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Best Shows This Summer

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Les Miserables at Kennedy Center Opera House

Les Miserables

One of the greatest musicals of all time, Les Miserables is heading on a North American tour. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh, and based on the novel by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables is a sweeping epic set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, and contains the classic songs 'One Day More' and 'I Dreamed A Dream'.

Jun 11, 2025 - Jul 13, 2025

Kennedy Center Opera House

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at National Theater

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Wands at the ready J.K Rowling and Jack Thorne's theatrical heavyweight, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to you on tour! Following record-breaking and multi-award-winning runs on London's West End and Broadway, countrywide audiences can now experience the magic of the astounding production when it apparates in your city from 2025! A continuation of The Boy Who Lived's story, 'Cursed Child catches up with Harry and co as grown-ups where the challenges of adulthood, jobs, and kids prove far scarier than anything Voldemort could have cooked up!

Jul 8 - 20, 2025

National Theater

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Legally Blonde at Eisenhower Theater

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde follows sorority star Elle Woods, an underestimated blonde who doesn't take "no" for an answer. When her boyfriend dumps her for someone more "serious," Elle puts down the credit card and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

Jun 6 - 15, 2025

Eisenhower Theater

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Chicago - The Musical at Capital One Hall

Chicago - The Musical

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!

A Wrinkle In Time at Kreeger Theater at Arena Stage

A Wrinkle In Time

Based on Madeleine L'Engle's classic novel, A Wrinkle in Time is an adventure through space and time for all the family to enjoy. With a book by Lauren Yee and music and lyrics from Heather Christian, this brand-new musical adaptation is set to create the far-flung galaxies of the novel for a whole new audience!

Jun 12, 2025 - Jul 20, 2025

Kreeger Theater at Arena Stage

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Shear Madness at Kennedy Center Theater Lab

Shear Madness

An American theatre institution, Shear Madness is the longest-running non-musical show in American history. It ran in Boston at the Charles Playhouse for over 30 years and has enjoyed hugely successful productions the world over. Now it continues in Washington DC for its open run at the Kennedy Center, in time for the holiday season! Part comedy farce and part murder mystery, no two shows are the same!

Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations at National Theater

Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations

As one of 2019's most sparkling Broadway musicals Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations hits the road for a national tour across the country. Gaining twelve 2019 Tony Award nominations (one of the season's most nominated productions) Ain't Too Proud received praise from the critics for its sublime performances and refreshing telling of how one of the world's most successful bands came to be.

Jun 17 - 22, 2025

National Theater

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National Symphony Orchestra - Amadeus at Kennedy Center Concert Hall

National Symphony Orchestra - Amadeus

Considered a biographical breakthrough, Milos Forman's 1984 period drama Amadeus celebrated the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and garnered an astonishing eight Oscars, four BAFTAs and four Golden Globes for its depiction of the prolific composer's life and work through the eyes of his rival Antonio Salieri. Experience the cinematic spectacle in the company of the National Symphony Orchestra, as Richard Kaufman leads them through a live accompaniment of a special screening of the film!

Parade at Kennedy Center Opera House

Parade

Winner of the 2023 Tony for Best Musical Revival, Parade is heading on a North American tour, beginning in January 2025! Following a limited run at New York City Center, the Broadway revival of Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's Tony-winning 1998 musical based on the true story of Leo Frank, a wrongly convicted Georgia factory owner who was subjected to a fate born out of hatred, hearsay, and hysteria.

Bluey Returns at Eisenhower Theater

Bluey Returns

The award-winning children's TV series returns to Washington! See your favorite character, Bluey, and his family The Heelers, come to life on stage! If previous shows are anything to go by, colorful sets and imaginative puppetry will ensure this original story is memorable for young audiences, particularly if it's their very first theatre experience! Also featuring brand-new songs created just for the production.

Jul 9 - 20, 2025

Eisenhower Theater

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