Washington, D.C., Entertainment and Sports Deals

“One of this country’s most original and illuminating writers” ("The New York Times") shines his light on the 15th-century play "Everyman" with startling results. Everybody -- a role assigned ea... [more+]

“One of this country’s most original and illuminating writers” ("The New York Times") shines his light on the 15th-century play "Everyman" with startling results. Everybody -- a role assigned each night from a small cast of actors by lottery live on stage -- is a happy person, a free person, a person who believes nothing but the best lies ahead. Then Death comes calling and Everybody must go on the journey of a lifetime. Obie Award winner and MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipient Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ("An Octoroon_) has created an irreverent, rollicking ride that asks deep questions of all who see it. Remixing the archetypal medieval morality play into an explosive experiment of wit and emotion, Everybody “fills the heart in a new and unexpected way” (_The New Yorker"). [less-]

If there's one thing you'll immediately learn about the hardworking citizens of Washington, D.C., it's that they love a good happy hour! Urban Adventures helps you sip your way through the Capitol's v... [more+]

If there's one thing you'll immediately learn about the hardworking citizens of Washington, D.C., it's that they love a good happy hour! Urban Adventures helps you sip your way through the Capitol's vibing craft cocktail scene, where you'll sample sweet libations at hidden gems and even learn how to make your own drinks. Get a history lesson too on how prohibition shaped D.C., and discover the speakeasies that still thrive here today. [less-]

On the Politics & Pints Capitol Hill Tour, you'll explore the historic Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Discover the birthplace of American government while seeing iconic landmarks and le... [more+]

On the Politics & Pints Capitol Hill Tour, you'll explore the historic Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Discover the birthplace of American government while seeing iconic landmarks and learning fascinating history on this two-hour walking tour. Cap it all off by grabbing a drink in the city's oldest commercial district. [less-]

Founded in 1965, Blues Alley is the nation's oldest operating jazz supper club, having showcased such internationally renowned artists as Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Grover Washingto... [more+]

Founded in 1965, Blues Alley is the nation's oldest operating jazz supper club, having showcased such internationally renowned artists as Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Grover Washington Jr., Ramsey Lewis, Charlie Byrd, Maynard Ferguson and Eva Cassidy. Located in the heart of historic Georgetown in an 18th century red brick carriage house, Blues Alley offers a unique and intimate ambiance, reminiscent of the jazz clubs of the 1920s and '30s. Go for just the music and drinks, or make it an evening and choose from authentic Creole cuisine, steak and seafood dishes. [less-]

"Phantom" has always provided thrills in the form of the show's famed falling-chandelier effect, but the immersive aspect of this recently refreshed production gets turned up to 11 when the Hippodrome... [more+]

"Phantom" has always provided thrills in the form of the show's famed falling-chandelier effect, but the immersive aspect of this recently refreshed production gets turned up to 11 when the Hippodrome Theatre stands in for the Paris Opera House. Plus, there'll be merch for sale -- yes, you really do need a teddy bear with a phantom mask. [less-]

With "The Royale", Emmy-nominated playwright Marco Ramirez ("Orange Is the New Black", "Sons of Anarchy") takes the real-life story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight boxing champ... [more+]

With "The Royale", Emmy-nominated playwright Marco Ramirez ("Orange Is the New Black", "Sons of Anarchy") takes the real-life story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion, and puts it through his own powerful fictionalized lens, resulting in a "stylized, blazingly theatrical triumph." ("Miami Herald") [less-]

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Eudora Welty and two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward have plenty in common -- both have deep roots in Mississippi, both won prestigious fellowships (the Gugge... [more+]

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Eudora Welty and two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward have plenty in common -- both have deep roots in Mississippi, both won prestigious fellowships (the Guggenheim for Welty, the MacArthur for Ward) and both have published a wide range of influential work, from essays to novels to memoirs. Inspired by "One Writer's Beginnings", Welty's famed series of lectures at Harvard University, this O.B. Hardison Poetry Series event welcomes Ward to its stage after appearances by Salman Rushdie in 2016, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 2017 and Richard Ford in 2018. [less-]

“Here she is, Miss Ghana…” Pretty, popular Paulina longs to hear those words, and she’ll do whatever it takes to seize the crown. But the queen bee of the Aburi Girls Boarding School didn’t ... [more+]

