Weekend Roundup: Springtime in Full Swing
• March 26, 2026

With cherry blossoms about to be in peak bloom and spring back in full force, take your pick of these events happening this weekend. Tudor Place Is Hosting an Easter […]

Spring Arts Preview: Performing Arts
• February 10, 2026

OPERA  Part of Great Performances at Mason: Virginia Opera’s production of “Intelligence,” a Civil War opera with music by Jake Heggie and a libretto by Gene Scheer (Feb. 14 and 15).  […]

Weekend Roundup: MLK Weekend Packed With Music, Theater & Ways to Give Back
• January 14, 2026

We are over halfway through January already! Celebrate the legacy of service this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and make a difference in your community. There’s also new exhibits at […]

Weekend Roundup: Fall Festivals, Frights & Fun
• October 22, 2025

Another busy weekend awaits! There’s lots of spooky season fun and the annual BellRinger Bike Ride, along with St. John’s Preschool’s Book Fair. Catch ‘Twilight in Concert’ at National Theatre […]

First Up at Mosaic: ‘Dodi & Diana’
• August 28, 2025

It’s not hard to guess which couple “Dodi & Diana” is named for: Egyptian film producer Dodi Fayed and Diana, Princess of Wales, both killed in a Paris car crash […]

Recapping the 41st Helen Hayes Awards
• May 22, 2025

On May 19, more than 1,600 theater-makers flocked to The Anthem to attend Theatre Washington’s 41st annual Helen Hayes Awards—the premiere awards ceremony recognizing theatrical excellence in the greater Washington […]

Spring Arts Preview: Performing Arts
• February 12, 2025

JAZZ, POP, COUNTRY, ROCK AND HIP HOP  Performers of note coming to Blues Alley include the Vijay Iyer Trio (March 13 and 14), Stanley Jordan (April 10 to 13) and […]

2024 Fall Arts Preview: Performing Arts
• September 11, 2024

CLASSICAL  This Saturday, two weeks before the National Symphony Orchestra’s gala — featuring pianist Yunchan Lim playing Rachmaninoff (Sept. 28) — the NSO presents “Echoes of America” in the Kennedy […]

The Georgetowner’s Spring 2024 Theater Guide 
• April 10, 2024

 ONGOING …  At Arena Stage, Trip Cullman directs “Unknown Soldier,” the last musical by “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” composer Michael Friedman, with lyrics by Friedman and Daniel Goldstein, who wrote […]

Spring Performing Arts  Preview
• February 14, 2024

Duke Ellington 125   Born and raised in Washington, D.C., orchestra leader and composer Edward Kennedy Ellington was nicknamed “Duke” early on for his sense of style. These events celebrate the […]