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Washington Theater - make your stay in Washington extra special with tickets to the very best theater. Use our calendar feature to find out what's on, browse by theater venue, musicals, plays and concerts. Book seats for Broadway musicals, Broadway plays, Cirque du Soleil shows, music concerts and stand-up comedy in featured Washington venues such as the Kennedy Center Opera House, the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, the Signature Theater, the Warner Theater, the Fords Theater and the Verizon Center with washington-theater.com.
TOP SHOWS IN WASHINGTON
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
National Theater
Showing from: 12th Jun 2012
The Tony Award-winning musical is certain to astound and amaze in equal measure, with spectacular scenery matched by a memorable score. More »
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - MICHAEL JACKSON THE IMMORTAL
Verizon Center
Showing from: 13th Jul 2012
Celebrating the King of Pop in true Cirque fashion! More »
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Kennedy Center Opera House
Showing from: 10th Jul 2012
The fantastically elaborate set evokes with gratifying exactitude the eerie parallel universe of the Addams family!
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ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATRE
Kennedy Center Opera House
Showing from: 7th Feb 2012
With over 50 years of tradition, this is one show you don't want to miss. More »
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
Warner Theater
Showing from: 13th Mar 2012
Spamalot is a hilarious adaptation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the 1975 film that is the best-loved and most successful of the Monty Python screen ventures. More »
COME FLY AWAY
Eisenhower Theater
Showing from: 18th Apr 2012
This dazzling new dance musical deploys a stage full of brilliant performers to heighten the theatrical allure of ballroom dance, complementing the immortal appeal of Sinatra's singing. More »
MEMPHIS - THE MUSICAL
Kennedy Center Opera House
Showing from: 12th Jun 2012
A sincere new musical with plenty of energetic choreography and a talented, appealing, hard-charging cast that holds the attention. More »
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
National Theater
Showing from: 12th Jun 2012
Certain stories carry on from generation to generation and earn the designation "timeless" for good reason. Beauty and the Beast is one such story. More »
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATRE
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - MICHAEL JACKSON THE IMMORTAL
COME FLY AWAY
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
MEMPHIS - THE MUSICAL
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Beauty and the Beast
Come Fly Away
Disney's Beauty And The Beast
La Cage Aux Folles
Memphis - The Musical
Monty Python's Spamalot
The Addams Family
The Fresh Beat Band
Chris Botti
Coldplay
Herbie Hancock
In The Mood
Kaiser Chiefs
Neil Diamond
Nickelback, Bush, Seether & My Darkest Days
Peter Frampton
Roger Waters
Snow Patrol
The Black Keys & Arctic Monkeys
Van Halen
Cirque du Soleil - Michael Jackson The Immortal
Disney's Beauty And The Beast
Monty Python's Spamalot
Mythbusters Live
Shen Yun Performing Arts
The Addams Family
The Fresh Beat Band
WHAT'S HOT RIGHT NOW
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
EISENHOWER THEATER
Closes February 12, 2012Jerry Hermans musical, based on the French film of the same name, is the story of a gay couple who must pretend to be straight - with one of the men in drag - for one night to dupe a conservative senator. More »
COMING SOON
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATRE
KENNEDY CENTER OPERA HOUSE
Opens February 7, 2012Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from a now-fabled performance in March 1958, at the 92nd Street Young Men's Hebrew Association in New York. Led by Alvin Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, that performance changed forever the perception of American dance. More »
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
Showing from March 13, 2012Spamalot is an hilarious adaptation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the 1975 film that is the best loved and most successful of the Monty Python screen ventures. A smash hit on Broadway and across... More »
COME FLY AWAY
Showing from April 18, 2012Twyla Tharp matches her choreography to the mood and emotion of a host of Sinatra songs - sung by the Chairman of the Board backed by an onstage band. More »
WASHINGTON THEATERS
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9:30 ClubA
Arena StageB
Bender ArenaBirchmere
Black Cat
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Comcast CenterConcert Hall
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DAR Constitution HallDC Armory
Dulles Town Center
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Eisenhower TheaterF
Family TheaterFedEx Field
Fords Theater
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Jaxx NightclubJiffy Lube Live
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Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsKennedy Center Opera House
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Lincoln TheaterLisner Auditorium
TONY AWARDS
2011 TONY AWARD WINNERS
The 2011 Tony Awards ceremony took place on June 12 at the Beacon Theatre, honouring the best in live theatre performance.
The Book of Mormon and War Horse were named Best Musical and Best Play, respectively. The celebration of excellence in the 2010-2011 Broadway season also included awards to The Normal Heart, Anything Goes, Catch Me If You Can, Good People, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Importance of Being Earnest, Jerusalem and Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
