Broadway-bound productions, cutting-edge performances & more coming to Washington, DC
May
2026
Downtown
The National Theatre
May 09, 2026 - May 10, 2026
A Classic Tale with a Modern Heart
Virginia
Signature Theatre
May 12, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026
Stephen Schwartzs (Godspell, Wicked) musical masterpiece of purpose, ambition, lust and glory sizzles for summer, thrillingly staged as only Matthew Gardiner can do.
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Shakespeare Theatre Company
May 19, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026
Simon Godwin directs Wendell Pierce in Shakespeare's Towering Tragedy
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts
May 26, 2026 - Sep 07, 2026
Celebrate 250 Years of American Stories at the Kennedy Center
Jun
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Jun 02, 2026
A Fine Madness
H Street NE
Mosaic Theater Company
Jun 04, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026
A sharp new comedy! One family navigates the messiness of motherhood, retirement and the climate crisis with humor and heart
Capitol Hill
Folger Shakespeare Library
Jun 09, 2026 - Jul 05, 2026
Playwright and Broadway performer Jacob Ming-Trent stars in How Shakespeare Saved My Life at the Folger
Southwest & The Wharf
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
Jun 12, 2026 - Aug 09, 2026
Their Friendship. Their Story. Their Legacy.
