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  • Joshua Bergasse at Shenandoah Conservatory

    Guest theater choreographer Joshua Bergasse (national tour of Fame, regional productions of Carousel, West Side Story) contributes a new work for the kick-off to the...

  • Barbara Cook at The Birchmere

    Widely considered the foremost interpreter of the American Songbook, the Tony- and Grammy-winning Barbara Cook performs a one-night-only concert at the intimate Birchmere. The original...

  • Oklahoma at Arena Stage

    Arena Stage’s Molly Smith sets her production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s great American musical Oklahoma! in the robust world of territory life filled with a...

  • Scott G. Brooks at Longview Gallery

    The prolific and uniquely gifted Brooks — responsible for the occasional Metro Weekly cover illustration — unveils an exhibit of all-new paintings. We the People...

  • The Washington International Horse Show

    An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show brings top horses and riders from the U.S. and abroad, including Olympic champions, to the...

  • Robert Randolph at the 930 Club

    After four years, soul/funk collective Robert Randolph and the Family Band finally released a new record, We Walk This Road. Produced by T Bone Burnett,...

  • Elaine Paige and Linda Lavin cast in Kennedy Center’s Follies

    The Kennedy Center just dropped an additional casting announcement for their upcoming spring revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies. Of course, the biggest news here is...

  • 17th Street High Heel Race

    The wildly popular 17th Street High Heel Race is the highlight of Halloween for many Washingtonians, gay and straight. The blocks between JR.’s and Cobalt...

  • Hair at the Kennedy Center

    The Kennedy Center lets the sun shine in on Hair, the 2009 Tony winner for Best Musical Revival, as it kicks off its national tour....

  • Jewish Literary Festival at the DCJCC

    Remaining events in the 12th annual Jewish Literary Festival at the DCJCC include Jerry Muller discussing Capitalism and the Jews about the disproportionate success of...

  • Underworld at the 9:30 Club

    Vocalist Karl Hyde talks, moans, whispers — and oh yeah, sings — in an always-captivating way, and his wordplay adds still more to the charm....

  • Lifehouse and Kris Allen, tonight at DAR

    Kris Allen opens for alt-rock band Lifehouse, which might seem odd, since Allen was last year's American Idol, besting Adam Lambert for the title. But...

  • A Fox on the Fairway

    Signature Theatre presents A Fox on the Fairway, a world premiere comedy from D.C. playwright Ken Ludwig (Crazy for You), which pays tribute to the...

  • Richard III at the Artisphere

    One of Shakespeare’s most complex and fascinating characters is central to the bard’s most entertaining history play, Richard III. The Washington Shakespeare Company is a...

  • David Sanborn at Blues Alley

    Renowned and revered the world over as one of the greatest saxophone players of all time, David Sanborn has inspired countless other musicians while creating...