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When the power goes out, what stories survive? In Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, A Post‑Electric Play, a band of survivors huddles around a fire and retells The Simpsons episode, “Cape Feare.” As the years pass, commercial jingles become parables, pop songs turn into hymns and TV...
How does art survive when despots rule? Powerhouse Golden Globe-winning actor Brian Cox (HBO’s Succession) is directed by the legendary Trevor Nunn (Les Misérables, Cats) in The Score, which pits creativity against the whims of power. In spring 1747, Johann Sebastian Bach (Cox)...
“A visually lush , emotionally rich story.” – Chicago Sun-Times Severo “ brilliantly performs as Frida .” – BroadwayWorld “The most engrossing, finely-produced, well-acted theatre.” – On The Aisle “Severo is marvelous .” – CITY Magazine There is an arttobeing alone. On the eve...
Straight from Off-Broadway comes a timely and important play — Eric Bentley's Are You Now or Have Your Ever Been? , directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro. This electrifying docudrama drops you into the tense world of the 1940s House Committee on Un-American Activities...
This musical cabaret follows immigrants from Germany, India, Peru, and Senegal as they navigate the "obstacle race" of integration—confronting the systemic complexities and cultural contradictions of their new home. Through song and storytelling, and plenty of humor, wit, and...
Lies! Mayhem! And a possible ghost! Best Medicine Rep Theater Company presents a farce by Artistic Director John Morogiello. When a man lies about breaking a priceless statue in the private museum owned by his fiancee's mother, it sets off an ever escalating series of lies...
This electrifying musical by Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith travels back to the famous rainy summer of 1816 on Lake Geneva. While a storm rages outside, host Lord Byron challenges his famous literary guests to produce the ultimate tale of terror before the night ends. The...
When two musicians witness a mob hit, they go on the run disguised as women in an all-girl band. Based on the classic film.
Kevin Fredericks, known as KevOnStage, channels personal loss into a comedy experience rooted in faith, family, and relatability. The show follows a sold-out four-show run at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and is promoted by Live Nation.
University of Houston clarinet professor Yevgeny Dokshansky takes the stage as guest artist for this all-American program, featuring the world premiere of Jacob Kohut’s clarinet concerto, Three American Landscapes . Praised by BBC Music Magazine as “highly engaging,” the...
Kevin Fredericks, known as KevOnStage, channels personal loss into a comedy experience rooted in faith, family, and relatability. The show follows a sold-out four-show run at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and is promoted by Live Nation.
Joe Hisaishi brings his Concerto for Orchestra to the Colorado Symphony in October 2026, conducted by the composer himself. Written in five movements and running approximately 45 minutes, the work follows a form associated with composers such as Béla Bartók, Witold Lutosławski...
Grammy Award-nominated British a cappella ensemble VOCES8 debuts at the Center for the Arts singing from pop and jazz to classical music.
A world premiere by Stephen Spotswood! When Kim finds her best friend Ellen dead, she uses an old family recipe to bring her back to life. Sort of. Ellen doesn’t have a heartbeat, doesn’t need to breathe, and can’t leave Kim’s house without dying again. The question of whether...
The Addams Family by McLean Community Players Weekends Oct. 9-11, 16-18 Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. $25/$20/$18 Family Friendly They're creepy, they're kooky- and they're perfect for the whole family. The Addams Family, presented by McLean...
This musical is a joy-filled celebration of letters, words, and imagination featuring infectious rhythms, dazzling puppets, lively dancing, and playful audience interaction. Written and directed by Nina Meehan with music and lyrics by Austin Zumbro, it is produced by Third Wish...
Based on the classic Hasbro board game and the 1985 cult film, Clue invites audiences into a rollicking, fast-paced whodunit full of secret passages, absurd alibis, and a body count that keeps climbing. The production marks the inaugural show at Selah Theatre Project's new...
Selah Theatre Project, the Winchester-based, socially conscious theatre company known for its commitment to "Unapologetic Art," will christen its new permanent home, The Vivienne L. Jackson Sanctuary for the Arts (VLJ), with a production of the fan-favorite comedic mystery Clue...
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...
This vibrant musical cabaret honors the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by highlighting how immigrants continuously build and enrich the American story. Co-written by an international ensemble of four artists—Erick Acuña (Peru), Vidyuth Sreenivasan (India)...
Riki Lindhome returns to Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company with her deeply funny, deeply personal musical about her real-life fertility journey, including hormone shots, invasive tests, and monthly disappointment. Part musical, part solo stand-up spiral, the show transforms the...
Kevin Fredericks, known as KevOnStage, channels personal loss into a comedy experience rooted in faith, family, and relatability. The show follows a sold-out four-show run at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and is promoted by Live Nation.
