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Upcoming Shows

Girlboss Sketch Show
Girlboss Sketch Show
Apr 10

Loud, fearless, hilarious. An all-women sketch comedy lineup joins the Woke Mob Comedy Festival, raising funds for DC Abortion Fund!Girlboss Sketch Show is bringing DC...



Review: ONE DESTINY at Ford's Theatre


by Elliot Lanes - April 02, 2026

When it comes to the arts, there are a lot of things in DC that go either unnoticed or get lost in the shuffle. For almost twenty years now Ford’s Theatre has been presenting such a piece of theatre and it’s a very important one....

Review: CHICAGO at the Kennedy Center


by Mary Lincer - April 02, 2026

When the original production of Chicago opened on Broadway in 1975, its subtitle read “A Musical Vaudeville.” And as distinctively Bob Fosse-style as it was (and is in this excellent touring production of the 1996 revival), Chicago has always been a slight history of vaudeville....

Review: GUARDS AT THE TAJ at NextStop Theatre Company


by Rachael F. Goldberg - April 01, 2026

NextStop Theatre navigates the production of 'Guards at the Taj' with a sincere and skillful blend of empathy and urgency, acknowledging the difficulties of the choices we make and the worlds we live in, while encouraging us to do better....

Review: YOUNG JOHN LEWIS: PRODIGY OF PROTEST at Mosaic Theater Company


by Jake Bridges - March 30, 2026

What did our critic think of YOUNG JOHN LEWIS: PRODIGY OF PROTEST at Mosaic Theater Company?...

Review: EDDIE IZZARD IN HAMLET at Shakespeare Theatre Company


by Itai Yasur - March 30, 2026

Eddie Izzard puts on a bravura performance as Hamlet, and every other character, in her one-person take on Shakespeare's greatest. See what our critic had to say....

Review: THE CRUCIBLE at Lisner Auditorium


by Laurie Sara Oliver - March 24, 2026

What did our critic think of THE CRUCIBLE at Lisner Auditorium?...

Review: Kari Jobe Carnes and Cody Carnes at Kennedy Center


by Elliot Lanes - March 24, 2026

Being married to someone that was raised Christian and myself being raised Jewish I never thought that Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) would be something that I would ever enjoy. Over our fifteen plus years of marriage (so far) my wife has introduced me to the likes and talents of such artists in...

Review: APPROPRIATE at Olney Theatre Center


by Jake Bridges - March 23, 2026

I like to cook. It’s been one of my hobbies most of my adult life, and I’ve grown a lot in my skill over the years with much practice. My wife often lovingly teases me about all the space my cooking instruments take up in our kitchen storage spaces. Like most things, there’s been quite a bit o...

Review: I'M HERE: BLACK BROADWAY at Signature Theatre


by Elliot Lanes - March 23, 2026

Besides being the premiere theatre for musicals in the DMV, Signature Theatre also has a highly successful cabaret series. For many years the series has highlighted all genres of music featuring top flight talent....

Review: HAMNET at Shakespeare Theatre Company


by Roger Catlin - March 23, 2026

It’s a little surprising that in 40 years, that a production from the Royal Shakespeare Company has never before visited Washington’s Shakespeare Theatre Company (though the opposite is true — a Shakespeare Theater Company production of “Love’s Labor’s Lost” played Stratford-upon-Avon ...

Past Shows

DC Sketchfest
DC Sketchfest
Mar 25 – Mar 28, 2026

The District's Sketch Comedy Festival. Four nights of comedy fun featuring 30+ sketch comedy acts from DC, NYC, Chicago, and beyond.

DC Sketchfest
DC Sketchfest
Mar 26 – Mar 29, 2025

DC Sketchfest is DC's only sketch comedy festival and features 36 comedy troupes from the US and Canada for four days only, March 26-29.

12 Angry Improvisers
Oct 1 – Dec 17, 2024

The DC Arts Center and Rails Comedy present a series of comedic performances in Adams Morgan throughout the fall season, featuring 12 Angry Improvisers among...

Improv Cage Match
Oct 8 – Dec 17, 2024

Improv Cage Match brings a thrilling competition to The DC Arts Center, where three teams of comedians engage in a high-stakes improv showdown each week....

The Musical Mixer
Oct 1 – Dec 17, 2024

The Musical Mixer brings a unique blend of improvised musical comedy to the newly renovated DC Arts Center in Adams Morgan. Starting October 1, this...

Etch A Sketch
Oct 8 – Dec 10, 2024

Etch A Sketch is part of a new weekly fall program at The DC Arts Center, in collaboration with Rails Comedy, offering local talent a...

Out of My Wheelhouse
Oct 1 – Dec 10, 2024

Out of My Wheelhouse is an interactive comedy show where performers face unpredictable challenges determined by a spinning wheel. Premiering on October 1, 2024, at...

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