Events/Things To Do

7:30 p.m. Opera House My Fair Lady From Lincoln Center Theater comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Director Bartlett Sher’s glowing production is “thrilling, glorious and better than it ever was”… Read More

Game music legend Andy Brick leads the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and The Washington Chorus in concert premieres from more than a dozen video game classics in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at 8 p.m. The full Game ON! program will… Read More

Under the baton of Emil de Cou, Diana Ross returns to the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) for three performances with her music book of memories showcasing Ms. Ross’ immense talent and a celebrated legacy spanning more than five decades. Performances take place January 9, 10, and… Read More

7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Terrace Theater WNO: American Opera Initiative: The New 20-Minute Operas Three world premiere short operas will be staged in a concert performance, accompanied by a small chamber orchestra and followed by a Q&A with the artists and creative team. This season’s… Read More

Under the baton of Emil de Cou, Diana Ross returns to the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) for three performances with her music book of memories showcasing Ms. Ross’ immense talent and a celebrated legacy spanning more than five decades. Performances take place January 9, 10, and… Read More

Under the baton of Emil de Cou, Diana Ross returns to the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) for three performances with her music book of memories showcasing Ms. Ross’ immense talent and a celebrated legacy spanning more than five decades. Performances take place January 9, 10, and… Read More

STEP AFRIKA! STEP XPLOSION Sunday, January 12, 2020 5PM Tickets: $35–$75 Strathmore is proud to welcome back Step Afrika!, the first professional organization dedicated to the African American tradition of stepping. This performance begins with a showcase of the region’s finest step squads featuring lightning-fast… Read More

Strathmore Presents Artist in Residence AYO (pop vocalist) Wednesdays, January 15 & 29, 2020 7:30 pm Sponsored by Mrs. Patricia Haywood Moore and Dr. Roscoe M. Moore, Jr. Tickets $19 Mansion at Strathmore 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852   Atlanta-born, Nigerian-raised Howard University graduate and pop powerhouse AYO hopes her music… Read More

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater Young Concert Artists present Do-Hyun Kim, piano Pianist Do-Hyun Kim displays incredible depth of artistry on a debut program of music he grew up listening to, culminating with Chopin’s Op. 25 Etudes. Tickets: $20-$45

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater Vocal Arts DC presents Rosa Feola, soprano, in Recital This enchanting young Italian soprano has begun in the past couple seasons to create the same excitement in the U.S. that she sparked in Europe from the time of her first major… Read More

BUMPER JACKSONS Friday, January 17, 2020 8PM Tickets: $22–$36 From the sounds of New Orleans to Appalachian hollers, the Bumper Jacksons elegantly balance paying homage to traditions while fashioning their own unique, playful style of music. The group began as a duo, a city-meets-country experiment… Read More

CHRIS MANN FROM GERSHWIN TO GAGA: CELEBRATING THE TONY BENNETT SONGBOOK Saturday, January 18, 2020 8PM Tickets: $35–$55 Chris Mann has been enjoying a meteoric rise since his jaw-dropping duet with superstar Christina Aguilar on NBC’s The Voice. He has lit up Broadway as the Phantom… Read More

On Sunday, Jan. 19 — the day before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — CapitalBop will be hosting this year’s Jazz and Freedom Festival, an all-day musical celebration and benefit, to help raise awareness and funds on behalf of organizations fighting for immigrant rights… Read More

7:30 p.m. Opera House Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Swan Lake With a fresh look for the 21st century, Matthew Bourne brings his breakout international hit to the Kennedy Center for the first time. Thrilling, audacious, witty, and emotive, this Swan Lake is perhaps still best known for replacing the… Read More

Lil Baby, hip hop’s hottest new sensation, is headed back to the nation’s capital in 2020, making his debut at The Anthem (901 Wharf Street SW) in the city’s popular multibillion-dollar waterfront development The Wharf. During the Atlanta native’s eagerly awaited show on Thursday, January… Read More

MANUAL CINEMA NO BLUE MEMORIES THE LIFE OF GWENDOLYN BROOKS Friday, January 24, 2020 8PM Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 at the door Poet Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize. An activist and community organizer, Brooks’ provocative works captured… Read More

2:00 p.m. Terrace Theater Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: Nelly’s Harpsichord: Music from Mount Vernon Harpsichordist Richard Egarr plays the newly completed replica of Eleanor “Nelly” Custis one-of-a-kind harpsichord, a gift from her grandfather George Washington in 1793. The program features popular music from Nelly’s time and selections from… Read More

7 p.m. Concert Hall Washington Performing Arts presents Living the Dream… Singing the Dream For more than 25 years, Washington Performing Arts’s Gospel Choirs have shared the inspirational gift of gospel music with audiences throughout the D.C. region and beyond. The choirs’ annual concert with the Choral Arts… Read More

7:30 p.m. Opera House The National Ballet of Canada: Forsythe, Ratmansky & More/Sleeping Beauty Canada’s esteemed ballet company returns with two programs: Jan. 28 & 29, experience two works by William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, and Alexei Ratmansky’s Piano Concerto #1. Jan. 30–Feb. 2, The Sleeping Beauty is the romantic tale of a… Read More

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater WORLD STAGES—Sundance Institute: Grey Rock A D.C. premiere! A play about the inalienable right to dream: A Palestinian man decides to build a rocket to the moon in a shed. Tickets: $15-$35

BILLY PRICE Friday, January 31, 2020 8PM Tickets: $16–$28 Maryland won the blues lottery when Billy Price moved to Baltimore after 50 years dominating the Pittsburgh blues scene. With his rich voice of buttery soul, Price first entered the national spotlight as a collaborator with… Read More

JUAN DE MARCOS & THE AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS Friday, January 31, 2020 8PM Tickets: $24–$64 Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars are devoted to promoting the complete story of Cuban music. De Marcos first gained notoriety in the US as founder of the… Read More