Bat Boy: The Musical is a hilarious, heartfelt horror-comedy about a half-bat half-boy trying to fit into a judgmental town. Expect campy humor, a killer score, and a wild ride from start to finish!
Shows in DC: Current DC Theatre Productions
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Candlelight Concerts in DC are immersive live-music experiences that pair talented local musicians with the warm glow of thousands of candles in some of Washington, DC’s most memorable venues. Created and produced by Fever, the Candlelight series reimagines everything from classical masterworks to contemporary tributes and themed programs, giving you an intimate, atmospheric night out that feels equal parts concert and event.
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 doorstep, the town of Gander doubled in size, playing host to an international community of strangers and offering food, shelter and friendship. Featuring a rousing score of folk and rock, Come From Away honors the better angels of our nature, revealing hope and humanity in a time of darkness.
One actor takes five shots and attempts an epic retelling of Transylvania's thirstiest bachelor... DRACULA! Sink your teeth into the Halloween event of the season, presented by the illustrious Drunk Shakespeare Society (the drinkers behind the hit off-Broadway comedy, Drunk Shakespeare!) When history's most famous vampire (sorry, Edward Cullen) is loosed upon Manhattan, do you want to stop him? Or let him have his way with you?
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 assassins. Their staggering story of bravery against impossible odds inspires all who hear it.
Blending stepping, percussion, and striking visual imagery, this visceral new dance piece examines what it means to believe in a nation still in the making. Created in collaboration with artists Jakari Sherman, Conrad R. Kelly II, and Vusi Mdoyi, The Fruits of Our Labor asks: What have we inherited and what are we still fighting to become?
GARBO: The Actor Who Saved the World brings to the stage one of World War II's most extraordinary little told stories: Juan Pujol, a frustrated theatre artist from Catalonia who became one of history's most brilliant double agents. Driven by his instinct for performance and storytelling, Pujol created an elaborate web of deception that helped mislead the Nazi regime, paving the way to Allied victory in the Battle of Normandy. Transforming this true story into a cinematic, metatheatrical adventure, GARBO traces Pujol's journey from his early dreams of joining Federico García Lorca's legendary theatre troupe to his role in one of the war's most daring espionage operations.
Susan Derry returns with a newly-imagined evening of songs and stories about the beautiful, bewildering business of becoming yourself, onstage and off. With warmth, wit, and a voice that's only grown richer with time, she traces a life in the theater through unexpected detours, hard-won resilience, and the surprising freedom of letting go of who you thought you were supposed to be. Part memoir, part concert, and wholly heartfelt, Ingenue You When is funny, moving, and very human. Whether you've spent your life in the arts or simply found yourself rewriting your own story, you'll recognize something of yourself in this one.
MET brings fairy tales in all their wonder, humor, and heartbreak to the black box stage with an intimate production of Stephen Sondheim’s beloved musical. As Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack, and a Baker and his Wife venture into the woods in pursuit of their wishes, they soon discover that every choice carries consequences.
Step inside Kim's Convenience, the heart of the neighborhood in Ins Choi's award-winning comedy that inspired the Netflix series! Set in the bustling aisles of a local convenience store, proud Korean immigrant Mr. Kim (Appa) faces a crossroads as he struggles to protect the business he built and the legacy he hopes to leave his children. Filled with sharp wit and heartfelt humor, Kim's Convenience celebrates family, self-determination, and the enduring bonds between generations.
We all think we know the Big Bad Wolf from the classic fairytales, but what if it’s the same Wolf in both stories? What if there’s been a big mistake? What if the Wolf isn’t so big or so bad?
Set in 1920s Chicago and pulsing with rousing blues music, wry comedy, and poetic insight, August Wilson's acclaimed play follows trailblazing singer Ma Rainey and her band during a fraught recording session. As conflicts flare over art, power, and control, the struggle between the musicians and studio executives grows to a shattering finale. Don't miss this explosive and thrilling "genuine American masterpiece" (Chicago Reader)-reuniting two Helen Hayes Award winners for Fela!, director Lili-Anne Brown and actor Melody Betts in the title role-that takes a searing look at the racial exploitation at the heart of the music industry and celebrates the cathartic power of the blues. Co-produced with Olney Theatre Center.
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Two demographically diverse, snarky sleight-of-hand experts battle live and onstage, for the title of DMV's Best Magician in The Magic Duel. Packed with fast-paced, seriously funny magic, audience members choose the contest's magical challenges and vote electronically for the winner of the coveted 'Golden Wand.'
Told in reverse chronological order, the musical follows three longtime friends as they navigate idealism, loyalty and disappointment over the course of twenty years. The successes and failures of their adulthoods unwind as the cynicism of age erases back to the glowing optimism of youth.
In spring 1747, Johann Sebastian Bach (Cox) reluctantly visits the court of Frederick II, Europe's most ambitious and dangerous leader. When the king presents Bach with a musical puzzle, the composer must confront how to rise to the challenge without forsaking his own morality. Brian Cox brings a "volcanic presence" (The Times (UK)) to Bach in the play's only American engagement.
Described by Rolling Stone UK as "a breathtaking tightrope act of a show," two best friends, Ava and Parker, struggle to process surviving a school shooting that becomes overshadowed by a far deadlier school shooting at a neighboring school on the same day. In the aftermath, the teenagers confront a brutally absurd and deeply human question: How do you grieve when the world has already moved on?
"Everything's Coming Up Roses" as chanteuse Tracy Lynn Olivera toasts the transcendent leading ladies from the Golden Age of Broadway. From Ethel Merman to Julie Andrews, Mary Martin, Barbara Cook, Judy Holiday and more. Tracy's delightful wit and gorgeous voice transports such classics as "Til There Was You," "I Have Confidence" and "The Party's Over" in a captivating tribute.
Dorothy becomes Reina in this fresh take on The Wizard of Oz from Brian Quijada, the award-winning creator and star of Mexodus, which premiered at Mosaic ahead of back-to-back Off-Broadway runs. Inspired by the true story of his mother’s immigration in the 1970s, Somewhere over the Border takes audiences on a musical journey from El Salvador to America featuring cumbia, Mexican mariachi boleros, rock, hip hop, and more! As Reina travels north to the Mexican border, she gathers friends, faces down dangers, and holds tight to the memory of the little boy she left behind to build a better life for them both. With equal parts joyful whimsy and harrowing truth, Somewhere Over the Border is a timely new musical that honors the grit and resilience of the immigrant’s journey and reminds us of the humanity of all our neighbors.
DONNA SUMMER: A girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot to stardom from gospel choir to dance floor diva. Donna Summer risked it all to break through barriers, becoming the icon of an era and the inspiration for every music diva who followed. With a score featuring more than 20 of Summer’s classic hits including: “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls,” “Hot Stuff,” and “Last Dance,” this electric experience is a moving tribute to the voice of a generation.
An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who destroyed his family's life. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires their diabolical plan for revenge. Whether getting in the fall spirit or looking for a haunting Halloween event, this musical is sure to satisfy.
Sometimes the scariest part of dating is what you bring with you.Nicole likes things orderly: curated dating profiles, classic decor, clean breaks. Beth is all instinct: showing up to book club meetings uninvited, sending too many flowers, and spontaneous first kisses. What begins as an intoxicating collision of opposites turns bizarre as romance descends into obsession, fear takes on a life of its own, and both women find themselves haunted by their pasts, their patterns, and a strange woman in a red raincoat.