The Nutcracker ballet is an enchanting holiday tradition. Join us for a magical journey through a winter wonderland filled with enchanting dance, luxurious costumes, and timeless music. This family-friendly performance is perfect for ballet enthusiasts of all ages. This year, we are offering an opportunity for families to enjoy a Nutcracker Tea following the performance.

The beloved family tradition is back: NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet! Gather your loved ones for the warm-glow-nostalgia of America's favorite Christmas celebration. Experience the extraordinary international cast and Ukrainian Principal Artists performing at the peak of classical European Ballet. Be transported by the magic of jaw-dropping acrobatics, larger than life puppets and stunning hand-crafted sets and costumes. Don't miss this chance to experience the wonder of NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet.

Award-winning comedy icons, writers, actors, and drag queen powerhouses BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon are coming back to town with the wildly successful, internationally acclaimed, "The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show." Throughout the show's history Jinkx and DeLa have met sentient Christmas treats, twisted space-time with Dickensian Ghosts, escaped the meta clutches of their own holiday traditions, and led a harrowing rescue mission in the Nutcracker's Land of Sweets - You never know what wild and unexpected sleigh ride these queens have in store.

The oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York just got busted and Nathan Detroit needs cold hard cash to get it up and running again. Enter high-roller Sky Masterson, who Nathan wagers can't get a date with the straightlaced Sarah Brown, a Salvation Army missionary trying to save them all from sin. Directed by Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello and choreographed by Joshua Bergasse (Smash, Broadway's Bull Durham), dance the night away to "Luck Be a Lady Tonight," "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat," "A Bushel and a Peck," and more classic tunes in the must-see show of the holiday season.

A "raucous, unbridled" (The Guardian) hit at London's National Theatre, Rules for Living has its American premiere at Round House this holiday season! The holidays are all about family, but what happens when long-standing tensions, buried resentments, and hilariously disastrous coping mechanisms collide at Christmas dinner? In this inventive, high-energy comedy, the internal rules that the characters live by become visible, turning every awkward pause, biting remark, and outburst into a brilliantly choreographed meltdown. Wickedly funny and all too relatable, this is one family holiday gathering you won't want to miss.

The play "The Swallow" by Spanish writer Guillem Clua (SMILEY, Netfilx) brings together Amelia and Ram?n. Amelia, a strict singing teacher, receives Ram?n at her home because he wants to improve his vocal technique to sing at his recently deceased mother's mass. As the lesson progresses, the two characters reveal details of their past, a past deeply marked by the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando (USA, 2016). The true meaning of that shooting, the motivations of the shooter, and the lingering shadow of its victims provoke a confrontation between Amelia and Ram?n that leads them to discover the truth. This truth forces them to reflect on their own identities, the acceptance of loss, and the fragility of love, laying themselves bare to such an extent that their fates become forever intertwined.

Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon enough, it's her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. This poignant and funny play takes its audience through the highlights, heartbreaks and extraordinary moments that make up one woman's ordinary life. "For my money, Birthday Candles is precisely why people go to the theater." - Chicago Tribune

Get ready to celebrate-Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show is back for its fourth spectacular year at Arena Stage! Bring the entire family to join DJ Nutcracker and his Arctic friends for an electrifying journey packed with high-energy stepping, festive music, and non-stop holiday cheer with the award-winning Step Afrika! performers. This fan-favorite tradition promises laughter, joy, and unforgettable moments. Last year's production sold out, so snag your tickets early.

Book and Lyrics by Jennifer Kirkeby, Music by Shirley Mier. A Holiday tradition at Creative Cauldron! "In an old house in Paris, covered in vines, lived 12 little girls in two straight lines." And with that familiar phrase, author and illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans sets in motion the adventures of the brave and resourceful Madeline! In this musical adaptation, Madeline's schoolmates and tutor are all sick in bed on Christmas Eve, unable to go home for Christmas to be with their families. So it's Madeline to the rescue! And with the help of a magical rug merchant she takes her friends on a Christmas journey they will never forget.

The show is just what it sounds like: A mashup of the life of Edgar Allan Poe and the structure of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." It tells Poe's story up to the last days of his beloved wife Virginia Clemm - and the lessons he learned about love and happiness one fateful December night. It's a new spin on a timeless classic, and it's bound to be a new Baltimore holiday tradition.

What begins as a polite meeting between two sets of parents, convened to resolve a playground scuffle between their children, quickly spirals into an evening of accusations, shifting alliances, and brutal honesty. In Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage, civility is tested as social masks slip, and the refined surface of adulthood cracks to reveal something far more primal.

Join award-winning drag performer and beloved DC fixture, Tara Hoot, for festive fun! She?s here to help you ring in the holiday season with songs, sing-alongs, and stories to warm your hearts! What more could you want? Tara can?t wait to welcome you and lift your spirits! Let?s have a HOOT together!

Continuing a beloved tradition for the winter holidays, Folger Consort celebrates with festive music from Spain and Portugal. The performance will showcase lush, multi-voiced choral compositions set to sacred texts by the 16th-century Portuguese composer Vicente Lusitano, considered to be the first published Black composer of European music. Resplendent Joy also offers lively seasonal villançicos (early Spanish Christmas carols) and engaging instrumental music for vihuela, a 15th-century Spanish stringed instrument; organ; and mixed ensembles.

Celebrate this holiday season with the Centre Company's annual performance of The Nutcracker. Travel with Clara as she embarks on a journey into the magical Land of Sweets, where she meets dancing Snowflakes and Sugarplums, Dragons and Peacocks, Shepherdesses and Bon Bons, and avoids the tricks of a mischievous naughty little mouse. Featuring breathtaking costumes, stunning dancers, and renowned guest artists, the beauty, elegance, and charm of the Centre Company's full-length performance of the Nutcracker ballet will leave you astounded. Come join us at the Centre Company Nutcracker, for all who want to experience the season with childlike wonder.

When the lights go out during Chanukah, Max and family begin sharing songs, stories, and traditions - only to discover the lights they needed and the miracles they searched for were in their midst all along. Perfect for ages 5 and up.

After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life-and love-beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.

On the eve of a visit from her estranged childhood friend, now an acclaimed painter, French ceramist Marie-Berthe Cazin recounts her life. From her early days as a gifted protegee discovering the art of pottery, to watching her husband rise to fame partly by claiming her work as his own, through the upheaval of World War I, Marie's unwavering spirit reveals the beauty in the broken.

