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By Gustavo Ott Original Music by Koki Lortkipanidze Directed by Carlos Celdrán WORLD PREMIERE In Spanish with English surtitles GARBO: The Actor Who Saved the World brings to the stage one of World War II’s most extraordinary and true little told stories: Juan Pujol, a...
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...
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.
Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph is a two-hander spanning three decades in which two kindred spirits find their way back to each other across a lifetime of scraped knees, broken bones, and imperfect moments. The play blends sharp wit and darkly comic edge with a...
Monumental Theatre Company presents an immersive production of The Rocky Horror Show at Dance Place in Washington, DC. The production celebrates the show's cult legacy and its enduring place as a joyful expression of queer identity and community.
3 performances | Sept. 4 & 5 at 8 p.m. | Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. **Part of the VLOC 2026-2027 Subscription Series Set against the political upheaval of 1660 Derbyshire, this concert production of Sullivan’s rarely performed Haddon Hall unfolds as a rehearsal within the historic estate...
Join the Philadelphia Ballet for the ultimate celebration of American artistry. Experience the company’s vibrant interpretations of seminal works that shaped both American ballet and Broadway dance. Watch Jerome Robbins’ playful Fancy Free , George Balanchine’s patriotic Stars...
GRAMMY-NOMINATED PIANIST. WORLD-CLASS VIOLIN VIRTUOSO. ONE NIGHT ONLY! | Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. Serouj Kradjian & Band featuring Samvel Yervinyan brings together internationally acclaimed musicians for a premium live concert experience filled with virtuosity, cinematic...
Nu Sass Productions cordially invites you to the house party of the season, hosted by none other than the Brontë Sisters—Emily, Charlotte, and Anne, the famous writers of Jane Eyr e, Wuthering Heights , and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall respectively. The Brontë Sisters are stuck...
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.
America’s LARGEST interactive true crime mystery dinner show is now playing in Washington DC with a new story and a new killer! 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...
A BEAUTIFUL BLUE MORNING SKY is a world premiere song cycle receiving a concert performance at Keegan on the weekend of the 25th anniversary of 9/11. A chamber piece written to be an emotional re-telling of the day – no politics or conspiracies, just musical stories, vignettes...
Sarah Ruhl's imaginative retelling of the classic myth is reframed through the eyes of its heroine. After dying unexpectedly on her wedding night, Eurydice is stripped of her memories and reunites with her deceased father in the Underworld, who tenderly helps her reconstruct her...
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.
Written by Oliver Cotton and directed by Trevor Nunn, The Score stars Brian Cox as Johann Sebastian Bach and Nicole Ansari-Cox as his wife, Anna, reuniting the original West End cast for its U.S. premiere. Set in spring 1747, Bach is summoned to the court of Frederick II and...
a world premiere of the newest play by company member Kelsey Mesa Directed by Lise Bruneau During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, the Oversteegen sisters joined the Dutch Resistance at 17 and 15 years old. Truus and Freddie Oversteegen became spies, saboteurs, and...
The Arlington Players Open 76th Season with Passion, Crime, and the American Dream in Bonnie & Clyde The Tony-nominated musical runs September 5–20 at the Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre. ARLINGTON, VA — Fueled by the Great Depression, a thirst for fame, and a reckless...
Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialist drama follows three souls, Vincent (Sha Golanski), Inez (Becca Parsons), and Estelle (Amantha Peterson), ushered into a single room in the afterlife by a mysterious Valet (Ned Kieloch). Expecting physical torment, they instead discover they are...
Dark, unsettling, and endlessly thought-provoking, No Exit is one of the most famous works of existential drama ever written. First performed in 1944, Jean-Paul Sartre’s groundbreaking play confronts audiences with urgent questions about identity, responsibility, and the ways we...
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.
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Little Shop of Horrors with a screening hosted by the original Audrey, Ellen Greene! This is a rare appearance by Ellen Greene, who originated the role in the stage musical and continued on to star in everyone's favorite film adaptation. There...
Dance Theatre of Harlem and Washington Performing Arts co-present a three-performance engagement anchored by Firebird, Geoffrey Holder's reimagining of the Russian folktale set in a Caribbean landscape with choreography by John Taras and music by Igor Stravinsky. The program...
America’s LARGEST interactive true crime mystery dinner show is now playing in Washington DC with a new story and a new killer! 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...
In this new solo show, Jenny Napolitano uses humor to invite audiences to reflect on their own relationships with their bodies.
It’s big hair and even bigger dreams in Hairspray the Musical! Set in 1960s Baltimore, this high-energy show follows Tracy Turnblad, a spirited teen with a passion for dance, as she fights for love, equality, and a spot on The Corny Collins Show. Bursting with catchy tunes...
Merrily We Roll Along tackles these behemoth existentialisms at a granular level in the lives of three old friends. It’s one of those shows that leaves you with something to ponder for days after the lights come up. In Signature Theatre’s hands, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s masterpiece …
Freddie: A Girl (now being presented by the Taffety Punk Theatre Company) is a triumph of theatrical form over content. The subject of resistance fighters against the Nazis in World War II is obviously a fraught and very serious business especially in these polarized times-- but Director Lise Brunea…
Diana Gitelman brings her one-person show to the Logan Festival of Solo Performance. See what our critic had to say.…
If you’ve ever wondered what it may be like to party with the Brontё sisters, get ready to sip on a lot of cordials, margaritas, and rosè and experience an evening like no other at Nu Sass Productions’ Brontё Sister House Party.…
It is not often that a singer can enter a stage with a full symphony orchestra playing behind him and hold a sold out crowd of 7,028 people spellbound. This past Saturday evening at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center, Grammy nominated singer/actor Josh Groban did just that while being backed by YOUR Nation…
What did our critic think of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Monumental Theatre?…
Theater fans should run and catch Ronald Rand’s fascinating solo show about Harold Clurman's life and career, which is part of the Logan Festival of Solo Performance at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner, Virginia through August 30.…
Baron Vaughn tells tales of complex family relationships, generational trauma, and breaking that cycle through the way that he parents his own children and manages family life, with just the right amount of comedy. …
The Notebook at The National Theatre remarkably utilizes Allie & Noah’s lifelong love as an emotional smokescreen for the underlying calamity, time. Guided by a sweeping score, the beloved story is somehow even more impactful in musical form.…
One of the best way to celebrate America’s 250th birthday took place at Wolf Trap this past Saturday evening. The concert entitled Gershwin, Bernstein & American Mosaic featured great music from some of our most legendary composers as well as a new piece written by a modern day musical genius. All…
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GARBO: EL ACTOR QUE SAVÓ AL MUNDO (Garbo: The Actor Who Saved The World) GALA Hispanic Theatre (9/03-9/27) |
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Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Stonewall's Bust The Writers Center (10/09-10/25) |
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Interplay Orchestra presents "Time of Our Lives" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (10/07-10/07) |
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Compagnie HERVÉ KOUBI: Sol Invictus Center for the Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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Natural History Mosaic Theater Company (1/21-2/07) |
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"Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate's Gold" The Alden Theatre (10/13-10/13) |
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Grand Kyiv Ballet presents "The Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (11/18-11/18) |
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No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre ARTfactory (9/11-9/20) |
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Hook in Concert Wolf Trap (9/05-9/05) |
