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The Snowman and The Snowdog
The Snowman and The Snowdog
11/22 - 1/4/2026


A soaring new musical for the holiday season! This follow-up to Raymond Briggs’ “The Snowman™” is based on  the video  of the same name (watch ...

Birthday Candles
Birthday Candles
12/4 - 12/21/2025


Birthday Candles Written by Noah Haidle Directed by Alex Levy December 4-21, 2025 Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the ...

The Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions


The latest semiautobiographical work from Pulitzer Prize-winner and DMV native Paula Vogel ( How I Learned to Drive ) traces 40 years and five evictions ...

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas


Michael Russotto  returns to star for a second holiday season in this solo show that is a masterclass in theatrical storytelling. As he portrays nearly ...

An Irish Carol
An Irish Carol
12/11 - 12/28/2025


An original work by Keegan favorite Matthew J. Keenan, AN IRISH CAROL is an homage to Dickens’ classic – told as only the Irish can. ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/20 - 12/31/2025


Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption. Originally conceived ...

It's My Party!
It's My Party!
1/22 - 2/5/2026


What happens when foes use different tactics to ignite political change? Come see for yourself at "It’s My Party!" as suffragists win the VOTE!

Rockville Little Theatre presents Close Ties


Rockville Little Theatre presents "Close Ties" 6 performances | January 30 & 31 and February 6 & 7 at 8 p.m. | February 1 & ...

Balloonacy
Balloonacy
1/10 - 2/15/2026


A beautiful, movement-based show that revisits the classic film The Red Balloon and will delight audiences of all ages and speakers of all languages. Nothing ...

Happy Days by Samuel Beckett
Happy Days by Samuel Beckett
1/29 - 2/22/2026


Winnie is inexplicably buried waist-deep in a mound of scorched earth in a bleak landscape, while nearby, her husband Willie dozes.

Between Riverside and Crazy
Between Riverside and Crazy
2/19 - 3/8/2026


Between Riverside and Crazy Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis Directed by José Carrasquillo February 19 - March 8, 2026 Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize ...

Visiting Mr. Green by Jeff Baron


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 ...

Pied Piper Theatre’s In The Burning Darkness


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. ...

Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
2/27 - 4/5/2026


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, ...

As You Like It
As You Like It
3/10 - 4/12/2026


As You Like It , envisioned by Artistic Director  Karen Ann Daniels —in her Folger Theatre directorial debut, is one of the most beloved Shakespearean ...

Appropriate
Appropriate
3/18 - 4/19/2026


Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ searing satire of a family digging through their recently deceased patriarch’s crumbling estate is both gut-splittingly funny and shocking in its confrontation of ...

Good Morning, Good Night
Good Morning, Good Night
3/21 - 4/19/2026


In this brand-new show, very young children will discover the beauty of the world during daytime and nighttime. They will watch–and help–Winnie and August work ...

Our Lady of 121st Street
Our Lady of 121st Street
4/23 - 4/26/2026


23 - 26 April 2026  OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET Our Lady of 121st Street Thursday, April 23 – Sunday, April 26 Glaize Studio Theatre $18  Get ...

A Good Day to Me Not to You
A Good Day to Me Not to You
3/27 - 5/3/2026


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 ...

caesar and cleopatra adapted by Bill Largess from the play by George Bernard Shaw


An exploration of power, politics, vengeance, and mercy - Shaw's historical epic set in ancient Egypt is refocused on the title characters and their fates.

Pride & Prejudice​
Pride & Prejudice​
5/1 - 5/17/2026


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
4/24 - 5/24/2026


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

The Motion
The Motion
5/6 - 6/14/2026


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 ...

Indecent
Indecent
6/4 - 6/21/2026


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

Precarious
Precarious
6/4 - 6/28/2026


Precarious By Steph Del Rosso DIRECTED BY Jaki Bradley June 4-28, 2026   A fresh new comedy about starting out, starting over and the enduring ...

How Shakespeare Saved My Life


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 ...


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Latest Washington, DC Reviews


Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON al Teatro Arcimboldi Milano


by Sara Altea Balestra - December 15, 2025

Per la prima volta arriva in Italia uno dei musical di maggior successo di sempre, vincitore di nove Tony Awards e ininterrottamente in scena a Broadway dal 2011: The Book of Mormon è un musical dissacrante e irriverente, scritto da Trey Parker, Matt Stone (i creatori di South Park) e Robert Lopez (...

Review: BOB'S HOLIDAY OFFICE PARTY at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble


by Shari Barrett - December 15, 2025

The hilarious and irreverent comedy has become a vital part of every Christmas season in Los Angeles since 1995, and dedicated fans have been returning over the years to laugh at all the riotous antics. ...

Review: LADY A THIS WINTERS NIGHT TOUR at Treasure Island Resort and Casino


by Jared Fessler - December 15, 2025

Lady A’s stop at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Welch, Minnesota, for their This Winter’s Night tour on December 14, 2025, felt like a holiday celebration with friends. Performing in such an intimate venue, the trio — Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood — set the tone early with a he...

Review: THE OTHER SIDE STORY at GALA Hispanic Theatre


by Roger Catlin - December 14, 2025

Most know the musical “West Side Story,” where Puerto Rican and white gangs rumble on the Upper West Side 1950s New York in the manner of the Montagues and Capulets....

Review: Cheyenne Jackson Makes His Rapturous Carnegie Hall Solo Debut


by Rebecca Kaplan - December 14, 2025

The 30 ROCK and XANADU star made his Carnegie Hall solo show debut on December 8th as part of the Originals series, which continues February 2 with Patti LuPone. Read a review of Jackson's joy-filled show....

Review: AN IRISH CAROL at The Keegan Theatre


by Jackson Malmgren - December 14, 2025

DC holiday theatre isn’t complete without The Keegan Theatre’s AN IRISH CAROL- an uproarious, colorfully-phrased ode to Christmas. Modeled on Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol,” AN IRISH CAROL has become a classic in its own right....

Review: STEREOPHONIC at Hollywood Pantages Theatre


by Harker Jones - December 14, 2025

The actors are phenomenal musicians, playing the instruments themselves, and are extraordinary vocalists, with DeJean being particularly jaw dropping....

Review: ALADDIN, Adam Smith Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 14, 2025

Can Aladdin escape the clutches of the wicked sorcerer, unlock the secrets of the magic lamp,and win the heart of the beautiful Jasmine?...

THE WIZARD OF OZ Takes You “Over the Rainbow” at City Springs Theatre Company


by Caroline Powell - December 14, 2025

THE WIZARD OF OZ is one of City Spring Theatre Company’s best, perfect for the holiday season and theatre lovers of all ages. You’re guaranteed to leave with a smile on your face, and a song in your heart....

Review: THE DANGEROUS CHRISTMAS OF RED RIDING HOOD at FMCT / The Hjemkomst Center


by Brian Michaels - December 14, 2025

FMCT’s The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood is a whimsical, heartwarming, and joyfully mischievous holiday musical that spins the classic fairy tale on its head. ...



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