AN IRISH CAROL is an homage to Dickens' classic - told as only the Irish can. This comic and touching play, set in a modern Dublin pub, follows one evening in the life of David, a wealthy pub owner who has lost touch with his own humanity in the interest of self-protection and material success. But on this Christmas Eve - challenged by a voice from the past, provoked by those in the present, and faced with the reality of a lonely future - David's life may change forever.

Hershel just wants to celebrate Hanukkah with the community, but the Queen and King of the Goblins have forbidden the lighting of the candles. Can Hershel save the day and lift the curse for this shtetl (village)? Script by Stephen Laughton. Original book written by Eric Kimmel and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.

Everything that makes a great knight in the theater is here, from flying cows to killer rabbits, British royalty to French taunters, dancing girls, rubbery shrubbery-and of course, the Lady of the Lake. Spamalot features well-known songs such as "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life," "The Song That Goes Like This," "Find Your Grail," and more that have become beloved classics in the musical theater canon.

John Mulaney is a three-time Emmy Award, Critics Choice award and WGA award-winning writer, comedian and actor. Most recently, Mulaney can be seen as the host, writer and executive producer of his Netflix talk show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. The show serves as the continuation of the series Everybody's in LA. The series features monologues, guests, pre-taped sketches, musical segments and more. Everybody's in LA was a six-night live comedy series that explored Los Angeles during the Netflix Is A Joke Festival in 2024. In December 2024, Mulaney starred in the Broadway play All In: Comedy About Love, alongside a cast including Fred Armisen, Richard Kind and Renee Elise Goldsberry. Mulaney is currently on the first leg of his newest stand-up tour, JOHN MULANEY: MISTER WHATEVER, performing across North America.

Cirque Dreams Holidaze lights up the stage in this popular and dazzling family holiday spectacular. This annual tradition wraps a whimsical, Broadway-style musical infused with contemporary circus artistry into the ultimate holiday gift for the entire family!

VNB's annual performances of The Nutcracker return to Capital One Hall in Tysons. Our popular productions feature world-class dancing, great choreography, and beautiful sets, costumes, and special effects. Likely to sell out - get tickets soon!

We're naughty. We're nice. But we've got lice! Yep, the alternative Clause with flaws, John Waters is back with his demented holiday show that puts the gag in gagster, the hole in holiday, and the stuffer in your stocking. He not only loves Santa, he eats him raw and regurgitates him back up piping hot to eager-beaver filth-tartar lovers everywhere.

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning masterpiece takes audiences on a magical journey through the intertwining tales of Cinderella, Jack (and his beanstalk), Little Red Riding Hood, and a childless Baker and his wife. This enchanting yet poignant modern classic explores the price of our wishes and the consequences of our choices, making it the perfect show for the holiday season and beyond.

A holiday classic from the writer of the musical theatre classic, The Music Man!, and based on the movie of the same name, Miracle on 34th Street features a book and score by none other than Meredith Willson! Single mother, Doris Walker, doesn't want her six-year-old Susan's head filled with romantic notions. Their neighbor, Fred Gailey, tries to woo Doris by charming Susan and taking her to see Santa Claus at Macy's, where Doris works. Doris is not impressed, but when it turns out that Macy's Santa may, in fact, be the real Kris Kringle, a wave of love spreads across NewYork City that melts even the most cynical hearts. Filled with humor, spectacle and such beloved songs as "Pinecones and Hollyberries," "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" and "My State, My Kansas," this joyous, heartwarming musical is pure family entertainment, wholesome without being cloying. Miracle on 34th Street The Musical is the perfect holiday treat for any theatre!

Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical is the record-setting Broadway holiday sensation which features the hit songs "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch" and "Welcome Christmas" from the original animated special. Max the Dog narrates as the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is "two sizes too small," decides to steal Christmas away from the Holiday loving Whos. Magnificent sets and costumes inspired by Dr. Seuss' original illustrations help transport audiences to the whimsical world of Whoville and helps remind us of the true meaning of the holiday season. Don't miss what The New York Times calls "AN EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE! 100 times better than any bedtime story."

The multi-platinum rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) returns with the exciting details of their highly anticipated 2025 Winter Tour. This year, the rock powerhouse will bring back their legendary holiday show, The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Best of TSO & More, to life with a special production, featuring a second set of hits and fan favorites, including a 25th-anniversary salute to Beethoven's Last Night. Kicking off on November 13, the tour will span 64 cities with 106 performances before concluding on December 30 in Washington, D.C., continuing TSO's tradition of delivering an unparalleled fusion of rock, classical, and theatrical spectacle - complete with pyros, lasers, and the powerful storytelling that has captured the hearts of generations.

Creative Cauldron's annual music festival has become a vibrant centerpiece of the season, celebrated for its cultural diversity and top-tier talent. Showcasing an eclectic mix of artists from the DMV and beyond, the festival invites audiences to "tour the world without ever leaving Falls Church." Curated by WAMMY Award-winning musicians Ken Avis and Lynn Veronneau, the lineup spans an array of genres-from folk and Latin to jazz, blues, and global traditions - offering a rich, immersive musical experience.

Eight people meet in a church basement and lock their phones in a box. This a capella chamber musical from Dave Malloy (Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812) follows an octet of people struggling with digital dependency, charting their compulsions using only the analog vibrancy of their own voices. Witty, dissonant, and lush by turns, Malloy's score plumbs the darkest corners of the internet alongside these characters' yearning for connection. Staged in the round in the Victor Shargai theatre, Octet asks how-in the face of the many ways to escape into our screens-we can choose to be present with each other.

STOMP is explosive, inventive, provocative, witty, and utterly unique-an unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered armfuls of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments - matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps - to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. Year after year, audiences worldwide keep coming back for more of this pulse-pounding electrifying show. As the Boston Globe says, "If you haven't seen STOMP, GO! If you have seen it, take someone and share the pleasure!" STOMP. See what all the noise is about.

In this a-MEOW-zing musical show, Gabby unboxes a special acorn that needs the magical touch of a rainbow to grow. But when CatRat causes a color cat-astrophe and breaks the rainbow, Gabby and the Gabby Cats must find the colors again to set things right.