“Here she is, Miss Ghana…” Pretty, popular Paulina longs to hear those words, and she’ll do whatever it takes to seize the crown. But the queen bee of the Aburi Girls Boarding School didn’t count on her reign being threatened. Ericka arrives from America and immediately challenges the ruling class with Western sensibilities and imported beauty products. With hilarity and insight, Jocelyn Bioh’s award-winning comedy dissects how “mean girls” are created — and cured. Fresh off two sold-out, extended Off-Broadway runs, this “ferociously entertaining morality tale” ("Hollywood Reporter") is sure to strike a chord with anyone, anywhere, who has ever been a teenage girl, raised a teenage girl, or met a teenage girl. [less-]

August Wilson's classic American drama set in segregated Pittsburgh in the 1950s, "Fences" depicts the life of Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball star now scraping by as a sanitation worker. ... [more+]

August Wilson's classic American drama set in segregated Pittsburgh in the 1950s, "Fences" depicts the life of Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball star now scraping by as a sanitation worker. A towering figure facing thwarted aspirations, Troy attempts to assert control in his life through his relationships with his wife and son. But even as he takes responsibility for their safety and well-being, he betrays them each in ways that will forever alter their lives. Part of August Wilson’s 10-play Century Cycle, "Fences" explores the walls we build around ourselves and our loved ones, while also illuminating one family’s struggles in a racist society. Craig Wallace ("A Christmas Carol, Death of a Salesman") and Erika Rose (Mosaic Theater Company's "Queens Girl in Africa", Woolly Mammoth's "An Octoroon") play the roles of Troy and Rose Maxson. The production will be directed by Timothy Douglas, one of the foremost interpreters of Wilson's work. [less-]

Not only does H Street have rich, cultural history, but it's also blossomed into one of the most diverse culinary scenes of the Capitol. Grab a little mix of everything, from Italian to Middle Eastern... [more+]

Not only does H Street have rich, cultural history, but it's also blossomed into one of the most diverse culinary scenes of the Capitol. Grab a little mix of everything, from Italian to Middle Eastern and American, on this Washington, D.C. food tour. A local guide will give you the inside scoop on the cuisines, the Corridor's sites, the juicy gossip of H Street and beyond. The fun begins at Union Station's Main Lobby. [less-]

Upper Room Comedy - Open Mic Wednesdays at Alley Cat... [more+]

Upper Room Comedy - Open Mic Wednesdays at Alley Cat [less-]

A preacher and a poet are both in love with the same woman. The former is her husband, the latter wants to woo her away and both are shocked by her ultimate choice and the reasons for it. A very “Pl... [more+]

A preacher and a poet are both in love with the same woman. The former is her husband, the latter wants to woo her away and both are shocked by her ultimate choice and the reasons for it. A very “Pleasant Play” indeed by WSG's favorite playwright, GB Shaw! [less-]

Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ’em?! Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in the hilarious hit musical that’s anything but Grimm. Forget the princesses you think you... [more+]

Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ’em?! Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in the hilarious hit musical that’s anything but Grimm. Forget the princesses you think you know--the original storybook heroines have come to life to set the record straight. "Disenchanted" won the Outer Critics Circle Award for “Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical,” and has played to sold-out houses around the globe. Now, Creative Cauldron presents the regional premiere. [less-]

The Bronx, 1964. Suspicions surface at a parochial school about a charismatic young priest’s interest in a Catholic school’s first and only Black student. Absent hard proof, Sister Aloysius, the s... [more+]

The Bronx, 1964. Suspicions surface at a parochial school about a charismatic young priest’s interest in a Catholic school’s first and only Black student. Absent hard proof, Sister Aloysius, the school’s starched and self-assured principal, tries to protect the innocent -- but is she doing God’s work or is her certitude actually pride? Anchored by Studio mainstay Sarah Marshall, "Doubt" is John Patrick Shanley’s masterpiece about faith, ambiguity, and the price of moral conviction. [less-]

Rap fans know as soon as they hear those first foreboding notes -- sampled from "Mothra vs. Godzilla" -- that "Simon Says" is about to deliver a sonic hammer that "will" get the crowd going wild. Phar... [more+]

Rap fans know as soon as they hear those first foreboding notes -- sampled from "Mothra vs. Godzilla" -- that "Simon Says" is about to deliver a sonic hammer that "will" get the crowd going wild. Pharoahe Monch's Hall of Fame song is just one of many bangers on "Internal Affairs", his hotly awaited debut CD after leaving Organized Konfusion. Twenty years later, Monch will perform the LP in full at The Kennedy Center. [less-]

This two-hander explores the author’s real experience working for Francis Biddle at his home in Washington, DC from 1967-1968. Judge Biddle, Former Attorney General of the United States under Frankl... [more+]