Enter an abandoned (and possibly haunted) tavern in Sleepy Hollow for this haunting and humorous autumn treat. Rediscover the timeless legend of the headless horseman in author Washington Irving ’s ghoulishly funny cautionary tale of overconfident schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and...
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a solo play adapted by John Minigan from Washington Irving's classic story, directed by Associate Artistic Director Steven Carpenter. Actor Peter Boyer plays 20 different characters in this haunting and humorous retelling of the legend of the...
Compass Rose Theater's production received a Helen Hayes Award Recommendation and had its run extended through October 18. The cast includes Kelly Mok as Pig-Pen, James M. Toler as Charlie Brown, C.C. Gallagher as Linus, Keila Mumphord as Violet, Tori Farnsworth as Lucy, Julia...
Kevin Fredericks, known as KevOnStage, channels personal loss into a comedy experience rooted in faith, family, and relatability. The show follows a sold-out four-show run at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and is promoted by Live Nation.
One night. Countless hits. Memories that last forever. | Friday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Silver Springs brings Fleetwood Mac’s magic roaring back to life with a night that feels like stepping straight into the band’s golden era. From the first note, you’ll be swept up in the iconic...
Haydn's Armida, an opera seria set during the era of the Crusades, focuses on the psychological conflict between love and duty in a time of war. It retells the story of Torquato Tasso's Renaissance poem Jerusalem Delivered, in which the knight Rinaldo is lured into temptation by...
Compagnie HERVÉ KOUBI makes its Center for the Arts debut, blending contemporary and urban dance, capoeira, and martial arts with powerful imagery and entrancing choreography.
A deadly outbreak has consumed the once-thriving ARTfactory, transforming its four floors into a nightmare of infection, chaos, and survival. As emergency systems fail and the virus spreads unchecked, visitors must navigate dark corridors, abandoned laboratories, and quarantined...
Sports, sass, and showtunes! Join us for Heated Revelry – this season's unapologetically fun edition in our cabaret series. We’re back – sportier and more stylish than ever. This year we are celebrating “sportsball” and all the other “games” people play. From double entendres to...
Joe Hisaishi brings his Concerto for Orchestra to the San Francisco Symphony for three performances in October 2026, with Hisaishi conducting. Written in five movements and running approximately 45 minutes, the work follows a form associated with composers such as Béla Bartók...
America’s LARGEST interactive true crime mystery dinner show is now playing in Washington DC! At The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, you’ll tackle a challenging crime while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The criminal is lurking somewhere in the room...
What did our critic think of HANDLE WITH CARE at Studio Theatre?…
Woody Guthrie's classic songs have never sounded better than in this epic folk concert in an abandoned streetcar station. See what our critic had to say.…
A veritable whirlwind of events, contrivances, and literal storms brought Lord Byron, his physician John William Polidori, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, and Mary’s stepsister, Claire Clairmont to the Villa Diodati mansion at Lake Geneva, Switzerland.…
What would you do if you knew that your newly-found significant other had only a 100 days to live? Hundred Days, a heartfelt musical about living life to the fullest is having its Washington DC regional premiere at The Keegan Theatre though November 15.…
What did our critic think of WHERE DEAD WOMEN GO TO DANCE at Theatre Prometheus?…
Adventure Theatre MTC begins it’s 75th anniversary season in rare form with the World Premiere of Beatrice Likes The Dark. The show is based on the book of the same name by April Genevieve Tucholke and is adapted for the stage by the multi-talented Dani Stoller.…
Bittersweet poignancy permeates underneath and amidst the charismatic and subversive musical that is Maybe Happy Ending ---now playing at the National Theatre. This totally involving musical is suffused with numerous creative, surprising twists and subplots by insightful writers Will Aronson and Hu…
What did our critic think of CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM: THE MUSICAL at Imagination Stage?…
This inventive and stirring play by Hannah Khalil about the power of storytelling to change and save lives is playing at Spooky Action Theater’s residence at Universalist National Memorial Church in Washington DC through October 18.…
Anytime I attend a theatrical presentation there is a chance that I won’t know what to expect going in. When attending a concert there is usually more certainty. You know who the artists are and you at least have an idea of what you might hear.…
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Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (10/17-12/06) |
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Frida...A Self Portrait Shakespeare Theatre Company Klein Theatre (10/08-11/08) |
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Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (10/09-10/18) |
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The Score Shakespeare Theatre Company (9/11-10/25) |
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Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Monsters of the Villa Diodati Creative Cauldron (10/08-11/01) |
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Some Like It Hot Bernard Family Theatre, Olney Theatre Center (9/18-11/08) |
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Stonewall's Bust The Writers Center (10/09-10/25) |
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Prima Facie Arena Stage (1/08-3/07) |
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Measure for Measure Folger Shakespeare Library (9/22-11/01) |
