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Review: FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY THE MUSICAL at Adventure Theatre MTC


by Elliot Lanes - March 06, 2026

The third production of Adventure Theatre MTC’s 25/26 season Freckleface Strawberry The Musical keeps up the company’s winning streak with a show that features a stellar cast, a good message, superb direction, and more....

Review: The Washington Ballet’s GISELLE at Harman Hall


by Audrey Cahak - March 04, 2026

The Washington Ballet’s Artistic Director, Edwaard Liang, has added another ballet to his repertoire of re-imagined classics. Giselle through Liang’s eyes is a dramatic, whimsical rework which raises the stakes and strips back the stage to show the heart of the hauntingly stunning piece....

Review: THE SEA BEYOND THE OCEAN at The Kennedy Center


by Aidan O'Connor - March 01, 2026

How far would you go to keep your loved ones happy? To ensure the very thing that binds you when all else fails, has a satisfactory ending? In the Kennedy Center’s World Premiere Commission, The Sea Beyond the Ocean, 9-year-old Scooter (Ty’Ree Hope Davis) tests those limits to help his sick fath...

Review: RENT: IN CONCERT at Strathmore


by Mary Lincer - February 26, 2026

Yes, Rent opened on Broadway thirty years ago. Having seen its final preview with a rapt and frequently weeping audience, it was fun to share it with an audience that knows the score (and when to moo)....

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: LITTLE MISS PERFECT at The Olney Theatre Center


by Audrey Cahak - February 22, 2026

As part of their self-ascribed “year of world premieres,” Olney Theatre Center is debuting the profoundly peppy, wonderfully messy, coming-of-age celebration Little Miss Perfect, written by Joriah Kwamé. The musical has been in development for more than five years, originally based on the catch...

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?...

Past Shows

Hadestown
Hadestown
Nov 18 – Nov 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 Musical and the...

The Life and Music of George Michael
The Life and Music of George Michael
Nov 15

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 amazing...

Twilight in Concert
Twilight in Concert
Oct 24 – Oct 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
Oct 17 – Oct 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!
Sep 20 – Sep 21, 2025

Richard Thomas inMark Twain Tonight!By Hal HolbrookEmmy-Award® winning Actor Richard Thomas brings to life “the nation’s one true comic genius” (The New York Times) in Mark Twain Tonight!,...

Kimberly Akimbo
Kimberly Akimbo
May 20 – Jun 1, 2025

WINNERBEST MUSICALTHE MOST TONY AWARD-WINNING SHOW OF THE SEASONA new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), KIMBERLY AKIMBO is the winner of...

MJ
MJ
Aug 13 – Sep 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
May 17 – May 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
Apr 9 – Apr 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
Mar 5 – Mar 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 faith in musicals.”...

Annie
Annie
Jan 23 – Jan 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
Dec 12 – Dec 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 time,...

The Wiz
The Wiz
Oct 24 – Oct 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 an...

Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire
Oct 10 – Oct 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 new...

Hadestown
Hadestown
Jun 6 – Jun 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 Musical...

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
May 16 – May 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 tells...

Aladdin
Aladdin
Apr 19 – Apr 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, a...

My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
Apr 6 – Apr 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
Mar 14 – Mar 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 here...

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