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Hot Hits

Maz Jobrani
The Kennedy CenterFri. Jan 31, 2020 Iranian American comedian and actor Maz Jobrani returns to the Kennedy Center.

Gloria! A Baroque Italian Christmas
Saint Mark's Episcopal ChurchDec. 13 – 18 Folger Consort journeys to Venice for the holiday's with Vivaldi's beloved Gloria in D, RV589.

Atlanta Ballet: The Nutcracker
The Kennedy CenterNov. 27 – Dec. 1 A visually inventive staging set against a fantastical starry night, dominated by oversized storybooks, clocks, and constellations.

Sinbad
StrathmoreFri. Dec 13 Beloved comedian and actor Sinbad has been making audiences laugh for more than three decades.

A Motown Christmas
Signature TheatreDec. 3 – 21 The holidays get a smooth new groove when delivered motown style in a fun, upbeat and soulful yuletide treat.

A Chorus Line
Signature TheatreNov. 14, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020 This non-stop showcase with one of the largest casts in Signature history is the one singular sensation for the holiday season.

Step Afrika! Step Xplosion
StrathmoreSun. Jan 12, 2020 Tracing step’s roots to the African American percussive traditions of patting juba, hambone, ring shout, and tap.

A Jazz New Year's Eve: Branford Marsalis
The Kennedy CenterTue. Dec 31 Ring in 2020 in style when our always popular A Jazz New Year’s Eve returns to the Terrace Theater.

Washington Performing Arts: Damien Sneed
Sixth & ISat. Dec 7 Pianist, organist, vocalist, conductor, composer, producer, arranger, and educator Damien Sneed does it all.

My Fair Lady
The Kennedy CenterDec. 17, 2019 – Jan. 19, 2020 From Lincoln Center Theater comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly)

Mark Morris Dance Group: Pepperland
The Kennedy CenterNov. 14 – 16 New production that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Spotlights

Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
National ArchivesThru Jan. 3, 2021

A Christmas Carol
Ford's TheatreNov. 21, 2019 – Jan. 1, 2020

Washington Performing Arts: Midori & Thibaudet
StrathmoreSat. Jan 25, 2020

Washington Performing Arts: Midori & Thibaudet
StrathmoreSat. Jan 25, 2020

WNO: The Magic Flute
The Kennedy CenterNov. 15 – 23

The Second City's Love, Factually
The Kennedy CenterDec. 3 – 29

Washington Performing Arts: Taipei Symphony Orchestra
StrathmoreFri. Nov 15

National Philharmonic: Handel's Messiah
StrathmoreDec. 21 – 22

1,000 years of Sound and Movement
The Kennedy CenterTue. Nov 19

NSO Pops: A Holiday Pops! with Leslie Odom, Jr.
The Kennedy CenterDec. 13 – 14

Live Dangerously
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20, 2020

NSO: Handel's Messiah
The Kennedy CenterDec. 19 – 22