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Best Musicals This Summer

in Washington

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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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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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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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.