Bram Stoker's iconic vampire tale takes on an outrageous new life in Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors - a madcap, laugh-out-loud comedy full of camp, lusty encounters, and hilarious spectacle. With a cast of five actors shapeshifting through multiple roles, the production transforms gothic horror into a feast of physical comedy, surprise, and unhinged seduction.

ADAM RAY is currently recurring on IMMIGRANT (Hulu), the story of the founder of the legendary Chippendales strip show starring Kumail Nanjiani. Ray received praise for his portrayal of 'Jay Leno' in PAM & TOMMY (Hulu), also starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan. He recently wrapped shooting the second season of YOUNG ROCK for NBC, the story of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's life, recurring again as 'Vince McMahon.' In addition, Ray was recently a guest on Marc Maron's iconic WTF podcast, and is a regular on The Adam Carolla Podcast.

Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they'll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.

An original story set in the world of the terrifying Paranormal Activity film franchise, this thrilling new play will haunt you long after the lights go out. We can't say anything else. The North American Premiere production is written by Levi Holloway, whose Tony Award-nominated Grey House chilled Broadway audiences in 2023. Felix Barrett-pioneering founder and artistic director of the acclaimed Punchdrunk, whose immersive Sleep No More played more than 5,000 performances in a record-breaking 14-year run-directs.

Can classmates with opposite views on moving up in the world, learn to trust one another? In this horror-comedy, two Black college students are employed to spend summer in the upstate New York home of a white 93-year-old retired professor. The most important task of the job: watch her while she swims. Things take a drastic turn as it becomes clear that something is not right with Professor Renword. As the Professor works to complete her life memoir, she becomes increasingly haunted by her troubled past. ↓D←R←O←W←N←E←R [Renword] unfolds into a nightmare. Will the two young women find their circumstances inescapable, or will they release themselves of the inherited burdens they carry?

Samuel Beckett's critically acclaimed final full-length play, essentially a one-woman tragicomic monologue, has been a tour-de-force for many an actress since its 1961 premiere. Winnie, a woman in her 50s, is inexplicably buried waist-deep in a mound of scorched earth in a bleak landscape, while nearby, her huaband Willie dozes. She spends her day going through familiar routines, endlessly chattering and reminiscing about better days almost as a vaudville routine for one. Then a bell rings, and she starts again. Is she trapped in this cycle or free to leave?

The year is 1940-something, and Chicago's night scene is sizzling. Enter Joey Evans. A slick-talking, velvet-voiced songster with dreams bigger than the bandstand. But in a city where the right connections mean everything, he is caught between a bright-eyed chorus girl and a wealthy widow who can bankroll his big break-for a price. As the lights dim and the music swells, Joey's got a choice to make: play it straight or risk it all for the spotlight. This classic Rodgers and Hart score, including "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "What Is a Man?," and "I Could Write a Book," now includes "This Can't Be Love" and "The Lady Is a Tramp," among others. Co-directed by Tony Award-winning choreographer Savion Glover and actor, director, and producer Tony Goldwyn, the stakes are high, the music is hot, and the game of romance and ambition never sounded so good.

Lauren Gunderson's Silent Sky is a moving, magical look at the story of Henrietta Leavitt, an early twentieth century astronomer whose discovery of how to effectively measure vast astronomical distances led to a shift in the understanding of the scale and nature of the universe.

People-avoider Zia suffers from anthropophobia, the fear of people. People-watcher Doe suffers from being dead. And naturally, only Zia can see him. Brought together by chance, fate, or potentially ghostly revenge, the two set out on a journey to uncover Doe's forgotten life while Zia faces perhaps a fate worse than death... socializing. JOHN DOE is a world premiere commissioned through Keegan's Boiler Room Series and brought to vibrant (and haunted!) life in January 2026.

Based on true events, Kinky Boots follows the journey of two people with nothing in common- or so they think. Charlie Price reluctantly inherits his father's shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father's legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. As Charlie and Lola work together to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they realized... and discover that you change the world when you change your mind.

The residents of the SeaBreeze Hebrew Home for the Aging carry on as usual: knitting, playing Scrabble, fighting, and falling in love. As the apocalyptic outside world threatens their way of life, Fanny, Barbara, Ruth, and Hal fight to protect the community they've built together. Even while battling armored nurses, a wild ostrich, strange prophecies, and their ailing bodies, they find joy in each other's company. The World to Come is a surprising new epic that reveals how powerful friendship can be as a form of resistance.

In Garc?a Lorca's modern classic, an authoritarian mother exercises her ruthless power over her family, until the desire for freedom challenges and confronts her authority. A revealing look at the hypocrisy and deception that corrupt human relationships.

The most Tony Award-winning Show of the year. The most Tony Award-nominated Play of all time. Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976. Here, an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom. The ensuing pressures could spark their breakup-or their breakthrough. Written by David Adjmi, directed by Daniel Aukin, and featuring original music by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, Stereophonic invites the audience to immerse themselves-with fly-on-the-wall intimacy-in the powder keg process of a band on the brink of blowing up.

Tony Award-winning actor and master clown Bill Irwin (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Sesame Street) has spent a lifetime captivated by Samuel Beckett. With little more than a funny hat and a podium, Irwin mines the comedy and tragedy of Beckett's work-including Waiting for Godot, Texts for Nothing, and more-in a nonstop display of jovial verbal and physical comedy that has become Irwin's signature. Whether you're encountering the Nobel Prize winner's writings for the first time or building on a body of Beckett knowledge, the "pure, energizing joy" (The New York Times) of Irwin's dynamic showcase is not to be missed.

An original musical featuring the beloved songs from Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Godspell), Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook is a touching and authentic look into how we fall in love and the poignant power of trusting our hearts and memories. Sue has her bags packed, her farewell note written and the resolution to leave her husband, Dan, after decades of their lives entwined. Finding herself in their dusty, suburban attic for a final goodbye to the life they led, Sue is startled when Dan arrives home early from his all-consuming job. Surrounded by a lifetime of memories and phantoms of their former selves, Sue and Dan embark on a cerebral journey to the past, rediscovering their true love that remained hidden in a lifetime of Snapshots.

