Washington, DC Theatre Newsroom

Rorschach Theatre will present the DC-Area premiere of Sleeping Giant, by Steve Yockey and directed by Jenny McConnell Frederick, from October 4 – November 3, 2024.

Tweetering, pandashrews, and undying giddiness for James Madison-what else could you expect to find at a Miss America pageant? In this hilarious, raucous, all-female 'power-play' inspired by Shakespeare's Shrew, contestant Katherine has political aspirations to match her beauty pageant ambitions.

Ford’s Theatre announced the cast and creative team for MISTER LINCOLN, featuring David Selby as Abraham Lincoln. The production will run from October 10 to November 15, 2024.

Nominations are now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Today’s subject, Danny Troob, has been living his theatre life for over 50 years as an accomplished orchestrator and dance music composer. You can currently hear his orchestral brilliance in Signature Theatre’s production of Soft Power. The show runs through September 15th in The MAX.

Arena Stage announced a free Community Day featuring performances, workshops, and family-friendly activities on September 15, 2024.

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra will kick off its 46th season with multifaceted vocalist Storm Large for The Seven Deadly Sins on Sept. 28-29 at 7 p.m. at the Southern Theatre.

The Washington Stage Guild's 2024-2025 Season of Determination opens with the area premiere of a provocative and funny play looking at faith from all angles through the lens of one family –Faithless by Jon Klein.

Studio Theatre revamps its 'Fellows in Residence' program, offering employment and housing opportunities for emerging artists in Washington, DC.

Expats Theatre will present its upcoming production of MARLENE, a new play that explores the life and legacy of Marlene Dietrich. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Celebrate National Dance Day 2024 with events across the country, featuring performances, workshops, and community dance activities. Learn how to join.

Jukebox musicals generally fall into one of three categories: tribute shows which try to reproduce the music and staging of an iconic musical act as closely as possible (Rain, the Beatles Tribute, for example), biographical narratives (Beautiful, the Carole King Musical and Ain't Too Proud being two good examples), and original stories, wherein a traditional musical theatre book attempts to interweave popular music with a fictional story line.

The Kennedy Center has announced additional Contemporary Music programming to take place in the Concert Hall on November 25, 2024, with Machel Montano's 50th Birthday Celebration Concert: A Black Tie Affair.

Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for the DC premiere of Primary Trust, the 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Eboni Booth. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Bandhouse Gigs, an outfit that assembles top local musicians to honor a variety of artists from Bob Dylan to the Stones, began its life outdoors at the Strathmore, honoring Nils Lofgren. For a big event Saturday with the full title “Strathmore Presents A BandHouse Gigs 20th Anniversary Tribute to DC Legends,” an attempt was made to honor no less than 24 acts over three and a half hours, involving, by one count, 75 different musicians. 

The myriad music, moods, and motifs of the “king of pop” (not to mention generic mastery of soul, rhythm and blues, funk, rock, disco, and dance-pop) Michael Jackson, are electrifyingly on display in the ingeniously cutting -edge musical MJ: The Musical now playing at the National Theatre. Not at all the expected “jukebox musical”, I was surprised to witness the finesse and craftsmanship of an extremely ambitious theatrical offering that was truly intelligent.

The latest Righteous Brothers farewell tour pulled into the Strathmore in Bethesda Thursday, entertaining an elderly crowd who enjoyed hearing their hits from the 1960s.

Theatre Washington has announced Theatre Week 2024, a celebration of the DC-area’s vibrant, diverse, and first-rate theatre scene from September 26 to October 13.

Soft Power at Signature Theatre, is lush and polished, wacky and worrisome, absurdist and cautionary. It’s a tightrope of high political stakes and a zany montage of the US and China. As we head into high season of the 2024 election, the timing is perfect for staging the recently revised musical by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori.

The National Chamber Ensemble has revealed its new season featuring a diverse lineup of classical and contemporary music performances. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Today’s subject Christine Sherrill is currently living her theatre life spreading the gospel of the joys of ABBA in the US National Tour of Mamma Mia! where she is playing the lead role of Donna. The show is currently running now through September first in the Opera House at Kennedy Center.

Folger Consort opens its 2024/25 season in September with a performance of early Italian music, showcasing compositions from the medieval and Renaissance periods.

Get a first look at photos of Soft Power at Signature Theatre. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Mosaic Theater Company will present a workshop for POSTMORTEM, a new play that combines true crime with family drama to tell a story about one woman’s reckoning with her difficult childhood. Learn how to purchase tickets.

We usually associate circuses with acrobats and clowning; it never occurs to us to think of circuses as an art form, with tremendous expressive potential. The New York Circus Project (NYCP), takes the art of the circus one dramatic step further.  Currently on its first national tour with their production of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” co-created by Sam Landa and Emma Owens, the NYCP offers audiences an exhilarating take on a familiar tale.