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Past Shows

Hadestown
Hadestown
11/18 - 11/23/2025


COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to  HADESTOWN , where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best ...

The Life and Music of George Michael


The Life and Music of George Michael  is back by popular demand at The National Theatre for one night only. This concert-style show chronicles the ...

Twilight in Concert
Twilight in Concert
10/24 - 10/25/2025


Step into the world of Twilight (2008) like never before with Twilight In Concert, a cinematic live-to-film event that brings the beloved saga to life ...

PlayStation the Concert
PlayStation the Concert
10/17 - 10/18/2025


Immerse yourself in the worlds of PlayStation™ like never before at PlayStation: The Concert. This revolutionary live experience takes you on a journey through the ...

Mark Twain Tonight!
Mark Twain Tonight!
9/20 - 9/21/2025


Richard Thomas in Mark Twain Tonight! By Hal Holbrook Emmy-Award® winning Actor  Richard Thomas  brings to life “the nation’s one true comic genius” ( The ...

Kimberly Akimbo
Kimberly Akimbo
5/20 - 6/1/2025


WINNER BEST MUSICAL THE MOST TONY AWARD-WINNING SHOW OF THE SEASON A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order),  KIMBERLY ...

MJ
MJ
8/13 - 9/8/2024


The music. The moves. The icon. Now, the unparalleled artistry of the greatest entertainer of all time comes to the DMV as MJ, the multi ...

Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
5/17 - 5/19/2024


Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production of the iconic musical phenomenon returns to the stage. Originally staged by London’s Regent’s Park Open Air ...

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 ...

The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon
3/5 - 3/17/2024


The New York Times  calls it “the best musical of this century.”  The Washington Post  says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your ...

Annie
Annie
1/23 - 1/28/2024


Holding onto hope when times are tough can take an awful lot of determination, and sometimes, an awful lot of determination comes in a surprisingly ...

Pretty Woman: The Musical
Pretty Woman: The Musical
12/12 - 12/17/2023


Are you ready to fall in love all over again? PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all ...

The Wiz
The Wiz
10/24 - 10/29/2023


Everybody Rejoice! The Tony Award-winning musical THE WIZ is coming to D.C.! Producers Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Brian Anthony Moreland, and Ambassador Theatre Group present ...

Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire
10/10 - 10/15/2023


A new musical comedy about the things we do to stay together. Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to Washington, D.C. in an internationally acclaimed ...

Hadestown
Hadestown
6/6 - 6/18/2023


COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best ...

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
5/16 - 5/28/2023


He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to D.C.! It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical ...

Aladdin
Aladdin
4/19 - 4/30/2023


Discover a whole new world at Disney’s ALADDIN, the hit Broadway musical. From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of ALADDIN, ...

My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
4/6 - 4/9/2023


From Lincoln Center Theater that brought you The King & I and South Pacific, comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of ...

Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill
3/14 - 3/26/2023


SOME SHOWS YOU SEE. THIS SHOW YOU FEEL. Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE—everything we’ve been waiting to see in a Broadway show— is ...

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