Joriah Kwame became a viral TikTok star with his song "Little Miss Perfect," which garnered millions of views and launched this new musical with Broadway aspirations. High school kids are under a lot of pressure. Just ask Noelle, who has lived up to expectations of perfection her whole life, even as she's attempted to blend in as one of the few Black students at a predominantly white school. But now it's senior year, and a scholarship to Howard University is within her reach -if she can demonstrate leadership skills. With an irresistible mix of hip-hop, showtunes, and pop sounds, Little Miss Perfect distills Noelle's journey as she seeks to escape her small Midwestern town. Joriah's hit songs "Little Miss Perfect" and "Ordinary" feature prominently, and you'll be humming the new numbers - like "Black Girl Magic," "Malaya's Words," and "Legendary" by the time the curtain falls.

Chelsea Handler is a comedian, television host, best-selling author and advocate whose humor and candor have established her as one of the most celebrated voices in entertainment and pop culture. After a strong seven-year run as the host of E!'s top-rated Chelsea Lately, a tenure in which Handler was the only female late-night talk show host on-air, she then launched her documentary series Chelsea Does followed by her talk show Chelsea on Netflix in 2016.

Freckleface Strawberry The Musical, based on the beloved New York Times best-selling book by celebrated actress, Julianne Moore, is a fun and touching family musical. Freckleface Strawberry will do anything to get rid of her freckles - from scrubbing them with soap to caking on makeup... and even wearing a ski mask to school! Will her schoolmates realize that it's her under the mask? Will Freckleface be brave enough to finally face her complexion in the mirror? With the help of her lovable schoolmates, including an amazingly talented ballerina, a cutie jock, a charming ditz and a totally kooky teacher, Freckleface learns that everyone is different - and that's what makes everyone special.

Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they'll claw their way to the top at Nationals in Tampa Bay. In this explosive play ambition, growing up, and finding our souls in the heat of it all, more is at stake than a first-place trophy. As the competition heats up, literal fangs come out, and the blood, sweat, and tears get very real in a drama about friendship, rivalry, and girls becoming women.

With a career spanning over 20 years, Katt Williams has earned a worldwide reputation as one of today's top entertainers, having developed a career seeded with thousands of sold-out arenas, an expansive list of starring roles on the small screen and memorable performances in major box office hits. Since performing his first stand-up show as a teenager, Williams took the comedy world by storm. He quickly developed a unique style of stand-up that combines articulate and sharp dialogue rooted in conversations reflecting the American political landscape.

Ex-cop and recent widower Walter "Pops" Washington and his newly paroled son Junior have spent a lifetime living between Riverside and crazy. But now, the NYPD is demanding his signature to close an outstanding lawsuit, the landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed-and the church won't leave him alone. When the struggle to keep one of New York City's last great rent-stabilized apartments collides with old wounds, sketchy new houseguests, and a final ultimatum, it seems that the old days may be dead and gone. "...wonderful...a genuine original, that deserves to be seen...." - Newsday (NY).

Fresh off the release of Magic Lover-Netflix's first-ever magic comedy special-JUSTIN WILLMAN is hitting the road with an all-new tour: One for the Ages. Willman is best known as the star and creator of Netflix's Magic for Humans and Magic Prank Show, where his signature mix of mind-blowing magic and relatable humor has made him a streaming favorite, a viral hit (1 billion views and counting), and a fan favorite for families, comedy lovers, and skeptics alike.

Powerhouse vocalist Awa Sal Secka pays tribute to the Black luminaries who changed Broadway. Spanning the musical canon from Shuffle Along to The Wiz to The Color Purple, Secka toasts such artists such as Juanita Hall, Pearl Bailey, Ben Vereen, Audra McDonald, Lilias White and more in a joyous musical celebration.

Welcome to the wild world of MIDICULOUS, where middle school banter is reviewed in real-time by publicists, where students psychoanalyze their own teenage hijinks with post-pandemic therapy speak way beyond their years, and where viral TikTok dances can kick off a zombie apocalypse! Inspired by and with input from DC students, MIDICULOUS is a world premiere from spoken-word playwriting duo Drew Anderson and Dwayne Lawson-Brown that explores what it really means to be a middle schooler today. Commissioned by Keegan's Boiler Room Series initiative for new works and education program, Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA.

Known across the globe as "the ultimate-feel good show," THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up 80 minutes of indisputable joy for all ages! It's a party. It's a concert. It's the best pub "lock-in" you've ever been to. Featuring pop, classic rock, folk, Broadway and pub tunes, THE CHOIR OF MAN has something for everyone. A multi-talented cast of nine talented guys combines hair-raising harmonies, foot-stomping singalongs, world-class tap dance and poetic meditations on the power of community in this riotously enjoyable homage to that gathering place we all love so much: your local pub. With a real working bar on stage, come ready to drink in the action. The first round's on us. Cheers!

Based on the real-life Scopes "Monkey" Trial, this electrifying courtroom drama pits two towering legal minds against each other in a small-town battle over science, religion, and the right to think freely. As the town becomes a stage for national attention, personal conviction clashes with public opinion in a trial that transcends its time. Inherit the Wind, the American classic by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, is a searing, deeply human portrait of a country still wrestling with the cost-and courage-of progress.

Jim Gaffigan is back, and this time he's touring with his signature deadpan delivery and sharp wit on the Everything Is Wonderful tour. Don't let the name fool you-if there's anything that Gaffigan does better than anyone else, it's digging up the absurd in the mundane. Food obsession, parenting hell, and the inanities of modern life are just a few of the subjects on which the man turns the ordinary into apparent humor gold.

Matt Rife is bringing his "Stay Golden Tour" to Capital One Arena as part of his highly anticipated 2025 North American tour. Produced by Live Nation, the tour marks another milestone in Rife's rapidly growing career, following the global success of his sold-out performances and viral comedic presence. Rife has become a standout voice in modern comedy, known for his sharp observational humor, quick improvisation, and engaging stage presence. His work has captivated audiences both online and on stage, earning him a massive following. He gained widespread recognition through his viral stand-up clips, appearances on MTV's Wild 'N Out, The Challenge, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

WANTED: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You'll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. I have only done this once before. SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED. After seeing this classified ad, ambitious journalist Darius sets out on an expedition to find its writer. When she agrees to go along for the ride, however, Darius finds herself in way over her head.

