...
Rockville Musical Theatre presents "Caroline, or Change"
8 performances | Oct. 31 and Nov. 6*, 7, 13 & 14 at 7:30 p.m. | Nov. 1, 8 & 15 at 2 p.m. Set in one of the most pivotal times in America's history, the Tony-nominated Caroline, or Change is riveting, moving, and awe-inspiring. Featuring a virtuosic score by Jeanine Tesori (Shrek...
Latest Washington, DC Reviews
Review: WOODY GUTHRIE'S AMERICAN SONG at Theater Alliance
On the park lawn on a summer’s night you can hear them faintly approaching: Nine singers and musicians, some with protest signs, singing “All You Fascists Bound to Lose,” gaining volume as they approach. …
Review: TOSCA at Wolf Trap Opera
She bounds on stage in sunglasses, fur and foulard like she’s just taken a Vespa from the Trevi Fountain. The Floria Tosca in Wolf Trap Opera’s stylish new production of Puccini’s classic is fully 20th century woman — an Italian film star of 1970s Rome whose poster hangs alongside those for…
Review: JOHN WILLIAMS & STEVEN SPIELBERG: MOVIE MAGIC with The BSO, Steven Reineke Conductor at The Music Center At Strathmore
There are certain phrases in life that get me highly excited. When I watch a movie the phrase “Music by John Williams” puts me in a very good place for the duration of that particular film. The phrase “Directed by Steven Spielberg” has the same effect. These two men have a collaboration that…
Review: THE IMMIGRANT at Synetic Theater At Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre
Both a loving tribute to the artistry of Charlie Chaplin and a poignant story of the immigrant experience, this exuberant award-winning production from Synetic Theater runs through August 2 at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre in Arlington, Virginia…
Review: HISTORY ON FOOT at Ford’s Theatre and on the Streets Of DC
Good theatre can take place practically anywhere if you know what you want out of the experience. Since 2008 Ford’s Theatre has been conducting walking tours under the banner of History On Foot. The tour takes you around to several places that all have some kind of connection to the assassination …
Review: MACBETH at Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy
This production of Macbeth took a classic play and, through the use of minimal stage design, presents it in a unique way. Macbeth draws the audience in from the moment the lights go down, and has you on the edge of your seat until curtain call.…
Review: LEFTOVER LAZZI: A COMMEDIA CABARET at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
Featuring a variety of recognizable musical theatre songs while performing with the physicality of Commedia dell’Arte, Faction of Fools delivers an enchanting yet hilarious cabaret, perfect for a summer night out. …
Review: THE WELL at District Fringe
THE WELL is a memorable and powerful production that will stay with you long after the house lights come up. Only three performances remain before it closes on Sunday, July 26 — don't miss it.…
Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy
STC Academy's Summer Repertory wows with their production of Twelfth Night. The cast of young actors, nearing the completion of their graduate training at the Academy, deliver a professional caliber performance of the renowned comedy.…
Review: ADRIFT: A MEDIEVAL WAYWARD FOLLY by Happenstance Theatre
Stagecraft and magic shines a spotlight on the dark ages in Happenstance Theatre's ADRIFT: A MEDIEVAL WAYWARD FOLLY at Round House Theatre. See what our critic had to say.…
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Misery Aldie Mill Historic Park (8/20-8/30) |
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Round House Theatre (9/09-10/11) |
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Body Language The Allan Lefcowitz Theater at The Writer's Center (9/25-9/27) PHOTOS |
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No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre ARTfactory (9/11-9/20) |
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Rockville Little Theatre presents "Fences" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (4/30-5/09) |
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Philadelphia Ballet Stars and Stripes Forever! Wolf Trap (9/10-9/10) |
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Hamlet Folger Shakespeare Library (3/02-4/11) |
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Moxie Events presents "Magic of Motown" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (8/21-8/22) |
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BAD KREYÒL Mosaic Theater Company (5/20-6/13) |
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The Last Victorian Washington Stage Guild (11/19-12/13) |