This two-hander explores the author’s real experience working for Francis Biddle at his home in Washington, DC from 1967-1968. Judge Biddle, Former Attorney General of the United States under Franklin Roosevelt and Chief Judge of the American Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, is notoriously hard on his staff as he tries to cement his legacy. Can the old, Philadelphia aristocrat and his young, Canadian assistant bridge the generational divide and come to understand one another in this “comic and touching” play ("The New York Times")? [less-]

Decades after the Civil War had ended, the supposed Reconstruction gave ground to a tide of segregationist policies and politics in the South. As a result, The Great Migration began to turn Northern c... [more+]

Decades after the Civil War had ended, the supposed Reconstruction gave ground to a tide of segregationist policies and politics in the South. As a result, The Great Migration began to turn Northern cities into hubs for rising black culture. Chief among them, of course, was New York City, where the Harlem Renaissance ushered in new waves of powerful black thought, literature, fashion and music. Jazz evolved quickly in this fertile artistic environment, which saw the stride piano of Fats Waller and James P. Johnson, and the bold voicings of Ethel Waters and Billie Holiday—all becoming key catalysts for the United States’ most original music. A century later, the Harlem Renaissance remains a key period of progress in the United States’ slow push for equality—and in the advance of its arts. With "Harlem 100", a collaboration with Harlem’s National Jazz Museum, undeniable showman Michael Mwenso leads his band, the Shakes, through an ecstatic multimedia celebration of that legacy. A refugee of Sierra Leone’s civil war, a teenaged Mwenso caught the attention of James Brown and became a regular guest at his London appearances before he relocated to New York to curate late sets at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at the request of another famous fan, Wynton Marsalis. Those concerts ultimately led to the Shakes, a highly adaptable and endlessly energetic outfit that plays with the zeal of perennial discovery. At The Clarice, they revisit the sights and sounds of the Harlem Renaissance, bringing the songs of Waller, Ellington, Holiday and the like back to life, showing that the force and fun of these standards remain. [less-]

Vanish Brewery presents a night of stand-up comedy from some of the best and funniest comedians from the NYC comedy scene for one night only! This showcase features two professional comedians -- The R... [more+]

Vanish Brewery presents a night of stand-up comedy from some of the best and funniest comedians from the NYC comedy scene for one night only! This showcase features two professional comedians -- The Raybould Brothers -- from the New York City comedy scene, who just so happen to be real-life brothers. This show will undoubtably be a night to remember! Based out of NYC, Jordan and Bret Raybould are two of the funniest-comedians in the city. Together, they have created the popular YouTube Channel, the Raybould Brothers, that has been featured on Funny or Die, Huffington Post, and at the top of all sorts of comedy subreddits. For the past several years, they've been touring up and down the East Coast as part of their "NYC Comedy Invades" series, performing in bars, coffee shops, and small theaters -- all unconventional independent venues. Their goal is to give you that comedy club side-splitting laughter without the comedy club prices. No matter the venue, they deliver. [less-]

Stories of the world come alive at the Newseum, where you can go behind the scenes to experience how and why news is made. See some of the final photographs of the only journalist who died covering th... [more+]

Stories of the world come alive at the Newseum, where you can go behind the scenes to experience how and why news is made. See some of the final photographs of the only journalist who died covering the 9/11 attacks, witness the epic struggle of the civil rights movement in the '60s, marvel at a comprehensive collection of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs and hear never-before-told stories from the journalists and photographers who stood on the front lines of history. This high-tech museum features seven levels of galleries and exhibits, including the Berlin Wall Gallery, which features eight 12-foot-high sections of the actual wall and a three-story East German guard tower. There are also theaters, retail spaces and visitor services where you can explore electronic news, unique artifacts, photojournalism, news history and world news. And, since there's so much to see, your ticket is good for two consecutive days. Take your time and see half the first day, then return the next day to catch what you missed. [less-]

The Providence Players present what is considered one of the best murder mysteries ever written. "And Then There Were None" is Agatha Christie’s best-selling masterpiece and acclaimed stage play. Te... [more+]

The Providence Players present what is considered one of the best murder mysteries ever written. "And Then There Were None" is Agatha Christie’s best-selling masterpiece and acclaimed stage play. Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured by a cryptic invitation to a cliffside mansion on an otherwise deserted island and left stranded there with only two household servants for company. Ten little soldier statues adorn the great room along with a nursery rhyme that describes how each of the ten soldiers dies, “until there were none.” As the guests gather for dinner, an unseen recorded voice accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. That evening, one of the guests is found murdered by a deadly dose of cyanide. The tension escalates as the guests realize the killer is not only among them but is preparing to strike again… and again… and again. [less-]