A timely immigrant love-comedy with music. Adapted from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, the story follows friends-turned-rivals from Ireland to America during the Great Famine, blending Shakespeare's wit with traditional Irish tunes and delivering a dynamic celebration of love, immigration, and humanity.

All aboard for intrigue! Ken Ludwig's thrilling adaptation of Agatha Christie's beloved mystery follows detective Hercule Poirot as he races to solve a murder aboard the luxurious Orient Express. With a train full of suspects and a murderer on the loose, this stylish whodunit is packed with drama, suspense, and theatrical flair.

The "love-shaked" Rosalind and her cousin Celia are forced to leave the court where they find respite and adventure in nature, inevitably succumbing to the madness of love and delightfully unpredictable circumstances.

The Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California, is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, acceptance, social justice. In weekly meetings Eureka Day's five board members develop and update policy to preserve this culture of inclusivity, reaching decisions only by consensus. But when a mumps outbreak threatens the Eureka community, facts become subjective and every solution divisive, leaving the school's leadership to confront the central question of our time: How do you build consensus when no one can agree on truth?

This brand-new show is packed with high-energy music and surprises, featuring fan-favorite songs like "The Excavator Song," "Monster Truck," "Dino Dance," and "Curious Like Me." With Blippi's signature mix of play, learning, and exploration, families can get curious together while singing, laughing, and dancing along during this unforgettable adventure full of fun and discovery. The Be Like Blippi Tour invites you to break out your orange Blippi glasses and ignite that spark of curiosity that lives inside every single one of us and share in an unforgettable experience that encourages kids to... Be Like Blippi!

A Learning Theater Production. A group of princesses, each more beautiful than the last, are locked in their room each night, but in the morning, their dancing shoes are completely worn through as if they had been dancing all night! Unable to find the cause, the King promises that anyone who can solve the mystery may choose one of his daughters to wed. Join Creative Cauldron's Learning Theater Ensemble as a brave young soldier reveals the secret and a magical dancing kingdom. This enchanting adaptation of this classic Grimm tale features Spanish language elements and original music by Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith.

This popular American musical is an insightful, vibrant and humorous take on our founding fathers' determination to do the right thing for their fledgling nation. As members of the Second Continental Congress struggle to reach consensus, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson argue for independence from the British monarchy. The ensuing debates defined our country. As we explore this historical moment through the evolving identity of America today, this robust, award-winning musical boldly brings our country's beginnings to blazing life.

As two titans of comedy, Steve Martin and Martin Short have conquered film, television, and the stage in the course of their long, dazzling careers. But the live shows that grew out of both their friendship and their undeniable comedic chemistry create something special enough to stand out even among the many achievements of these two show-biz veterans.

The immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the '60's to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous "The Concert in Central Park" reunion in 1981 with more than half a million fans in attendance.

When the plague steals 11-year-old Hamnet from his loving parents, Agnes and William, they must each confront their loss alone. And yet, out of the greatest suffering, something of extraordinary wonder is born. Experience the U.S. premiere of the Royal Shakespeare Company's "sweeping and sentimental" (The Guardian) stage adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's best-selling novel, adapted by award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti (Life of Pi) and directed by Erica Whyman.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' searing satire of a family digging through their recently deceased patriarch's crumbling estate is both gut-splittingly funny and shocking in its confrontation of conveniently forgotten family history. DC-luminaries Kimberly Gilbert (Angels in America) and Cody Nickell (Ink) star as siblings battling over the possession and meaning of their father's dark patrimony. As the rest of the family descends on the ancestral property in rural Arkansas, old rivalries and grudges are eclipsed by the moral weight of what they find. Staged in our black box Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab, this will be a unique staging of one of the most important American plays of the past 15 years.

An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA - The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n' Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, this electrifying sensation will send you soaring to the rafters.

Renowned American actor and stand-up comedian, Bill Bellamy, is celebrated for his magnetic stage presence and distinctive comedic flair. Emerging from his beginnings at MTV, Bellamy has entrenched himself as a cornerstone of the comedy landscape, enchanting audiences with his quick wit, affable charm, and perceptive humor. Spanning several decades, his illustrious career is adorned with memorable roles across film and television. As a stand-up comedian, Bellamy consistently delights audiences, effortlessly drawing crowds with his uproarious anecdotes and astute observations.

TRAVESTY follows the queer history of a single spot throughout time - A witch burns in a field; a vaudeville con-artist conjures "spirits"; an underground gay bar fights back against the police. As Velour embodies different characters, accompanied by a diverse musical soundtrack, unforgettable reveals, and some of the most show-stopping costumes ever seen on stage, she invites the audience to take part in the recurring cycle of existence, resistance, and camp in the face of oppression that IS drag. Part performance art, part cinema, part call to action, TRAVESTY will have you screaming at the top of your lungs, dancing in the aisles, and inspired to change the world!

At what point do you follow morals over orders? This darkly comic play explores how unexamined adherence to leadership can drive you to stifle what makes you most human. Set in a fictionalized 1648 India, two Imperial Guards watch from their post as the sun rises on the newly-completed Taj Mahal for the first time-an event that shakes their respective worlds. When they are ordered to perform an unthinkable task, the aftermath forces them to question their very ideas of beauty, loyalty, and even their own friendship. A wry and haunting examination of blind obedience.

Focusing on the Congressman's formative years of ages 18-28, Young John Lewis reveals the humanity and heart of this mighty historic figure. The musical explores how the murder of Emmett Till motivated Lewis to pursue a life of service, including leading the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, fighting for Civil Rights with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and working for nearly two decades in Congress.

Drama Desk Award-winning actor Lameece Issaq teams up with two-time Obie-winning director Lee Sunday Evans on her wildly candid new play, which centers on the chaotic life of a 40-something dental lab tech who gets fired and moves into a woman's rooming house run by nuns. While there, she must come to terms with her unfulfilled path to motherhood and the untimely death of her younger sister, all while fending off her unpredictable and sometimes deranged cohabitants. A Good Day to Me Not to You is a deeply human and comedic one-woman show that "opts for all-out vulnerability, dissecting the psyche as if the stage were an operating table" (The New York Times).

Step into a world of romance, intrigue, and transcendent beauty as Virginia National Ballet-renowned for its artistic excellence and celebrated annual Nutcracker-brings Tchaikovsky's masterpiece Swan Lake to life on the grand stage of Capital One Hall.

