Winner of two Drama Desk Awards! After an a-maize-ing premiere at Broadways Nederlander Theatre, the heartwarming story is heading on a national tour! With Nashville's top songwriting talents from Tony winner Robert Horn, in collaboration with Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, this musical offers a kernel of joy in these divided times, exploring how opening up to people and ideas we are wary of can be a beautiful process, uniting us in our similarities, not our differences. Aw Shucks!

The five-time Tony-winning stunning new musical from Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home) and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire is on the road in this much anticipated national tour across North America, coming to you during this Broadway season! Full of heart, humor, and unforgettable moments, Kimberly Akimbo was a critical hit on its Broadway premiere and went on to win five 2023 Tony Awards, including the coveted Best New Musical.

A gripping satire, Eureka Day shines a light on the challenges of contemporary parenting, public health, and the frequently chaotic junction of individual convictions and civic duty. Broadway audiences at Eisenhower Theater will be thrilled by Jonathan Spector's critically praised, timely and relevant play.

Come on babe, we're gonna paint the town! Your local production of the scorching musical sensation, Chicago, is coming to town. Be transported to 1920s Jazz-age Chicago, and join Roxy Hart and Velma Kelly, both accused of murder, on their journey to freedom. With music by John Kander, and lyrics by Fred Ebb who bring a range of blisteringly hot songs including, 'Cell Block Tango', 'Razzle Dazzle' and the iconic 'All That Jazz' plus more!

This spring, the fantastical nineties movie Matilda is on the way to Washington, and will be joined by some very special guests! Director and star Danny Devito will host and narrate the night, with the movie's composer David Newman leading the orchestra through his wondrous score. A perfect evening for the whole family that you won't want to miss.

Exciting times are upon us as the Washington premiere of Larissa FastHorse's new play, Fake It Until You Make It, heads to the Kreeger Theater at Arena Stage this spring! From April 3 to May 4, 2025, FastHorse, the multi-award-winning and first-known female Native American Broadway playwright, continues to break barriers as the first Native American writer to stage a play at Arena Stage. Collaborating with director Michael John Garcs, Fake It Until You Make It is a bold, thought-provoking comedy that delves into themes of identity and the Native American experience with wit and insight.

Fresh from touring the world's finest opera houses, American opera director Francesca Zambello's critically acclaimed adaptation of George Gershwin's folk opera masterpiece Porgy and Bess returns to the Washington National Opera in 2024. Marrying music with action, energy and passion, Zambello has been universally praised for breathing new life into one of the greatest American musicals of the 20th century.

Sarah Silverman is taking her talents to the nation's capital with the Washington transfer of The Bedwetter, a musical adaptation of her bestselling 2010 memoir. In collaboration with playwright Joshua Harmon and the late composer Adam Schlesinger, Silverman has co-written the book and lyrics for this heartfelt and hilarious show, diving deep into her own childhood for a story of courage, redemption... and pee.

A weird and wonderful world awaits audiences in Dog Man - The Musical, the riotously funny new production based on the best-selling children's cartoon series by surrealist genius Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants, Dumb Bunnies). Praised for being a family show that makes adults laugh as much as the kids, discover just what it is audiences love about this cult classic!

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.! You're invited to the electrifying celebration and tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. With soaring orchestral arrangements of hits like Respect, Think and Natural Woman taking you on the ultimate journey through her life, love, tragedy and triumph. With five decades of Franklin, this masterful piece of storytelling just can't be missed.

Unafraid of pushing boundaries by melding classical arrangements with haunting, often eerie electronic soundscapes and rock instrumentation, prolific neo-classical composer Max Richter has written a myriad celebrated works for stage, screen, ballet, opera and installation art. The in-demand music maker hits the road this year after announcing his upcoming album, In A Landscape,'. Fans eagerly anticipating Richter's ninth studio album can look forward to its release on September 6 via Decca.

Described by comedy peer Lewis Black as the "funniest woman in America", the winner of the American Comedy Award for Best Female Comedian is a triple threat; as well as her sell-out tours, Madigan is a favorite on late-night talk shows and nationally syndicated radio shows. With an enviable career spanning three decades on the comedy circuit, she has the distinction of being one of few comics to appear on every major late-night show including Leno, Letterman, Conan, and Ferguson.