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Shear Madness
10/4 - 6/30/2025
Figure out whodunit at this wildly popular record-breaking comedy. Audiences all over the world have spotted the clues and questioned the suspects amid much hilarity. ...
Is He Dead
5/18 - 6/8/2024
A comedy by Mark Twain and adapted by David Ives. Jean-Francois Millet, a young painter of genius, is in love with Marie Leroux but in ...
Problems Between Sisters
5/8 - 6/16/2024
Two pregnant sisters—one visual artist, one con artist—converge on a remote family cabin in Vermont. Jess races to finish her long-awaited solo show; Rory sees ...
The Elephant in the Room
6/1 - 6/23/2024
“One-Woman Wonder” Priyanka Shetty’s THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM is a witty, dark comedy about just your typical Indian metalhead and software-engineer-turned-actor who must navigate ...
The Hatmaker's Wife
6/5 - 6/25/2024
A play by Lauren Yee Directed by Dan Rothenberg The Hatmaker’s Wife runs approximately 115 minutes. The 2023-2024 Theater J season wraps up with a ...
Is God Is
6/13 - 7/14/2024
In this fierce and funny drama, follow impassioned twin sisters as they go on an epic adventure across America to exact righteous revenge on the ...
How To Be A Korean Woman
9/12 - 9/22/2024
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY SUN MEE CHOMET DIRECTION AND DRAMATURGY BY ZARAAWAR MISTRY Back by popular demand after its sold-out January 2024 run. How to ...
Prayer for the French Republic
10/30 - 11/24/2024
By Joshua Harmon DIRECTED BY HAYLEY FINN 2024 BEST PLAY TONY AWARD® NOMINATION WINNER OF THE 2020 TRISH VRADENBURG NEW JEWISH PLAY PRIZE The Benhamou ...
The Art of Care
10/31 - 11/24/2024
One of the most profound experiences we all share is how we care for, and are cared for by, others. Created from interviews and interactions ...
Out of Character
1/8 - 1/26/2025
Written and performed by Ari’el Stachel Directed by Tony Taccone A Berkeley Rep production co-presented by Theater J and Mosaic Theater Company Tony Award-winner Ari’el ...
Your Name Means Dream
3/12 - 3/30/2025
Written and Directed by José Rivera STARRING NAOMI JACOBSON AND SARA KOVIAK Internationally acclaimed playwright José Rivera directs his profoundly intimate tragicomedy that asks what it means to ...
cullud wattah
4/3 - 4/27/2025
It is 2016, and it has been 936 days and counting since Flint, Michigan has had clean water. Third-generation General Motors employee Marion finds herself ...
The Berlin Diaries
6/4 - 6/22/2025
By Andrea Stolowitz Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz opens the pages of her great-grandfather’s journal to discover a previously unknown genealogy in The Berlin ...
Andy Warhol in Tehran
5/29 - 6/29/2025
In 1976, pop artist Andy Warhol travels to Tehran to paint a portrait of the Shah of Iran’s wife. Amidst taking in the Crown Jewels ...
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Review: WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA at Signature Theatre
by Hannah R. Wing - May 31, 2024
Signature Theatre’s production, Where The Mountain Meets the Sea, is a touching narrative that explores the complex dynamics between a father and son, set to the soulful sounds of mountain music. You don’t want to miss out on this original musical, which will stay with you in your heart, even after ...
Review: THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN at Creative Cauldron
by Pamela Roberts - May 28, 2024
Creative Cauldron stages a positively effervescent musical, THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN, a coming-of-age story that ably balances light humorous moments with pointed questions of growing up a Black woman in the latter part of the 20th century....
Review: LONG WAY DOWN at Olney Theatre Center
by Tavish Young - May 28, 2024
On May 25th, Olney Theatre Center unveiled the world premiere of the musical Long Way Down at the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. The piece was adapted from Jason Reynolds's novel of the same name, which has received accolades such as the National Book Award and a Newbery Medal, and was written (books,...
Review: BEYOND BOUNDARIES, AN EVENING CURATED BY ANNABELLE LOPEZ OCHOA at The Kennedy Center
by Michela Dwyer - May 26, 2024
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by Mary Lincer - May 25, 2024
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Review: MEXODUS at Mosaic Theater Company
by Itai Yasur - May 21, 2024
Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson are making history with their new two-person musical extravaganza...
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by David Friscic - May 20, 2024
The triple -threat talent of the charismatic performer Patti LuPone was on full display at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Friday evening---and, oh! What a night it was! A capacity crowd of what was obviously a devoted (and almost fanatical fan base) tuned out to see a glorious two hours of songs...
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by David Friscic - May 19, 2024
The visionary eye of Choreographer Alonzo King creates such complex choreographic movement from his gifted ensemble of twelve contemporary ballet dancers, that you will miss a tantalizing moment if you avert your eyes for even a nano-second. Billed as the Alonzo King LINES Ballet: Deep River ---the ...
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by Jake Bridges - May 19, 2024
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by Itai Yasur - May 19, 2024
Half a century on, SUPERSTAR shines brighter and louder than ever....
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Funny Girl
Kennedy Center [Opera House] (6/25 - 7/14) | |
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The Matchbox Magic Flute
Shakespeare Theatre Company (5/21 - 6/16) | |
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Mummy in the Closet: Evita's Return
GALA Hispanic Theatre (5/9 - 6/9) | |
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Pasión y Fuego: The Music of Spain
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (6/15 - 6/15) CONCERT
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The Art of Care
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Miami Madness
DC Arts Center (5/23 - 6/1) | |
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Armenian Youth Center of Greater Washington Inc. presents Armenian Cultural Night
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (9/14 - 9/14) | |
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Mexodus
Atlas Performing Arts Center (5/16 - 6/9) | |
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Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents Ruddigore
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (6/7 - 6/16) | |
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