David Spade became a household favorite during his tenure as a cast member on NBC's "Saturday Night Live". Spade has starred in film and television highlights such as JOE DIRT, GROWN UPS, THE WRONG MISSY, "Rules Of Engagement" and "8 Simples Rules". For his memorable role as Dennis Finch on "Just Shoot Me", Spade received nominations for a 1999 Emmy Award, Golden Globe, and American Comedy Award. Spade continues to be a box office draw, touring his stand-up shows nationwide. He can be heard co-hosting the hit podcast "Fly on the Wall", alongside fellow SNL alumni Dana Carvey, and their spin-off pop culture podcast "Superfly". Currently, Spade is in production on BUSBOYS, a film he co-wrote, is co-producing and co-starring in alongside Theo Von.

Chicago is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one showstopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you've ever seen. Broadway's longest-running musical has been razzle-dazzling audiences for over 28 years, and after more than 10,000 performances, six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, and a Grammy Award, it's just getting started.

Based on the worldwide bestselling hit series by Dav Pilkey, "Dog Man: The Musical" is a hilarious and heartwarming new production following the chronicles of Dog Man, who with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch Petey, the world's most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their show before lunchtime?

Nate Bargatze has had three late night appearances on Conan and had his own Comedy Central Presents in 2011. He has also been on CMT's "Comedy Stage", has written for Spike TV's Video Game Awards, and has been featured at the Montreal Comedy Festival, Bonnaroo, and more. Nate has performed for the troops in Iraq five times now. He was also featured this year as one of Esquire's Best New Comedians of 2012, as one of Marc Maron's comedians to watch in Rolling Stone and in Paste Magazine, and as one of the 10 Comedians Who Deserve Their Own TV Show on CoolMaterial.com

A fierce and funny solo show devised by Perisphere Co-Artistic Director, Gerrad Alex Taylor. I Know How To Curse: a re-blackening of shakespeare confronts the legacy of minstrelsy in American theater. Using the structure of a minstrel show to critique the casting politics of the classical canon, the play interrogates how Black actors are seen-and unseen-onstage. A radical blend of Shakespeare, satire, and self-reflection, it reclaims space for Black artists in the roles we're too often denied.

Night falls on Big Cherry, USA - a seemingly ordinary town with secrets festering beneath its folksy charm. As the city council meeting unfolds in real time, tensions rise, alliances shift, and a routine agenda veers into chaos. What begins as civic procedure spirals into a gripping unmasking of buried truths - and a chilling question: How far would you go to protect your version of the truth? From the razor-sharp pen of Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts (AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY), THE MINUTES is a darkly hilarious, slow-burning thriller that peels back the patriotic veneer of American identity. Part biting satire, part psychological mystery, it exposes the rot at the heart of institutional power and the stories we tell to survive it.

THE WIZ returns "home" to stages across America in an all-new tour, direct from Broadway. The Baltimore Sun raves "Powerhouse performances. Stunning choreography. Visionary sets" and the Chicago Sun-Times proclaims THE WIZ is "An eye-popping and high-intensity revival!" This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway-from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and 70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy's journey to find her place in a contemporary world. With direction by Schele Williams (The Notebook, revival of Disney's Aida), choreography by JaQuel Knight (Beyonce's "Single Ladies," Black Is King) and additional material by Tony-nominated and Emmy-nominated writer and TV host Amber Ruffin (The Amber Ruffin Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers), this dynamite infusion of ballet, jazz, and modern pop brings a whole new groove to easing on down the road. Everybody rejoice!

Under an Egyptian moon, the aging Julius Caesar meets teenage Cleopatra by chance one night. With turmoil afoot as Cleopatra and her younger brother vie for the throne, Caesar helps the young queen grow into a great ruler favoring wisdom, honor, and clemency. With the palace under siege by insurgents, Caesar might not be able to keep the country together or even escape alive-- let alone manage the headstrong Cleopatra.

reative Cauldron's "Bold New Voices" initiative supports the development of new plays or musicals written by women or women identifying writers. Join Creative Cauldron for a series of professionally staged readings and help choose the final selection for the Cauldron's 2026/27 Season "Bold New Voices" production.

David Sedaris, Americas best-selling humorist and social satirist, returns following publication of his most recent book of short stories, Happy Go Lucky, and his first ever childrens book, Pretty Ugly. In his customary sartorial and humorous manner, David will make you laugh and think in equal measures, with all new, unpublished stories and commentary. As always, the reading will be accompanied by a pre and post-show book signing

In 2015, Olney Theatre produced the Rolling World Premiere of I And You by Lauren Gunderson, which went on to become one of the most-produced plays in America. Now, we're bringing you the World Premiere of the musical adaptation of her hit play. Anthony turns up in Caroline's bedroom one night bearing waffle fries, a beat-up book, and a homework assignment they're supposed to do together: explore Walt Whitman's poem "Song of Myself." Chronically sick, Caroline hasn't been to school in a while... and can't even remember meeting some kid named Anthony, which dials up both her suspicions and her "snark-o-meter." But as the two get to know each other, they finally learn of the deeper mystery that brought them together. Whitman's powerful poetry inspires the music and lyrics by American Idol veteran Ari Afsar, which expands the magic of Gunderson's remarkable story.

Aesop's Fables is a vibrant, theatrical adventure that brings timeless tales to life with wit, warmth, and whimsy. Adapted by acclaimed playwright Mike Kenny, this fast-paced production features a lovable troupe of traveling storytellers - Wolfie, Syd, Harriet, and Barry - who use humor and imagination to retell five classic fables: The Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Wind and the Sun, The Lion and the Mouse, and The Wolf and the Jackdaw. Each story delivers a valuable life lesson on patience, honesty, kindness, and perseverance, making it a delightful experience that entertains while inspiring young audiences to think, feel, and grow.

On the heels of the wildly successful run of FPCT's Baltimore Premiere of Miss Holmes in 2024, we are thrilled to bring back original cast members, Sharon Maguire and Emma Grace Dunbar as the classic duo-with-a-twist, Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson! In this stunning sequel to the original Miss Holmes, which saw Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic characters reinvented as women in a Victorian-era England that was not ready for them to take on "men's work," Holmes and Watson have been playing the game for several years and have gained quite a reputation. So, when a nurse and activist finds herself on the run, wanted for murder, and threatened by sinister figures from the shadowy criminal underworld, she turns to Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson for help.

