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 […]

Weekend Round Up November 21, 2019
• November 21, 2019

This weekend: John Leguizamo at the National, Sutton Foster at Wolf Trap and your last chance to catch “Shear Madness” in 2019.

‘Shear Madness’: 30 Years of Georgetown Onstage
• March 21, 2018

In Boston — where “Shear Madness” is the longest running play in American history — Mrs. Shubert lives in Beacon Hill. Here in Washington, D.C., she lives in John and […]

Weekend Round Up November 24, 2017
• November 24, 2017

There are two shows to catch this weekend at the Kennedy Center: a Harry Potter film with live orchestral accompaniment and 2017’s last performances of “Shear Madness.”