A Guide to the Best of DC's Performing Arts Winter Season

I am totally overwhelmed by the amount of exciting performances happening in the District over the next few months. The weather may be cooling down but the performances are heating up! From one theater lover to the next, here are my top picks for the winter performing arts season.

Little Dancer, A New Musical

This world premier Kennedy Center musical is inspired by the story of a young ballerina immortalized by Edgar Degas in his famous sculpture. The show is only running for a few more weeks, make sure you don't miss it!

The Kennedy Center from Oct 25th - Nov 30th

Tickets from $45-$155
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(Both photos courtesy The Kennedy Center. Left: Tiler Peck; right: Edgar Degas, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen

Gigi, The Broadway Musical

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This was one of my favorite classic movies growing up, I am so thrilled Gigi will premiere in DC before heading to Broadway! Gigi is a new production of Lerner and Loewe's musical comedy, where true love between a free-spirited young woman and a wealthy young playboy must overcome the conventions of turn-of-the-century Paris. 

The Kennedy Center from Jan 16th - Feb 12th

Tickets from $45-$145

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Julius Caeser

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Beware the Ides of March, Caesar. Julius Caesar returns home victorious, securing both unparalleled power and popularity. Fearful for the Republic and driven by their own ambition, several senators conspire to assassinate the Roman dictator in the Capitol. However, their brash move plunges Rome into chaos and threatens the very democracy they swore to uphold. 

In the shadow of the nearby Capitol building, Shakespeare’s searing commentary on power, ambition, and democratic responsibility smolders in our own dear city that is centered around politics and power. 

Folger Elizabethan Theater from Oct 28th - Dec 7th

Tickets from $40-$55

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Sleepy Hollow

Photo courtesy of The Washington Ballet

And no, I'm not talking about that horrible show on Fox. Washington Irving’s classic tale is now being told through the lush language of ballet. In a love triangle, the new school teacher, Ichabod Crane, finds himself smitten by a flirtatious beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, much to the displeasure of town rowdy, “Brom Bones” Van Brunt. A rivalry ensues and the ghostly “Headless Horseman” comes into play one fateful night. This program features original live music. 

The Kennedy Center from Feb 18th - Feb 22nd

Tickets from $30 - $125
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