The New York Times calls it "the best musical of the century." The Washington Post says, "It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals." And Entertainment Weekly says, "Grade A: the funniest musical of all time." It's The Book of Mormon, the nine-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical. This outrageous musical comedy follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. Now with standing-room-only productions in London, on Broadway and across North America, The Book of Mormon has truly become an international sensation.

A haunting examination of authoritarianism set during Argentina's Dirty War that draws poetic inspiration from the Persephone and Demeter myth. When Consuelo's son is "disappeared" by the military, she discovers a psychic link between her injured arm and her tortured child-and races to find him before it's too late.

It's time to go to "Higher Ground" as Isaac "Deacon Izzy" Bell and friends groove to classic funk. Get ready to bring down the "Brick House" with songs such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Shining Star" and more from artists Sly and The Family Stone, George Clinton, Chic, Prince and James Brown.

What begins as a razor-sharp debate spirals into a world-altering unraveling as four scholars are thrust into a kaleidoscopic odyssey through memory, identity, and the fragile boundaries of belief. As the world around them transforms, they find unexpected solace, love, and companionship. Collectively, they wrestle with profound and unsettling questions about purpose, morality, and what it truly means to be alive. The Motion is a searing, intelligent, and emotionally charged journey into the core of the human condition-where certainty shatters, vulnerability reigns, and no conviction emerges unscathed.

THE GREAT GATSBY is a "Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy" (Entertainment Weekly). Based on the classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Tony Award-winning new musical is an unforgettable journey of love, wealth and tragedy that brings the Roaring Twenties to life on stage.

Medieval traveling performers bring to life the story of Pippin, the restless heir of Charlemagne, on his quest for purpose. Dreaming of greatness, he dives into war, passion, and even murder-only to find himself disillusioned at every turn in this dazzling and provocative coming-of-age parable about what it means to be extraordinary.

ased on Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic, this Civil War era story of love and family stands the test of time. Little Women follows the adventures of sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March as they navigate adolescence, each determined to live their lives on their own terms. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but publishers reject them, until she finally begins to weave the personal story of herself and her sisters' experience growing up in Civil War America. The powerful score of this Tony Award-nominated musical soars with the sounds of personal discovery, heartache and hope - the sounds of a young America finding its voice.

Liz Duffy Adams' play entitled Or, is a fast-paced, witty comedy that blends history, feminism, and espionage in 1660's England. The farce follows Aphra Behn - spy, poet, and the first professional female playwright - as she races to finish a script, navigate secret missions, and juggle romantic entanglements, all in one chaotic night. With clever wordplay and rapid costume changes, Or, is a celebration of art, friendship, and sexual freedom.

Dive into summer with a show that's as fun as it is heartwarming! Based on the hit animated series, The SpongeBob Musical features original songs from a lineup of music superstars - including Sara Bareilles, Panic! At the Disco, Aerosmith, Cyndi Lauper, and more. This splashy, colorful production brings Bikini Bottom to life as SpongeBob and friends rally to save their undersea home. Perfect for kids, families, and the young-at-heart, this big-hearted musical proves that optimism really can save the world.

Simon Godwin directs Wendell Pierce (Elsbeth, The Wire) in Shakespeare's towering tragedy about the power of words to kill. Venice is scandalized when its protector, Othello (Pierce), elopes with a nobleman's daughter, while his most trusted lieutenant, Iago, seethes after being passed over for a promotion. Vengeful Iago speaks a word and contorts the world: transforming Othello's faithful wife into an adulteress and upright men into beasts.

Can a chance encounter change your life forever? On the streets of Dublin, an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, an unexpected friendship and collaboration quickly evolves into something more. This captivating piece is the only show to have music with an Academy Award, Grammy Award, Olivier Award, and Tony Award. This achingly beautiful musical, including the Oscar-winning song "Falling Slowly," illustrates how a lightning-in-bottle experience can reignite passion and purpose.

There's trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson's six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize - this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. Featuring songs such as "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Trouble," "'Til There Was You," "Pickalittle" and "Gary, Indiana," The Music Man is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.

Felicia Curry honors jazz icon Nina Simone and the women she inspired. From Nina's greatest songs such as "Mississippi Goddam" and "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" to Aretha Franklin's "Respect," Chaka Chan's "I'm Every Woman," and the songs of Tina Turner, Lauryn Hill and more, this dynamic cabaret will motivate you to rise up.

Humans do not like being sick. At the first signs of a virus, we work overtime to kill it. Yet, as much as we treat disease as if it were unnatural, history says that viruses and plagues have always been an inevitable fact of human life on Earth. Woolly Mammoth Company Artist Justin Weaks invites us to the intersection of 'performance' and 'event' for a radical act of remembrance. Inspired by the mission of the Voyager Golden Record, A Fine Madness calls on its audience to participate in the creation of a record of shared humanity through a kaleidoscope of poetry, games, music, scientific findings and storytelling. Through retelling and reclaiming his own personal journey of navigating an HIV diagnosis, the line between performer and audience blur. What's happening? What happens next? How do we survive what's dissolving so that we may see what has yet to be created? A Fine Madness is both experiment and celebration, experience and discovery, and act of affirmation in the face of erasure. For the record!

Award-winning chef, best-selling author, and beloved TV personality, Carla Hall, is at the top of her game. But getting there was no picnic. In this theatrical one-woman show, Carla Hall invites you to "strap in" for a wild, hilarious, and emotional ride as she reveals how she learned to embrace her own authenticity, "work her quirk" and finally step into her power. From her Tennessee roots as an awkward theater camp kid, to Howard University, to a stint on the runways of Paris, to her irreverent takes on the confusing expectations of Black excellence, crushing sexism, and the many attempts to erase her uniqueness, Carla has had to battle every step of the way to find her true voice -- and wait till you hear it. In this insightful and inspiring World Premiere, Carla reveals the secret ingredients to her greatest creation: herself. This intimate exchange will leave audiences laughing, thinking, feeling and... maybe even discovering a little of their own power in simply being themselves.

