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Best Shows This Month

in Washington

November 2024

Dear Evan Hansen at Capital One Hall

Dear Evan Hansen

Following its hugely successful run at Broadway's Music Box Theater, this darkly comic musical is touring across the country once more. The six-time Tony-winning, poignant and thought-provoking production has received rave reviews from critics for its unexpectedly touching portrayal of misunderstood youth, young love, and the search for acceptance, with a score from the composing team behind 2017's Academy Award-winning La-La Land, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Eisenhower Theater

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Six spellers compete, but only one will emerge victorious in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! This endearing and cleverly humorous musical has captivated audiences since its Tony Award-winning debut. With some of Broadway's brightest stars on board, including Philippe Arroyo as Chip Tolentino, Beanie Feldstein as Logan Schwartzandgrubenierre, Noah Galvin as Leaf Coneybear and Kevin McHale as William Barfee alongside many more, don't miss this exciting Kennedy Center production this October!

Mean Girls at National Theater

Mean Girls

Tina Fey's Drama Desk award-winning Broadway musical, based on the 2004 Lindsay Lohan film, Mean Girls is out on tour! With a book by Fey, direction by Book of Mormon's Casey Nicholaw, music and lyrics by Jeff Richmond, and Legally Blonde's Nell Benjamin - which includes tracks "Apex Predator" and "I'd Rather Be Me"- it's no surprise that the musical is a Broadway smash hit, earning 12 Tony nominations along the way.

Babbit at Sidney Harman Hall

Babbit

Originally released in 1922, the novel written by Sinclair Lewis (Nobel Prize winner), garnered immense popularity and critical acclaim. Now, over 100 years later, Tony Award-winning playwright Joe DiPietro has teamed up with Hollywood star Matthew Broderick (who makes his Shakespeare Theatre Company debut) to bring this much anticipated new production to Harmon Hall this fall.

Clue at Kennedy Center Opera House

Clue

Based on the board game and the cult movie classic, Clue is a fiendishly funny murder mystery, where everyone is a suspect, and the next potential victim! Featuring all the colorful characters from the game, from Colonel Mustard to Mrs. White, Clue leads us from room to room in a whirlwind of slapstick comedy and real theatrical verve.

Dracula at Hylton Performing Arts Center

Dracula

Prepare for scares as this spine-chilling dance adaptation of Bram Stoker's gothic masterpiece sweeps onto the stage this Halloween season! Resplendent with seductive choreography, sumptuous costumes, and exhilarating music, discover the edge-of-your-seat tale of Count Dracula, literature's most infamous vampire!

Menopause The Musical 2 at Capital One Hall

Menopause The Musical 2

The girls are back as they set sail on the high seas with Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through The Menopause! In the hotly anticipated sequel to the ever-popular Menopause The Musical, we rejoin the four original characters five years on as they tell the tale of their lives, loves and losses on an all-expense-paid cruise! Menopause The Musical 2 is sure to leave you laughing, singing and dancing all night long.

Washington National Opera - Fidelio at Kennedy Center Opera House

Washington National Opera - Fidelio

Washington National Opera presents their rendition of Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera which was first performed in 1805. This compelling opera full of adventure and suspense was last showcased by Welsh National Opera over 30 years ago. This upcoming 2024 production signifies the inaugural partnership between Artistic Director Francesca Zambello and Music Director Designate Robert Spano, a distinguished conductor who has been honoured with four Grammy Awards.

Drunk Shakespeare at The Sage Theatre

Drunk Shakespeare

Take a journey to a mysterious hidden venue where mayhem awaits! Enter through a secret door and discover a glam cocktail bar and library where the infamous Drunk Shakespeare Society are ready to perform! But the main event really begins when one actor takes to the stage after at least five shots of whiskey and attempts to perform an entire play by William Shakespeare. No two shows are the same, four sober actors must try and keep the script going whilst one actor tackles the script through blurred vision and slurred words.

Jaja's African Hair Braiding at Kreeger Theater at Arena Stage

Jaja's African Hair Braiding

After critical success on Broadway, Jocelyn Bioh's Jaja's African Hair Braiding comes to Arena Stage's Kreeger Theatre, directed by Whitney White! Ghanaian-American writer and actor Bioh previously penned the emotional comedy School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, which won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play. Whitney White is an award-winning director, musician, and actor and is the recipient of an Obie Award and a Lilly Award.

NieR at DAR Constitution Hall

NieR

ARPG fans, your time has come as the music of NeiR returns to the stage. Heading out on a US tour in early 2024, conductor Eric Roth will lead the orchestra through the most epic of compositions from the NieR game series. No stranger to Square Enix games, Roth has also worked with the company on various orchestral events for the Final Fantasy franchise. The performance will also feature J'Nique Nicole and Emi Evans, soloists from the original NieR series, and visuals provided by NeiR series director Yoko Taro. Don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for all Nier fans, get your tickets now!

Steve Martin & Martin Short at The Theater at MGM National Harbor

Steve Martin & Martin Short

Martin meets Martin in this extraordinary meeting of two of modern comedy's greatest entertainers. Steve Martin and Martin Short present 'You Won't Believe What They Look Like Today', a Q&A style conversation between the two comedians and the audience with a musical twist. Expect an evening of banjo-tinged interludes and singing punctuated by the side-splitting humor and charisma of these comedy greats.

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