Jordan Wright
October 18, 2026
Special to The Zebra
Mamma Mia! via Broadway at the National (Photo/Joan Marcus)
Broadway at the National
Mamma Mia! through Nov 15
The Hip Hop Nutcracker Nov 17 – 22
Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen Nov 24 – Dec 6
Waitress Dec 8 – 13
Round House Theatre Cult of Love Nov 18 – Dec 13 www.RoundHouseTheatre.org
Constellation Theatre Company The Old Man and The Old Moon Nov 19 – Dec13 www.AtlasArts.org
Workhouse Arts Center Camelot Dec 12 – Jan 2 www.WorkhouseArts.org/theater-performances.org
Mosaic Theater Company with Solas Nua My English Persian Kitchen Nov 12 – Dec 6 www.MosaicTheater.org
Actors Theatre at the ARTfactory The Day Before Christmas Dec 11 – 13 www.VirginiaArtFactory.com
A Midsummer Night’s Dream via Shakespeare Theatre Company
Shakespeare Theatre Company A Midsummer Night’s Dream Dec 4 – Jan 10, 2027 www.ShakespeareTheatre.org
The Little Theatre of Alexandria Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol Dec 4 – 19 www.TheLittleTheatre.com
Theater Alliance Cold War Choir Practice Nov 19 – Dec 13 www.TheaterAlliance.org
Next Stop Theatre Company The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity Nov 5 – 29 www.NextStopTheatre.org
Theatre J Tropical Secrets Dec 2 – 27 www.EDCJCC.org
Ford’s Theatre A Christmas Carol Nov 19 – Dec 31 www.MyFords.com
Compass Rose Theater It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Nov 20 – Dec 5 www.CompassRoseTheater.org
Madama Butterfly via Washington National Opera
Washington National Opera
Madama Butterfly Nov 7, 13, 18, 20
Nixon in China Nov 14, 19, 21
We the People Nov 22
Imagination Stage Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas Nov 21 – Jan 3, 2027 www.ImaginationStage.org
Washington Stage Guild The Last Victorian Nov 19 – Dec 13 www.StageGuild.org
Adventure Theatre Frosty the Snow Man Nov 21 – Jan 3 www.AdventureTheatre-MTC.org
Creative Cauldron Stage
The Emperor’s New Clothes Nov 6 – 22
Madeline’s Christmas Dec 4 – 20 wwwCreativeCauldron.org
1st Stage The Tall Girls Dec 3 – 20 www.1stStage.org
All’s the World’s a Stage via Signature Theatre (Model/Joe Sandor, Photo/Christopher Mueller, Artwork/Anjali Nanda)
Signature Theatre
All’s the World’s a Stage through Dec 20
The Secret Garden Dec 6 – Feb 21, 2027
Keegan Theatre An Irish Carol Dec 5 – 31 www.KeeganTheatre.com
Olney Theatre Center
A Christmas Carol Dec 2 – Jan 2, 2027
Les Misérables through Jan 31, 2027 www.OlneyTheatre.org
Everyman Theatre
Different Words for Happiness through Nov 15
Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d Nov 29 – Dec 30
Voices Festival Productions
The Halal Brothers Nov 6 – 8
Prisoner of Zion Dec 4 – 6
www.VoicesFestivalProductions.com
Momentum Collective Disney’s The Lion King Jr. Nov 12, 13, 14 www.info@Momentumcinc.org
Wilderness Generation via Studio Theatre
Studio Theatre Wilderness Generation Nov 18 – Jan 3, 2027 www.StudioTheatre.org
Opera Lafayette at the Folger Rameau’s Les Surprises de L’Amour Nov 13 – 15 www.BoxOffice@OperaLafayette.org
Prince Georges County Publick Playhouse The Nutcracker with the National Ballet Company Dec 6 www.PGParks.com/PublickPlayhouse
Prince William Little Theatre at the Hylton Performing Arts Center Dashing Through the Snow Dec 11 – 20. www.PWLT.org
Synetic Theater Sleepy Hollow through Nov 14. www.SyneticTheater.org
GALA Hispanic Theatre XXII Fuego Flamenco Festival Nov 5 – 22 www.GalaTheatre.org
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? via Arena Stage
Arena Stage
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? through Dec 6
Step Afrika’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show Dec 4 – 23
Woolly Mammoth Hanukkah Spectacular Nov 14 – Dec 13 www.WoollyMammoth.net
Toby’s Dinner Theatre Irving Berlin’s White Christmas Nov 6 – Jan 10, 2027
Rorschach Theatre Sparked – The Vanishing Point at Buzzard Point through Nov 16 www.RorschachTheatre.com
Port Tobacco Players The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off! Nov 20 – Dec 13 www.PTPlayers.com
Hippodrome Baltimore Holidays at the Hipp Dec 7 – 22 www.TheHipp.org