A fresh new comedy about starting out, starting over and the enduring love of family. Recently retired Violet is ready to chart a new path forward, but her daughter Tilly and a summer heatwave seemingly stand in her way. A world premiere, Precarious offers insightful reflections on the climate crisis and generational divides while imagining a brighter future.

Make unforgettable memories with your little ones at Elmo's Got the Moves-the all-new Sesame Street Live show coming to your neighborhood! This exciting show will have kids and parents alike out of their seats and moving and dancing along with Elmo and his Sesame Street friends as they dance, stretch, and play along to fan-favorite songs, including "Sunny Days," "Elmo's Got the Moves," and "Letter of the Day."

The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society is presenting its newest production, THE MURDER AT HAVERSHAM MANOR, but things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show - an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can't play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines). Nevertheless, the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! Part Monty Python, part Sherlock Holmes, this Olivier Award-winning comedy is a global phenomenon that's guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter!

In what The Washington Post calls "the role he was born to play," Michael Shayan explores his Iranian heritage and complicated family through the sparkle and luster of a dinner party by embodying the real star of the story - his mother, Roya. A dazzling hostess, Michael's Roya welcomes the audience into her home to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. She prepares a feast for her guests in both the form of a meal and the tale of her life: she's a resilient and hilarious narrator, diving deep into the immigrant experience as a single mother of a queer son, a Jew in Iran, and a Persian in America, all while crafting an irresistible feast for her guests. It's the dinner party of the season - and one you won't want to miss.

In this tour-de-force performance, Ming-Trent dares to rescue himself from the "slings and arrows" of his past. Born with a gift for poetry but rejected as unfit to play the part of the poet, Ming-Trent's search for home is relentless, and the results are by turns hilarious and tragic.

TLC blazed a trail and changed the game. The trio stormed the 90s music scene, not only topping the charts-but creating the look, sound, and soul of a generation. With their unforgettable anthems, fly dance moves, and head-turning style, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas defined what it meant to be women in music. The most successful female group of all time, they've spent over three decades breaking boundaries and empowering generations. Now their journey comes to the stage with the fresh, new musical CrazySexyCool.

Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

Direct from Broadway, comes the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical Suffs about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. Created by Shaina Taub, the first woman to ever independently win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the same season, this "thrilling, inspiring and dazzlingly entertaining" (Variety) new musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of a struggle for equality that's far from over. Winner of the Outer Critics' Circle Award for Best New Musical.

A sister and brother, the elder born in The Old Country and the younger born in This Country, share both big and small moments and memories from childhood through teenage rebellion, career successes, parenthood, and growing old. Their disparate perspectives lead to both fractures and forgiveness as they witness each other's stories.

Rolly's ordinary summer takes an extraordinary twist when he's whisked back in time to the Age of Charlemagne! There, he meets Aurora, a bold 12-year-old princess with dreams of knighthood and adventure beyond her castle walls. But her overprotective royal parents have other plans - thanks to a mysterious curse that threatens to plunge her into a century-long sleep. As Rolly and Aurora plot a daring escape to the modern world, secrets are revealed, destinies collide, and the past and present merge in an epic journey filled with courage, friendship, and a dash of magic. Can they outsmart fate and find their happily ever after?

Jim Jefferies is one of the most popular and respected comedians of his generation, entertaining audiences across the globe with his provocative, belief-challenging, and thought-provoking comedy. He was recently named one of the top 5 touring comedians in the world.

From Obie Award-winning duo Abigail and Shaun Bengson and Tony Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin, "My Joy Is Heavy" is a gripping play filled with music. Told through song, story, and raw honesty, the Bengsons invite audiences into their real-life journey through the grief of pregnancy loss and the unexpected moments of joy, humor, and connection that carried them forward. Woven with soul-stirring music and lyrical storytelling, their memoir unfolds with radical vulnerability, reminding us of the importance of making each moment of happiness all the more profound.

This Tony Award winner for Best Musical is a hilarious and lyrical satire of money, manners, morals, and, yes, murder. After his mother's death, Monty Navarro is shocked and delighted to learn that she had a secret: she's related to the absurdly wealthy and aristocratic D'Ysquith family. And if, at first, Monty hoped his new relations might provide a sorely needed cash infusion, as eighth in line to the title of Earl of Highhurst, there isn't much hope for him inheriting the family treasure. When Monty's reunion with one of his long-lost kinfolk suddenly results in him moving into seventh place, he wonders to himself, "Why stop there?" Thus begins one of the funniest and most outrageous murder sprees in musical theatre history. Even better, in this production, all seven ill-fated D'Ysquiths are played by DMV-favorite Tom Story (Mrs. Trunchbull in Matilda).

It's showtime! Based on Tim Burton's dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that's out of this Netherworld, BEETLEJUICE is "SCREAMINGLY GOOD FUN!" (Variety). And under its uproarious surface (six feet under, to be exact), it's a remarkably touching show about family, love, and making the most of every Day-O!

Great Scott! Back to the Future, the beloved, cinematic classic is now a Broadway musical with its destination set for Washington, D.C., in 2024. When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he's in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past, and send himself... back to the future.

Out-of-work actor Daniel Hillard will do anything for his kids. After losing custody in a messy divorce, he creates the kindly alter ego of Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in a desperate attempt to stay in their lives. As his new character takes on a life of its own, Mrs. Doubtfire teaches Daniel more than he bargained for about how to be a father. A hysterical and heartfelt story about holding onto your loved ones against all odds, Mrs. Doubtfire is the musical comedy we need right now - one that proves we're better together.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of 'outsiders' battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. THE OUTSIDERS navigates the complexities of self-discovery as the Greasers dream about who they want to become in a world that may never accept them. With a dynamic original score, THE OUTSIDERS is a story of friendship, family, belonging...and the realization that there is still "lots of good in the world."

Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart. "Full of butterfly-inducing highs and beautiful songs" (Entertainment Weekly), THE NOTEBOOK is a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love.

In a concert filled with surprises, this high-energy extravaganza is set to have the whole family singing, dancing and Wiggling from start to end! Join in this all-ages celebration featuring timeless hits and sing-along moments from all your favorites including Rock-A-Bye Your Bear, Fruit Salad Yummy Yummy and Hot Potato! Plus all new favourites like Big Red Ute, Bin Night and so much more.